Chapter 285 Looking Down on Her
After graduating from high school, it seemed that Willow’s classmates had all become materialistic.
Willow regretted coming to this gathering. She wouldn’t have come if she had known it would turn out this way.
Kelsie, who was following Fritz, looked resentful. When no one was watching, she walked into the restroom and made a call.
“Darling, I’m at the Golden Palace Hotel, and someone just hit me! You have to help me get revenge!” Kelsie coquettishly pleaded.
“What? Which idiot dares to lay a hand on my woman! I’ll bring my people over right now!” a
vicious voice said.
Kelsie walked out of the restroom after hanging up. There was a wicked smile on her face.
Inside the private dining room, it was lively with voices.
“What do you guys want to eat today? You can order anything you like. I’ll foot the bill!” Fritz said with pride.
At this moment, he seemed to be the center of everyone’s attention.
In reality, he wasn’t as wealthy as everyone believed him to be. Even if he earned a million. dollars a year, so what?
A meal in a high–end hotel like this would cost him nearly a month of his salary.
But for the sake of putting up appearances, he could only bite the bullet and pay for it.
Everyone exclaimed in awe once again.
Caspian, watching Fritz’s smug appearance, felt like he was looking at a fool.
Willow looked upset too. She didn’t like such gatherings.
The two or three classmates who had attended Willow and Caspian’s wedding remained silent.
Kelsie walked into the private room from the restroom and sat down without saying a word.
However, her gaze toward Willow became increasingly sharp.
It didn’t take long before a number of beautifully presented dishes were brought out.
Everyone raised their glasses and cheered.
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“Come, everyone, let’s give a toast to Fritz!”
“Yes! We must do it for Fritz. If not for him, how could we afford to dine in such a classy hotel?
Everyone raised their glasses, except for Caspian, who simply remained seated with a calm expression on his face.
He couldn’t be bothered with someone like Fritz.
“Thank you all for coming tonight,” Fritz smiled.
Immediately, everyone began praising Fritz once again.
“Fritz, we heard that you’re already a C–suite executive at a subsidiary of Southlake Corporation. That’s incredible! As expected of someone who studied abroad!” someone among them stood up and exclaimed.
“A senior executive at Southlake Corporation’s subsidiary?“.
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and astonished.
Southlake Corporation had recently been developing rapidly. They had become the largest conglomerate in Southlake City.
Anyone who worked there had a bright future ahead of them!
“I joined Southlake Corporation after returning from my studies abroad. I’m just a department supervisor and make only a few million dollars a year.” Fritz revealed the details. with a sense of pride.
He seemed to be downplaying it, but deep inside, he was extremely proud of his own.
achievement.
He was able to become a senior executive at Southlake Corporation largely thanks to his cousin. His cousin held a managerial position at one of Southlake Corporation’s subsidiaries.
“My goodness! A few million in just a year!”
Hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised.
They had just graduated from university, and many of them were struggling in small companies. A monthly salary of over ten grand was already considered good.
After Fritz returned from overseas, he unexpectedly became a senior executive at Southlake
Corporation. He earned hundreds of thousands a month and a few million dollars a year.
This made many of them dispirited when they reflected on their own situations.
“Fritz, you’re so outstanding!”
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“If Southlake Corporation has any vacancies in the future, could you help us pull some strings?
Willow couldn’t help but laugh. Fritz was so full of himself, wasn’t he?
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