Chapter 102 Cocktail Party


    The Hayes Group in San Fetillo was regarded as a high-standingpany. Their 10th Anniversary


    Appreciation Cocktail Party was definitely held in a grand manner. Edric, who would definitely be invited


    to the party, would not miss it.


    The venue was Shangri-La Hotel, which belonged to the White family. As long as he greeted Nathan,


    things would fall into ce. This time, Jordan wanted to let Edric know how powerful he was.


    At the same time, Edric received the Hayes Group''s invitation to attend the appreciation party.


    However, he was reluctant to attend it as Jordan would definitely be present at that party. When he


    thought about Jordan and Irene attending the party together, he felt upset.


    John was not aware that Edric was upset and asked him softly, "Mr. Myers, do you want me to inform


    Miss Cook?"


    Edric did not want to show up with Lily at all, but it was not justifiable to not bring her along to such a


    big asion. After all, they were engaged. He sighed heavily. "Okay, call her."


    At seven o''clock in the evening, Jordan took Irene''s hand as they entered the banquet hall. Irene wore


    an off-shoulder minidress. Her long hair was tied behind her head; her slender and fair legs attracted


    the attention of countless people.


    Edric stared at Jordan as he appeared with Irene, his arm around her waist. As soon as Jordan came


    in, his eyes scanned the hall for Edric.


    When he saw Edric and Lily, he smiled menacingly. He lowered his voice and whispered in Irene''s ear,


    "I have prepared a generous gift for Edric tonight. I hope he will be happy about it."


    "What do you n on doing?" Irene asked curiously.


    "Don''t you think that tonight is the perfect opportunity?" Jordan winked at Irene.


    "Tonight?" Irene immediately understood what Jordan was hinting. She lowered her voice and said,


    "His fiancee is here; it might not be a good idea."


    "Don''t worry, I have made all the arrangements!" Jordan said as he walked toward Edric with Irene. The


    two of them greeted each other politely, as if they never had any issues between them.


    Lily wore a long dress. She was tall and slim, and the dress fully outlined her sensuality. Jordan''s sly


    eyes swept over Lily several times before he said with a faint smile, "Can we expect good news from


    Mr. Myers and Miss Cook soon?"


    Jordan did it on purpose. Edric subconsciously looked at Irene. Irene''s face was full of smiles, and any


    unhappiness was not apparent at all. His heart tightened a little, and he nodded his head.


    "Don''t forget to send an invitation card to us when the timees," Jordan added before he saw


    Edric''s gaze on Irene.


    "We''ll definitely invite you, Mr. Reed," Lily replied with a beam.


    At that moment, some people who knew them stepped in. Jordan stopped their conversation and


    warmly chatted with the others. The third son of the Hayes family, Edward Hayes, also came with a


    female celebrity.


    Edward had a good rtionship with Jordan, and he managed to catch some of Jordan''s conversations


    with Edric and Lily a while ago. He interrupted, saying, "Mr. Myers and Miss Cook will soon be


    celebrating a baby I suppose. Jordan, you should do the same. Hurry up and propose to Miss Nelson


    before she''s taken by someone else."


    "Isn''t she safely in my arms now?" Jordan held Irene''s waist tightly and looked at Edric, challenging


    him. Although Edric had a faint smile on his face, he wanted nothing more than to tear Jordan''s grip on


    Irene.


    A waiter came over with a few sses of wine. Jordan reached out and took two sses of wine; one


    for Irene, and one for himself. Edric also reached out to take two sses, and handed one to Lily. At


    that moment, the waiter suddenly lost his footing and fell to the ground. The wine in the sses on the


    tray sshed onto Edric and Lily.


    Lily had been sshed with wine on her head and face. Even her hair was wet, too. The white dress


    was dyed red; Lily looked rather startled. Edric was slightly better, but the suit he wore was stained with


    wine, too. His face flushed with slight vexation, but he did not lose his temper due to the asion.


    Jordan heard the sound and turned around. He looked at the scene gloatingly. Edward''s expression


    changed; he red at the waiter and barked, "What are you doing? Why did you make such a mess?"


