Chapter 44 Banquets, billionaires and unasked questions
Chapter 44: Banquets, Billionaires, and Unasked Questions
The month slowly rolled by and Golden still hadn't had any conversations with Allan.
At first it was tensed. Then it became awkward, and slowly became normal.
It was as if they had gone back to the way they were before the holiday ever happened.
Golden slowly became fine with it. Like Alex said, she would talk at her own time, on her own terms. Not because Allan wanted to.
Besides he still wouldn't address her in public, so why should she indulge him and speak to him in private?
Golden was slowly become aloof to the whole situation but Allan couldn't help it.
He remained distracted, but he couldn't gather the courage to actually speak to her in public.
Everytime he wanted to talk but didn't, he noticed her disappointment at first but gradually he noticed she didn't care anymore and it hurt.
It was a very cold Thursday evening. Winter was already in full gear and the school was going to be vacating for the Christmas holidays in about two weeks.
The girls and Varney were in the living room enjoying a hot cup of cocoa by the fireplace as they played a game of cards.
Florence has teamed up with Golden, while Alex teamed up with Varney for the game.
Golden's team was leading, only because Alex was terrible at cards but blamed it all on Varney.
The butler announced the presence of the Lawrence Butler.
He had come to deliver an invitation for Master Fabulous's birthday banquet which was to be held on Saturday.
Fabulous had humbly requested the presence of Golden and Alex. Their invitation was personally signed by Lawrence himself.
Surprisingly, Varney had also received an invite too. But his was signed by Master Lawrence himself. His was a black invite with a gold trimming and the QR code was different from that of the girls.
Varney had received plenty of invites like this and knew it was an invite for a business meeting disguised as a birthday banquet invite.
He smiled knowingly at the butler and thanked him, promising that they would be there.
The next day at school, during lunch, Fab appeared at Golden's table like it was a normal thing to do.
He had fully been inducted into the losers corner in a very mock ceremony conducted by Alex.
“So ladies, I presume you received my invite for tomorrow?” Fab asked adjusting his glasses.
“Yeah we did and it's very fancy too. When you say birthday banquet, I'm assuming no jeans and tops?” Alex asked popping a piece of fries in her mouth.
“It means dinner gowns. Like a black-tie event. No jeans, and certainly no leggings.” Fab said looking sternly at Alex.
“You know if one didn't know, they would think you are from the trenches. They wouldn't know that you belong to a millionaire family with a rich history in Chinese traditional medicine.
But you have sworn not to conform with your status.” Fab said sipping out of his big coke.
“Well what can I say. I like being a rebel. And the word is in Millionaire. You guys are Billionaires and you play differently.” Alex retorted.
Birthday Banquet...
Golden settled for a deep navy blue gown. The gown was an off-shoulder gown with a sweetheart neck line that plunged a little just to show the right amount of skin.
It was a little fitted at the waist and flowed down freely with a high slit that stopped right at the calf. Short enough to keep one wondering, but long enough to remain classy.
She styled her long black hair in a slow curls with a C-cut and let it flow down her back.
She accesoriesed with a diamond necklace with a tear-drop pendant matching earrings. And paired it with a silver strap sandals and a silver clutch purse.
She finished off the look with a YSL Libre scent that says bougie and classy.
They arrived at the Lawrence Estate and the girls were impressed. The Estate gave off timeless classic.
After stepping into the banquet hall, they spotted Fab speaking to some friends.
He was totally different from the nerdy Fab at OCU. He wasn't wearing his glasses and he was spotting a clean haircut.
He was wearing a black Valentino three piece suit with a burgundy neck scarf and breast pocket.
He noticed them and immediately went over to greet them.
He hugged Golden first and gave her a peck on the cheek.
“Girl you look divine. Allan is such a fool.” He said as he released her.
“wow! Alex! What are you doing becoming a doctor? I think you missed your calling. Victoria Secret is missing a model.
Girl you were born for the runway.” Fab said as he gave her a hug too.
“You don't look bad yourself. If I didn't know you, I would easily mistaken you for a nice and handsome gentleman, not some nerd.” Alex said as she reached for a glass of champagne from a waiter passing by.
“Are you sure you can see without your glasses?” She asked sipping her champagne. “Good stuff by the way”
“I'm sure you've heard of contact lenses my darling. You are not the only one who likes to play disguise” he said with a knowing smirk.
Not too far away, Varney was speaking to Master Lawrence about a possible partnership, but his attention never fully strayed away from the girls.
“I hear V Tech World is making waves,” Master Lawrence said with a firm handshake.
“Let’s talk partnership. I have a new automobile line launching soon, thinking of integrating smart-tech modules.”
Varney’s face brightened. “I’d be honored to discuss it.”
Golden watched her brother ease into the conversation with the elegance of someone who had been raised in boardrooms. Pride warmed her chest.
Mrs. Lawrence, who had been watching the interaction between Fab and his friends approached with a knowing sparkle in her eyes.
“My dear Fab,” she said sweetly, “your friends are truly lovely. Alex, darling, have you ever considered…”
“NO!” Alex and Fab chorused instantly.
Golden nearly choked on her drink. Varney, observing the little fiasco from a distance, hid a smile behind his glass.
“Is that for me?” Fab asked peeking at the gift bag Alex was holding.
“Yeah happy birthday dude.” Alex presented the gift bag to Fab.
He reached into the bag and brought out his present.
It was an ultra-customized, AI-integrated hologram interface system, compact and portable, coded specifically to sync with Fab’s invention workshop.
Fab looked like a kid who just received his favorite toy from Santa. He rushed and hugged Golden again, giving her a light peck on the cheek.
“I love it. You guys are the best” he said releasing Golden and tried reaching out to hug Alex.
“Touch me and you die” Alex said holding her Champagne glass like a weapon.
“I love you too” Fab said blowing her a kiss while she rolled her eyes.