Chapter 864 The Last Act
The evening of the following day, Alexander held a birthday party for Jessamine’s children and invited every prominent person in the entire city; the scene was very lively.
Jamie had arrived fairly early and was standing in a corner with a glass of wine in his hand while observing the guests passing by with a bored expression. Then, a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye quickly attracted his attention.
He quickly placed his wine glass on a bar top nearby and immediately chased after the figure. In the end, he finally caught her standing by an exquisitely decorated willow tree.
“I finally found you!” He quickly placed his hand on the woman’s shoulder. “I knew you wouldn’t miss an event like today.”
The woman heard his words and turned around, showing a confused and innocent expression. “Do I know you?”
When Jamie saw the unfamiliar face, his smile froze on his face as he quickly withdrew his hand. Then, he awkwardly apologized, “Sorry. I mistook you as someone else.”
“No worries. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving.”
“Go ahead.”
The woman smiled and nodded slightly before walking into the crowd.
Looking at the back view of the woman, he could not help but frown.
Strange. Why do they look so similar?
“Jamie, who are you looking for?”
Danny was full of smiles as he approached him while linking arms with Ariel. Ever since they started dating, the two were always inseparably together as if they were stuck together by glue.
Feeling bothered for no reason, Jamie retorted, “Why do you care? You stinky couple, leave me alone!”
“Hey, watch your mouth. I didn’t even provoke you, so don’t implicate the innocent,” Ariel said with a smile.
“Yes, yes, yes. You guys are untouchable. I can’t win against you guys.” He then clasped his hands together and pretended to beg for mercy. “Ariel, please, I beg you. Take this man of yours away and bug some other singleton, okay?”
“Wait. I came here to bring you something good. You’ll regret it if you send me away now.” Danny smiled meaningfully.
“I’ll be grateful enough if you just don’t trick me. What good things can you bring for me?” Jamie rolled his eyes.
“Ugh. I won’t trick you. I have a girlfriend now, so I won’t be as unreliable as before. Anyway, just wait and see!” Danny patted his chest to assure Jamie and turned to the side to look at Ariel, who understood his hint immediately.
She let go of his arm, went away, and soon led a mixed-blooded beauty back with her.
“Let me introduce you guys.” Ariel introduced the two. “This is my classmate from when I was studying my doctorate in Diajan, Shirley Duncan. She’s also in the international business industry and is currently working in a transnational company from Diajan. This is Jamie Keller, the current CEO of Keller Group.”
“Hello.”
“Nice to meet you.”
The two shook hands briefly as a token of their newly established friendship.
Sensing that it was the right time to leave, Danny suggested, “Jamie, I’ll leave Shirley in your hands. You must take good care of her for us.”
It was very obvious that he was trying to set them up.
Once Ariel and Danny left, the air between them became awkward. For once, the usually chatty Jamie, who fitted into any crowd, did not take the initiative to strike up a conversation.
In the end, it was Shirley who broke the silence.
“Mr. Keller, I heard that you’re good at racing. Is it true?”
Surprised, Jamie looked up at her and asked, “Do you know much about racing?”
“I know bits and pieces.” Shirley smiled.
Now that they were talking about racing, Jamie chattered nonstop, “Actually, racing cars and fast speeds aren’t the most exciting thing for me. I think the most interesting thing about racing is the process of modifying the cars, taking a pile of auto parts that don’t go together, and turning them into a unique race car. Every part needs to be carefully arranged, and we have to paint the car in the end as well. It’s like a form of art…”
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