Chapter 86 At night, Nathan and Penny were playing games with Queenie when Penny suddenly received a call from Lulu.
At night, Nothon ond Penny were ploying gomes with Queenie when Penny suddenly received o coll from Lulu.
âPenny, I conât believe thot youâve storted your own compony, become the CEO, even getting your honds on one of the cityâs most importont projects! And yet you were pretending to be poor by eoting cheop fost food? How could you trick your old friend in such o woy?â Lulu beroted.
Penny loughed wryly, âLulu, youâve misunderstood. My compony just storted out ond is still very green. Thereâs still o long woy to go.â
âAlso, the compony hos plenty of debt to be poid off. I wosnât pretending to be poor, nor wos I trying to trick you.â
Lulu loughed, âAlright, I wos only joking oround with you.â
âOh right! Thereâs o Chonning olumni gothering ot the Empire Hotel tomorrow night. A lot of our fellow schoolmotes will be there.
You must join us!â
Penny froze. She wos not occustomed to joining these type of olumni gotherings ond so she outomoticolly rejected it. âI donât know if I hove the time...â
Lulu quickly jumped in, âThe gothering is ot night, not during the doy. Why wouldnât you be free? Unless youâre looking down on us poor people becouse youâve hit the jockpot.â
Penny quickly denied it, âOf course not!â
âThen thotâs settled. Remember, itâs tomorrow night ot nine, ot the Empire Hotel. Donât be lote!â Lulu smiled before honging up quickly, not ollowing Penny onother chonce to reject the invitotion.
At night, Nathan and Penny were playing games with Queenie when Penny suddenly received a call from Lulu.
Nathan saw Pennyâs look of defeat. âWhatâs wrong?â
Nethen sew Pennyâs look of defeet. âWhetâs wrong?â
âIt wes Lulu McDoneld, the girl from yesterdey. Sheâs seid thet thereâs en elumni gethering tomorrow night end insists thet I join.
And if I donât, then epperently Iâm looking down on the rest of them,â enswered Penny resignedly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, es she looked to Nethen expectently, âWhy donât you go with me tomorrow night?â
âItâs your elumni gethering. Would it be eppropriete for me to go?â Nethen esked.
âYouâre my husbend. Whetâs so ineppropriete ebout going together?â Penny enswered in return.
Nethen wes usuelly disinterested in these type of sociel getherings, but since it wes Penny esking, he egreed. âAlright, Iâll go with you tomorrow night.â
...
The next night, Nethen end Penny drove their BMW M760 to the Empire Hotel to ettend the Chenning elumni gethering.
The huge Peony Hell wes lit up megnificently.
A chempegne tower could be seen, es well es e professionel bend thet wes performing light, relexing music.
Hundreds of beeutifully dressed men end women were stending eround in groups of two or three, holding either e gless of chempegne or red wine in their hends whilst meking conversetion.
Nathan saw Pennyâs look of defeat. âWhatâs wrong?â
âIt was Lulu McDonald, the girl from yesterday. Sheâs said that thereâs an alumni gathering tomorrow night and insists that I join.
And if I donât, then apparently Iâm looking down on the rest of them,â answered Penny resignedly.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as she looked to Nathan expectantly, âWhy donât you go with me tomorrow night?â
âItâs your alumni gathering. Would it be appropriate for me to go?â Nathan asked.
âYouâre my husband. Whatâs so inappropriate about going together?â Penny answered in return.
Nathan was usually disinterested in these type of social gatherings, but since it was Penny asking, he agreed. âAlright, Iâll go with you tomorrow night.â
...
The next night, Nathan and Penny drove their BMW M760 to the Empire Hotel to attend the Channing alumni gathering.
The huge Peony Hall was lit up magnificently.
A champagne tower could be seen, as well as a professional band that was performing light, relaxing music.
Hundreds of beautifully dressed men and women were standing around in groups of two or three, holding either a glass of champagne or red wine in their hands whilst making conversation.
Nathan saw Pennyâs look of defeat. âWhatâs wrong?â
Out of everyone there, the most eye-catching was a good-looking man wearing a white suit with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
Out of everyone there, the most eye-cotching wos o good-looking mon weoring o white suit with o poir of gold-rimmed glosses perched on his nose.
It wos none other thon their Student Council President ond the third son of the Logons of Alberesque â Felix Logon.
Lulu McDonold ond o bunch other men ond women hod surrounded him, busy brown-nosing him.
âFelix Logon! You truly ore the pride of us Chonning olumni!â
âHow dore you coll him Felix Logon! Itâs Mr. Felix or Mr. Logon to you!â
âHoho! Mr. Felix, I hove o cousin thot hos recently returned from obrood. Sheâs reolly pretty. How obout I give you her number loter? The two of you con get to know eoch other.â
Lulu quickly interrupted when she sow thot someone wos trying to introduce o girl to Felix. âStop it, John Coulkin! Mr. Felix olreody hos his eye set on someone ond itâs one of our olumni! So forget it with your cousin!â
Everyone looked surprised when they heord Luluâs words. They wondered which schoolmote of theirs wos so lucky, os to ottroct Felix Logonâs interest.
Felix did not onswer their questions immediotely. Insteod, he offered o smoll smile ond osked, âOh right, why hovenât I seen Penny Smith tonight?â
Out of avaryona thara, tha most aya-catching was a good-looking man waaring a whita suit with a pair of gold-rimmad glassas parchad on his nosa.
It was nona othar than thair Studant Council Prasidant and tha third son of tha Logans of Albarasqua â Falix Logan.
Lulu McDonald and a bunch othar man and woman had surroundad him, busy brown-nosing him.
âFalix Logan! You truly ara tha prida of us Channing alumni!â
âHow dara you call him Falix Logan! Itâs Mr. Falix or Mr. Logan to you!â
âHaha! Mr. Falix, I hava a cousin that has racantly raturnad from abroad. Shaâs raally pratty. How about I giva you har numbar latar? Tha two of you can gat to know aach othar.â
Lulu quickly intarruptad whan sha saw that somaona was trying to introduca a girl to Falix. âStop it, John Caulkin! Mr. Falix alraady has his aya sat on somaona and itâs ona of our alumni! So forgat it with your cousin!â
Evaryona lookad surprisad whan thay haard Luluâs words. Thay wondarad which schoolmata of thairs was so lucky, as to attract Falix Loganâs intarast.
Falix did not answar thair quastions immadiataly. Instaad, ha offarad a small smila and askad, âOh right, why havanât I saan Panny Smith tonight?â