Contractually Yours: The Billionaire's Unlikely Bride
Chapter 86: HER FIRST BANQUET

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: HER FIRST BANQUET

The day she had been preparing for over a month finally arrived.

The banquet was in the evening, however, at the mansion, it was pretty busy in the afternoon as a group of women were busy helping Briar with her styling.

Briar felt helpless with all the fuss. However, when she thought of who she would be representing, she gritted her teeth and endured the strenuous process.

After taking her second shower of the day, Briar was forced to sit in the chair before the makeup artist started doing her job.

This was the first time that someone was taking her face seriously and using so much time just to add make-up. In fact, in her daily activities, Briar barely touched any foundation or face powder.

She might be average in looks, but that wouldn’t force her to use makeup. Dealing with kids and then using makeup, she just found it wrong. Those things had chemicals in them. What if the kids get affected?

As a result, apart from some lipstick or balm, she barely touched the rest. And yet, because of a banquet, she was being forced to wear makeup.

She was curious about how she would look once she was done, so she became patient just for the results. But why didn’t anyone tell her that the process was that cumbersome again?

Briar watched helplessly as the artist added this and that repeatedly. At some point, she felt like she was looking at the butt of a monkey with how red her upper face looked with all that foundation, concealer, and eye powder looked.

However, with more time passing, something started showing, and she loved what she was seeing.

Before the makeup was fully done, a wig was taken out and fixated on her head. As someone with very short hair, she couldn’t go around with such a head, so the wig was a must until her hair was long enough.

With the wig on, Briar watched as the artist blended the make-up into the lace front of the wig, which masked any difference in the tone.

Once that was done, the rest of the makeup was done, and this took a whopping two hours. She vowed in her head to do less of such events. If they require too much effort like this, won’t she be dead tired without interacting with people?

Unfortunately, they were just starting.

After the wig and make-up were done, the clothes came out. There were like ten outfits to choose from and she wore them one by one, looking for the best outfit among them. Since all ten suited the make-up, she had on, it became a bit difficult to choose.

After so much trouble, the kids ended up helping them pick one they liked the most, and that’s how she was saved from the torture.

Fours into this whole thing, Briar finally stood in front of her family with a new look. All mouths were agape, stunned by what they were seeing.

Briar was even more shocked herself. When she saw herself after everything was completed, she felt like she was looking at a stranger.

Just who was that person?

It didn’t feel real at all.

"Mother, you look awesome!"

"You should dress up like this more often!"

However, hearing the kid’s praises finally dawned on her. The person was her. With more effort, she would beautify herself and look better than before. This way, she won’t lose face for her family when she is outside.

At home, she can be herself, and outside, be an upgraded version of herself. It would be better if she could find some sort of cream that would beautify her. Unfortunately, there was no such thing.

"Thank you, kids!" she responded happily, twirling around to show herself.

Upon seeing that, the kids obviously chuckled heartily.

For this banquet, Logan wasn’t going. There would be only females going there, and no males were allowed.

After getting everything done, Briar took several photos with the kids before Madam Meyer arrived to pick her up.

Logan was still at work. However, he received the photos from Lyra, and he looked at the photos for a very long time, his thoughts unknown.

"Goodbye, Mother!"

"Enjoy yourself!"

"Make some friends!"

Briar waved at the naughty kids as she boarded the car.

Madam Meyer’s expression was a bit cloudy as she processed what the kids were calling Briar. When did she upgrade from second mother to mother?

She was in a daze.

However, she didn’t ask about that and simply shared it with Briar, who would be attending the banquet.

Briar spent most of the time on the road, memorizing faces and names. To help her, Madam Meyer brought a tablet and a long file full of faces and names.

The banquet was being held at a villa on the outskirts of the city. It was quiet and serene, making it a perfect place for people to have fun without disturbance.

When they arrived, other cars were arriving as well. And outside, ladies dressed in fancy evening wear were seen walking around in pairs or groups.

At the same time, when the Meyers car arrived, its number plate was very distinctive, and the ladies quickly recognized it.

"Madam Meyer is finally here!"

"I can’t wait to see her."

"Do you think that she came with her mysterious daughter-in-law this time?"

"I don’t think that she exists. I think that was just a farce created to make Anna and her family lose face."

"I am still reveling in the shock of that day now!"

The ladies no matter how rich or poor they were, talking about interesting things (gossiping) was something that would never go out of style.

With all the noise that the Meyers caused nearly two months ago, they deserved to see at least the daughter-in-law they didn’t mind tearing faces with their in-laws, right?

Among those watching was a familiar face, Bertha, and she came with her lover’s mother, Lady Helen, Madam Meyer’s friend.

’It’s going to be interesting!’ Bertha inwardly thought as her eyes shone while she looked towards the car, which just came to a halt.