313 Isaacs birthday weekend 11 (1/2)
Patrick saw that Isaac is leaving and he took that as his cue to make an appearance.
”What did Isaac say?”
Patrick noticed that Ronald ignored his question because he is busy with his phone. He thought that it's something important, so he waited a bit before calling: ”Dad. What did Isaac say?”
”Nothing.” Ronald responded absentmindedly.
Patrick frowned in confusion. He clearly saw Isaac and Ronald talking, and given the current hot topic of Max and Liz, they were not discussing the weather. ”Nothing?”
”He does not care if that boy was Don Juan or Casanova before he started dating Liz.” Ronald said dejectedly.
Patrick was not willing to accept it. ”We are going to leave it at that?”
Ronald snorted. ”Foolish boy. Stop your rash actions and use your head.”
”I am using my head. But when I see that a guy like that can get close to Elizabeth, while she rejects me, I lose my composure. How can he be better than me? He is obviously a guy who got everything served on a plate and now he is enjoying his life partying with women while squandering his family's money. I have no idea how Isaac can tolerate him.”
”Squandering his family's money…” Ronald repeated and gave his phone to Patrick. ”Why don't you look for yourself what kind of a guy Max is?”
Patrick frowned and looked at the phone. The more he scrolled, the more his frown deepened. ”So… he has an Ivy League education and is an executive in a big company… It only proves my point that he is enjoying the glory of his family and that he is not worthy.”
Ronald grabbed his phone from Patrick's hands. ”You are not thinking, Rick. If he is throwing his money and life away, his father would not make him the next in line to lead such a big company. Didn't you see that Max is not a single child? There is another boy next to Max with the same last name as an executive...”
Rick exhaled. ”I underestimated Isaac. I thought that because he has all this, he would allow a man of any financial background to get close to Elizabeth. However, Isaac was calculative. He always was. There is a chance that the Anderson family is richer than Isaac…”
Patrick felt that his ship is sinking. ”Where does that leave us?”
Ronald exhaled and shook his head. ”I don't know, Rick… I don't know…”
Nearby, on the dancefloor…
Mona is dancing with Andrew (aka her date) and trying to improve her mood. Maybe her plot to spend the night with Max failed, but the evening is not completely ruined, Andrew is still here, and she wants to make the most of it.
”Mona…” Mona's mother called. ”We are going home.”
”No. Mona. WE are going home. You included.” Mona's mother said sternly.
”Why, mommy… I want to stay longer.”
”Mona, don't argue with me.”
”I don't want to argue. I am not a child and I am here with Andrew. I will go back later…”
”Now, Mona!” Mona's mother said impatiently.
Mona was embarrassed that her mother is treating her like that in front of Andrew and anyone else who might be watching. ”I'm not leaving without an explanation. What's got into you?”
”What's got into me? Let me tell you a story about a loose woman who waited for the hostess of the party in front of the restroom so that she can steal a certain boyfriend by telling the hostess how she slept with a man. And that loose woman was not lying because about one year ago she slept with him. It was a foursome. Three girls and a man. Sounds familiar?”