My Child and I Married a Billionaire novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: A Gathering with Ulterior Motives

With nothing to do after dinner and seeing the old gentleman in high spirits, Damien Vaughn suggested they all play mahjong for fun and to give Cecelia Archer some practice.

The old gentleman hadn’t played mahjong in over half a year, so he was delighted.

Ms. King, Damien Vaughn, Cecelia Archer, and the old gentleman made up a table.

Back when the old madam and Damien Vaughn’s mother were around, they’d often have Ms. King fill in when friends came over and they were short a player. She was a veteran mahjong player herself.

Yet, the three veterans found they couldn’t get much of an upper hand against Cecelia Archer, a complete novice.

Cecelia Archer was a quick study. After winning some and losing some over more than two hours, she broke even, not losing a single cent of her initial stake.

The old gentleman happily praised Cecelia Archer.

"Impressive, Cecelia, my dear! I’ve never seen anyone get the better of Ms. King at the mahjong table. Damien is one, and now you’re the second. I’ve finally found another worthy opponent!"

"Let’s call it a night. Tomorrow, we’ll get the butler, and the four of us, Cecelia my dear, will have a proper match."

As long as it kept the old gentleman happy, they were willing to do anything, so everyone cheerfully agreed.

The night passed uneventfully. The next morning, Damien Vaughn said his goodbyes after breakfast and left for the office. No sooner had he walked out the door than Simone Vaughn came running over.

"Sister-in-law, are you free? I invited some friends over for mahjong today, but my mom’s headache is acting up, so we’re short one person. She told me you’re a pretty good player. Could you come fill in for us?"

’Do they have this much free time? We just played yesterday afternoon, and now they’re gathering people to play again first thing in the morning.’

Cecelia Archer was getting ready to give the old gentleman his physical therapy and didn’t want to go, but the old man was very encouraging about her making friends with Simone Vaughn.

"Go on. Young people should have fun with other young people. What’s so great about hanging around an old man like me? Go on, go polish your skills. Then you can come back in a few days and give me a real challenge."

"Candy and I still haven’t finished planting the flowers from yesterday. We’ll head back to the garden, so you don’t need to worry about me."

Since the old gentleman had spoken, Cecelia Archer had no choice but to go with Simone Vaughn to her aunt’s house.

After they were seated and served tea, Simone Vaughn and her aunt made small talk with Cecelia. A few minutes later, the maid showed two young women in.

"Miss, Miss Young is here."

Simone Vaughn hurried forward to greet them. "Annabelle, I’ve been waiting forever for you! You’re finally here. Come in, come in."

But when Cecelia Archer suddenly heard the name "Annabelle," her mind went blank with a buzz.

’It can’t be that much of a coincidence, can it?’

She set down her teacup and looked toward the door. As it turned out, it was.

Annabelle Young, dressed to the nines, was holding hands with Simone Vaughn and laughing happily. ’This is...’

Cecelia Archer instinctively wanted to find a place to hide, but her aunt grabbed her by the hand.

"We have guests. Let’s go say hello."

"Annabelle, you’re here! When Simone came home last night, she told me she’d run into you and had a wonderful chat. I told her, ’Well, if you like her so much, why don’t you invite her over to visit?’ And now I finally get to meet you. You’re just as beautiful as Simone said, and you have such a wonderful figure. Welcome!"

Although the Young Family was also well-off, compared to the Vaughn Family, they were in a completely different league.

It had been a tremendous honor for Annabelle Young to have a blind date with Damien Vaughn. The fact that she was now becoming friends with Simone Vaughn and visiting their home had her over the moon.

"Thank you, Auntie. My mother has told me so much about how beautiful and kind you are, and she was right! I like you so much already. I was in such a rush that I couldn’t bring a proper gift, but I grabbed a little something. I hope you won’t mind."

"Oh, my dear, you shouldn’t have! Your presence is gift enough; there was no need to bring anything. I’m just so happy you could come, how could I possibly mind? Come, have a seat, have a seat."

After a round of disingenuous pleasantries, the aunt took the gift and pulled Annabelle Young over to Cecelia Archer.

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