CHAPTER 662 A DINNER PARTY (1)

Chapter 662 A Dinner Party (1)

Still drowsy, Susan sat up in bed in the morning.

Last night, she lay asleep for fewer hours than usual while thinking about Henry's proposal for

marriage. She was quite worried about how to refuse Henry a month later. She also hesitated for a

while about making it clear that she didn't want a marriage for the moment. She thought it over for

nearly a whole night. When she finally fell asleep, she had some strange dreams.

Susan didn't remember what she dreamed about last night. The only thing she knew was that she felt

hot in her private parts when she woke up. It was an erotic dream again.

She didn't feel good these days, and she didn't understand why she had such a dream. She was

pressed for time in the morning, but now she had to take a shower. After a long time, she went out.

When she just got to the garage, she saw Henry's car. The man standing beside the car was waiting for

her. Susan stopped and then walked over.

"Why are you here?"

"I'll drive you to work." Said Henry.

"I have a driver, you know," Susan said, and looked around.

"I've asked him to go away. And I'll bring you to go and back from home to the office from now on."

Henry smiled.

Susan frowned as she heard Henry's words.

"A boyfriend must do it," Henry said with perfect poise. Then he opened the door chivalrously, and said

to Susan, "Come on in." Property © .

Susan got into his car.

The car was running well on the road.

"We'll be late for work," Susan said suddenly, looking at her watch. She had gotten up late and gone

out late this morning.

"It's all right. I'm very pleased to be late with you." Henry said and laughed.

Susan didn't know what to say for the moment, as if Henry would always persist no matter what she

said. But she also thought, Henry would give up after some time, for her schedule would affect Henry's

work. She believed that Henry couldn't adapt to her life because of his pursuit of work.

As she thought, the car arrived at the Phillips Bank building soon.

As soon as they walked into the hall, they happened to meet Manuel. Manuel always went to work

early, but he was late today.

The three of them got into an elevator, where there was nobody else because it was during office

hours.

Feeling embarrassed, Susan's body tensed up a bit for the moment. Henry put his hand around her

waist. Susan stole a look at Manuel and quickly turned her head as soon as Manuel glanced at her.

Manuel just shot a glance in her direction, naturally, seemingly because of the noise.

As the elevator stopped, Susan and Henry got out first. Manuel saw them walk away. He noticed that

Henry's hand was put around Susan's waist.

Manuel smiled, suddenly, as if he realized something different about Susan and Henry since the two of

them were late together.

Well, he himself had an inappropriate erotic dream last night. Because of that dream, he spent some

time changing his sheets at midnight, and consequently, he overslept.

Susan was tired today. She wanted to knock off early, but she received a phone call from her father.

"I have a dinner party of banking tonight, and you attend it for me," Edward asked.

"No!" Susan was increasingly uninterested in dinners of this kind.

"I'm not asking for your opinion, you have to go."

"You're more overbearing now."

"Susan, I'm getting old. It's not good for me to attend dinner parties. I have high blood pressure, and

the doctor said that I may suffer brain haemorrhage if I drink." Edward said, appearing pitiful.

"You can ask Manuel to attend it for you."

"Manuel will go too, and you too."

"I flatly refuse." Susan never wanted to go to any parties together with Manuel. It was quite

embarrassing for her.

"Don't be fey. Don't flatter yourself. Manuel didn't think of you that way."

"I..." Susan sulked.

"Don't you know he can't carry his drink? The officers of the city hall will also attend the dinner, and he

will drink with them. So you need to go with him, and take drinks for him."

"Is Manuel your son while I'm not your daughter, isn't he? Incredibly, a father asks his daughter to take

drinks for an outsider. Nothing of the sort!" Susan was very angry. She would also feel uncomfortable

all over if she drank much.

"I don't mean you have to be drunk tonight. You just take some drinks for him." Edward seemingly

realized that he couldn't persuade her, then he said, "You asked me for money to get a bag several

days ago, I remember. I promise you I will buy you one if you go to the dinner tonight."

"Really?" Susan felt a bit excited but doubtful. She hadn't gotten all the things she wanted recently, as

Edward was strict with the money these days.

"Did I cheat you?"

'Don't break your promise."

"You must promise to make sure Manuel wouldn't be drunk tonight. He's got an important meeting

tomorrow. He needs a good form to promote cooperation."

This old man! Susan thought Edward was too heartless to be her father.

Then she agreed between clenched teeth and hung up the phone.

After a little while, Susan called Henry, "Don't wait for me. I'll go to a dinner party tonight. It's my father's

demand."

"The banking dinner?" Henry seemed to know it.

"Yes."

"Will you go with your father?" Henry asked.

"No, with Manuel." Susan didn't intend to hide that. She didn't explain for not knowing what she should

say.

"Don't drink too much." Said Henry after a few seconds of silence, as though he didn't mind.

"Alright."

"I'll pick you up when you finished."

"Let's decide after dinner." Susan didn't mean to refuse him. She just didn't know when the dinner

would finish, and she didn't want Henry to wait for a long time.

"All right."

Susan hung up the phone and took a long breath. She thought, she didn't need to think about it too

much.

It was six o'clock in the afternoon. Susan was sitting in Manuel's car, where both of them were silent. It

appeared that Manuel deliberately kept some space from Susan.

Susan thought, he could tell her father to arrange for somebody else to attend the dinner with him, if he

was unhappy with her. After all, he was a big favourite with her father. The old man would follow

whatever he said. Susan was wondering all the way. She always thought it was embarrassing for her to

stay alone with Manuel.

When they got there, they were guided to a luxury room by a server. It was such a big room, with so

many people there. Susan thought, they must get drunk tonight.