Just as Kevin’s butt touched chair, Kate responded indifferently,
“Sorry, I’m saving this seat for Jessica.”
“Huh!? I thought Jessica was sitting over there”
Kevin pointed to the beautiful woman sitting seven or eight seats away from them. His face was full of confusion.
Kate frowned and looked very unhappy. She raised her hands and covered her nose and said in a muffled voice,
“You sort of stink and I feel so uncomfortable. Can I please change seats?”
Kevin was stunned. He raised his arms and sniffed his armpit area, it didn’t smell. He had just changed before coming to the re-union.
“This woman must have problems with her nose.”
Kevin thought to himself.
“Kevin! You haven’t taken a shower for few days, have you?”
One of the guys asked
A female classmate sitting next to him quickly said,
“Kevin c’mon now, I’ll change seats with you. Don’t make the beauty breathe in bad air so she will be able to eat.”
Kevin didn’t want to talk but at that time his old friend, Zach walked over and pulled him to other corner he was sitting at,
“Look Kevin, Kate is not the type of woman you can get close to. You are asking for trouble! C’mon, we haven’t seen each other for a long time… let’s have a drink.”
Kevin turned around and looked at Kate who was talking and laughing with Tyler. He shook his head and sneered.
He picked a glass and clicked it with Zach.
The two of them drink like there was no one else around…
The two of them were the only ones who treated each other with sincerity back then.
When Zach faced bullying, Kevin emerged as the sole defender who confronted the bullies, forging a bond between them that only grew stronger thereafter.
As the drinks began to flow, some of the mates suggested they all play music, dance together and play games or something.
Most people remembered that Kate had been a fabulous dancer since school so they started to cheer her on and let the future big star put on a show for everyone.
Kate’s beautiful face was flushed which added to the already intoxicating atmosphere of the re-union. She got up and walked to the dance floor, moving her body slowly to the music.
Her bright sparkling eyes swept across everyone in the room. Her slender waist moved quickly then more slowly, her entire body dancing like softly flowing water. It was particularly charming and all the male students were impressed.
One of them unconsciously gasped and wondered,
“Stunning! She is too beautiful. Kate is even more attractive than she was back in school.”
The gathering finally ended as the class president and class teacher gave their short speech.
When Kate got up to leave, several of their classmates rushed to say goodbye and offered her a ride in their fancy cars.
In the end, they were all disappointed as Kate said she already had a car and the driver was already waiting outside.
Everyone watched Kate get into the latest Aston Martin DB11 as her driver drove away.
Zach saw the Aston Martin DB11 turn around and could not help but whisper to Kevin,
“Kate is so beautiful! I would give five million just to sleep with her once…”
Kevin smirked and just as he was about to say something, his phone rang in his pocket
“Flying to the moon….”
That was his ringing tone and everybody around mocked him,
Someone said,
“Why would he use such an old song for his ringing tone? This guy’s weird…”
Kevin took out his phone and when he saw that the caller was his wife, he smiled and answered the call
Lily asked him,
“Did you buy the clothes I asked you to get for the gathering? You know what? Just make sure you take care of that. We’ll meet at home.”
“That was cold…”
Kevin thought
After the she hung up the phone, only then did Kevin remember that he had not bought the clothes.
He quickly exchanged contacts with Zach and rode away in his little scooter.
The women who saw him laughed out,
“Oh my God… Kevin actually rode a tiny scooter to attend the get-together. Hahaha. Do you think he will run out of goose before he gets there?”
They burst into laughter
Even though Kevin was far away, he could still hear them clearly.
On the other side of town, Lily was about to leave the office when a man in a black suit suddenly appeared in front of her with a gift box in his hand.
“You are?”
Lily said as she looked at the unfamiliar man in front of her with a puzzled expression
The man in the suit handed the box to Lily and said politely,
“This is a gift for you from our boss”
At this time, two of Lily’s assistant walked over and looked curiously at the man and the gift box in his hands,
“Wow! Madam Chairman, a gift from an admirer!”
