“Ohh,” Rowan said with interest. A few people around the table nodded while someone lightly clapped. “That’s impressive,” another person added. Selene smiled politely before leaning back slightly in her seat. Adrian gave a small nod after Selene finished speaking. He set his glass down on the table before introducing himself. “Well, like she said, I’m Adrian Carrington,” he began calmly. “I drive a 2025 Audi Q7, and I run a marine logistics company.” Rowan raised his brows slightly. “Nice,” he said. A few others around the table nodded as well, some offering light claps in approval. “That’s solid,” Marcus added with a smile. Adrian gave a modest nod before leaning back beside Selene. Rowan nodded after Adrian finished speaking, he then turned his head slightly and pointed toward another classmate seated a little further down the table. “You’re next.” The guy adjusted his sitting position slightly before speaking. “My name is Darren Holt,” he said. He clear

“Wow… is that a proposal?” someone suddenly said. Several voices rose around the table almost at once. “Who could this person be?” “Someone even sent Celeste a box here?” “Oh my… Celeste, you have a secret admirer?” Celeste herself looked completely surprised. She honestly had no idea who the sender could be, but instead of responding to the questions around her, she quietly untied the ribbon and lifted the lid of the gift box. The moment the box opened, she froze. Inside was a designer handbag, resting neatly against dark velvet padding. The bag looked exquisite, its leather smooth and flawless with a subtle metallic clasp that caught the light. “That’s a limited edition designer bag,” one of the ladies suddenly said in shock. “Jesus… who sent this?” The table stirred with murmurs as everyone leaned slightly closer to see it. But Celeste noticed something else inside the box. There was another smaller case beneath the handbag. She picked it up slowly and opened

The room fell completely silent. Everyone waited, their eyes fixed on Celeste, eager to hear the name of the man who had made her reject someone like Raymond. Celeste slowly raised her head and looked around the table, her gaze passed over each face before finally settling beside her. Then her hand lifted, her finger moved slightly across the table, and she pointed. “Him,” she said. Pang! The shock that hit the room felt almost physical. Several people froze in place as their heads turned toward the direction of her finger. Kael. They stared at him in disbelief. Kael himself looked confused as he saw Celeste’s hand pointing directly at him. His brows furrowed slightly, clearly not understanding what was happening. Across the table, Raymond followed the direction of her finger, for a moment he stared, then suddenly he laughed. “Be serious, Celeste,” he said, shaking his head. “This isn’t the time for jokes.” He looked back at her, still smiling. “Who’s the per

As soon as they stepped out of the private room, the door closed behind them with a soft click. The tension that had filled the room instantly felt distant in the quiet hallway. Kael immediately removed his arm from Celeste’s waist, creating a small space between them as they stood there for a moment. Celeste’s cheeks flushed slightly. “Thank you,” she said softly. Kael simply nodded, neither of them said anything else as they began walking down the corridor toward the elevator. When they reached the elevator, the doors opened and they stepped inside. The ride down was quiet, the silence between them not uncomfortable but filled with unspoken thoughts about everything that had just happened. Soon the elevator reached the ground floor, they stepped out and walked toward the parking area where Celeste’s car was parked. They got into the car and closed the doors. Right after the doors closed, Celeste turned slightly in her seat and looked at him. “Thank you so much, Mr. Dana

Kael stayed silent for a few seconds, then he nodded to himself.“Alright.”The call ended. He lowered the phone slowly and looked at the dark street ahead of him. After a moment he turned around and began walking back out through the estate gate.When Kael approached the estate gate, the bright security lights illuminated the entrance clearly. Two estate security guards were standing nearby, slowly patrolling the area the way they usually did every night.Both of them had already seen Kael earlier when Celeste drove him in, so his face was familiar to them.As he got closer, one of the guards straightened slightly and greeted him politely.“Good evening, sir.”Kael gave a small nod in response as he continued walking toward the gate.The guards exchanged a quick glance, they had clearly seen him enter the estate not long ago with Celeste, the estate manager herself, so seeing him come back out again so soon made them a little curious.One of them spoke again.“Boss… is there any prob