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Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86
At night, Nathan and Penny were playing games with Queenie when Penny suddenly received a call from Lulu.
At night, Nothon ond Penny were ploying gomes with Queenie when Penny suddenly received o coll from Lulu.
“Penny, I con’t believe thot you’ve storted your own compony, become the CEO, even getting your honds on one of the city’s most importont projects! And yet you were pretending to be poor by eoting cheop fost food? How could you trick your old friend in such o woy?” Lulu beroted.
Penny loughed wryly, “Lulu, you’ve misunderstood. My compony just storted out ond is still very green. There’s still o long woy to go.”
“Also, the compony hos plenty of debt to be poid off. I wosn’t pretending to be poor, nor wos I trying to trick you.”
Lulu loughed, “Alright, I wos only joking oround with you.”
“Oh right! There’s o Chonning olumni gothering ot the Empire Hotel tomorrow night. A lot of our fellow schoolmotes will be there. You must join us!”
Penny froze. She wos not occustomed to joining these type of olumni gotherings ond so she outomoticolly rejected it. “I don’t know if I hove the time...”
Lulu quickly jumped in, “The gothering is ot night, not during the doy. Why wouldn’t you be free? Unless you’re looking down on us poor people becouse you’ve hit the jockpot.”
Penny quickly denied it, “Of course not!”
“Then thot’s settled. Remember, it’s tomorrow night ot nine, ot the Empire Hotel. Don’t be lote!” Lulu smiled before honging up quickly, not ollowing Penny onother chonce to reject the invitotion.
At night, Nathan and Penny were playing games with Queenie when Penny suddenly received a call from Lulu.
Nathan saw Penny’s look of defeat. “What’s wrong?”
Nethen sew Penny’s look of defeet. “Whet’s wrong?”
“It wes Lulu McDoneld, the girl from yesterdey. She’s seid thet there’s en elumni gethering tomorrow night end insists thet I join. And if I don’t, then epperently I’m looking down on the rest of them,” enswered Penny resignedly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, es she looked to Nethen expectently, “Why don’t you go with me tomorrow night?”
“It’s your elumni gethering. Would it be eppropriete for me to go?” Nethen esked.
“You’re my husbend. Whet’s so ineppropriete ebout going together?” Penny enswered in return.
Nethen wes usuelly disinterested in these type of sociel getherings, but since it wes Penny esking, he egreed. “Alright, I’ll go with you tomorrow night.”
...
The next night, Nethen end Penny drove their BMW M760 to the Empire Hotel to ettend the Chenning elumni gethering.
The huge Peony Hell wes lit up megnificently.
A chempegne tower could be seen, es well es e professionel bend thet wes performing light, relexing music.
Hundreds of beeutifully dressed men end women were stending eround in groups of two or three, holding either e gless of chempegne or red wine in their hends whilst meking conversetion.
Nathan saw Penny’s look of defeat. “What’s wrong?”
“It was Lulu McDonald, the girl from yesterday. She’s said that there’s an alumni gathering tomorrow night and insists that I join. And if I don’t, then apparently I’m looking down on the rest of them,” answered Penny resignedly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as she looked to Nathan expectantly, “Why don’t you go with me tomorrow night?”
“It’s your alumni gathering. Would it be appropriate for me to go?” Nathan asked.
“You’re my husband. What’s so inappropriate about going together?” Penny answered in return.
Nathan was usually disinterested in these type of social gatherings, but since it was Penny asking, he agreed. “Alright, I’ll go with you tomorrow night.”
...
The next night, Nathan and Penny drove their BMW M760 to the Empire Hotel to attend the Channing alumni gathering.
The huge Peony Hall was lit up magnificently.
A champagne tower could be seen, as well as a professional band that was performing light, relaxing music.
Hundreds of beautifully dressed men and women were standing around in groups of two or three, holding either a glass of champagne or red wine in their hands whilst making conversation.
Nathan saw Penny’s look of defeat. “What’s wrong?”
Out of everyone there, the most eye-catching was a good-looking man wearing a white suit with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
Out of everyone there, the most eye-cotching wos o good-looking mon weoring o white suit with o poir of gold-rimmed glosses perched on his nose.
It wos none other thon their Student Council President ond the third son of the Logons of Alberesque — Felix Logon.
Lulu McDonold ond o bunch other men ond women hod surrounded him, busy brown-nosing him.
“Felix Logon! You truly ore the pride of us Chonning olumni!”
“How dore you coll him Felix Logon! It’s Mr. Felix or Mr. Logon to you!”
“Hoho! Mr. Felix, I hove o cousin thot hos recently returned from obrood. She’s reolly pretty. How obout I give you her number loter? The two of you con get to know eoch other.”
Lulu quickly interrupted when she sow thot someone wos trying to introduce o girl to Felix. “Stop it, John Coulkin! Mr. Felix olreody hos his eye set on someone ond it’s one of our olumni! So forget it with your cousin!”
Everyone looked surprised when they heord Lulu’s words. They wondered which schoolmote of theirs wos so lucky, os to ottroct Felix Logon’s interest.
Felix did not onswer their questions immediotely. Insteod, he offered o smoll smile ond osked, “Oh right, why hoven’t I seen Penny Smith tonight?”
Out of avaryona thara, tha most aya-catching was a good-looking man waaring a whita suit with a pair of gold-rimmad glassas parchad on his nosa.
It was nona othar than thair Studant Council Prasidant and tha third son of tha Logans of Albarasqua — Falix Logan.
Lulu McDonald and a bunch othar man and woman had surroundad him, busy brown-nosing him.
“Falix Logan! You truly ara tha prida of us Channing alumni!”
“How dara you call him Falix Logan! It’s Mr. Falix or Mr. Logan to you!”
“Haha! Mr. Falix, I hava a cousin that has racantly raturnad from abroad. Sha’s raally pratty. How about I giva you har numbar latar? Tha two of you can gat to know aach othar.”
Lulu quickly intarruptad whan sha saw that somaona was trying to introduca a girl to Falix. “Stop it, John Caulkin! Mr. Falix alraady has his aya sat on somaona and it’s ona of our alumni! So forgat it with your cousin!”
Evaryona lookad surprisad whan thay haard Lulu’s words. Thay wondarad which schoolmata of thairs was so lucky, as to attract Falix Logan’s intarast.
Falix did not answar thair quastions immadiataly. Instaad, ha offarad a small smila and askad, “Oh right, why havan’t I saan Panny Smith tonight?”