Lily glared at them and pretended to be angry,
“Don’t talk nonsense… I don’t have any suitors.”
Lily turned to look at the man in the suit and hesitated for a moment before she took the boss,
“Who is your boss?”
The man replied,
“Sorry but the boss said he hopes you can guess his identity. He gifts this to you personally and I hope that you have a good time tonight.”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Lily looked at the gift box in her hand and finally decided to open it to see what it was.
When she opened it she was instantly shocked.
The two assistants beside her could not help but to take a peek at the gift,
“Oh my God… this is the DreamLover!”
The real necklace sparkled in the light
“Oh my god… there are only ten DreamLovers in the world. Madam Chairman, your admirer is so generous!”
Lily could tell at a glance that this was the real DreamLover. She had always piqued interest in the necklace and had researched everything related to it.
The one she was holding in her hands was definitely genuine.
Lily looked at the DreamLover that was lying in the gift box and felt it was surreal.
Was she dreaming?
Who exactly gave it to her?
Could it be…? Blakely?
But even to Blakely, the DreamLover was still out of reach.
Could it be that he really liked her so much that he gave all his savings to buy her the jewelry?
Thinking of this, Lily couldn’t help but feel very moved in her heart.
If she wore the necklace to tonight’s get-together, she would definitely become the envy of all the women in the family.
Lily felt her heart skip with even more excitement.
CHAPTER TENAt the same moment, Kevin was struggling with what to do about his clothes.He walked to the mall and looked around.Most of the suits were not his style. He felt that none of these suits fit him very well.Finally, his only solution was to call the secretary that Uncle Mathew has arranged for him that afternoon.She was very efficient… in less than an hour, she got someone to make a simple hand-made suit and had it sent to Kevin.He folds the suit under his arms as he rode his electric scooter back to his neighborhood.As he entered the house, he saw his wife Lily standing in front the mirror in the living room admiring the DreamLover on her neck.It seemed like his wife was very satisfied with the gift he had given her.She quickly pulled it on the moment she received. With the necklace on her neck, she became more noble and elegant. As Kevin walked back, Lily saw him from the mirror and instantly changed her exhilarated expression.She looked away to check her clothes
CHAPTER ELEVENAt that moment, Martha stepped in again and snapped at Kevin,“Kevin!”After giving Kevin a warning look, Martha smiled and stepped in front of Drake.“Drake… Kevin is younger than you so he doesn’t know how to control his tongue. Why are you arguing with him anyway and where are your parents? Why didn’t I see them come today?”Martha sought to shift the subject to divert everyone’s focus away from her daughter, Lily.Drake was fuming with anger but he kept his cool and responded to Martha,“My parents are at the overseas, monitoring the family’s business. They aren’t lazy like you! You don’t have anything to do all day long, do you? You have your little son-in-law to be your hands and feet.”Drake’s words made Martha extremely embarrassed.In that moment, a matured older voice interrupted them“What in heaven’s name is everyone doing here!?”“Grandma!”Drake’s face lit upHe glanced behind him and noticed someone aiding Mrs. Jones Hannah, the family’s eldest and most r
That night when they got back to their house, Kevin went to his room and waited for Lily.As she got to the room and was about to lay down on the bed, Kevin looked at her and said confidently“Don’t worry Lily… Drake Jones will not be able to form a deal with the CEO of Williams Media. No one would be able to except you.”After he said this, he didn’t care how Lily would react.He turned around, closed his eyes and went to sleep.Lily was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect Kevin to actually read her mind but what he said really left her speechless.She wasn’t entirely sure if he was right but if she went to talk to Williams Media about the partnership, she would definitely succeed.How could she be so sure that this won’t be done by anyone except her?“He sure do know how to annoy someone!”Lily said to herself.Rolling her eyes, Lily turned off the light and put the whole thing out of her mind and went to sleep.After Lily left for work the next morning, Kevin also headed out.U