    The manager of the hotel came over in a hurry and apologized to Edric. "I''m very sorry, Mr. Myers!"


    Jordan drawled, "Apologies don''t fix anything. Look at what happened to Miss Cook!"


    Lily felt extremely embarrassed, being the centre of attention with so many people staring. She did not


    want to stay at the party at all. Thus, she looked at Edric, saying, "Edric..." She meant to ask him to


    send her home.


    Edward was also irate, but his anger could not change anything. Edric was of special status. He could


    not leave right away just like that, when he had just arrived. Edward looked at Jordan and asked,


    "Jordan, do you have any spare clothes for Mr. Myers?"


    Everyone knew that Jordan''s car contained many suits. The main point was that he was about the


    same size as Edric. Jordan giggled at Edward''s question.


    "Yes, I just bought a suit a few days ago and ced it in my car. If you don''t mind, Mr. Myers, you can


    change into it." Then, he took a meaningful look at Lily.


    "I also have a dress in my car. If you don''t mind, Miss Cook, you can change into it as well! I just don''t


    know if it fits you or not."


    The spare dress in Jordan''s car must have been prepared for young celebrities. Lily certainly would not


    allow herself to wear them given her prestigious status. Hence, she refused his offer, "Thank you for


    your kindness, Mr. Reed. I''d better go home and change."


    Edward apologized repeatedly and asked the driver to send Lily home. Since Edward had taken the


    initiative to find a recement suit for Edric, Edric had to let this one slide to spare Edward the


    embarrassment. However, he couldn''t help feeling the waiter''s behavior was a little strange.


    Edric looked at Jordan''s mischievous face, being quite sure that Jordan had done it on purpose. He


    wanted to know what Jordan intended to do. Therefore, he chose not to leave the party, but change


    into Jordan''s suit instead.


    The party continued. Edric changed his clothes and returned to the party. Edward came to toast him


    and said some words of apology. It would be inappropriate for Edric to reject Edward, therefore he


    downed a ss of wine.


    Later, he turned all the toasts down with the excuse that he had a really bad gastritis. Most of the


    people who attended the party knew that Edric was not lying about it, therefore no one else tried to


    offer any more drinks to him. However, Jordan ignored this. He smiled and walked to Edric with a ss


    of wine in his hand. "It''s a joyous asion today. I would like to propose a toast to you, Mr. Myers."


    Edric did not take the wine ss from Jordan''s hand, but looked at thetter coldly. "What are you so


    happy about, Mr. Reed?"


    "Are you sure you want to know about it, Mr. Myers?" Jordan sat down beside Edric. "I''m happy that


    you and Miss Cook are going to marry soon!"


    "Mr. Reed, you and I are merely friends. I don''t understand why you are so happy about it," Edric


    replied.


    "I''ll tell you the reason since you don''t understand." Jordan was still smiling. "After you and Miss Cook


    get married, we will be rtives. Aren''t I supposed to be happy for my rtive?"


    "Mr. Reed, you must have drank too much." Edric naturally knew what that so-called ''rtive'' meant.


    His face sank at once. "As far as I know, you have nothing to do with the Cook family. I don''t know why


    you would think that we would soon be rtives."


    "Oh, you! Can''t you understand such simple reasoning? Although Miss Cook is the child of a mistress,


    she is still technically Mr. Cook''s daughter. Although Irene does not admit that, Irene is her elder sister


    in blood. You are Lily''s man, and I am Irene''s boyfriend. So, that makes me your brother-inw."


    "Jordan, shut up your trap!" Edric red at Jordan fiercely.


    "It''s fine if you don''t want to take this toast from me. Why are you losing your temper?" Saying that,


    Irene came over. "What''s wrong with you?"


    "I was congratting Mr. Myers and Miss Cook who are about to get married. But Mr. Myers seemed


    displeased."


    "You must have put your foot in your mouth." Irene took the wine ss from Jordan''s hand. "Mr. Myers,


    please do not mind Jordan. You and Miss Cook are going to be married soon. I have not congratted


    you yet. This ss of wine is my toast to you."


    Irene handed the wine to Edric, but Edric did not take it. He merely stared at Irene. Irene looked at him


    and giggled. "I wish you and Miss Cook a lifetime of love and happiness!"


