And soon the grand room of the Chancellor mansion was filled with Genoa City's finest ladies. Lily herself was surprised by some of the faces she saw. Her invited guests seem to have taken the "Bring A Friend" sticker on the invitations LaDonna Dubose sent out on her behalf very seriously. Who knew a Tupperware Party would turn into the hen party of Who's Who in this town.
"Dubose. Where have I heard that name?" Ashley asked.
LaDonna replyed "My sister is a very well-known realtor in Genoa City, Farrah Dubose.
"Oh yes. Of course. She and I literally bumped into each other a while back at the club spilling coffee on her custom couture power suit. It was a rather intense encounter to put it mildly." Ashley explained
LaDonna "Oh, I can imagine. My sister can be a bit much at times. Not quick to forgive if you know what I mean."
Ashley smiled and excused herself to take a seat as she noticed hostess Lilly checking her watch and looking anxious to move things along.
And the party begins.
It was hard not to notice Nikki's dramatic eye roll as Sharon yelled "bingo, I won, I won!" and jumped up to claim her pink water bottle prize. "Ahh. Faith will love this. I'm going to give it to her when she comes home from camp. She would've loved this party."
"Yes, most certainly" agrees Nikki and adding " Although she does seem to be enjoying her time in Tennessee."
"Tennessee?Why so far away?" asks Abby
Victoria answers "She's at some place that has something to do with Dolly Parton in the Smokey Mountains. Nick found it online I think." then leans down to whisper "I'd rather be far far away from here in a mountain somewhere myself right now."
"Oh, relax and loosen up Victoria." responds Abby
Easy for her to say thinks Victoria. She's dad's puppet and new right hand. Trying to move forward to launch Brash and Sassy's Dare Perfume campaign was taking a toll on the corporate diva for sure. How could she possibly come up with enough money to market her product without compromising control of her company. She tried to direct her attention back to the party. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Lilly's hostess shopping dollars were really adding up as was LaDonna Dubose's commision. Dina Merjeron ordered a complete cookware set for herself AND another one to send to Tracy in New York.
"Since when is she domestic. She couldn't even remain in the same country as her family, much less cook for them." Nikki whispered to herself. Not about to allow Dina the satisfaction of out shopping her, Nikki ordered 3 sets and the entire Fridgesmart collection.. Dina rolled her eyes as Nikki commented "I plan to do plenty of cooking for Jack and I in the future. Who knows, we may catch enough fish on our next visit to the Abbot Cabin to feed all of Genoa City."
The guests were all gathered around the punch bowl as they each waited their turn for LaDonna to calculate their totals. Victoria just kind of kept to herself not wanting to make small talk or socialize.. She was trying to distract herself by reading about the Tupperware Corporation on a pamphlet. Turns out the company's success can be mostly credited to a woman sales pioneer named Brownie Wise.
LaDonna Dubose announced Lily's party sales totaled a whopping $14,335. Victoria, taken by shock at the total, nearly fell backwards into the grand staircase banister before grabbing onto a chair. The last thing she needed was another bump on the head. "$14,335. Wow. Tupperware. Who knew?" she thought.
Sharon shrieked as did Esther when LaDonna........
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