After Kayden left, Jerome and his personal butler sat down in the office. Jerome was drenched in cold sweat. It was incredible to him that he was able to meet that man.
The butler saw him being really nervous and asked, “Sir, who exactly is that man? Why did you show him so much respect?”
Jerome looked at the butler and asked, “Do you remember the man I told you about? The one whose mere name could make even the most vicious criminals kill themselves?”
“Was that him?” The butler was also quite surprised. “How did he end up in a small place like Hiphia?”
Jerome thought for a moment and said, “From what I know, he is the Adams family’s live-in son-in-law now.”
“This… this can’t be true,” the butler said, doubting the reality. How could someone like him be a live-in son-in-law?
Jerome didn’t say anything, as he didn’t understand the situation, either.
“Sir, should we send a gift to the Adams family?” the butler asked.
Jerome waved his hand and said, “No need. People like him doesn’t need your intentional flattery. Excessive flattery will only be annoying.”
In the evening, Georgia and Kayden arrived at the wedding of her classmate. Her classmate’s family was very wealthy and had rented the entire Imperial Hotel for the wedding. This five-star hotel was one of the top venues in Hiphia.
Georgia looked very beautiful today. Although the dress she was wearing was old-fashioned, she still looked radiant. These few years, she had been working all the time and never had a chance to wear a gown like this.
This black chiffon gown was purchased when her grandfather was still alive and hadn’t been worn since he passed away. Kayden chose this for her to wear again. And it fitted her perfectly, highlighting her beautiful figure.
Around her neck was the pendant Kayden gave her. Though it was a replica, it was so lifelike that when Georgia first saw it, she couldn’t help but marvel at how realistic replicas could be these days. The phoenixes around the edge and the red dragon inside looked all incredibly realistic.
But even though very realistic, Georgia still could tell that it was only a replica worth only a few thousand, because Kayden didn’t have the money to buy the real one. But it was given to her by Kayden, so Georgia still wore it even if it was just a replica.
They sat in a desolate corner of the venue, where people would hardly notice them at first glance. Georgia had repeatedly warned Kayden to not speak out of turn at a place like this.
Kayden had already embarrassed himself many times, so Georgia was worried he might say something inappropriate again.
“I never expect to still be able to get together with all of my old classmates and eat together after so many years. It is truly rare!” said Theo Foster, the young master of the Foster Group.
The Foster Group was quite powerful in Hiphia, with assets worth several billion.
“By the way, I heard Miss Ford has just returned from studying abroad. Are you planning to stay here in Hiphia, or are you going abroad again?” Theo asked, looking friendly at a girl in a white dress next to him.
The girl was very pretty, clearly someone who had been pampered her entire life. She was Karis Ford, the cherished daughter of the Ford family, one of Hiphia’s most prestigious families.
She was also one of the four beauties of the time.
“Miss Ford has become even more beautiful. Truly deserving of being one of the four beauties of our school,” said a short man at the table. He was Jay Lloyd, one of Karis’ former suitors.
“Not only that, but Miss Ford has also become more elegant, a perfect combination of our traditional charm and foreign influences.”
Karis smiled and intentionally touched the pendant hanging around her neck.
The pendant was a red gem encased with a jade, with the jade carved into two phoenixes and a faint dragon visible within the gem. Her gesture soon drew a lot of attention.
“That… isn’t that the Double Phoenix Plays with Dragon Pearl?” Theo, who had seen more stuff, exclaimed in surprise when he saw the pendant.
“The Double Phoenix Plays with Dragon Pearl?” A man at the table adjusted his glasses and asked, he looked quite knowledgeable. “Weren’t there only two of that in the world? I saw on TV that one is in a museum abroad, auctioned for a sky-high price of 100 million dollars a few years ago. The other is lost somewhere in our country, no one knows where it went. Could this be the only one?”
This man was Frankie Rivera, an archaeology graduate with a family in the jewelry business. His work in archaeology had led to numerous discoveries of rare treasures. Maybe it was really in his genes.
Karis lifted the pendant and said, “Yes, my boyfriend, Blaise Harris, bought this for me at an auction abroad for 100 million. I think it suits my temperament perfectly.”
“Right, let me introduce my boyfriend to everyone, this is Blaise Harris! We met while studying abroad, and his family owns a mine. They’ve even expanded their mining business overseas.”
As she spoke, Karis proudly put her arm around a tall, refined-looking man. His attire was high-class, clearly indicating a wealthy background.
“As long as you like it, I can get you anything, let alone a mere 100-million-dollar stuff,” Blaise Harris showed off in front of everyone, his face beaming with pride.
“Wow! I’m so jealous! A boyfriend with a family that owns a mine. But only someone like this would be worthy of our Miss Ford. I will find a boyfriend like that too in the future.”
100 million! These words made Georgia very uncomfortable. She took her pendant and tried to hide it in her clothes at once. So embarrassing! Kayden just bought a pendant replica randomly. What were the chances that it’s the replica of the one owned by Miss Ford!
“Hey!” Despite Georgia’s quick actions, Theo still saw her. “Georgia, what’s that pendant around your neck? It looks exactly like Miss Ford’s.”
“Ha!” Jay said, looking at Georgia, “If you hadn’t pointed it out, I wouldn’t even have noticed that Georgia was here. By the way, isn’t the dress she’s wearing from three years ago? It’s quite outdated now, isn’t it?”