Chapter 48
The bar’s upper management, knowing the Morrison heiress had arrived, would have loved to greet her in person –but they were out of town. All they could do was have the manager wait outside.
“Miss Morrison, our boss wasn’t aware you’d be visiting tonight. We may have fallen short in hospitality, so we’ve prepared a small token of appreciation… and, oh, a special VIP membership card for you and your guests.”
The card had been tailored for Khloe: essentially an unlimited, lifetime pass, granting priority access to any VIP room at any time. (1)
Khloe frowned slightly as she noticed the neatly stacked envelopes in the manager’s hands.
“They’re not my friends. You don’t need to give them the cards. Someone else is hosting tonight-if the expenses are too low, it’ll offend them…”
A small, mischievous smile tugged at her lips as she recalled the sycophantic, backstabbing faces from the private room. Before she could finish speaking, the manager nodded knowingly.
“Don’t worry, Miss Morrison. I know exactly what to do.”
Khloe inclined her head, then left the bar without another glance. Outside, a waiting car was ready. Once inside, she called Tina, advising her to leave the reunion early.
Not far away, another luxury car slowly pulled away. Inside, someone checked the time and called Ethan.
“Mr. Morrison, it seems Miss Roswell attended a reunion, but left early. We’re unsure what happened.”
“Go check on it. Handle any issues thoroughly,” Ethan said calmly.
After hanging up, he looked respectfully toward his mother, Clarice, with a faint curve at the corner of his mouth.
“Mom, you were right. Khloe is such a show-off. With her current status, she even dares to meet those classmates … and she’s helping others secure doors at Morrison Group. If left unchecked, she may start to think she owns Morrison Group.”
Clarice stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at her reflection against the city’s neon glow. After a long pause, she snorted softly.
“She thinks she can run the Morrison Group? She’s still a million years too green for that!”
Ethan smiled and nodded. “Mhm.”
Meanwhile, in the bar, the night’s extravagant bills left everyone but Tina bleeding financially.
Denise became the laughingstock. By 1 a.m., she posted an apology video.
In the video, her head was bowed, eyes red and swollen, voice hoarse. She confessed to a long-standing jealousy of Khloe, apologized sincerely, and vowed to change her ways before leaving Goldmont City.
Within minutes, the video went viral in the alumni group, sparking discussion and countless shares. Denise immediately left all school-related groups and deleted her former classmates from her contacts.
People clamored for details, desperate to know what had happened that night-but the attendees seemed to have an unspoken agreement: no one said a word. Even the most inquisitive couldn’t glean anything.
1/2
Chapter 48
+25 Bonus
VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABEL
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy)