Chapter 227


    The colorful and glittering lights shone brightly on the stage, and the music was at the maximum


    volume. It did no noisy amidst the rowdiness. Instead, it appeared to be a refreshing change in the


    environment.


    One could listen attentively as the body and mind moved with the rhythm of the music. All the


    frustrations of the day. longing, entanglements, and emotions were cast away in this ce. The bar hail


    always been a ce where many people sought transient joy.


    The temporary numbness of unpleasant emotions was, in fact, an illusion. Many people understood,


    but they chose to indulge in self-deception


    They were only seeking a brief moment of release and a chance to let go and unwind.


    The VIP seats on the second floor attracted the attention of the people on the first floor. Many of them


    looked up to admire VIPS. Many wished they had a pair of wings and could fly straight to them.


    The four women sat in pairs. Not only were they dressed beautifully, but they also possessed enviable


    looks, figures, and charm.


    However, not everyone was allowed to go up to the second floor. The second-generation heirs on the


    first floor were eager to reach out to them, but s, they seemed unattainable.


    The table was full of fruit wine, non-alcoholic beverages, yogurt, fruits, nuts, and potato chips. The food


    seemed a little out of ce in the bar


    The area did not seem to belong to a bar. Instead, it looked like a movie theater.


    Natalie, dressed in a pair of jeans and a simple shirt, was seatedfortably on the couch. She was


    supporting her head with one hand. She warned Ava. “You can only drink non-alcoholic beverages or


    yogurt.”


    After much cajoling. Joseph finally allowed Ava to go to the bar. Although she was surrounded by


    Joseph’s men, she was still delighted that she coulde out that night. Tim not going to drink any


    alcohol. If I drink any wine, Joseph won’t allow me toe out in the future”


    The yful Ava was already nning for future nights out. Seeing how disciplined Ava was, Natalie did


    not say any further.


    Sherri had not been to a bar for a long time. She scammed the people on the dance floor on the first


    floor and asked Ava. “There is only one bar worth going to, and that is Lathern Club”


    Rose took a sip of the fruit wine and shrugged. “It Cranky Franky can’t even earn money from his


    businesses, he should just disappear from the face of the earth.”


    Sherri was stunned to hear Frank’s nickname. Although she found the nickname to be very apt for him,


    it still sounded strange. “Cranky Franky?”


    “Rose, can I ask you a question? Are you sure he’s your blood brother?”


    Rose said disdainfully. “It can’t be more real than this. I hate to admit this, but he is truly my brother.”


    Sherri sighed. “Hey, why do you change so much after you’ve grown up? I remember that we were


    sitting together in ss, you are veryt Look at your figure now”


    After Sherri finished speaking, she gestured around Rose’s body to illustrate the significant difference


    between now and


    then


    Rose leaned against the couchzily and crossed her legs, eating a cherry tomato. “I need to make the


    ss teacher do some work. Otherwise, he’ll be too bored.”


    Sherri was speechless, thinking. “How did Rosee out with such strange logic?”


    Natalie was very curious as to why Rose despised Frank so much. She was under the impression that


    elder brothers would usually dote on their younger sisters. Both Ava and Sherri had very doting


    brothers. Natalie wondered if she had a misconception about how siblings should behave.


    She wondered if there was any bad blood between Frank and Rose.


    However, it did not seem like there was any grudge between them. Natalie only thought about this for a


    few seconds. She is not a nosy person by nature. She thought, perhaps, everyone had their way of


    getting along.


    Thinking so, Natalie decided not to probe further.


    On the other hand, Ava felt differently. She felt an urge to rify what she wanted to know “Rose, why


    do you dislike your brother so much? Are you not on good terms with him?”


    Rose leaned against the back of the couch and scoffed. How could they possibly be on good terms?


    “Do you know why I call hum Cranky Franky? No doubt he is good-looking, but he has a foul mouth.


    What a pity*


    Rose was amused to see the three of them looking shocked. “Let’s not talk about this fellow anymore.


    We’re here to have fun today, not to get ourselves upset.”


    looked around at the table that was full of food, wondering if Rose wanted to party in the bar or if she


    was having a


    Adept at reaching other people’s feelings. Natalie could sense that Rose did not want to talk about her


    brother


    had many questions in her head. She wanted to ask Rose why she transferred schools and why she


    left for overseas. it was apparent that Sose did not want to talk about such topics, Sherri kept quiet.


