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Chapter 1520
"What's going on? Your parents are also here for the Riddle family dinner?" Harvey asked, the strange feeling in his
gut growing heavier by the second.
At that point, he began wondering what had happened to Nicole. What did she do to draw so many figures of
influence here?
"Oh, Nicole got involved in a pretty significant matter. Of course, it makes sense that we should be here! It's not just
the Bradford family. Look at the whole place. All ten of the families are here in full. Even the ones that did not
bother to join us had sent their representatives over. I heard that there are still large families whose
representatives are rushing over now. This time around, the Riddle family must be enjoying the prestige." Edwin
mused as he scanned the surroundings.
Quietly, he was thinking, 'Luckily, I got to know Nicole before this. We are now considered as friends. I would be
able to share in her prestige as well.' "What happened to Nicole?" Harvey queried, feeling a lot more uncomfortable
about it as Edwin did know about it too.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, it was a long story, which had begun with the legends shared between all of the ancient families long ago.
For someone like Edwin, who was not particularly good at expressing himself, he did not know where to begin. "You
don't know about it? In that case, just wait for the dinner to begin. Soon, you'll understand why these people are
here for Nicole."
Hearing that the crowd was here for Nicole, a dull feeling began to set in for Harvey.
'Previously, when Nicole left the country in a hurry. I've already felt that something strange was going on. And now,
we have so many powerful families gathering here in packs. What on earth is going on?' he wondered.
At that moment, the Finley family arrived as well. The two brothers, Gary and Ryder, accompanied their parents
and strolled into the garden. They were all stunned when they saw the crowd.
Ryder's face darkened, and he asked Gary, "Didn't you join the Math Olympiad with Nicole before this? How is your
relationship with her?"
Gary shot his brother a glance. "Why are you asking me such questions too?" "Someone else has also asked you
this?" Ryder asked, feeling a little embarrassed,
Gary looked at his parents, who were already socializing with the people around them. "Mum and dad, they've been
asking me about it since two days back. What happened? Why are there so many powerful families here visiting the
Riddle family? What does this have to do with Nicole?"
Aside from helping his brother with the management of the company, the only other thing that was bothering Gary
was
Nicole. It was a pity that he had never gotten a good reason to contact her.
However, he had still not managed to contain his urge of wanting to meet her in person. Such was why he had
shown up at the dinner event. Even if she was engaged, he still could not help but think about her.
Yet, there was something strange about Ryder and his parents.
Ryder knew all too well that Gary had been suffering bouts of depression as of recent, and was in a bad mood.
Therefore, Ryder had not informed Gary of anything pertaining to the family. "Never mind, it's nothing. Judging by
your reaction, I guess you have a neutral relationship with her."
Ryder's words pierced Gary like an invisible stake through the heart at once.
"You..."
Just as Gary was about to make a scene, Ryder saw his classmate and quickly stopped him in his tracks. "There’s a
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmpretty lady I need to meet. I'll excuse myself."
Gary could only contain the sadness within. He walked to the wine table in forlorn fashion, grabbed a glass of wine,
and began to drink.
It was then that Nicole, who had just walked out of the house, saw Gary. She was incredibly surprised to see him, so
she quickly approached him.
However, Gary was not in the mood to talk to her. "Go away."
Although Nicole seemed to be embarrassed, she still walked over and pestered him, being her usual annoying self.
But for Karen, she felt at ease seeing her two daughters hanging out with their sweethearts.
Unable to hold it in any longer, she turned around and asked her husband, "Dear, what is going on? The family
suddenly decided to host a dinner and those who are present are all figures of prestige. It seems rather strange,
given the fact that they had never wanted to be here, even when they were invited. Some of these people are
strangers to us, but judging from their outfits, they seem to be members of certain powerful families too. What is
going on?"
Dillon drank a sip of wine as he sized them up as well. "I’m not sure what is going on either, but I took a look at the
list of gifts moments ago. Most of them were addressed to Nicole..." "What? Nicole?" she asked.
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