Chapter 846 A Business Trip To C Ind
After dinner, Michelle''s aunt invited them to stay for two more days.
Emma also stayed. She and Michelle had been busy with their careers, and rarely had the chance
to talk. If they slept in the same bed, they would have all the time in the world to talk and catch up.
Michelle was tempted to stay, but she had to leave to prepare for a business trip the following day.
"It''s the third day of the New Year tomorrow, yet you''re going to work already?" James said with a
cluck of his tongue. "Why is yourpany so inhumane? Where are you going, anyway? Stay the
night and keep my wifepany. I''ll just take you wherever you need to go tomorrow."
Emma held her hand and tried to persuade her, too. "Yes, we''ll drive you there tomorrow."
It suddenly urred to Michelle that she didn''t know where she was going.
After hesitating a while, she simply shrugged helplessly. "Cara''s picking me up tomorrow morning.
I forgot to ask where we''re going," she said sheepishly.
The others stared at her as if she was crazy.
Michelle was also at a loss. She smiled awkwardly and tried to exin herself. "Cara was supposed
to take my colleague, but then he needed to deal with something, so I have to fill in for him."
"Do you have a choice?" James asked.
Michelle shook her head guiltily. "Well, I volunteered."
James looked at her incredulously. "Why?"
"I''ll get holiday pay." Michelle''s eyes lit up. "It''s a lot of money."
Hearing this, James didn''t know what to say, whereas Emma couldn''t help butugh. "Why, you
greedy girl! I never knew you were obsessed with money!"
"I''m a different person now." Michelle chuckled.
When she got home, she went straight to pack her things with ine''s help. The suitcase could only
carry two or three thick winter pieces, so she found a second suitcase for her regr clothes.
The following morning, Caroline''s car pulled into the driveway. Eyeing Michelle''s two suitcases
dubiously, she looked like she wanted to say something but kept quiet on second thought. Just as
Michelle was fastening her seat belt, Caroline asked, "Did you bring an ID? Also, I hope you brought
your passport."
Michelle paused.
"Passport? Why do I have to bring my passport?" Caroline looked at her in disbelief. "Mimi, didn''t
you read the message I sent you?"
Without hesitation, Michelle answered, "Yes."
"Then, why didn''t you bring your passport?" Caroline''s intuition told her that Michelle probably didn''t
see the message she sent her.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to keep calm. Through gritted teeth, she said,
"Mimi, we''re going abroad. How will you get on the ne without a passport?"
"What?" Michelle''s jaw dropped. She didn''t read any message about going abroad.
Caroline snapped. "Just go and get your passport!"
"Okay, okay, I''ll get it right now." Michelle unfastened her seat belt and rushed back into the house.
When ine found out her daughter was going out of the country, she asked her to take good care
of herself.
When Michelle got back in the car, they were already runningte for their flight.
Caroline stepped on the gas and drove off at full speed all the way to the airport.
When they were lugging their suitcases into the waiting hall, they heard their names being paged.
They hurriedly checked in and got on the ne. When they were finally settled in their seats,
Michelle heaved a sigh of relief.
"Good thing we didn''t miss our flight." Michelle grinned at Caroline. "Thanks for reminding me about
my passport. What if I left it? What a nightmare!"
Caroline just gave her a reproachful nce and muttered, "Don''t forget next time."
"Cara, where are we going, anyway?" She had been so preupied that she didn''t get to ask until
now.
Caroline tucked her passport in her bag and said briskly, "C Ind. It''s the richest ind in the world
with the smallest poption. We''ve been hired to shoot a promotional video for the international
movie star, Selena."
But Michelle had stopped listening after she heard the words "C Ind."
Caroline didn''t notice the overjoyed look on her face. She simply looked straight ahead and
continued, "C Ind is a really nice ce. Many international movie stars came from there. Anne,
the queen of C Ind, used to be an international movie star, too. I heard that Selena knows the
prince. I don''t know if she will be the next queen."
As Michelle wasn''t responding, Caroline turned to look at her. That was when she saw the joy in her
eyes, as though she was about to be reunited with her sweetheart.
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"Mimi!" Caroline called out her name, but she didn''t respond. She had to pat her on the shoulder to
grab her attention. "What are you thinking about?"
"What?" Michelle snapped out of her fantasies. "Oh. Cara, thank you so much. And Gray. I need to
thank Gray!"
She took out her mobile phone but then quickly realized she was on a ne, so she put it back. She
made a mental note to thank Gray as soon as theynded.
Confused by her reaction, Caroline squinted at her. "What made you so happy?"
"Hmm..." After thinking for a while, Michelle just smiled at her mysteriously. "Secret."
"It''s a secret? Alright then." Caroline didn''t like to pry.
Oh, except for Tim. Tim was the exception.
"You''ll know when we arrive," Michelle said cryptically. Her eyes were full of expectation. Caroline
didn''t know what she was thinking, but her good mood was infectious. Despite the stressful
morning, she couldn''t help but smile.
When the nended, Michelle took a deep breath of the C Ind air. It smelled faintly of salt,
carried in by the sea breeze.
After all, C Ind was surrounded by the sea. The sun shone brightly even in the wintertime. The
weather was neither cold nor hot, but just right.
The buildings were exquisite, flowers bloomed everywhere, andzy cats nestled in the arms of
their owners. Passers-by were all wearingfortable yet fashionable clothes.
Everywhere she looked, Michelle saw something interesting.
''C Ind is a quiet and beautiful ce, '' she thought to herself. ''No wonder Nini and Leon are as
good-looking as they are—everything here is good-looking!''
Selena sent her assistant to pick them up. The first thing they needed to do after settling into
Selena''s mansion was to sleep off the jetg.
Caroline slept soundly, but Michelley in bed, wide awake. She sent Gray a quick but sincere
thank-you message, which confused him.
Then, she sent a message to Lydia to congratte her. Michelle told her parents that she had
arrived at their destination safely, but she didn''t dare mention C Ind. Fortunately, her parents
didn''t ask her too many questions and just repeatedly told her to take good care of herself.
She wanted to tell Leon the good news, but she held herself back. She wanted to surprise him, so
she just informed him that it wasn''t convenient to talk on the phone for the time being.
After all, it was a long journey. No matter how excited Michelle was, she eventually fell asleep.
The next time she opened her eyes, it was morning. Rays of sunshine streamed into the bedroom
from the curtain seams. It was another sunny day on C Ind.
Shortly after getting up, they were informed that their schedule was changed because Selena was
going to attend a grand banquet held by the royal family.
Selena''s exclusive stylist was picking out an outfit for her while she chatted on the phone, trying to
pull some strings to get two more invitations.
Michelle stood there nervously yet expectantly. She watched Selena''s lips move intently, but she
couldn''t lip read. Ten minutes had passed and there was still no verdict.
She felt as though she was going to burst from anxiety. Obviously, she wanted to go to the banquet
in the hopes of running into Leon and surprising him.
She didn''t know that it was extremely rare for ordinary people like her to see Leon until she arrived
at C Ind. Case in point, even the internationally famous Selena had onlyid eyes on the prince
twice.
And both times, she had only seen him from a distance and couldn''t even talk to him.