    She then thought of asking Ava


    did tothern Chub eather but decided against it. After all, Rose was Frank’s sister


    All the questions were spinning around in her head, but Sherri had no answer. With no outlet for


    release, a nowy person like Sherri teli very suffocated. She was on the verge of depression.


    Ava dad isot expo


    bring her to the bar where she hacked into theputer system thest time She was both


    the identity of her opponent.


    she had to hack mo the bar’sputer system again to force her opponent out.


    sitting beside Ava From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Ava’s scheming gaze and


    mischievous


    aily stopped Ava That’s enough Don’t go overboard Otherwise, you’ll blow your cover.


    ho was eed earlier, suddenly became listless. Pouring, she grumbled. “Can’t I do it onest time? I


    really want to know who this person is Hisputer skills are incredible”


    talie was about to answer when her cell phone rang. She took it out of her pocket. It was a message


    from Trevon. He had sent her a photo of himselt with Jasper


    Is the photo. Jasper was writing with a pencil Trevon had bought him a sketchbook


    atabse did isot know what to say when she saw the photo. Finally, she texted. [He’s only one year old.


    Aren’t you being a little too hasty!]


    Trevon replied (He’s too unrestrained. He has to start learning from a young age.1


    Natalie would feel her head spinning For a split second, she sympathized with Jasper.


    Just as


    about to put her phone away. Trevon sent her another message [Natalie, where are you?]


    quilty Natalie pondered over how to reply to his question. Soon, she sent him an appropriate response


    [Beauty salon] Trevon did not doubt her and texted. Choose the best product for yourself You don’t


    have to worry about saving money.]


    Okay I’m going to have a mask applied on my face now.]


    Trevon did not send any messages after her response.


    When she was putting away her phone. Wa pleaded with her in a serious tone. “Natalie, can I try to


    attack the system one


    Rose became curious when she heard the word “attack” “Ava, did you hack into someone’sputer


    system again?” “Yeah, I round an expert to pit my skills against. He’s really good, but he doesn’t like to


    talk”


    Ava did not tell Rose she had hacked into Lithern Club’sputer system. She was afraid that Frank


    would not y with her if he knew about it. Although she could not find the expert who installed Lithern


    Club’sputer system, she figured


    ok s skills were not too bad


    Ava hoped she could y with him on a regr basis. Hence, she did not want to blow her cover and


    kept it a secret from


    Rose did not probe further and ask whose system Ava hacked into. Since she was giving them a treat,


    she raised her ss of fruit wine as the hostess. “Come, let’s drink to a toast. From now on, we’ll be


    known as the Four Beauties.”


    Natalie’s hand momentarily froze. She was still holding a ss of fruit juice. Her lips soon curled into a


    smile, thinking Rose was such a carefree girl. She was finding joy in every moment and often


    entertained strange thoughts.


    It was no wonder Rose got along so well with Wa. Both of them were equally outspoken and never beat


    around the bush.


    Sherri asked. “May I ask what the Four Beauties mean?


    Rose grinned. “All four of us are very beautiful”


    Pleased with Rose’s reply. Sherri quickly drank a toast with Rose, saying, “That’s the truth. I love this


    group. From now on we’re the Four Beauties is a pity we didn’t have a chance to befriend each other


    when we were young. Now that we’ve met. it’s worth the wait Let’s have another drink!”


    Natalie thought, “Both of you should be sworn sisters. We should set up a ritual for that, and the


    heavens and earth can be


    your witnesses.”


    Ava loved being among friends and was beaming widely. She turned to Natalie “Let’s all drink to a


    toast. From now on, we’re the best of friends”


    Natalie felt like she just fell into a trap, but since they were already on this topic, she did not want to be


    a wet nket. Raising


    her ss, she drank a toast with the three girls. Rose even insisted on taking a big gulp, showing her


    sincerity in their friendship.


    Sherri gulped down the wine in one go. Ava only drank half the ss.


    Fate often yed tricks on people. Indeed, both Sherri and Rose had such simr personalities that


    they must regret not meeting each other earlier.


    The four people upstairs were chattering merrily with each other, wearing a smile on their faces. Natalie


    was more reserved, only giving a faint smile. The other three girls wereughing heartily. Standing


    nearby were a group of inclothes bodyguards


    This scene was witnessed by the man who had walked into Lithern Club. He took out his phone and


    snapped four photos of the group.


    He then strode to the private room on the second floor.


    Soon, the party was disrupted by the man. ncing at the table, he raised his eyebrow. “Is this a tea


    party?”


