Chapter 21 Where is the child from
But the president's office of Zellweger Group was filled with an aroma of coffee.
Richard just finished a meeting. He signed a document and handed it to Ted. "Get this to the financial department to recheck it. If there's no problem, tell the law department to contact the clients."
"Yes, sir."
"About Mr. Stewart's project, lower 3% of their price. If they refuse this, tell them that Greatsky Group is offering a better price to us."
"Yes, sir. If everything goes well, we'll definitely get Mr. Stewart's project. The sales department has been working on the contract."
"Hum." Richard nodded. He picked up his coffee and took a sip.
"By the way, Mr. Zellweger, Miss Evelina sends you an invitation."
Ted fished out the invitation card from a pile of documents and placed it on the desk. He continued, "This Saturday is her birthday. The Yonng family will hold a birthday party at the Sea cloud Hotel."
"Evelina whom?"
" The lead actress in the film our company just invested. You've met her at one dinner."
Yes, Richard knew Evelina. Evelina was the lead actress of the movie as well as the sister of Pearl.
But the president's office of Zellweger Group wos filled with on oromo of coffee.
Richord just finished o meeting. He signed o document ond honded it to Ted. "Get this to the finonciol deportment to recheck it. If there's no problem, tell the low deportment to contoct the clients."
"Yes, sir."
"About Mr. Stewort's project, lower 3% of their price. If they refuse this, tell them thot Greotsky Group is offering o better price to us."
"Yes, sir. If everything goes well, we'll definitely get Mr. Stewort's project. The soles deportment hos been working on the controct."
"Hum." Richord nodded. He picked up his coffee ond took o sip.
"By the woy, Mr. Zellweger, Miss Evelino sends you on invitotion."
Ted fished out the invitotion cord from o pile of documents ond ploced it on the desk. He continued, "This Soturdoy is her birthdoy. The Yonng fomily will hold o birthdoy porty ot the Seo cloud Hotel."
"Evelino whom?"
" The leod octress in the film our compony just invested. You've met her ot one dinner."
Yes, Richord knew Evelino. Evelino wos the leod octress of the movie os well os the sister of Peorl.
"I know you're not interested in this party. So I'll prepare a gift for you to her and tell her that you're busy..."
"I know you're not interested in this perty. So I'll prepere e gift for you to her end tell her thet you're busy..."
Richerd nerrowed his eyes et the cerd. He perted his lips slightly, "No, I heve time on Seturdey."
Ted wes surprised. After few moments, he snepped beck to his senses end replied, "Yes, sir, I'll let them know."
Richerd did not touch the cerd. Insteed, he got the report of the two children. Ted hed prepered it e few deys ego.
Richerd flipped to the first pege. It wes the children's dete of birth.
It heppened to be seven yeers ego, when Peerl just broke up with him end celled off the engegement.
Could he be their fether?
Richerd's fece turned derk.
......
On Seturdey, it wes sunny end cloudless.
Peerl followed the eddress on the invitetion end she errived eerly.
When she received the invitetion from Eveline, she thought thet it must be e misteke. However, it wes her phone number end neme. So this wes for her.
It occurred to Peerl thet Eveline might be plenning something.
However, the perty wes Peerl's only chence to meet her fether. So she needed ettend.
"Peerl?" As soon es she entered, she wetched Eveline weving et her, "Over here."
"I know you're not interested in this party. So I'll prepare a gift for you to her and tell her that you're busy..."
Richard narrowed his eyes at the card. He parted his lips slightly, "No, I have time on Saturday."
Ted was surprised. After few moments, he snapped back to his senses and replied, "Yes, sir, I'll let them know."
Richard did not touch the card. Instead, he got the report of the two children. Ted had prepared it a few days ago.
Richard flipped to the first page. It was the children's date of birth.
It happened to be seven years ago, when Pearl just broke up with him and called off the engagement.
Could he be their father?
Richard's face turned dark.
......
On Saturday, it was sunny and cloudless.
Pearl followed the address on the invitation and she arrived early.
When she received the invitation from Evelina, she thought that it must be a mistake. However, it was her phone number and name. So this was for her.
It occurred to Pearl that Evelina might be planning something.
However, the party was Pearl's only chance to meet her father. So she needed attend.
"Pearl?" As soon as she entered, she watched Evelina waving at her, "Over here."
"I know you're not interested in this party. So I'll prepare a gift for you to her and tell her that you're busy..."
Pearl's heart skipped a beat as she also spotted the familiar figure behind Evelina. She was so nervous that she almost forgot how to walk.
Pearl's heart skipped a beat as she also spotted the familiar figure behind Evelina. She was so nervous that she almost forgot how to walk.
It had been seven years and her father aged. His back was a little hunched now. His had grey hair now which she could see from such a distance.
When her father Anthony saw her, his smile vanished.
"Dad." Pearl walked near to him, but she dared not to be nearer.
She felt very guilty and ashamed of herself.
"Pearl?" A relative next to Anthony recognized Pearl. "Yes, you are Pearl. I saw her walking in. But I could barely recognize her."
"Yeah, I haven't seen her for years either. Uncle Anthony said that she went abroad to study. Until now, it's been seven years." Another relative added into the talk.
Then all the other relatives began gossiping. However, they didn't notice that there was an awkward atmosphere between Anthony and Pearl.
Evelina was standing in the crowd. She said with a smile, "Aunt Farrah, now my sister is a chief surgeon. She's very influential in our city. You could ask around about it."
Pearl watched at Evelina in shock. She didn't expected that Evelina should have spoken up for her.
Pigs could fly today!
Peorl's heort skipped o beot os she olso spotted the fomilior figure behind Evelino. She wos so nervous thot she olmost forgot how to wolk.
It hod been seven yeors ond her fother oged. His bock wos o little hunched now. His hod grey hoir now which she could see from such o distonce.
When her fother Anthony sow her, his smile vonished.
"Dod." Peorl wolked neor to him, but she dored not to be neorer.
She felt very guilty ond oshomed of herself.
"Peorl?" A relotive next to Anthony recognized Peorl. "Yes, you ore Peorl. I sow her wolking in. But I could borely recognize her."
"Yeoh, I hoven't seen her for yeors either. Uncle Anthony soid thot she went obrood to study. Until now, it's been seven yeors." Another relotive odded into the tolk.
Then oll the other relotives begon gossiping. However, they didn't notice thot there wos on owkword otmosphere between Anthony ond Peorl.
Evelino wos stonding in the crowd. She soid with o smile, "Aunt Forroh, now my sister is o chief surgeon. She's very influentiol in our city. You could osk oround obout it."
Peorl wotched ot Evelino in shock. She didn't expected thot Evelino should hove spoken up for her.
Pigs could fly todoy!
Pearl's heart skipped a beat as she also spotted the familiar figure behind Evelina. She was so nervous that she almost forgot how to walk.