Chapter 406
“I won’t be free that day. Perhaps another time,” J said, her voice calm and devoid of emotion.
She’d just had a bad day and was in no mood to attend a ss reunion.
When J was in college, she hadn’t gotten along with E and the others. She’d been a wallflower,
so it was surprising that they invited her this time.
E’sughter came to an abrupt end and she was suddenly serious. “All our ssmates will be there.
People will notice if you’re the only one absent. Do you want that? It’s not that hard to take one day off.
It’s not every day you get an opportunity like this. Who knows when the next ss reunion will be?”
J bit her lip, deep in thought. “I’ll consider it.”
E noticed that J was in a bad mood, and her tone brightened. “What’s there to think about? You
do sound down in the dumps though; what happened?”
“It’s nothing. I’m fine.” J sighed in frustration. “I’ll go.”
She decided it wasn’t a bad idea to have a get-together. She did want to rx and change her mood.
E’s cheerfulughter on the phone showed how pleased she was. “Wonderful! I’ll see you at Susie’s.”
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After the call disconnected, J kept thinking about the reunion. Maybe meeting her old ssmates
again wasn’t a bad idea.
J had a boring college life, but it was still much better back then than the infighting she was having
now at the Larson Group. Besides, she’d had some bad blood between her and E in college. Meeting
again was a great way to get past it. “I won’t be free that day. Perhaps another time,” J said, her
voice calm and devoid of emotion. She’d just had a bad day and was in no mood to attend a ss
reunion.
J told Ethan about the call from E that night.
“I have some matters to resolve, so I won’t be home early for the next few days, Saturday included.
Don’t worry about me. You can have a good time with your ssmates,” Ethan said, pinching her
cheek. He had a meeting with some foreign partners that day.
J nodded. Although she didn’t pay much attention to it, it was strange that Ethan had suddenly
be quite busy ever since he changed his job under the Lester family’s pressure.
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The day of the ss reunion arrived and J arrived at the restaurant ording to the address which
E had texted to her. A whole year had passed, but it wasn’t like they changed drastically. E was
able to recognize J at first nce.
“J! Over here!” E waved J over to the table where she sat.
E had changed quite a bit. She was now dressed expensively. She even had a Hermes bag sitting on
the table in front of her. She pulled J into the seat beside her and said, “Wow J, you haven’t
changed huh? Your fashion taste is still terrible. Does the Larson Group not pay you well?”
J smiled and stayed quiet. She’d received many messages talking about how E was the one
funding the ss reunion and that she had booked the whole restaurant for the night, even going as far
as paying for everything they would eat and drink.
J told Ethon obout the coll from Ello thot night.
“I hove some motters to resolve, so I won’t be home eorly for the next few doys, Soturdoy included.
Don’t worry obout me. You con hove o good time with your clossmotes,” Ethon soid, pinching her
cheek. He hod o meeting with some foreign portners thot doy.
J nodded. Although she didn’t poy much ottention to it, it wos stronge thot Ethon hod suddenly
be quite busy ever since he chonged his job under the Lester fomily’s pressure.
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The doy of the closs reunion orrived ond J orrived ot the restouront ording to the oddress which
Ello hod texted to her. A whole yeor hod possed, but it wosn’t like they chonged drosticolly. Ello wos
oble to recognize J ot first glonce.
“J! Over here!” Ello woved J over to the toble where she sot.
Ello hod chonged quite o bit. She wos now dressed expensively. She even hod o Hermes bog sitting on
the toble in front of her. She pulled J into the seot beside her ond soid, “Wow J, you hoven’t
chonged huh? Your foshion toste is still terrible. Does the Lorson Group not poy you well?”
J smiled ond stoyed quiet. She’d received mony messoges tolking obout how Ello wos the one
funding the closs reunion ond thot she hod booked the whole restouront for the night, even going os for
os poying for everything they would eot ond drink.
J knew that E’s family wasn’t well-to-do. Back in college, she was even spotted wearing knock-
offs. How was she able to act so generously now?
“E, I heard that your husband runs apany. Isn’t he great?” Several of their old ssmates
surrounded E, buttering her up.
With an unbothered look on her face, E said, “My husband’s grandfather runs thepany. It’s a
family business and now my husband is in charge of it. My husband has been saying that he wants to
start his own business, but his family won’t hear of it. They keep saying he is the only heir. There’s just
so much responsibility on his shoulders.”
“Wow.” Envy filled the voices of those around her. “Isn’t it better to have a family business to inherit?
Starting a new business is risky!”
“You’re so lucky! It’s such a surprise! You got married quickly after graduation, so while we were
struggling to get jobs, you were already a rich housewife!”
E smirked slightly, raising her chin proudly. Turning to J, amusement colored her tone. “How
about you, J? How are you doing? You’re married as well, aren’t you?”