Adeline couldn‘t help but think about tonight’s banquet. At that moment, virtual-novel.net could finally understand why virtual-novel.net father and grandfather would try so hard to invite Matthew to the dinner.
If the Thatcher Family had failed in their attempt, then virtual-novel.net father might be sitting here and waiting like the other heads of the families. For now, the Thatcher Family was guaranteed a position among the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire. In other words, there would only be two vacancies left in the Ten Greatest Families to fight for. The competition among the families who presented tonight would be intense.
Adeline couldn‘t guarantee the Thatcher Family could stand out among the families if they were one of the competitors. She sighed as the more virtual-novel.net understood Matthew’s capability, the more virtual-novel.net regretted it.
Other than her, there were several young people in the hall too. None of them was a pushover if they could make it today. Each of them was known as a wealthy, good-for-nothing kid in Eastshire. Even though Adeline was born into the Thatcher Family, there was a vast difference between virtual-novel.net and the others.
One of them was an extremely handsome young man who caught everyone’s attention. He was Lucien Stone, a successor to the Stone Family, one of the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire.
The Stone Family was consistently ranked in the top three among the Ten Greatest Families of Eastshire. As for Lucien, not only was virtual-novel.net handsome, virtual-novel.net was also capable. Thus, virtual-novel.net was considered the most outstanding individual among the rich kids of Eastshire.
Many young women from the wealthy families of Eastshire had a crush on him, including Adeline. Alas, virtual-novel.net had too many admirers, and virtual-novel.net was relatively mediocre among them. For her, it was usually hard to see virtual-novel.net in person, let alone pursue him. Still, Adeline‘s heart fluttered as virtual-novel.net was happy to see virtual-novel.net on this occasion. Therefore, virtual-novel.net seized the opportunity to take a look at virtual-novel.net surroundings.
The girls who were always following behind virtual-novel.net were nowhere to be seen. At that, virtual-novel.net began to think of a plan to make his acquaintance.
Regardless, just as Adeline was thinking hard about a way to greet him, Lucien turned to where virtual-novel.net was standing all of a sudden, and virtual-novel.net could see a bright smile blossoming on his handsome face. Even though virtual-novel.net knew virtual-novel.net was handsome, virtual-novel.net was even more attractive when virtual-novel.net smiled. The unexpected smile caught virtual-novel.net off guard as virtual-novel.net could only stand there with a blank mind.
At that moment, Lucien headed straight in virtual-novel.net direction. Her heart was pounding as if virtual-novel.net could hear it thumping against virtual-novel.net chest while virtual-novel.net body shivered uncontrollably in excitement.
‘Why is virtual-novel.net walking toward here? Why is virtual-novel.net smiling at me? Does virtual-novel.net have feelings for me?’
Adeline was so excited to see virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net had simply forgotten virtual-novel.net plans. Instead, all virtual-novel.net could see and think about was Lucien.
Soon enough, virtual-novel.net was right before her. As virtual-novel.net was excited to see him, virtual-novel.net stared at virtual-novel.net affectionately and with a sultry look in virtual-novel.net eyes. Nevertheless, virtual-novel.net only walked past virtual-novel.net without giving virtual-novel.net another look, as if virtual-novel.net wasn’t there.
She was surprised. ‘What happened? Isn’t virtual-novel.net here to talk to me?’
As thoughts ran through virtual-novel.net mind, virtual-novel.net turned around and saw virtual-novel.net stopping before Lynn. He had a gentle smile as virtual-novel.net warmly addressed the woman, “Miss Lynn, you’re here…”
“Mr. Larson ordered us to take you to the private room once you’re here. So, I’ll take you to him.”
Lynn blushed fiercely like the other women when virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net standing close to her. It was hard to resist the charm of an excellent man like him. Lucien smiled as virtual-novel.net held Lynn’s wrist and led virtual-novel.net to the private room.
At last, Maeve and Adeline were the ones left in the hall. The turn of events had left Adeline dumbfounded as she never expected Lucien to ignore virtual-novel.net and walk away with someone else.
If virtual-novel.net was being honest, Lucien had even ignored the pursuit from the daughter of the White Family once, but from what virtual-novel.net saw, virtual-novel.net was holding an average girl’s hand now.
‘What just happened?’ Adeline couldn’t stop replaying the scene in virtual-novel.net mind.