Chapter 1217 Pick on Stefania
“Nobody. I just felt bad I couldn’t be more hospitable to Miss Sofia and the others for their visit this time.” With that, Tessa told Nicholas about Sofia and the others’ departures.
Nicholas chuckled before he suggested, “Well, that’s easy. I will hold a banquet as a token of gratitude to Miss Sofia and the others for coming to support you in your performance. Since it just so happens that you have yet to hold a celebration party due to your successful performance, we can just organize one to observe both.”
She immediately accepted his suggestion. “That’s a good idea.” The next evening, the banquet was held at a hotel under the Sawyer Group.
The wealthy and various virtuosos were both present on that very day. The atmosphere was harmonious as everyone gathered around, drinking and laughing the night away.
The fortunate media reporters that were cordially invited were also present to conduct interviews and take pictures of the attendees as long as they consented to it.
Apart from those mentioned above, netizens also knew that Tessa was holding a banquet today. Since it was an invitation-only banquet, thus highly exclusive, it stirred up a considerable commotion among the curious netizens who were eager to know about the situation at the banquet. Therefore, in order to sate their interest, most of them went online and eagerly waited to be bombarded left and right by pictures taken by the media present.
Just as they were browsing through the Internet, the media suddenly uploaded several beautifully taken images. When the netizens saw them, they were instantly stunned by the lavish decorations.
‘As expected of the Sawyers! The banquet is completely out of this world!’
‘Where’s my goddess? Why did none of these reporters capture even a single picture of my goddess?’
‘Yeah, at least one picture of my goddess is all I ask. I haven’t seen her for two days, and I think I’m about to fall ill because of lovesickness.’
Just like that, one after another, the netizens left their comments under the uploaded pictures. Unfortunately, Tessa wasn’t aware of any of these.
Right now, she was dressed in a purple casual dress as she walked arm-in-arm with Nicholas into the venue.
Thanks to their stunning looks, the two instantly caught everyone’s attention almost as soon as they arrived.
Still, many took the initiative to greet the two once they snapped back to their senses.
Tessa graciously greeted the guests with Nicholas.
During this period, many musicians also took the opportunity to gather around Tessa to discuss their opinions and thoughts on music.
After a while, Stefania suddenly came over and said with a smile, “Tessa, come with me. I want you to meet some of our family friends.”
Tessa nodded and smoothly dismissed herself from the musicians. It was only natural for her to accept Stefania’s invitation.
Hence, both Stefania and Tessa walked arm-in-arm around the banquet hall in no time.
When Stefania came across an affluent family she knew well, she would stop and introduce them to Tessa.
“Tessa, this is Madam Godwin.”
“Pleasure to meet you, Madam Godwin,” Tessa addressed the woman obediently with an elegant demeanor.
Meanwhile, Madam Godwin, whose actual name was Patrizia Ricci, studied Tessa from top to bottom. She quickly discovered that Tessa was on par with the heiresses of influential families, either in demeanor or appearance.
At once, Patrizia nodded in approval, smiled, and sincerely complimented her, “Such a likable young lady. I’m sure that it’s a pleasure to have her in your family.”
That last sentence was directed toward Stefania.
As Stefania loved receiving compliments such as this, the smile on her face became even brighter.
Eventually, Tessa met several family friends of the Sawyers under Stefania’s guidance. So, it was to no one’s surprise that she received countless compliments.
All in all, the banquet went well that evening.
When the banquet was about to come to an end, the reporters began conducting a random interview session.
A reporter walked up to Stefania out of the blue and inquired, “Madam Sawyer, can I take a few minutes of your time for an interview?”
“Of course.” Stefania nodded her consent. Then, she motioned to her friends to wait for her for a while.
Just like that, the reporter started the interview. “Madam Sawyer, are you satisfied with Miss Reinhart, your daughter-in-law?” asked the reporter.
“Of course, I am,” Stefania answered without a beat as her face was filled with a loving smile that a mother would usually show to their children.
Although I did feel that Tessa wasn’t worthy of my brilliant son initially, now that I think about it, the former me was simply too narrow-minded.
Also, even though her status wasn’t on par with our family, her character is first-class. Moreover, she’s exceptionally diligent.
As for the others, they knew that Stefania genuinely favored Tessa the moment they saw how she acted.
Nevertheless, there were still some unforeseen circumstances.
As though he was doing it on purpose, the reporter conducting the interview picked on Stefania after he saw her playing the role of a good mother-in-law. “Madam Sawyer, it isn’t right for you to deceive everyone like this, is it?”
“How am I deceiving everyone?” Stefania looked at the reporter with a frown.
The reporter purposely stirred up trouble upon hearing that by adding, “I heard rumors saying that you and several other elders of the Sawyers were very dissatisfied with Miss Reinhart in the past. Not only that, the Sawyers even forced Miss Reinhart to leave Mr. Sawyer many times.”
Stefania’s face instantly darkened as soon as these words escaped the reporter’s lips.
As she scrutinized the reporter with a cold glare, she felt that the reporter in front of her wasn’t here for an interview but to stir up trouble.
Regardless, the reporter looked as though he didn’t seem to notice the displeased look on her face as he kept poking the sleeping dragon.
