âEnough chitchat.â Abel said to Tony, âIll give you the keys later. You can tidy up the room yourselves and stay as long as you want. I wonât be staying there anyway.â
âBut you canât keep living in the office, can you?â Tony felt a little embarrassed.
âAfter the factory reform, there will be plenty of offices available,â said Abel. Iâll just randomly tidy one up, and itâll become a pretty good place to stay.â
Tony could only nod. âAbel. Iâm really sorry for troubling you.â
âDonât mention it,â Abel said. âIâll be busy with the factory takeover anyway. Itâs convenient for me to live in the factory,â
âBy the way. Benjamin added, âwe need to add another item to todayâs celebration.â
âWhat is it?â Emmeline asked with a playful smile.
âYour brotherâs company will be established next month,â reminded Benjamin. âShouldnât we celebrate that?â
âAnd the company will be established on Emmaâs birthday next month. Abel said. âConsider it as my 21st birthday gift to Emma!â
âThatâs definitely worth celebrating!â Benjamin said. âToday is a day of good news. Cheers to this joyous day!â
After they finished their meal, they left the restaurant.
âI have a little gift for you, Abel said when he was sending Emmeline home.
âWhat is it?â Emmeline blinked her eyes.
Abel took out something that looked like a shaver from his pocket.
âAbel!â Emmeline laughed. âI donât need this, do I?â
âWhy? Do you really think itâs a shaver?â
âThen what is it?â
Abel held the âshaverâ in his hand and pushed a red button with his thumb, An electrical discharge burst out from the front of the âshaver.â
Emmeline was startled and quickly moved away.
âWhat is this? Itâs so powerful!â
âItâs a stun gun!â
âA stun gun?â Emmeline widened her eyes. âThatâs a selfâdefense weapon, right?â
âYes, but this model is exclusively for riot police use.â
âWhy are you giving this to me?â Emmeline smiled. âI wonât encounter any bad people. After all, I have you!â
âBut I wonât be by your side all the time.â Abelâs eyes dimmed. âEspecially during this training trip, itâll be your first time going out alone.â
Emmeline went silent before she nodded, âDonât worry, Iâll be careful.â
âYou are my everything. Emma,â Abel said. âIf anything happens to you, Iâll be devastated.â
âBut Abel.â Emmeline suddenly remembered something. âWhy doesnât Benjamin seem sad about Janie marrying Tony?â
âSilly.â Abel ruffled her hair. âBenjamin doesnât love her at all. It was just a passing fancy for Janie.â
Emmeline was speechless.
In the capital city, at Lakeside Hotel At threeâforty in the afternoon, Emmeline arrived.
She was brought here by Abelâs chauffeur, Luca Abel and Scott went to the city hall to submit the contract documents while Luca drove and brought Emmeline to her destination A banner hung prominently in the lobby. It wrote. A warm welcome to the first batch of advertisers from various cities attending the training.
Once they settled the registration at the reception desk, the organizing committee arranged accommodation for them.
Emmeline arrived at her room, and the first thing she did was send a text message to Abel. âArrived safely, donât worry.
Abel replied, âOkay. Stay safe; Iâll come pick you up after the training!
Emmeline said, âRemember to go home and visit Mom!â
Abel answered, I will, donât worry.â
In the evening, everyone had dinner together in the restaurant, and then, according to the notice, they went to the fourthâfloor conference rooti The spacious lobby, which could accommodate a thousand people, was solemn and filled with tables and chairs covered in velvet.
The grand stage was brightly lit, with colorful curtains hanging from it.
There were words written on the curtains. It read, âIf you canât be a president, then be an advertiser!â
Below it was the following:
Organizer: Provincial Department of Transportation, Contractor: Havencrest International of Magic City.
There were no classes tonight. Instead, it was a networking party arranged by the organizing committee.
Emmeline sat in the front right corner, watching the students who volunteered to sing on the stage.
An old song was sung, evoking a sense of nostalgia.
Emmeline couldnât help but smile, pursing her lips.
Abel liked to sing this old song. His voire was deep and magnetic, albeit slightly hoarse.
When Abel was driving, and Emmeline sat beside him many times, he would furrow his brows lightly and hum this song.
Emmeline listened quietly, getting lost in the music.
âHello, miss, which city are you from?â