Sharon hastily said, "That's right. Look." She took the invitation and handed it to Greg. Then she added, "The JC Group is really affluent. You can easily tell by just looking at the design of their invitation. Our names are here and if you touch them, you can feel them with your fingers."
Greg looked at the invitation and seemed to understand what happened. He thought that this party was intentionally held by Lawrence, possibly targeting at Sharon.
Greg turned to her father, "Father, if you're busy, you don't need to go there. The JC Group might have invited a lot of people and you might feel uncomfortable there. It will only waste your time." He wanted to stop them from going to the party to avoid meeting Lawrence. Knowing that his family might be in danger, he would need to stop them before something happened.
Before Fred could open his mouth, Sharon spoke up, "Greg, you can't say that. We know that lots of people will be at that party because the JC Group is the most powerful company in this city. This is also the reason why we should go there. Just come to think of it. We will meet a lot of powerful and important people there such as the managers and the CEOs of the JS Group, ZM Group and H King Group. So many top management personnel will attend the party. If we go there tomorrow night, we will probably get the chance to know these people."
When he saw Sharon's wide smile, Greg could already tell that she was now imagining the party. However, he was worried that the party wouldn't be as wonderful and cheerful as she thought of it. Instead, tomorrow night might be the most embarrassing moment for her.
Fred looked at Greg then turned to Sharon. But he didn't know what to say. Besides, Sharon didn't know that Lawrence was Violet's brother.
Since Fred and Greg remained silent, Sharon happily declared, "So it's settled then. I'll go and cook dinner now. Greg, you should talk with your father."
Then she stood up and walked to the kitchen.
After Sharon had left and Fred was sure that she couldn't hear them anymore, he turned to Greg and asked seriously, "Greg, what is going on?" His expression now was totally different from the expression he showed in front of Sharon a while ago. "Why did Lawrence suddenly invite all of us?" he added.
Fred clearly knew that the relationship between his son and Violet was not going well now. He actually felt sorry for her and her family. But the JC Group suddenly invited them to a party so he couldn't figure out what Lawrence wanted to do. He was wondering what really happened that pushed Lawrence to do this.
Greg lowered his head to avoid Fred's gaze, "Father, do you still remember what happened to Cassie?"
Fred was puzzled at first then he became astonished. He looked at his son and quickly asked, "Are you saying that..."
Before he could finish, Greg nodded his head and replied, "Yes. It was Lawrence who did it to her."
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