Chapter 170
What? The leaders of Channing?
Benson, Leah and Penny looked at Nathan as if he was insane.
Benson Smith let out a sigh as he said, “Nathan, get your head out of the clouds. It’s almost noon. How are we going to get the leaders of Channing here? Why don’t you say we’ll invite the mayor instead?”
As a matter of fact, Nathan Cross replied, “Yeah! That’s right! The leaders of Channing whom I was referring to include the mayor as well.”
Everyone from the family couldn’t help but roll their eyes at the man’s absurdity.
Since it did not cost anything to brag, Nathan seemed to be overindulging in it.
Peony Hall was situated at the East Wing of the second floor of the Indigo hotel, while the West Wing housed the Lotus Hall.
As compared to the desolate Peony Hall, the Lotus Hall was full of activity.
Friends and relatives of the Smith Family had all chosen to attend Samuel Smith’s fifty-fifth birthday celebration instead of Benson Smith’s fiftieth.
Those who were slightly closer to Benson had taken the effort to pass him a small gift to thank him for the invite.
the majority of the invited guests did not even bother to stop by the Peony Hall. They had headed directly to the
the one taking care of all matters relating to the Smith Family, regardless of magnitude. As such, it was an open secret
He was someone even his own
a bespoke suit, Samuel welcomed his guests together with his family
with the turnout of his eldest son’s birthday celebration today. It was an indication of
there was
who were present at Samuel Smith’s birthday celebration were mostly either members of the Smith Family or the senior
list were also the Group’s business associates, as well as friends from Samuel Smith’s
of the workings of the business world. If one aspired to make it big, having a politician’s backing was of
slightly disappointed that there were no representatives of the political arena present among his
couldn’t help but ask, “Dad, what’s
at your birthday celebration today, but I was just thinking it’d be even more perfect if there were political representatives here as well. I’m worried that others might get the impression that our Smith
by his dad’s comment
comprised a few business
people, there were no other leaders or important
“Dad, Grandpa, leave this to me. I’m had
two sons, Samuel and Paul, were all surprised at the
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!