Chapter 257 – The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free

Filed To Story: The Plan of Saving Nora Novel Free

Just like that, they swaggered through the crowd and came to the entrance of the hall. They were about to enter the party hall after registering when they suddenly heard a shrill voice.

“Nora Smith!”

Nora and Sheril looked over to see Rachel staring at the former. She looked her gown up and down and demanded, “W-who borrowed that gown for you?”

Nora glanced at her coldly, disinterested in even speaking to her.

She scoffed and said nothing.

Sheril asked, “Oh, you’ve also come, Rachel? Shall we go in together?”

She didn’t want anyone to know that Justin had borrowed it for them. Should the Hunts hear of it, they would surely look down on Nora!

As Nora’s family, they must have pride!

Rachel completely ignored Sheril and stared only at Nora. “Say it, how did you manage to borrow that gown? With the Andersons’ reputation, there’s no way you can borrow it!”

In a brainless move, she then pointed to Yvonne and added, “Even Ms. Smith only managed to borrow that gown she’s wearing, so why should you be able to borrow the Blue Enchantress?”

Nora raised her brows. “I went to the store to borrow it, I suppose?”

Rachel: “…”

Of course she knew that she had borrowed it from the store, but was that what she was asking about?

Before she could say anything else, Melissa had already registered at the gift reception table at the door. She said, “Alright, let’s go in. Rachel, are you going in with us, or are you going to continue playing here? Or, shall I ask your father here to come over and bring you in?”

Regardless of what was going on at home, they were in public at the moment. Rachel kicking up a fuss like that was an utter embarrassment!

Rachel swallowed. “You guys can go in first, Aunt Melissa. I’m having fun here with Ms. Smith!”

Melissa nodded.

Nora, however, glanced at the ‘Ms. Smith’ Rachel had mentioned…

She was wearing a blue gown similar in color to the one she was wearing. Strictly speaking, their outfits had clashed with each other’s. However, the Blue Enchantress’ design was clearly a little more high-end.

She looked rather bright and charming, and she carried herself gracefully. She stood there quietly with a gentle smile.

Nora asked curiously, “Is she Ian Smith’s daughter?”

She had once heard that although Ian stayed single his entire life, he had adopted a daughter.

So, she was Ian’s adopted daughter?

As soon as the thought formed, Sheril leaned toward her and explained softly, “Yes, her name is Yvonne Smith.”

Yv… onne… Smith…

Nora suddenly felt rather awkward when she heard the name.

To be honest, despite everything that had happened, for her mother to have a man who loved her that much, it seemed like that was enough for her whole life.

Sheril couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Smith is a devoted man.”

The two of them had already entered the hall while they were talking.

However, Yvonne had overheard their conversation.

She bit her lip hard. Then, she took a step forward, went to the gift registration room, and looked around. Sure enough, she saw that the Andersons had given pills as a gift.

As for what kind of pill it was, it was not specified.

But it definitely wasn’t as good as the Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill she was giving.

Now that she had lost in terms of dressing, she mustn’t lose in terms of gifts!

With that in mind, she looked at the person at the registration counter and asked, “What kind of medicine did the Andersons give?”

All the birthday gifts had to be registered, lest the host couldn’t tell who gave what in the end.

All those who wanted to take the grand birthday party’s opportunity to curry favor with the Hunts had already sent a lot of valuable gifts a long time ago.

The person in charge of registering the gifts had already long since become numb to the great number of valuable gifts. Thus, he replied, “A box of pills.”

Box?

Yvonne let out a low laugh.

The more precious a medicine, the more they were counted by the actual number of pills—after all, even a single pill was hard to come by.

Yet they had given a whole box of pills…

Their gift was probably Carefree Pills, right?

The Carefree Pill’s current market value was $3,000 per pill. Even if they gave an entire box of it, how much could they possibly add up to…?

Yvonne let out a sigh of relief and said, “My gift is a pill.”

The person in charge of registering gifts looked up at her. “Okay, I’ve noted it. What kind of precious pill is it, though, Ms. Smith?”

The question was purely out of his own curiosity.

Yvonne smiled and answered, “It’s the Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill.”

Thud.

The person in charge of gift registration dropped his pen on the table. His voice also suddenly rose in volume as he repeated, “The Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill?”

Rachel, who was standing behind Yvonne, also heard them. At once, she became even more surprised, and her voice became even louder. “The Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill?”

Her words made everyone look over.

Upon sensing their envious gazes, Yvonne raised her chin a little, and she felt like she had finally regained her confidence. She said simply, “Yeah.”

Then, she headed to the party hall.

The people at the door were already sighing in admiration. “The Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill… She sure is generous!”

“Yeah, that pill is really hard to find now! The Smiths are probably the only ones that can get Dr. Zabe to make one more these days!”

“The Smiths are worthy of their name as a top-notch giant, indeed! As expected, they only do great things! The box of pills that the Andersons gave are probably Carefree Pills. In comparison, that’s nothing to be envious of anymore…”

The Andersons’ Carefree Pills had already made a name for themselves. To be honest, a box of it was actually a presentable gift.

But compared with the Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pill, it was ultimately still inferior.

Yvonne was delighted by their comments.

But a short while after she cheered up, her friends behind her started talking to one another softly again.

“Why didn’t the Smiths manage to borrow the Blue Enchantress when they’re so powerful, though? After all, Yvonne loved showing off the most during all the parties in the past!”

“Yeah, the brand won’t loan us the Blue Enchantress if we try to borrow it, but they definitely won’t dare to offend people like the Hunts and the Smiths if they ask for it! How did the Andersons manage to borrow it instead…?”

“By right, that shouldn’t be the case. The Smiths are a top-notch family. Isn’t it a cinch for them to borrow a gown if they want to?”

“… Don’t say any more. She’s ultimately just an adopted daughter. If she were a real Smith, how would she possibly fail to borrow it…”

Their words made Yvonne clench her fists tightly.

Not a real Smith… Indeed, it was because she wasn’t a real Smith that they had rejected her when she went to borrow the gown.

But had Joel personally made the request himself, they definitely wouldn’t have dared to refuse!

At the end of it all, it was still because she wasn’t related to the Smiths by blood.

Yvonne lowered her head. Her friends were still talking to one another softly.

“Ah, I remember now. Nora Smith was at the dance party this year, but she had only tied up her hair and worn a pantsuit that time. She’s simply beautiful in her outfit today!”

“Why do I feel like she looks even better than Ms. Smith…”

“No, wait, shouldn’t Ms. Smith and Mr. Hunt be the highlight of the Hunts’ party this evening instead? What is she wearing the Blue Enchantress to steal the limelight for? Could it be that…”

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