After their dinner at The Waterfront Well restaurant, everyone went their separate ways.
Lucas and Diana stopped by at the mall to have a stroll while casually shopping.
“What do you think about this one?” Diana placed the clothes against her body.
It was an off-white turtleneck shirt, beige high-waisted skirt and beige overcoat.
Lucas had been sending e-mails back and forth to Assistant Ethan Taylor while Diana went around the store.
He looked up from his phone. “Hmm.. it suits you..”
Diana handed the clothes to the sales associate who was following her closely. “I&rs
That night, news finally broke after a video had gone viral online. This caught the attention of the mainstream media, who then reported on this said viral video. Especially when it was related to one of the wealthy families in the city.At first, it was released via blind item, only giving out hints.It made the netizens and viewers even more curious. Some even tried to look for the original video that was made viral while there were content creators who used this video and gave their own reaction to it so as to bring viewers and subscribers to their channel. There were some who went the extra mile and did the research for everyone.Soon, the identity of the person in the video was revealed. And so did her background.The mainstream media also didn’t let the chance slip by and immediately confirmed this.The name Darcie Ellis became famous–rather, infamous in the who
If it weren’t for Erin’s experience as a nursing student, she would have already let panic dominate her being in this moment.She picked up Erin’s wrist and felt her pulse.‘Slow.’ She sucked in her breath.She leaned down, putting her ear close to Darcie’s face.‘Shallow breaths.’“Darcie–Darcie.. Wake up..” She shook her, trying to wake her up.Still no response.“What’s wrong?” Harvey asked.“She’s not waking up.”“She’s probably so hammered from last night.. Ugh.. I have a bad headache.. Why not help her put on clothes first?”Erin nodded.Harvey helped her gather Darcie’s clothes. Joe sat behind Darcie to prop her up while Erin
Erin was not the only one watching the news at this moment. Besides those who regularly watch the evening news, two closest to her were also watching. Mathilda was watching it with her parents who had already moved to the living room after having dinner. Mathilda was about to go back to her room when she suddenly heard her mother exclaim.In another house, Sophie was watching the news with Carlos who regularly watched it.Carlos didn’t utter a word but it was obvious how relieved he was that Sophie was not in her friend’s place.He could only imagine what sort of things Sophie had done before they entered into a relationship.It was not hard to imagine, after all, their first meeting was somewhat unusual. Probably only drunk people or those high on drugs would do such a thing, and yet, both of them were sober at that time. Still, Carlos couldn’t bring himself to regret it.&n
Jayden and Halynn were having dinner with both of their families as they discussed their wedding arrangements.“Looks like we have everything in order. All of our guests have confirmed that they will attend.” Halynn’s mother said.“Yes. Thank goodness. Oh! Before I forget.. I think it’s best not to include some of the bridesmaids. Perhaps they could come as guests instead.” Jayden’s mother said.Halynn’s brows shot up. “Umm–may I ask why?”For the first time, Jayden’s mother looked at Halynn pointedly. “Well–since you asked, then I would say it now. Some of your friends are not ideal.”Apart from Halynn’s friends, there’s only some of her cousins who were also part of her entourage. “Not ideal?”“Yes. And I would advise that you stop seeing
Two weeks later, the entertainment news announced the marriage of Halynn Ashton and Jayden Lewis.It was quite a grand celebration, attended by several businessmen and wealthy families.Evidently, it was not up to the same standard as that of the Great 7 families. None of them attended the ceremony and the dinner after. They didn’t have the connections to even hand out an invitation in the first place.Even so, within their circle, they still thought of themselves as the elite, if they were to compare themselves to the average earners and those in poverty.Erin watched this piece of news from the television with a glum face.She was supposed to be one of the bridesmaids.She had received Jayden’s message a few days after the incident with Darcie.He told her that in order for them, meaning her and Darcie, to not be hounded by
At The Waterfront Well restaurant, four event halls were opened and connected together to accommodate the Great 7 families for their Christmas ball.What was once a small gathering between Lucas and his close friends, was now extended to the family members. Especially now that some of them already have girlfriends and fiancees. So eventually, it was made into a grand celebration.From the elders to the very young ones, they were all invited.Although the four event halls were all connected, the first event hall was where the elders mostly sat. This included those in the second generation, Lucas’s parents and those in their age group.The second event hall was for the third generation. This is where Lucas, Diana and most of their friends sat. There were also members of the Great 7 families that Diana had never met before and was now only introduced or pointed out to her.
“Dad! Did you hear? They’re having a party..” A woman said in a low voice, barely hiding the excitement she felt.“I know. I heard..” He murmured, continuing to slice his steak.The woman kept looking towards the direction of the entrance where she watched the other descendants of the Great 7 families enter and head to the other direction.She was itching to go meet them.She could recognize a lot of the descendants, especially those who have in some way worked with their company. All because of their connection to the Ingram family.She missed those days when she was also given special treatment even if her family had not officially belonged to the same level as the Great 7 families.“Dad, I think uncle should be there too..” She turned to her father who had continued chewing on his steak.The ma
At the table where Lucas and those of his generation, along with their partners are present, Armie Lee sat next to Felix Cavalier.The two had become closer ever since Armie started working at House of Florence, owned by the grandmother of Felix Cavalier.It is on special occasions when Felix would show up to the company. Since he had already known her from that time at the yacht with Diana and the others, he didn’t treat Armie like a stranger.Armie’s colleagues would tease her every time Felix would look their way, saying that he was looking at Armie. They would tease her all the more whenever he would walk towards them and greet Armie first before the others.Though Felix was her boss’s grandson and that he would sometimes show up during events, no one could say that Armie was flirting with a superior. Though he is still part of the company by helping with the business aspect of