Chapter 152: Bringing Her to the Banquet
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Serenity finally came out of the fitting room. Gabriel caught a glimpse of the lake-green dress from the corner of his eye and looked up at her. His calm eyes started to waver.
The dress was an off-shoulder dress with its hem cut short in the front, revealing Serenity’s knees, while the back part reached her delicate ankles. The color of the dress complemented her fair skin well, especially when the light reflected off her shoulders and collarbone.
Her ponytail had been let down, leaving her seaweed-like hair trailing lustrously down her back. She was truly a charming sight for sore eyes.
Gabriel narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the magazine in his hand, and stood up. “Not bad, we’ll take it.”
As he spoke, he had already pulled his card out of his wallet. When the saleswoman noticed it was a black card, her eyes widened as she received it with a smile. She swiped it through the card terminal, not needing any verification of identity from Gabriel.
Once the transaction was complete, the saleswoman carefully returned the card to Gabriel. “Sir, our new collection was just released today. Would you like to take a look at them? They’re the best designs in fashion now.”
But Gabriel turned a deaf ear to her words as he placed his card back into his wallet. He looked at Serenity and said, “Let’s go.”
Without waiting for her reply, he immediately walked out of the store. Serenity followed behind him and though they were a little out of sync, the pairing of their backs looked very harmonious.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the mall, they heard the saleswoman excitedly say, “I remember now! I’ve seen him on IV. He’s the president of Zephyr Group…”
“You’re right! I’ve seen him on TV before too.”
But it was a little too late for them to be excited now since if they had recognized him earlier, they could have observed him better then.
The lights were bright in the banquet hall of Grand Gold Restaurant as guests filled almost every inch of the space – it was a business banquet.
As she stood outside the establishment, Serenity felt a little confused. She was not expecting to be brought to a business banquet when Gabriel said that he was taking her out. “President Jones, I’m still on leave today, so Caleb will follow you in.”
Gabriel grabbed a suit jacket and raised his elbow for her to take his arm. “Let’s go in.”
She thought he had brought her here as his assistant, but judging from his current behavior, it didn’t seem to be the case.
Still, it was rare for him to bring a female companion to such events. What was he up to this time?
Gabriel gave her a side glance, confused. With his deep voice, he said, “If we don’t go in now, we’ll be late.”
Her shock and confusion turned into disbelief as she asked, “Do you really plan to…You want me to walk in with you as your female companion?”
Gabriel’s arm had been raised the whole time, expecting her to respond. Her hesitation made him frown. “What’s so weird about this?”
She hesitated for a moment, then held his arm and followed him into the banquet hall.
Gabriel had always been an eye-catching figure – no matter where he went, he never failed to attract attention. And this time, more eyes were on him as he did not walk in alone.
Selena was holding John’s arm while a glass of champagne was in each of their free hands. They were chatting with the boss of a certain company when they noticed a commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall. The two turned to look along with the rest and saw Serenity and Gabriel entering together. Selena and John were shocked.
President Wilbur was the host of this banquet and also noticed the commotion. When he saw that Gabriel had arrived, he immediately approached his guest. Surprised to see Gabriel with a female companion, President Wilbur said, “Oh my, President Jones, it seems the sun rose from the west today..”