Chapter 315 The Engagement Banquet


    After Andrea left, Ca picked up her chopsticks and forced herself to eat some more.


    Before, she would definitely have enjoyed the meal.


    But now that she was in a strange ce with unfamiliar people, she had lost her appetite despite the


    fact that her hosts were treating her well.


    She, however, did finish the meal like it was a duty she had to perform. She then tried the dress on and


    found that it was the perfect size for her.


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    Ca knew that she couldn''t whine about her situation since it was her own decision toe back


    here.


    She had made her own choice and this meant that she couldn''tin about it even if everyone else


    did. There was no way out of it and she had to go through it no matter how tough it threatened to be.


    It was deep into the night, but Ca couldn''t sleep. She kept thinking about what Terence had told her


    and what Rainer had said.


    Terence had wanted her to give up her inheritance from the Hua family.


    Ca had understood Terence''s intentions and she knew that he didn''t care a cent about the Hua


    family.


    At first, she hadn''t cared about it either.


    But as time passed, she changed her mind. Why would she give up her inheritance?


    She hadn''t asked for it; the Hua family had forced her to take it. But now that she had it, why would she


    even think of throwing it away?


    She could definitely take advantage of that and take charge of Hua Group shares. And when the right


    time came, she coulde up with some excuse and cancel the engagement with Noah.


    She could then marry Terence as the daughter of the Hua family.


    Although Terence didn''t care if she was rich, Ca still thought that being rich wouldn''t do her any


    harm.


    There was nothing bad with being the daughter of the Hua family.


    The An family was at the top of the list of rich families in JA City. If she could be the daughter of the


    Hua family, she would be a good match for Terence. That would save her and Terence from a lot of


    trouble, mostly of persuading people around them that they made a perfect couple.


    If everything would only end up as she wished, then all the difficulties she had lived through would


    automatically disappear into the past.


    Ca felt better as she thought this. A bright future might not be as easily essible as she wished,


    but as long as she firmly held on to the idea, she believed that she would realize it someday.


    After all, she was Ca and whining was not her style.


    She was brave enough to earn what she deserved. And that was exactly what she was going to do.


    It was as if sleep was eluding her only to help her figure all of this out. Once she had, it wasn''t long


    before she became drowsy.


    It was two o''clock in the morning by the time she finally fell asleep.


    But despite this, she got only four hours of restless sleep before she had to wake up.


    She changed into a stunning dress, had breakfast, got her makeup done by a professional artist, and


    left with Noah.


    "Sweetheart, you are so beautiful!"


    Noahplimented her as he helped her into the car.


    Ca whipped out a small mirror from her bag and examined her face. She touched the leather


    decoration on her hair and wrinkled her nose as she replied, "I look like a witch."


    "Even if you were a witch, you would be the most beautiful and the kindest one," said Noah, trying his


    best to hold back hisughter while his eyes were fixed on Ca.


    Ca was gorgeous today. That was for sure. She was wearing a short light blue dress with little


    shining diamonds sttered across the chest and the waist of her dress. Her hair had been prettily


    curled, making her look more mature and charming. But the smile on her face told everyone that she


    was just a fun-loving, naughty girl.


    "Oh, I almost forgot! This is the guest list for our engagement banquet. I''ve marked the important ones.


    You can take a look and be prepared,"


    Noah said as he passed her a document.


    The Hua family was big. They had filtered through the guests for the engagement banquet several


    times but there were still a lot of guestsing.


    And some of them were really important, so it was better for Ca to memorize tidbits about them in


    advance.


    Ca opened the file and allowed her eyes to scan through the details. But there were so many pages!


    Ca''s eyebrows bunched as she turned to look at Noah. "There are so many guests! How about this?


    Once we arrive, you greet them first and I will follow you."


    There were too many names on the list. That made it hard for her to memorize the names and details


    of so many strangers. Furthermore, it would be way worse if she made a mistake at the banquet while


    addressing someone.