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    When Natalie saw Frank, she realized her lie to Trevon about being in a beauty salon was about to be


    exposed.


    Rose was half-lying on her side. She folded her arms and looked up. gesturing to Frank. She seemed


    to be inviting him to join them.


    Ava blushed as she looked at the man under the lighting. Dressed in a white t-shirt with a cardigan and


    a pair of dark gray jeans, he was incredibly handsome.


    In Ava’s eyes, he was more dashing than the male leads in the TV drama series


    Frank only wanted to say hello to the girls and take a peek at what they were doing. He said in a low


    voice, “I’m not joining you. Go home early after the party. Don’t drink too much” He then instructed the


    manager standing behind them. “This table is on the house.”


    Frank then strode away without stopping. It seemed he only meant to just say hello to them.


    After Frank left, Sherri mused, “Rose, your brother is really handsome. Why doesn’t he have a


    girlfriend?”


    Rose did not deny that Frank was good-looking. “Look at his mouth. How can anyone like that poker


    face? Anyway, I won’t get a boyfriend like him


    Before Sherri could reply, Ava interjected, “Well, I quite like such a man. I really like this type of man.


    He’s cold and aloof. It gives off a mysterious feeling”


    Ava cupped her face with her hands as she praised Frank. Her gaze was fixed on Frank, who was


    walking further away. She was reluctant to see him leave.


    Sherri and Natalie were stunned.


    Both of them looked at each other and said together in a loud voice, “You like Frank?”


    With a slightly flushed face, Ava took a deep breath and confidently dered to the others, I’m going to


    pursue him.”


    Startled by Ava’s deration, Rose instinctively sprayed all the fruit wine she had just drunk, causing


    the others to quickly dodge out of the way


    “Sorry. I’m sorry. I’m too shocked.”


    Rose quickly took a tissue and cleaned up the mess. Then, she looked across at Ava with her eyes


    wide. Thetter was. wearing a beige, square-necked dress. Her slightly curly hair was tied up in a high


    ponytail. Rose felt wistful, thinking that Joseph was not worthy of such a pure and innocent girl.


    Ava was wearing a different outfit in the morning. With a new outfit, she exuded a different kind of


    charm


    Ava could take on many styles


    Rose wanted to persuade Ava to give up the idea of pursuing Frank. “Ava, is there anything wrong with


    your eyesight? Are you musochistic?”


    Sherri and Natalie also felt that Frank was not suitable for Ava Ava was yful and bubbly, but Frank


    was cold and aloof They did not think Ava would be able to handle such a man.


    The Turner family treated Ava like a princess. They would never allow her to marry Frank and move so


    far away from them. Moreover, Ava was only in Athana for a visit. She was going back to Sapphire City


    soon.


    Ava looked very serious. “Yes, I want to pursue hum.”


    Natalie could feel her head spinning. She did not expect such a response from Ava. She reminded her.


    “Ava, you can only stay in Athana for half a month. Now, you’ve less than half a month left. Why don’t


    you find another man from Sapphire Cay?


    Ava was adamant. She was bent on winning Frank’s heart. “Tm sure I’ll seed after half a month. I


    can conquer Frank.”


    Natalie was curious to know what made Ava so courageous that she was so determined to win Frank


    over in half a month.


    Excited, Roseughed out loud. “Ava, if you can win my brother’s heart, I’ll acknowledge you as my


    sister-inw immediately.”


    Ava was brimming with confidence, making an okay gesture with her hand. “All right. I promise I will win


    his heart before I return to Sapphire City.”


    “Okay. We should make a n tonight. I’ll tell you all about my brother so you know how to please


    him.”


    Rose started teaching Ava how to pursue Frank. Both Natalie and Sherri did not want to listen


    anymore.


    Sherri looked at Natalie. She wanted to know what was happening. Somehow, the tea party had


    transformed into a manhunt operation.


    Ava and Rose faced each other, discussing their n eagerly. Sherri leaned close to Natalie and


    asked, “Aren’t you going to persuade her against it?”


    Natalie frowned, looking helpless. “Do you think I can change her mind now?”


    Sherri sighed. “Love descends upon you in the blink of an eye.”


    Natalie said, “Enough with the literary and cultured act. You don’t measure up.”


    Sherri grinned. After all, Natalie was her best friend and knew her best.


    However, she also wanted to know if Ava would seed, but Natalie must not know what she was


    thinking. That would spell trouble for Sherri