His response got everyone talking, and the loudest voice belonged to Vincent."What? You do not have an invitation? How did you get in then? I'm pretty sure the security men at the front would never let anyone in without confirming your invitation card," Vincent exclaimed."I didn't say I didn't give them an invitation to confirm. I said I'm not with it," Ethan nonchalantly rephrased.Vincent's brow furrowed into an annoyed frown. "If you gave them your invitation card, then you should be with it. What the hell are you saying?""I was with it, but I don't remember putting it back into my pocket when I walked past them. I think I've forgotten it somewhere," Ethan kept saying, not looking the least bothered that his nonchalant replies were getting on Vincent's nerves.Seeing Vincent get angry, Violet turned and violently slammed her palm on the table next to her. "Ethan Black! Is this all some kind of joke to you?""Because of you, Mr. Reese totally misunderstood my fiancé's intentions

The night sky brightened up in just a few hours. Matilda left her room to get coffee from the kitchen. On her way back, she saw Chloe and Ethan walking out of the house."Good morning, Mom," Chloe greeted when her eyes met Matilda's.Matilda looked like she wanted to say something, but she reined it in and just hummed in reply to Chloe's greeting. Then sauntered back to her room."I think my mother is finally starting to like you," Chloe chuckled as she proceeded out of the house with Ethan.Ethan only had one helmet, so he helped Chloe wear it.It was his first time wearing it on someone else. So he took his time to make sure it was sitting securely on Chloe's head before backing away from her.Chloe hurriedly climbed the bike, thankful that she was wearing a helmet which hid her rosy turned cheeks.When Ethan helped her put her helmet on, she didn't know why, but her heart was beating crazily. Maybe she was falling sick and didn't know it.Ethan didn't know what was going through Ch

Once it was a few minutes to 6pm, Ethan abandoned every other thing he had going on and rode back to the house. Claire had dressed up Honey and herself. Despite coming in late and even changed into fresh clothes, he still had to wait an additional ten minutes for Matilda to finish dressing herself. "We're not going to a fashion parade or anything. Why are you decked in luxurious clothes and why are you putting on so many jewelries?" Claire couldn't help but ask when she saw Matilda walk out shining. The woman had spent more than an hour meticulously dressing herself up for a mere dinner. "We're going to eat in Pearl Hotel. You have no idea who we'll encounter there, it's only right that I dress like this so that whoever I come across, whether a stranger or someone I've always known will know I'm no longer the Matilda they used to know." "I'm now Matilda Brown, the mother of Chloe William who's the assistant manager of Pearl Hotel! Whether they like it or not, they'll need to acco

The room suddenly fell silent as everyone gazed at the car key in disbelief. However, Joffrey Bolton snorted and snatched the key from Ethan. He held it up to his eyes, turning it around to have a better look at it before he sneered. "What is this? Do you think we're children that you can easily fool? The Koenigsegg Jesko is a sports car, and it's not hidden knowledge that most cars are automatic.""I've driven the Koenigsegg Jesko before, and it was without a key. If there was a slot for a key, then I would know." Rose folded her hands underneath her bosom and snickered, "Chloe William, is your husband really trying to fool adults like us by acting like a rich man? He really has no shame!"Leonard stretched his hand towards Joffrey, who dropped the keys in his palm. He stared down at it for a long time before he carelessly tossed it on the table."This is really a Koenigsegg Jesko's car key. Some old versions of the Jesko work with a key like every other normal car, but even cars

Ethan tilted his head to look at the room, which had suddenly quietened down.They were all gawking at him in disbelief.He stared at them for about five seconds before he turned his attention back to his front and locked the car again.Beep beep!"What is this?" Joffrey Bolton stuttered in disbelief."Leonard, didn't you say it's your car? How then are the keys to your Koenigsegg Jesko in the hands of this loser?""Did you lie to us? Did you claim to be who you're not so we'd respect you?" One of their high school former classmates chipped in.Leonard didn't think twice before shaking his head. "No, of course not. I have no reason to lie to you!""Now that I think of it. My driver might've told me of the Jesko having a key. I met him in the countryside. He was hardworking and he begged me for a job. No matter how small.""So I made him my driver. He's from the countryside and has rarely been in a proper motorcycle. Imagine how strange it was for him to see there was an automatic car?