With his decision, Lucinda had no choice but to participate in the bidding.


    She readily epted.


    “Mr.


    Nguyen, be rest assured.


    I’ll personally craft the proposal to demonstrate my determination to secure the project.


    ”


    Ellsworth gazed at her with admiration and offered his sincere praise.Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    Since she couldn’t secure the project immediately, a hint of disappointment shadowed Lucinda’s demeanor, making her impervious to thepliments being offered.


    Though her smile remained, her thoughts drifted elsewhere.


    This was unnoticed by Nathan and Ellsworth, who engaged in cheerful conversation.


    Suddenly, ady in a white dress hurried past her.


    Lucinda caught that figure from the corner of her eye, prompting her to frown.


    When she nced up, the woman in white had already walked far.


    There was a nagging familiarity about her.


    The woman looked like someone she knew.


    Her smile vanished, reced by a grim expression.


    Was it truly thatdy? How did she end up in such an event?


    While Nathan and Ellsworth continued their conversation, Lucinda discreetly trailed the woman.


    The woman bore an uncanny resemnce to Valerie!


    The more Lucinda gazed at her from behind, the more her curiosity intensified.


    In her exquisite dress, this woman must surely be apanying one of the guests tonight.


    But which influential figure had she hooked up with after leaving the countryside?


    Lucinda was gued by numerous inquiries and quickened her pace to follow the woman.


    The grand hall was brimming with people, and the woman in the white dress quickly blended into the crowd.


    Lucinda came to a halt and scanned the surroundings, but the familiar figure in the white dress eluded her sight.


    Pollock, the party’s host, observed the unusual distress on Lucinda’s face.


    He excused himself from his ongoing negotiation and approached her.


    “Madam, what’s the matter? Is there something wrong?” he inquired.


    Lucinda furrowed her brows, her thoughts fixed on the familiar figure she had recently spotted.


    “I saw someone I know.


    She’s wearing a white dress.


    She looks elegant and slender and moves with grace.


    Do you happen to know her?”


    Pollock appeared puzzled by her question.


    “Madam, I’m afraid the guests tonight have brought along many elegant women in white dresses.