The Invisible Mogul novel Chapter 394

Douglas forced out a peal of laughter.

“That doesn’t count!” At that moment, Leia smiled as she served the dishes in front of them. Then, she turned to Douglas, “This is Gerald, the boy whom Leila’s father had made a promise to while her dad was drunk. As you can see, Gerald is now well-groomed, and Leila is no match to him, don’t you think so too, Gerald?”

Leia asked Gerald who was sitting at the very edge of the table.

“Yes, yes!”

Of course, Gerald had caught on what Leia’s words meant. He was also afraid that the crowd would draw the topic to himself, so he hurriedly nodded his head.

This, however, made Douglas a little scruple.

Honestly speaking, he had liked Leila for quite some time now, but he had not confessed his feelings to her. The two of them had always been in an ambiguous relationship.

But then, Mrs. Jung said that the boy whom Leila was initially betrothed to was also here.

Here comes the drama.

Everyone else was also looking at both Douglas and Gerald.

They were trying to compare the two.

Douglas immediately stood up and laughed, “Whew, if it wasn’t for Mrs. Jung’s introduction, we wouldn’t have known that you almost became our goddess Leila’s husband! Come, we haven’t formally gotten to know each other yet. Nice to meet you, Gerald, I’m Douglas Lindt, I’m currently working for the government, eh…”

Douglas pretended to be surprised as he stood up and shook Gerald’s hand.

As he introduced himself, he shook his wrist, displaying the dazzling golden-strapped watch on his hand and continued speaking modestly.

“My job was arranged by my family, so you can say that I’ve got the upper-hand or some sort! I don’t have many capabilities myself after all!”

“Haha, Douglas, you don’t have to be this modest. If you don’t have the capabilities, who else would? Let’s take Gerald as an example, if you let him have your position, he wouldn’t be able to do much! Let’s not go over about those small matters shall we? Come come, let’s have a toast!”

Willie smiled and patted Douglas’ shoulder lightly.

They then proceeded to chat about some personal matters. The others just listened to the two as they talked and occasionally made a joke or two.

Leila was pleased. She rested her rosy cheeks on her hands as her eyes were fixated on Douglas.

She was proud of him.

She had an expensive taste in men, and the average joe was not up to her league.

Gerald sat on the chaperone’s seat, and from time to time, he stood up and poured drinks for everyone.

“Thanks, Gerald!”

A pretty girl who was sitting next to Gerald smiled at him.

“You’re welcome!” Gerald replied.