Chapter 199


    At 7 p.m., the sky over Northfield wasn’tpletely dark yet. The horizon where it met the ocean was a


    deep shade of blue, like a beautiful, mysterious sapphire.


    On the beach.


    A 20–meter–long table was full of all kinds of goodies, with a BBQ and buffet area on one side.


    Lucian’s invited friends were arriving and taking their seats, among them were hotshots from the


    business world and celebs from the entertainment industry.


    At this moment, everyone was dressed to the nines, chit–chatting and goofing around.


    Penelope picked up a ss of champagne in front of her and took a sip Lucian nced at her and


    reminded her, “Don’t drink too much”


    Vivian teased, “Penelope, you are so lucky, Lucian treats you like a queen.”


    Susan chimed in, “Yes, Penelope, we’re all green with envy that younded such a great fiancée”


    Under the sea breeze, Penelope’s cheeks turned a slight pink. She shyly nced at Lucian, who gave


    her hand a gentle pat..


    At this point, Jason looked at his watch. It was already half past seven. He was about to leave when


    Kami stopped him and asked, “Where are you off to?”


    “I’m going to check on Allison; she’s taking forever”


    “Just give her a call, I bet you’re just using this as an excuse to go see her


    Jason passed Kami a piece of cake and asked, “Here, have this He didn’t feel awkward being called


    out, everyone in the Lindbergh family knew he had a thing for Allison. Kami took a bite of the cake


    and chatted with friends nearby. She started to feel a bit bored. Aidan, who had mobility issues, didn’t


    make it to the party. He wasn’t really into these shindigs


    But Aidan promised to go on a trip with her, and that made Kami pretty excited.


    She took out her phone, adjusted the filter, and snapped some selfies to send to Aidan. But after


    waiting for a while, there was no reply, and Kami felt a bit down.


    “Let’s y a game Since we’re all friends here, why do y something fun? I have a deck of cards


    here. I’ll put a pair of Ace of Hearts in it. Anyone who draws them will have to kiss for two minutes. How


    about it?”


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    “Wow, that’s quite a spicy game.”


    “Indeed.”


    “That’s exactly what we need–a spicy game. This in party is too dull, I’m all for this game!”


    Most of them were young folks, so the majority agreed.


    Nathalie cleared the table and took out a special deck of cards from her bag. Everyone started drawing,


    most participated; only a few were too chicken due to the spiciness of the game. But eventually, they


    joined in too. Soon all the cards were drawn, leaving only one on the table.


    “There’s one left, someone pointed out.


    “Where’s Jason? Let’s leave it for him.”


    “Jason went to find Allison.”


    With one card left, the game couldn’t go on. Someone suggested, “Should we just ditch this one?”


    “But what if this is the crucial card?”


    Just as they were debating, someone looked up and saw a light blue figure slowly approaching, and


    she immediately shouted.


    “Hey someone’sing!”


    Everyone looked in that direction.


    As the figure got closer, a socialite whispered, ‘She looks a bit like Penelope.”


    “She does, but I prefer her look, a guy responded, and then asked the person next to him, “Who is


    she? She’s gorgeous. Howe I’ve never seen her before?”