“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
Lucas had been on his phone, sending photos to Diana and exchanging messages with her. He didn’t notice Veronica and her father approach.It was only when they were already in front of them and had started speaking to Emma and Hugh.Lucas’s brows began to pull together.“Hugh! Brother! It’s been a while! How is everyone?” Stanley greeted, presenting a smile though his lips wobbled slightly. He was mentally preparing himself to be embarrassed. However, he kept telling himself that Hugh is not like that, and so is the rest of his family. They will for sure avoid causing a scene.He, too, didn’t want to cause a scene. His company had already come back up. A scandal would just smear t
“Miss Turner.” Emma spoke.Stanley gave his handkerchief to Veronica who took it and dabbed her cheeks.“Aunt–” She whimpered, looking pitiful.Emma’s teeth suddenly felt sensitive. Her eyes twitched as she looked at the young woman.‘How did I not see this before? She reminds me of Tuesday.’Back then, Tuesday Palmer had looked this pitiful as well when she tried to cling to Morris.“I’m glad to hear that you have come to understand it now and have already moved on.” Emma smiled warmly.Veronica smiled in relief.“Ah.. Lucas, these bags are getting too heavy for me. Could you take these to the car first?” Emma suddenly turned to Lucas and handed her the handbag and a gift bag.“Sure. Then I’ll go first.&rdqu
After thinking it over and over, Lucas still decided to let her know so there wouldn’t be any misunderstandings between them.All this time, they were able to avoid any arguments because of their constant communication and honesty to each other. They saw each other as partners and not just lovers. They’re committed to building a life together and they know that there should be mutual trust and understanding, not just love and affection.Back then, it was fortunate that Lucas was with Diana when the gossip about Veronica claiming she was Lucas’s childhood sweetheart went viral. Lucas was able to explain and clarify it to all right away, not giving chance for Veronica to continue to parade herself as the future Mrs. Ingram.It would have gone awry when it happened right after Lucas had proposed to Diana and both families were celebrating it.Thankfully, Diana’s cousins discovere
Heather relaxed in her bath tub as she listened to her playlist of soothing music.She had on a face mask to moisturize and make her skin glow.With her busy schedule, it’s quite rare for her to be able to take her time in the bathroom and just enjoy her bath.Since she was already off for three days beginning today, she decided to pamper herself a little.She closed her eyes as she felt her muscles loosen.Ten minutes later, her phone’s alarm snapped her out of her daze. She was already beginning to fall asleep in the water, if not for the alarm, she would have ended up sinking inside the bathtub.She craned her neck, moving it side to side.She then got out of the bathtub and stepped into the shower to rinse off. She didn’t need to wash her hair again since she had already done it when she was preparing for the party.
Nicholas went out of the house and went to the garage.He had kept a bag of extra clothes in his car’s trunk for when he goes to work out or for any time that his clothes would get accidentally stained or wet.When he heard from Heather that she would stay in the house instead of heading to Anderson's residence, he decided to stay with her so she didn’t have to spend Christmas Eve by herself.Meanwhile, Heather quickly put on some loose pajamas, even opting to wear a hoodie to cover the embarrassment that she felt earlier.She heard the door close.‘Did he leave?’ She wondered as she fixed her hair.
She had already met the actors Lyka Hamilton and Brandon Wilcox during the premiere for the movie where they starred in with Rosemary Griffin.That time, Lyka and Brandon were very courteous and friendly to them. Heather was even able to get a picture with them, together with the rest of Diana’s friends.As for Karina Strickland, she hasn’t met this actress and pop star in person.She wondered if Nicholas chose to watch this movie because of the actors in it.She glanced at him sideways as the movie showed its intro.She told herself to stop overthinking and just to enjoy the movie.Hea
Nicholas had taken her occupation into account when they were selecting a car for her.He could have bought her a regular car, without the upgraded things in it. But he knew that placing extra safety specs in it would be more useful to her.She yawned.“Guess I have to head to bed now..” She got up from the couch.Her yawn was so contagious that he yawned as well, “Mn. Me too..”&nb