Chapter 22

Walking to the door of the private room, the environment on the second floor was indeed much more elegant, with fewer people compared to downstairs. As the door opened, the people inside warmly exclaimed, "Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lucas is here!

"Scott, you've really changed a lot, so handsome, rich, and charming. I bet the girls who like you are lining up, right?"

Scott jokingly replied, "Well, I wouldn't know. I'll have to check later."

"In that case, you're still single, huh? Ladies present, take note, Scott is a good catch. You should seize the opportunity!"

They chatted with Scott for a while before noticing Nina behind him. They seemed to realize something and said with a smile, "We have another distinguished guest today, Nina is here too." Nina apologized, "Sorry for being late."

"Nina, you're not being very considerate. You rarely attended previous gatherings. If it weren't for Scott, we probably wouldn't have seen you at all.”

"But, Nina is still as beautiful as ever.

"Beauty is an asset indeed. She's the secretary of Mr. York from the York Corporation, and she's here with Scott."

It had been a long time since they last met, and they began discussing. There were some unkind words in their conversation.

Nina could accept it. After working for many years, she had long smoothed out her mentality. Her job seemed glamorous, but only she knew that she was just a worker.

Scott stood with one hand in his pocket, fearing Nina would feel embarrassed. He smiled and intervened, "Is everyone here? Today, it's on me. Feel free to eat without worrying about saving me money." "Scott, you're a big boss. Of course, we won't worry about saving money for you.

Nina looked at everyone present. Some hadn't changed much, while others had changed significantly- some had slimmed down, others had gained

weight, some had become homemakers, and others had been polished by life, becoming much more composed.

to sit, but Scott said, "Nina, sit next to me." As the host of the party, Scott took the prominent seat, attracting attention. With Nina beside him, they both stood out. Among the old classmates here, there were probably a few who wanted to build a good relationship with Scott for their future prospects, so there was bound to

could only

would have thought? After all these years, you still can't forget about Nina.

wrote love letters back then. I even saw them. I wonder

towards Nina.

Her relationship with Scott back then wasn't that good, was it? Even if he wrote love

been for

smiled faintly, "How could that be possible? You must

crush, it

poured a glass of water in front of Nina and advised,

Have some

They saw how Scott cared for Nina and boldly speculated, "You're just not telling us to avoid gossip." Nina was startled

you two are definitely together!" They loved to join in on the excitement, paying no heed to her explanation,

loudly. This was why she disliked attending gatherings with classmates. Besides the competitiveness in careers and high salaries, there was also the love for gossip and making baseless

folks outside could hear

try it later. If

they had

they heard the noisy voices

and Nina

causing him to stop in his tracks. The private room wasn't completely

shadowy effect inside. Yet, Nash still spotted Nina sitting

their intimacy apparent as they attended gatherings together. They were supposed to be old classmates, but in the eyes of others, they looked like

sharp gaze pierced through the curtains. Feeling extremely uncomfortable inside, he tugged at his tie in

suggestion to "kiss" pushed

heard it too, her lips slightly curling, "Isn't that Nina? Why is she with another man? Nina, after all, has a family. It's not quite appropriate for her to attend gatherings with other

speaking, she instinctively glanced at Nash's

that

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