The Secretly Rich Guard

Chapter Twenty Three

Both men, Richard and Niko, breezed through the wild crowd as they headed to the bar of the hotel where drinks were sold. The school had paid for the first drink of every student and any other drink afterwards would be on the students personal bills.

Almost everyone at the party was given a name tag with some funny line underneath. Richard , still maintaining his blank stare, approached the bartender. There were some vacant high stools in front of the counter and both men sat immediately .

The bartender flashed a quick smile at both of them as he hurried about trying to pour out drinks for the students that were gathered at the counter, waiting for him.

The men, Richard and Niko , were watching the wild crowd of dancing students and the way each person pushed against the other in frenzy. The colored bulbs overhead were revolving and the lightening inside the hotel was not quite bright.

Richard squinted as he closely watched the crowd. It occurred to him that he had not seen Elise. Did