Chapter 949 - White corp. annual meeting (1) (1/2)

~ Los Angeles, White corp. annual meeting ~

Thursday, October 24, 2:02 PM

The venue used for White corp. annual meeting is a coliseum which is an outdoor sports stadium.

Expansive stage is on the ground level, and seats are circling it with each row going higher with VIP lounges suspended all the way on the top.

There is more than ten thousand attendees present (in person), and more than a hundred thousand people are watching live stream.

Three MCs are on the stage, firing up the audience by announcing all the famous bands and celebrities which will come to entertain them in-between presentations. The MCs are members of a popular boy band and a lot of young female (and some male) employees are screaming at every move the MCs are making (and they are moving a lot).

Sarah and Aiden entered the VIP lounge which is located above all 'regular seats' .

From the open side (enclosed in the glass) which is facing the venue, the VIP lounge provides a great view of the venue, including the seats and the stage below.

VIP lounge offers comfortable seating, an open bar and a huge TV screen which streams live whatever is happening on the stage.

Sarah's attention got drawn to the corner of the VIP lounge where the bags with freebies are located. She slowly inched toward that corner while greeting people on her way.

Sophia, Felix, Bridgette, and Elanor are on the oversized sofa which can easily fit more than twelve people. They are talking about Sophia's pregnancy. Both Bridgette and Elanor lit up when they heard that Sophia and Felix still didn't decide on a name. That means two of them can make suggestions!

Oscar and Steve are seated at the bar and engaged in a discussion while looking at the data on the laptop, probably something related to today's event.

JoAnna and Jeff are standing almost at the middle of the room. She is fixing Jeff's necktie.

”Shouldn't you be down there?”, Aiden asked Jeff. He knows that after MC's are done with introductions, Jeff is the one who should be on the stage to start up the event.

”Yes. I'm going in a minute.”, Jeff responded to Aiden and turned to JoAnna. ”Thank you for your help. I don't know how I would do it without you.”, he pulled JoAnna into his embrace and kissed her.

”Hmph!”, Oscar grumbled from the side. ”Ungrateful.”

”Let him be.”, Elanor reminded Oscar.

”How can I let him be?”, Oscar complained. ”I'm working on this for weeks while he is enjoying his life! Did I get a thank you? Is it possible that we are responsible for raising such an ungrateful child?”

Oscar looked at Jeff and his eyes widened in horror. He leaped off from the barstool and took a step back at the sight of Jeff walking toward him with arms extended for a hug and lips puckered, ready for a kiss.

”What are you doing?”, Oscar was outraged.

”You wanted a 'thank you' .”, Jeff explained. ”This is how I say my thanks…” Jeff puckered his lips again and made another step toward Oscar.

”You...! I don't want your thanks!”, Oscar screamed while backing away from Jeff. How can his son be this shameless? Is this even his son?

Jeff slowly lowered his arms while his puckered lips shifted to a pout.