    Edric''s lips curved up slightly. He reached out and took the ss from Irene''s hand. "I ept your


    blessings. Thank you very much, Miss Nelson!" Then, he raised his head and drank the wine in his


    hand.


    After Edric finished drinking, Irene and Jordan looked at each other with joy in their eyes. Edric waved


    his hand and a waiter came over with another ss of wine. Edric took it from the waiter and handed it


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    to Jordan. "Mr. Reed, I was wrong earlier to not ept your toast. Please take this as an apology!"


    "You''re too straightced!" Jordan took the wine ss and clinked it with Edric''s. Then, he drank it all in


    one gulp, showing Edric the bottom of the ss. Edric did not say much and drank up the wine that he


    was holding as well.


    "Thank you, Mr. Myers. We''ll be heading over there now." Jordan put down the ss and put his arm


    around Irene''s waist as they left.


    Edric watched Jordan and Irene leave with no expression on his face. After a while, he suddenly felt


    dizzy and fell on the sofa in the hall. A waiter came over and asked, "Sir, are you alright?"


    A familiar voice rang out, "Mr. Myers must have drank too much. Please send him upstairs to rest.


    Here, the ess card!"


    Someone helped Edric up to a guest room. Jordan winked at Irene, indicating that all had gone to n.


    Irene smiled gratefully at him and said, "Thank you for your hard work! You''ve drank a lot of wine


    tonight. Do you want to go to the guest room to rest as well?"


    "There''s no need! I won''t get drunk even if I drink a thousand sses!" Suddenly, Jordan covered his


    abdomen and said with a pained look, "I''m going to the washroom."


    Jordan was inside for a long time before he came out, covering his stomach. "How are you?" Irene


    asked with concern.


    "I... I''m having diarrhea." Jordan could not look Irene in the eye.


    "Is it serious?" Irene reached out and held onto him.


    "It is." After that, he let go of Irene''s hand and ran into the stall again.


    A few minutester, he came out with his hands on his stomach. He scurried a few steps to Irene''s side


    and rushed back inside again. Irene was very anxious when she saw him in such a state. She


    immediately called David and asked him to send Jordan to the hospital as soon as possible.


    Jordan was not willing to leave; he had wanted to wait to execute the n personally, but he was


    already exhausted. David was worried about Jordan''s condition and forced him to the hospital. When


    he left, David handed Irene an ess card. "This is the card for the next room. You can go to the next


    room and wait. Someone will update you soon. I will send Mr. Reed to the hospital first. Please call me


    if anything happens."


    Irene took the card and went upstairs to the room. When Edric went to change his suit earlier, Jordan


    had told her that the wine that was given to Edric earlier was spiked.


    After Edric fainted, someone would send him into the guest room. In the guest room, a beautiful woman


    would be waiting for him. After Edric and the woman had intercourse, the woman would inform them


    about it. And then, Jordan would go to the room to collect his sperm.


    However, Jordan''s diarrhea was not part of the n. Irene was very nervous, being alone. She did not


    know what the situation next door was like. But, once Edric had passed out, she thought that he had


    yedpletely into their hands, with no way to escape.


    Irene waited in the room for a long time, but the said woman did not contact her. She knew clearly that


    Edric had a lot of stamina, therefore she waited patiently for another half an hour. Then she got up,


    opened the door and went out.


    Edric''s room was next to hers. Irene tiptoed over and ced her ears close to the door to listen. She


    did not hear any unusual soundsing from the room. Was the woman too tired that she fell asleep?


    She thought about the past, when she was often ravaged by Edric and ended up fainting. She became


    more convinced that the woman inside had fainted.


    She could not wait any longer. Although sperm could live for a long period of time, in order to make


    sure it was an absolute sess, she had to get her hands on it as soon as possible and send it to the


    hospital. Therefore, Irene gently knocked twice on the door.


    As she knocked on the door, the door was opened at once. Before Irene could see the situation inside


    clearly, her mouth was immediately covered by a person''s palm. She smelled a faint fragrance and


    immediately lost consciousness.