That was when Yoshitaka's assistant came over and whispered to him, "Sir, we've got it—Ms. Fox's close friends came under Sasaki Sachiko's invitation.""The Sasakis?" Yoshitaka was surprised, as he had a clear idea of the extent of the Sasakis' influence. So, how on earth did small fry who banked on Mitsui Group to survive become acquainted with Kathleen's friends?The assistant could see Yoshitaka's confusion, but reminded him nonetheless. "Kelly Wearstler is with them as we speak."Yoshitaka quickly looked around and found Kelly speaking with several others, and he promptly told his assistant, "Let's go. You're coming with me."With that, he started heading toward Charlie's group.-Meanwhile, Claire was as surprised as she was delighted that Kathleen was coming, and she asked Kelly, "I thought Ms. Fox said she wasn't coming?"Kelly glanced at Charlie, and seeing no reaction, smiled apologetically, "Sorry, I was so excited to see you both again that I told Ms. Fox about it b

Each table only had six seats, and the main table seats were arranged by Yoshitaka himself.Naturally, three went to him and his family, two to Tanya and her boyfriend, and one to Kelly, who was representing Kathleen.-Meanwhile, after getting off the stage, Tanya had been swiping through trending sections of social media as well as her fan's comments.She had always been confident about the senator's victory and therefore carried herself as such.But with her defeat coming so soon, she needed to keep both eyes on public sentiment.She soon noticed that social media wasn't all that kind to her, with most mocking her crude judgment and overconfidence.They called her out for riding trends she couldn't even begin to understand, and for using her influence over her fans just because she thought she had many—only for them to back out on her when it mattered.People were even uploading clips of her vocally supporting the senator, matched with meme reactions to diss her as hard as t

This was supposed to be Tanya's party, and she was definitely frustrated—even visibly agitated by the fact that she was being given the cold shoulder upon the news that Kathleen was coming.She owed Yoshitaka due respect because the man was basically her boss, if not the boss of her boss.On the other hand, Kathleen definitely wasn't her boss or a shareholder of Universal Music, let alone showbiz.So, why should she let Kathleen steal her thunder?As such, she kept a lid on her frustrations since her boyfriend must have started recording the video by now, and she had to look impeccable.Smiling politely at Charlie and Claire, she held out her hand as she said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Wade!"Claire was actually so stunned that she forgot to take that handshake.It was Charlie who calmly and briefly shook Tanya's hand, even introducing Claire, "Nice to meet you, Ms. Sweet. This is my wife, Claire."At Charlie's words, Claire quickly came to her senses and shook Tanya's ha

Tanya didn't expect to be interrogated while her questions were left unanswered.Still, the issue of illegal immigrants was as sensitive as any other issue these days, and she would rather not step on anyone's toes.Putting on a serious face, she said, "I think that's a question for the government, and there are laws for it. All they have to do is make sure they apply everything fairly and justly."Pausing, she raised a brow and pressed, "So, once again—what is your stance on minorities?"Charlie chuckled. "Why ask me when you said and I quote: it's a question for the government and there are laws for it? Just leave everything to the law, and don't intervene, or do shout-outs and the like."Tanya was stumped that Charlie would so quickly turn her own words against her and put it as if she was having too much time on her hands to poke her nose into affairs that were none of her concern.Just as she had no idea how to respond, Charlie pressed, "I don't mind giving it to you straigh

Realizing that, Tanya couldn't wait to stop talking with Charlie.She just had to refrain from uploading that video, as it definitely was better than looking speechless while he eloquently ran his mouth.As such, clearing her throat in embarrassment, she said, "I admire your spirit as a humanitarian, Mr. Wade, but I still believe that such issues are up to the government. All I can do is call for the public to refrain from discrimination…"That was when Trevor, seeing how his girlfriend had been completely overwhelmed, stepped in and said, "Mr. Wade, you never answered Tanya's question and deflected by talking about illegal immigrants. In the end, are you trying to indirectly convey that you don't support minority rights, or am I wrong?"Tanya was relieved that her boyfriend hadn't just bailed on her, even turning defense into attack. Smiling lovingly at Trevor, she was welling with emotion as she thought to herself, 'Now that's my man, always there for me when it matters!'Turn