Chapter 5 Publicly Ridiculed Renata

Collin was sitting in the car. A calm voice came from the driver's seat. "I'll drive you to the birthday banquet first. Then, I'll pick up Ralph."

Collin said lightly, "Forget it. No matter where he is today, we can still get the shares."

Luke was expressionless. "Renata will definitely force Ralph to sign the share transfer contract."

Behind the glasses, there was a hint of a smile in Collin's eyes. "They had a verbal agreement a long time ago. Ralph was afraid that I would make trouble for him, so he repented and ran away. It's Renata's ability to convince Ralph."

Luke said, "So, we give it up easily, don't we?"

Collin said, "A person who can go back on his word can do it again. Even if Ralph comes back, I don't believe in him. Besides, Renata won't think it's ignoble. In her view, the 10% shares are hers. She just took her 'things' back."

Before Luke could speak again, Collin said with a faint smile, "Today is Renata's 25th birthday. As her ex-husband, I should give her a birthday gift."

Luke thought, "The 10% shares in Ralph's hands are worth hundreds of millions. The Johnson family is not short of that money, but Renata took Ralph away from the Johnson family, doesn't Collin afraid of others' taunt after this thing has been spread?"

Collin knew what Luke was thinking. There was a gentle smile on his handsome face. "You have never been married, so you don't understand women's thoughts. No woman would not like to receive gifts."

Luke was silent. He didn't understand. This gift was worth hundreds of millions. He didn't have the ability to give such a valuable gift to a woman.

At that time, there was a warm atmosphere in the banquet hall at Skyline Hotel. After Ralph appeared, no one dared tease about Renata's divorce. After all, with the 10% shares in Ralph's hands, Renata owned 55% shares of Sunshine Garden Resort. It was higher than that of Collin.

It was normal for people to praise the high-status person and taunt the loser.

The banquet started. When people in the banquet hall were laughing and drinking, there was a loud sound of drums from downstairs. The sound instantly covered the voices upstairs. Everyone looked down through the windows. The road was occupied by performers and onlookers. Musicians played at the front and rear of the procession. Two lines of people were dancing toward Skyline Hotel.

Today was Renata's birthday. Although she was only twenty-five years old, no one would think that the way of celebration was ostentatious. After all, Renata had the status.

Playing drums and dancing on the road were popular entertainment for the people of Mondousville. The performers' dance was outstanding. Someone flattered Renata, "Ms. Farley, you deserve such a grand celebration. Look, the performer is dancing for you. What a wonderful performance. It's our pleasure to enjoy it with Ms. Farley."

"We were supposed to give Ms. Farley a birthday gift, but Ms. Farley gave us a surprise."

With a smile on her face, Renata sent a message to Xzavier. [Did you prepare for this performance?]

Xzavier replied to her in seconds. [It's not me.]

The drum sound was loud. The music in the procession was loud and lively. The guests upstairs had to raise their voices. There were full of shouts and music outside. The attention of the guests was drawn by the performance. No one returned to the table to continue to eat and drink. Two lines of performances danced and sang. The atmosphere was warm. They joined hands and danced around. As the sound of the drums gradually weakened, there was a sense of suspense. For about ten seconds, as the sound increased, these performers scattered, and a dancer jumped out of the circle.

The dancer wore a bright pink dress. The guests paused for a moment when they saw this dancer.

Not far from Renata, a child pointed downstairs and shouted, "Look, her hair is also green!" In Mondousville, green hair meant infidelity and betrayal.

The child's mother pulled the child back. But Renata and some guests present had already heard it. Even if some people didn't hear the child's words, they all saw the green hair. Under the background of other performers' blond or grey hair, the green hair was eye-catching. The dancer's performance was cheerful. She was singing, jumping, and dancing. But most of the guests' attention was attracted by the green hair. They stared at the dancer's green hair. The whole banquet hall fell silent.

As if afraid that people would not notice the green hair, the dancer's clothes were only pink and white. The three colors looked so weird.

This surprise stunned the guests. Everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't know what to speak. Looking at the guests' surprised expressions, Renata remained calm. After dancing for a while, the dancer held a banner. There was a sentence on it. "Happy birthday to you, Renata!"

Then, the dancer held the second banner. "Hope you enjoy this performance."

In the end, the dancer held the second banner and stood on a man's shoulder. "Enjoy your single life!"

The guests would think it was someone's mischief when they saw the dancer's green hair. However, after seeing these three sentences on the green banners, they immediately confirmed that someone was mocking Renata.

Renata kept silent. The guests also dared not speak a word. Renata took her mobile phone and called Xzavier. "The performance is exciting. Give some reward to the dancers."

The birthday banquet continued. But everyone's thoughts were no longer on the banquet. In Mondousville, who dared embarrass Renata in public and mock her for being cuckolded?

After the banquet was over, Xzavier opened the door of the lounge and saw Renata sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee. He asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"

Renata looked at him and said, "What do you mean?"

Xzavier didn't respond to her. After a while, Renata seemed to understand what he said. "Oh, you mean Collin. I'm bothered to pay attention to him. I took Ralph away from him. He must be furious."

Xzavier still maintained silence. Renata comforted him, "Be more generous. I'm not angry at all. Why are you angry?"

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Collin was busy on her birthday. He refused others' invitations and finally arrived home before midnight. He closed the door and raised his hand to touch the switch, but the next second, he raised his arm and quickly blocked the attack from the figure in the dark.