Chapter 26
Madeline Grant was in a daze. Did her son really just gift her a helicopter? She had to admit it was a rather sweet gesture on his part, but she could not help but wonder where he got the money from.
She thanked the pilot before returning to her room and contacting her son.
“You little punk, where did you get the money to buy a helicopter?!” she scolded Thomas through the phone.
“I see you’ve received your present, Mommy. What do you think? Are you impressed with your son yet?” Thomas said cheekily on the other line.
“I’ll decide whether or not I’m impressed once you tell me where the money came from,” Madeline said sternly.
“Oh, it was a gift from my dear Auntie Angie,” Thomas chuckled.
“Well, your dear Auntie Angie is about to realize that she’s been fooled very soon. You’d better watch out,” she warned her son whilst rubbing her temple. How was her young son such a genius conman?
“Well, Mommy, are you impressed now?”
Thomas asked once again.
off as her cellphone indicated an incoming phone call from Albert. She wished her son a quick goodbye before
the charity dinner. Your gown is ready and placed just outside your
said
……
happening that night. After all, she was the philanthropic darling of Imperia. She would not let the citizens of Imperia down, knowing they were eagerly waiting for
the news of her engagement to Noah Quincy. The mere thought of it made her
of my dress? Is it a little too plain?” Angie
ball gown adorned with beautiful pink pearls. It was elegant
seemingly distracted as she sipped a cup of tea. She snapped back to reality as
stop with the empty flattery! There’s only half an hour until the
you are. Come here and sit down
down. The dress will be crumpled!”
have something to ask you,” Suzanne told her daughter while simultaneously signaling
hastily packed up and left, leaving Suzanne and Angie alone in
Mother, my hair’s not done yet! Why did you ask them to leave?” Angie asked with a hint of impatience in her voice as she turned around to call the hairstylist
we agree on using only 400 million dollars? James told me yesterday you took 600 million dollars. What are you doing with all that money? That was meant be the start-up capital for Shallow Bay. You must return it immediately before your father finds out!” Suzanne
too much effort on this project for it to fail now because of a cash flow issue. A
“Oh, don’t worry about it, Mother. I took the money for the wedding! I’m going to become Mrs. Quincy very soon, and what’s a mere 6 million dollars to the Quincies?” Angie brushed the matter off.
Angie was determined to be an engaged woman by the end of tonight. Once the news got out, she would be married to Noah Quincy in no time.
“Fine, but you must act quick. If your father finds out about the money, you and I both will be in trouble. Angie, I’m counting on you,” Suzanne urged her daughter. The one thing she had faith in was her daughter’s ability to charm a man. Everything will be right again once Angie becomes a Quincy.
Guests started filling the hotel ballroom as the charity night began. Angie was still affected by the Facebook incident, but she reminded herself that she was still an influential character within the philanthropic circle of Imperia. As she waltzed into the ballroom, Angie was relieved to catch plenty of heads turning and looks of admiration thrown her way. It was like a dream come true.
She felt a huge sense of self-importance as she signed the event registry with a black fountain pen. Her signature commanded honor and respect from everyone present here today. On the red carpet, she was directed by the ushers to the very front row for the VIPs. As she found her name plate indicating her seat, she was especially pleased to find Noah’s next to hers. Everyone in Imperia would know the man belonged to her!
She took a seat, as elegant as ever. She had practiced her soft smile and angles prior to tonight, so the cameras were having a field day capturing her beautiful features. She was slightly worried as Noah had yet to show up although the dinner was about to begin. She should be used to it by now, but she could not help feeling disappointed at times like this.
“Mr. Quincy!”
“Mr. Quincy is here!”
“Oh, look, it’s Mr. Quincy! Still as handsome as I remembered!”
There was a flurry of activity at the entrance of the ballroom. Piecing together the commotion and the excited whispers all around her, Angie knew Noah Quincy had arrived. She stood up excitedly, eager to get to his side so the crowd could see what a good-looking couple they made.
As she turned around, she caught sight of the most eye-catching gentleman in the entire ballroom. He looked tall and regal in his fitted tuxedo, commanding everyone’s attention. As she stepped forward to get closer to Noah, Angie suddenly noticed a woman by his side.