Chapter 87

At the Rhodes residence, preparations for the engagement party were lavish, and the place was packed with guests. Julia and Natalie escaped pitifully from the awards ceremony, both injured. The mother and daughter returned to the Rhodes residence. Upon seeing the romantic setup for the engagement banquet, Natalie's anger boiled over, clenching her teeth in fury. The reporters she invited had already watched the live broadcast of the awards ceremony and were ready to swarm her. Carl came down from the second-floor conference room and saw Julia and Natalie return home. He was delighted and asked, "Did you win the first prize? Let's get the engagement ceremony started immediately! "Where's William? What about Mrs. Sanders and the other elders of the Sanders family?" Natalie trembled in anger and hid herself behind Julia. Julia noticed the excited look on Carl's face. She knew just how obsessed he was with maintaining appearances. Now that the engagement ceremony was effectively