Chapter 49 chapter 49
Chapter 49
The next at the gala.
All the distinguished businessmen in the country had gathered, and even some foreigners had come. It was a gala that had never been witnessed before in Sterling City.
Jason’s company had been facing problem after problem after they lost the products. Even until now, they had no idea where the trucks and the drivers had vanished to.
So today was extremely important to him because he had to secure a connection with the Boardroom Beast no matter what.
Sean wanted to publicly reveal his identity, but after his deep conversation with Natalie last night, he changed his mind.
If he revealed his identity to everyone now, people might take advantage of him. Natalie had yet to settle scores with her enemies, and if they knew who he was, they might become cautious and stay alert.
Since he was the host, Sean did not need to have an invitation card, but when they reached the gates of the gala venue, the security personnel stopped them.
“Invitation, please.”
Sean touched his forehead. He had not asked his assistant to prepare the invitation for him because he had planned to use the special entry, but since he changed his mind at the last minute, he had not yet informed his assistant.
Sean looked at the security guard and tried to explain, “Uh, we don’t have an invitation card, but don’t worry, you won’t get into trouble if you let us in.”
The security guard looked at him and sneered, “Sir, do you know the magnitude of this gala? If you don’t have an invitation, you'd better get out of my sight.”
Natalie looked at Sean’s face, which had turned sour, and chuckled. She leaned closer to him and chuckled, “Honey, this is your gala, but who would have thought that you would be denied entry?”
Sean pinched her cheek lightly, “Can you stop being naughty? We are about to be chased away, and you are laughing?”
Sean was not in the mood to argue with the security guard, so he directly called his assistant.
“Colin, could you prepare two VVVIP invitations, please. The security guard has denied me entry, and I am stranded at the gate with my beautiful wife.”
Colin was stunned.
“Boss? Are you at the gate? Why didn’t you tell me earlier? You could have used the VIP entrance.”
“It is a long story. Just do as I say and prepare two invitation cards for me ASAP.”
“Alright, boss.”
Sean had put his phone on speaker, so the security guard heard everything.
‘VIP entrance?’
Wasn’t the big boss the only one allowed to use the VIP entrance?
Could he be?
His face turned pale after realizing that he might have offended someone he shouldn’t have.
He looked at Sean, and just as he was about to grant him entry, a sharp voice was heard from behind them.
Vivian walked over holding Jason’s hand. Looking at how she was dressed, if no one knew better, they might think that she was attending a fashion show.
“Well, who do we have here?” Vivian asked as she walked over.
Looking at the security guard’s awkward expression and then at Sean and Natalie, she quickly understood what was going on.
“Sir, are these two giving you trouble?”
“I…”
“I bet they do not have invitation cards, right?”
“No… I…” The security guard was so scared that he did not know what to say.
He might have just offended the big boss, and this woman was not making it any better.
He looked at Jason, who had no intentions of stopping his wife from making a ruckus, before he said, “Sir, ma’am, your invitation, please.”
Vivian looked at him and sneered, “What is the hurry? I am going to help you teach these two a lesson, don’t worry.”
“Ma’am… I… there is no need.”
“Don’t worry, I know them, and they are just nobodies who are trying to squeeze themselves somewhere they don’t belong.”
Vivian let go of Jason’s hand and looked at Natalie. Her gaze was condescending as if she could not wait to murder her.”
She was yet to forget the humiliation Natalie had made her go through in court a few days ago. After sending them the court summons, they hadn’t shown up in court, making her and Jason look like nincompoops.
They had even forced them to apologize to their daughter publicly, and the Thompson family had been humiliated.
“Natalie, didn’t anyone remind you to look at yourself in the mirror before you came here? I mean, does this look like a place where you belong?”
Natalie’s expression did not even change as she looked at Vivian. To her, Vivian was nothing like a mad dog who would bite anyone it saw.”
But Sean was not going to stand there and let his wife be humiliated, “Mr. Thompson, you should control your wife before she bites more than she can chew.”
Jason looked at Sean and frowned. Although this man appeared simple in plain sight, he had something mysterious about him, something that Jason could not put his fingers to.
His men had not been able to find anything on this man despite using top-tier resources.
But as a man, he had his ego to protect, so he was not going to allow another man to look down on him.
“Mr. Cole, my wife is not wrong. You have no idea what is happening here tonight, and you want to force yourselves in? Please, give us a break.”
His gaze shifted to Natalie. Five years apart, and she had grown so beautiful and charming that Jason could barely recognize her.
This beautiful woman was supposed to be in his arms, but now, she belonged to someone else, and she was even more beautiful than she had been five years ago.
Sean chuckled. He looked at Natalie and teased, “Honey, now I understand why you had your eyes checked out back then. Turns out you had really been blind.”
Natalie was stunned for a second before she playfully hit Sean’s chest, “Babe, can you stop teasing me. I admit that I was blind back then, but my eyesight has gotten all better now.”
“You…” Jason’s expression turned vicious.
How could he not understand the meaning behind their words?
“Natalie, I know that you have never been to a place like this. I will help you gain entry, but only if you kneel and beg me.” Vivian said viciously.
Natalie looked at Vivian and laughed, “Me, beg you? You are not even worth licking my shoes.”