Even After Death Novel (Olivia) novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89

It was the night of the charity dinner, which had been fully organized and managed by the Crosby family. The Crosbys had announced that 10% of the money from the auction would be sent to charity.

However, everyone knew the truth–the Crosbys were facing some financial difficulties and were trying to earn some cash by selling off some of their items.

Those in Mr. Crosby Senior’s circle knew that he had an eye for invaluable collectibles, yet they kept quiet about it.

He’d liked hoarding valuables since he’d been young, so there were bound to be lots of treasures hidden in his house.

It wasn’t every day that one got to see him selling his prized possessions, and those who knew him had decided to attend the dinner as soon as they’d received the invitation.

Even those without much money came over to watch the show. The word on the street was that the Fordham residence was going to be auctioned too.

Olivia and Everly arrived just in time.

The latter poked her head out of the car window to take a look before saying, “You go ahead and head upstairs. I’ll park the car and meet you there. Save me a spot in the front row!”

“Alright.”

Everly had never attended something like this and thought that they could help each other grab a seat. The truth was, the seats were usually arranged for the guests in advance at events like this.

There were two ways the seating arrangement was determined: either according to one’s social status or based on the amount of money one had to offer.

Fortunately, Olivia had asked Everly to settle the donation before they came, so she already had a seat reserved for her. She couldn’t simply sit wherever she wanted.

Unfortunately, as Olivia neared the entrance, she realized she’d forgotten the invitation when the guards stopped her from entering.

“Miss, do you have a letter of invitation with you?”

The guard wasn’t trying to make things difficult for her. It was just that he’d never seen anyone wear a down jacket to an event like this. The dress code usually consisted of gowns and suits. On top of that, he could see that her down jacket was patched up in some places.

Frankly, Olivia said, “It’s with my friend.”

“I’m sorry, but you have to wait for your friend before you two can enter together.”

“Isn’t this our class‘ genius? Why are you dressed so sloppily? When I saw you from afar, I thought you were a beggar.” Calista mocked her.

The guard chose to speak at this inappropriate moment. “Mrs. Miller, do you know this woman? She doesn’t have an invitation with her, but if you know her, you can go in together.”

“I don’t,” Marina said curtly.

Calista tried to make things worse by telling the guard, “You should have your eyes checked. Don’t simply allow penniless people to sneak their way into an event like this.”

Calista added, “The New Year’s coming, so maybe she was trying to steal something after getting inside. I’m sure you can’t afford it if something goes missing.”

The guard nodded repeatedly at Calista. “I understand now. Thank you for your reminder, ma’am.”

Calista and Marina rolled their eyes at him and finally entered the building. Just as the guard was about to ask Olivia to leave, Brent, who’d come out for a smoke, saw them.

He immediately stepped in to stop the guard. Only then did the guard allow Olivia to go inside.