Chapter 80 - Verrills Birthday Party (Part 2) (2/2)

I had no idea what Verrill's family business was, but according to Kaiden during one of my chats with him, their fathers were business partners. Same thing for Callan as well. That was how they all became childhood friends—since their parents were friends too. Ma, Zhong, Wang—they were known as the ”Golden Trio” or the ”Sleeping Giants” of the business world. The Ma family was on top, followed by the Zhong and Wang family.

Looking at the guests, I felt a bit out of place. These were all important people, and I was just a normal one. Hmm… but then again, Mr. and Mrs. Ma had been so kind to us. Maybe rich people weren't really like those in dramas—all snobbish and bullies of the weak and poor. There were some, yes, but not all. It was unfair of me to judge them just by their looks when I myself hated that.

And so, the party started. Verrill greeted all the guests that came. His parents, whom we introduced ourselves to earlier and kindly greeted us back, helped Verrill in welcoming the guests. Verrill had two younger brothers. The five of them, greeting guests, looked so nice together. They were the picture of a happy family. Must be where Verrill got all of his good manners. Good parenting was a really, really important factor to a child's growth and development.

After that, the ceremony started. Well-known performers entertained us by singing and dancing, and playing the instruments on stage. Everyone was free to dance or chat amongst themselves, and socialize. Something Hora and I weren't that good at. Thankfully, we were peacefully left alone since the young heirs were dragged to greet other guests, so we just headed outside to get some fresh air.

”Sena, look! We can feed the fish!” Hora excitedly said when she saw a small table near the huge pond with canisters filled with fish food. ”I wanna feed them!”

”Ha-ha-ha-ha! Okay. Let's do that.”

We sat on the couch beside the small table and started feeding the koi fish.

”We're such introverts aren't we, Hora?”

”Yes. We don't belong in parties,” Hora nodded. ”I'd rather read inside a library or watch movies.”

”Pft! Ha-ha-ha! Me, too! But we can't. This is Verrill's birthday after all. And he's a friend. But honestly, this looks more like a business gathering or event, rather than a birthday celebration.”

”I know, right? When we celebrate, we throw parties, too. But not as formal as this one. We can goof off and do anything we want!”

”By anything you want, you mean taking refuge to my bedroom and reading my books or watching kdrama or listening to music, right?”

Hora chuckled. ”Yes. That one. I'd prefer that anytime over talking to people.”

”No way. You talk to people better than I do.”

”Uuuhh… I think this won't end until someone concedes.”

”Ha-ha-ha! You're right. Okay. Then we're just both introverts.”

We laughed and chatted nonsense while feeding the fishes. Hora took great pictures of the surrounding as well. That was another one of her many talents. As we were enjoying ourselves. Mrs. Ma suddenly came to us. As to why she came, we had no idea.