Chapter 331
Chapter 331 Episode 040 Mr. Xu’s Show-off Journey (7)
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There’s a peculiar psychology inherent to human nature. People can’t bear to see others have everything go right for them, soaring into the clouds without a hitch. Instead, they hope to see those very others plummet from those heights, ending up in a pitiful state.
Ray glanced up, and Flossie Wright calmly affirmed.
Flossie was well aware of Kate Rivera’s deliberate attempts to corner her. Throughout their lengthy interactions, Kate had repeatedly tried to steer their conversation towards Rowdy Brightwill, only to be thwarted time and time again by Flossie’s succinct replies. However, it seemed that Kate, now driven into a corner, wouldn’t let slip even the slightest opportunity and forcefully directed the conversation back to Rowdy.
Well, as Kate had been at it for such a long time, Flossie chose to simply indulge her. Flossie would let Kate enjoy her show to the fullest.
The unexpected reply left Kate momentarily stunned, causing her voice to lose a few degrees of its usual warmth. The smile on her face turned slightly stiff until she realized her lapse and quickly resumed her natural, reassuring demeanor.
Flossie Wright, lifting her vibrating phone, lazily thrown a counter-question: "What do you think?"
Caught off guard by Flossie’s return question, Kate was at a loss for words.
Or rather, she couldn’t discern whether Flossie was telling the truth or bluffing. If Flossie were bluffing, she was doing it with such conviction. However, if she were telling the truth, then the news they received about the "dissolution of Brightwill family’s engagement," would it not be a blatant fabrication that they, in their naivety, took for truth?
Everyone else also harbored doubts, but they all wisely kept their suspicions to themselves while maintaining their separate conversations. The dining table remained as lively as ever.
However, the commotion suddenly came to a halt at a particular moment—
"Knock. Knock. Knock."
The door to the private room was ceremoniously knocked thrice, and then, without awaiting anyone’s approval, it was abruptly pushed open.
Almost instinctively, everyone in the room lifted their heads to look towards the door. They had hardly cast a glace when they all suddenly froze, their eyes filled with astonishment.
It wasn’t because of the grand reception awaiting outside, nor was it due to some supernatural catastrophe occurring.
They saw the restaurant manager, who always carried himself with courteous indifference, now wearing a full-faced smile, with a hint of sycophancy even, towards a guest.
As for the guest being treated by the restaurant manager, dozens of pairs of eyes shifted focus to see an impressively handsome face. The kind of face that alone was good enough to get him by anywhere, causing quite a few women’s eyes to light up. The guest was of a similar age as them, but his aura was more composed. He wore a black suit smartly, displaying his temperament neatly. Despite his elegance, he was robust, and he radiated a combination of warmth and handsomeness. Accompanied by the escort of the restaurant manager, he made a dashing entrance.
For many women, he was just handsome, handsome, handsome!
However, for the other men, his identity was worth considering.
𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Although everyone present was either wealthy or influential, there were many people in the high society of Capital City, and they were merely in the lower-middle tier. They had minimal interactions with powerful, ancient families, especially those affluent heirs who were not involved in business. They probably had not met or, perhaps, even heard of them.
"I apologize for the disturbance."
Rowdy Brightwill placed one hand in his pocket, a polite and elegant smile upon his face as he addressed everyone present with a few casual words.
The others continued to stare at him blankly, unable to respond even after a pause.
— End of Chapter 331 —