Arthur went to the table where William was. Until he sat down, Amanda did not take her eyes off him. The two women beside her also froze, so neither of them bothered her.
As soon as she recovered from the shock, she picked up the black rose tucked in her ear.
The scent of the rose was even better than her perfume, she couldn't help but inhale the scent with a deep breath. Surprisingly enough, the scent gave her a refreshing sensation, making her fatigue from a long day's work feel as if it had vanished.
"Boss..." Lin called her. This was the first time she saw a man perform such a memorable action in front of her boss. Normally, even the continent's top men couldn't display some kind of superiority, only equality. Therefore, she was worried that her boss' heart would be shaken.
Amanda glanced at Lin, but then looked at the rose again.
"Tsk!" She laughed in a voice that could barely be heard.
"Even though he's still a Young adulthood, he's the most attractive of all the men I've ever seen, let's wait and see if he's just boasting or really has the ability." Her gaze fell on Arthur again. Her charming lips curved slightly before she stared at the dishes on the table.
She placed the black rose beside her bag and started to eat.
Meanwhile, Charlotte asked Isabel. "That's a real black rose, isn't it? A week ago I went to Halfeti but couldn't get one."
"Of course it's real," Isabel replied, though she didn't know where Arthur got it.
"Does he still have some?" asked Charlotte again. The others were also curious, looking interested in taking one of the black roses home.
Isabel who was completely clueless and didn't want to trouble her nephew shook her head as she replied, "please don't make things difficult for him, those roses are only for important business, not for aunties like you."
"How protective you are of your nephew, Isabel. What's wrong with giving one to each of us, we can give him something of greater value," Mia said.
"Yeah, that's easy, a car or even an apartment, we can raise the money to buy one for him," Anna added, laughing softly.
In this situation, Chu Yueli did not stand up for Arthur. She said, "I have one watch, left by my late husband, since I don't have a son, I can give it to him, on one condition, give me one black rose."
She took out a silver watch from her bag. It faintly reflected light so people from other tables spontaneously glanced at it.
"Enough!" Isabel responded by slapping the table, looking angry.
"Don't even think about it," she said, looking at the women one by one with cold eyes.
Her aura of a superior woman radiated, instantly intimidating them so they pressed their lips together.
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"Hahaa, Arthur, I can't help but idolize you, you know, the governor's son once teased her only to end up humiliated," said William, showing a thumbs up.
Arthur just smiled in response, he sat here because he wanted to eat, joining Amanda might bother him because she would surely keep talking because of his words. Her similar personality to Bella lets him know that.
"Yoo, young master Gordon, why are you sitting here alone, not joining us!" Suddenly a man about William's age approached their table.
He was rather thin, wearing a long gold necklace.
William seemed annoyed by his arrival, he replied "Henry, we're talking business, don't interrupt."
"Wooh, what important business are you discussing with a boy?" Herny chuckled, then looked Arthur up and down.
Ever since he arrived on the second floor, Arthur had already seen this man with his group on the balcony. He didn't need to ask to know that they were the scourges of Vera City.
Of course, his haughty attitude towards him caught his attention. He wondered what he wanted to do here.
The man then sat down next to him, he said "Arthur, after the event here, how about coming with us, to the real party?"
"Not interested," Arthur replied immediately, nonchalantly. He was a bit disappointed because he thought this man would offer him something more interesting.
If it was just a typical western teen nightlife, he wouldn't waste his time if nothing else mattered.
"Are you sure?" Henry doesn't look like he's going to stop. "It's really a lot of fun. You know, women, wine, or even something forbidden, we can enjoy it all. I guarantee to bring in some famous models to accompany you until morning."
"Henry!" William finally looks annoyed. He stood up, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "back to your gang or you want me to beat you up here."
Henry didn't look scared. However, he probably didn't want to cause a scene, so he pretended to yawn as he stood up.
"Boring," he said before walking away.
William sat down again after that. He took a deep breath and said, "Arthur, this man is so disgusting, you better stay away from him."
"What does he usually do?" Arthur couldn't help but ask.
"Just like he did to you, he often invites young people to do something bad, the average follower becomes a drug addict."
"Oh, there is someone like that?" Arthur took the cup in front of him. He looked curious but with an expression so calm that William felt like he was watching small children playing.
"His family runs a black business, more precisely doing it for powerful people," said William.
"The guys from the military?" Arthur guessed because they were often called powerful people.
"Yeah..." William didn't argue but didn't mention who they were.
"I thought this sort of thing didn't exist in Europe anymore."
"Hehe, that's impossible, how could people with great power accept a simple life. — They're just doing it in secret so they look respectable."
"But there must be a reason he's targeting me, right?"
On asking that, Arthur glanced at his aunt. She watched him while Herny spoke to him, but from the looks of it she didn't seem to care much.
"I'm not sure, maybe he's not happy to see what you've done. His personality is just like that, arrogant and often acts as he pleases," William replied.