Chapter 34 This Cocktail Reception Is So Posh

As Gabriel spoke, he uncapped the thermos flask.

Inside the flask was the sweet soup. Its fragrance wafted through the air, and Gabriel also caught a whiff of it. He explained, “It’s from Ms. Garland. She said it’s a thank-you gift.”

“Sweet soup as a gift? How practical.” Gazing at the pink thermos flask, Curtis had trouble containing a smile. He pulled his empty coffee cup toward him and poured the soup into it.

Then, he took a sip. It was warm and sweet.

Taking in the aroma, Gabriel could not help saying, “Mr. Faymon, that’s too sweet for you. Would you like me to take it away and order something else for you?”

Curtis shot him a frosty look. “No need for that. Get back to work.”

Gabriel fell silent immediately.

At a little after four o’clock in the afternoon, Gabriel made a trip to the translation department to return the clean thermos flask to Rayna. “Here you go, Ms. Garland.”

“Oh, you shouldn’t have. You could’ve told me to go and get it. There was no need for you to return it personally,” Rayna replied, smiling.

“I happened to have to go downstairs and get something.” He reassured her that it was no trouble and was about to leave when he hesitated for a while. Finally, he walked back to Rayna and asked, “Ms. Garland, could you make some for me next time?”

“Oh, do you like to eat sweet things too? Of course. The next time my mother makes it, I’ll bring some for you,” Rayna replied. She had thought Gabriel would not have a sweet tooth.

“Your mother is great at cooking,” Gabriel complimented.

“She used to cook for others.”

“Ah, no wonder.”

For some reason, Gabriel and Rayna fell into a conversation. The longer they chatted, the more the pair got along like a house on fire.

She discovered that despite his aloof demeanor and usually serious expression due to the nature of his job, he was actually a big softie. He even had a cat and a dog as pets.

After talking for a while, she asked him cautiously, “Mr. Faymon has been coming to the office rather often recently. Is everything okay?”

Gabriel knew she was discreetly enquiring about the company’s matters. “Everything is fine. You only have to focus on your job. Even if something does happen, the upper management will handle it. It won’t affect the rest of you.”

that, Rayna refrained

problem, it’s

morning, Rayna went to

while, she got back two invalidated marriage certificates.

be a marriage where we’d live happily ever

feeling only lasted for about half a minute. She soon headed to the shopping mall to buy groceries, and she was even in such a good mood that she purchased

big box. Upon lifting the thin layer of paper, she found a neatly-folded, champagne-colored gown nestling inside the box. It was

enough to have attended Valentino’s pre-spring show a few months ago and saw this gown on the catwalk. At the time, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the model, and I kept gushing over how gorgeous it was. However, it was

from Valentino?” Rayna murmured. She stared at the logo on the box,

used to love giving me various haute

my family, and there’s no way he’d get to know that silly sister of mine. I’m overthinking

had a quick and

Estate was quite some distance away, and Rayna still had to get her hair and makeup done. Hence, she only stayed home for a short while that afternoon before heading out, and it was past four o’clock

saying she had a few scenes to reshoot and told Rayna to go

hailed a taxi

Estate and had only heard it was a private manor situated near beautiful lakes

manor’s open-air parking lot from afar. Many

night sky. Two rows of attendants stood by the manor’s arched doors, and all the guests who walked in were lavishly dressed and exuded

she had already spotted quite a few familiar faces. They were all business magnates whom one could hardly find

is even grander than what Roxanne made it out to

stopped her. “Could you please show me your invite,

the attendant checked his phone, he said to her apologetically, “I’m so sorry. The invitee is Roxanne Griffith, so you’ll need to wait for her to arrive before you can go in. You

She was dumbstruck.

with this admission procedure? It’s

a while before asking, “Could you make an exception? Look, it’s so hot outside. I’ll go and sit where you can see me.

manor, including this doorway, are equipped so that heat dissipates quickly.

at a loss

a low chuckle behind her. The familiar

voice as warm and pleasant as a spring breeze. He wore a black tuxedo and held a golden invitation card between his fingers, which he handed to

attendant immediately became very respectful when he saw the

you, Mr. Hamilton. I hope you have a

“Thank you.”

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