    Noah saw her frustration andughed gently as he took the file from her hand.


    "Sure. That''s alright. It will be your first time meeting these guests so it won''t be a big problem if you


    make a mistake. But just in case, you still need to learn about these important guests. Here. These are


    the ones I''m insisting about."


    Pointing to a name on the first page, Noah said, "This is Uncle Albert, our father''s younger brother. He


    owns twenty percent of the shares of the real estate branch and fifteen percent of the shares of the e-


    And here-"


    Noah continued to exin and with his help, Ca felt it easier to memorize details about the guests.


    Though the Hua Group didn''t cover as many business areas or developed as much as the AJ Group, it


    was still one of the biggestpanies around.


    Even a small percent of Hua Group shares was worth a lot of money—an amount was still beyond her


    imagination.


    At this thought, Ca suddenly realized exactly how much money she would have once she came into


    the ownership of a majority of Hua Group shares.


    They soon arrived at the venue for the engagement banquet.


    Ca had thought that the banquet would be no more than a family meal. But when she saw the vast


    garden that had been decorated for the engagement banquet, she realized how far from reality her


    imagination had been. After all, that was what imagination was.


    The decorations were sovish that it looked like someone was going to get married here. But given


    the fact that the Hua family was extremely rich, she knew it would be even more exaggerated when she


    and Noah got married.


    A huge heart made up of pink and white balloons stood sentry at the banquet. Flowers lined the red


    carpet. Uniformed waiters served the guests, a crowd that was way more than what Ca had


    expected.


    And this was just to announce the engagement. They wouldter have lunch in anothervish hotel.


    Almost all the guests had arrived.


    The host was saying something on stage but Ca couldn''t care less. Her injured leg meant that she


    couldn''t move around by herself, so she chose to stay on the wheelchair.


    To her surprise, she didn''t feel nervous at all. She knew she was supposed to feel nervous since she


    was getting engaged. But on the contrary, she felt rather calm, even though she was facing arge


    crowd of strangers.


    It was probably because she didn''t care about her engagement with Noah.


    But if it were her engagement with Terence, she would have been extremely thrilled and nervous.


    A pang went through her. She knew that her nervousness and thrill would have been because she


    cared about Terence. She loved him to no end and had dreamed of their engagement for so long. But


    things weren''t always as one expected.


    After the announcement, the guests headed to the hotel for lunch.


    "Thank you all foring to take part in Ca and Noah''s engagement. Although Allen is gone, we still


    have Ca and Noah, and every one of you. I believe the Hua Group will keep developing and getting


    better and better!"


    Andrea greeted everyone as she stood at the front of the hall, holding a ss of wine and staring


    fondly at her beloved daughter and son.


    The guests were all closely rted to the Hua family. So they all knew that Ca was actually Allen and


    Andrea''s only biological daughter, who had gotten lost when she was a kid.


    Noah, the CEO of the Hua Group, was one of their adopted sons.


    His capabilities and ambition were obvious and the talk of the town. It was a given that the Hua Group


    would be even steadier once he married the only biological daughter of the Hua Group.


    "Andrea, why don''t you marry Ca off to Noah right away since they are so in love? Then we could be


    drinking to their wedding right now,"


    Albert said, raising his ss.


    "We did think about this. But they didn''t want to get married right after Allen passed. So I''m afraid that


    you''ll have to wait until next year to drink to their marriage,"


    Andrea exined, clinking her ss to Albert''s as she turned to the guests with a smile.


    There weren''t any rules that they needed to obey, but Andrea felt it would be fitting to show respect to


    Allen and give dignity to his death by postponing the wedding.


    "Noah, where''s Callie? It''s almost time to propose a toast," Andrea asked as she walked up to Noah.


    Noah checked his watch, looked around, and said, "I think she''s upstairs changing. Let me check. She


    must be done now anyway."