CHAPTER THIRTEENKevin stood patiently by his wrecked scooter, waiting to see who Kate’s reliable connection was.“Auntie!”Kate called out like a small childShe just went to her right side and leaned closer to her as she whispered some words into her ears.When the other two employees and the two security guard that was Kate and Kevin saw Miss. Claire, they immediately greeted her“Miss. Claire, good morning.”Claire just replied to their greetings casually,“Good morning…”Then she turned her attention to Kevin and said sternly,“Hey young man! If you don’t want to involve the police in this matter, apologize to her right this instant!”Hearing her, Kevin laughed out aloud“Oh really now!? Why should I even listen to you? If you want to call the police, please go ahead…I didn’t crash into her anyway, she crashed into me. So what am I afraid of?”One of the by-standers said,“He doesn’t even know the production manager! He really should be fired.”“Just wait… miss. Claire will defin
The news of the new CEO had already spread around the company.Everyone who saw Kevin smile and greeted him, “One needs to leave good impression on the new CEO.”One of the employees said, smiling wildlyOf course, when they first saw him they felt like his dressing was in contrast to his surroundingsHe took an elevator to the CEO office and after entering his office, he sat on the big leather chair and looked at Claire briefly who entered the room with him.“Do you have anything else to talk to me about?”He flipped open some of the folders on the table and asked casually as he looked at the contents in the folder.Kate and Claire looked at each other.Claire gave Kate a smile to comfort her, she took two steps forward and said,“Sir, about what happened today… I am really very sorry and about the matter of Kate signing her contract,”Claire paused before finishing her sentenceKevin didn’t even raise his head as he chuckled to himself“Sign her contract?”“Yes”Claire awkwardly rep
CHAPTER FIFTEENWhen Lily got home, she pondered a lot on what had happened at the Jones’s mansion.The more she thought about it, the more she uncomfortable she felt.In the eyes of everyone in the Jones family, this was an impossible taskBut now this hopeless task fell on her and she had no idea how she would speak to the new CEO of Williams Media.The more she thought about it, the more irritated she became.Finally, Lily decided to call Monica, her best friend to keep her company.She also wanted to know if she’ll have any good suggestions.After Monica came over and the two of the chatted for a while, Lily felt a little less freaked out.Monica got up and walked to the fridge.She took a can of soda and asked Lily if she would drink.“Why isn’t Kevin here?”Lily smiled helplessly,“When I left early this morning, he was already gone… I don’t know where he went to but he still hasn’t come back”Monica curled her lips as she sat on the sofaShe leaned closer to Lily and said,“I r
Recently, Veridonia had been in financial turmoil and the only thriving company in Veridonia, Williams Media had suddenly taken on a young new CEO.Just when several companies in the entertainment industry were dying to work with them, Williams Media was rejecting all of them.They even turned away the larger companies that they had always done business withIt makes sense that the ones that were able to join forces with the Williams Media had to be tied to the wealthiest family in Veridonia or a large company.But this time they were going with the Jones familyIn Veridonia the Jones family were considered to only be a third rate family and Lily was only from a minor branch at the Jones family tree.Most people didn’t even know that she existed.Some people also heard that Drake had approached the Williams Media to discuss their partnership but was rejected.This was even more confusing. Even the ‘Great Drake Jones’ was chased away, how did Lily, this unknown member of the Jones fami
CHAPTER SEVENTEENThe room was silent as everyone eagerly waited to see who Lily was going call.The call was answered quickly and Lily saw Ivy staring at her very intently and decided to put the call on speaker.Martha was close enough to see Blakely’s name on the screen and couldn’t hide her displeasure.She glanced at Kevin’s direction,“So it was Blakely who gave Lily the necklace.”Martha couldn’t imagine what would happen if Kevin should find out about this.She hoped that he and Lily wouldn’t argue over it especially here at the banquet.It would definitely be awkward for everyone.Blakely was sitting alone at a road-side café drinking a beer when his phone rang.Someone from the Williams family had recently told him to keep his distance from them because he had offended one of them.His finances were suddenly in jeopardy and the tech problem of the company was discovered.He lost everything, practically overnight.Up until now, Blakely hasn’t figured out who it was that he had