Katie suggested having dinner together. Mabel Quinn originally planned to find a regular restaurant nearby, but Katie led her to a steakhouse in a nearby food court.
"The steaks here aren’t cheap," Mabel said. A single steak costs two or three hundred; she only knew the price range and had never eaten there before.
"It’s fine, I’m treating today," Katie said, pulling Mabel in without waiting for a response and directly ordered two steaks. "Mabel, see if there’s anything else you want to eat."
Mabel shook her head, observing the obviously haggard expression of her companion. At this moment, Katie was clearly trying to put on a brave face, forcing a smile.
"Katie, has something happened? You seem eager to see me. Is it something related to me?" Mabel asked.
Back in high school, because of Lyra Grant, nearly all the classmates sided with Lyra, except for Katie, who spoke up for her back then.
Therefore, Mabel had always been grateful to Katie. If there was anything she could help Katie with, she would naturally do her best.
Katie, with a hint of hesitation and expectation, asked, "Mabel, I wanted to ask you if... you know anyone in the business world?"
Mabel was a bit taken aback.
Katie continued urgently, "It’s : when I ran into you at the hospital last time, I saw someone who looked like a bodyguard next to you, so I wanted to ask if you know any wealthy people, or if... you have any acquaintances in the business world..."
Katie’s voice grew softer, and as she kept speaking, she felt like she was grasping at straws. Even if Mabel did know someone in the business world, could they really help her?
Acquaintances... the people Mabel knew in the business world could be counted on her fingers—Kyle Kinston and Caleb. As for others, they were at most ordinary employees in the business sector. "I know some people, but I’m not really close to them," Mabel said. "Why are you asking this, what’s going on?"
Katie sighed, her eyes reddening, "I really don’t know what to do anymore. I’m really scared my boyfriend’s life is over. It’s all his fault. He used to think about becoming famous all the time and recklessly embarrassed that CEO Kyle in front of so many people. Now he’s lost his job, and when he tries to find another, no company will have him. The plan for a loan to buy a house fell through, too. Now he just drinks at home every day. I’ve tried to talk to him, but it’s no use."
"The CEO you’re talking about... uh, is it Kyle Kinston?" Mabel asked, her face full of surprise.
"And your boyfriend...?"
"He’s a journalist. Once he publicly asked the Kinston CEO if there were any family illnesses, offending him deeply."
"The journalist you’re talking about, couldn’t it be the one from that live broadcast who asked Kyle Kinston that question?" Mabel asked. She had watched that live broadcast in her dorm, and it was only afterward that she learned about the Kinston family’s history of many early deaths and the online rumors of a curse.
"That’s him!" Katie said.
Mabel couldn’t help but wonder at how small the world was sometimes. The unfortunate journalist other people talked about was actually Katie’s boyfriend.