While driving, all sort of thoughts plagued Averi's mind.
Did he get into problem with his dad again?
Did he suffer a loss?
Is he being forced?
A frown from being overly worried covered her stunning face.
…
On the other side, in room 502 of The Delights, four people were seated around a round table.
A man around 25 smiled as he placed his phone on the table. With a wave of his right hand, he pushed his brown hair towards the back creating a picturesque scene.
"She wound be here in 20 minutes. Sorry for the wait." Jace said with a smile.
"Since when were you so polite?" The person in front of him said earning the approval of the other two.
"It seems like you haven't told her yet." Chris asked with a mischievous smile.
"Hehe… it's a surprise." A similar mischievous smile hung on Jace's lips as well.
Though the other two didn't speak about it, one could see that they were equally excited looking at the hint of smile on their face and those glittering eyes.
After a short wait, the door to the room opened and a waitress entered first before welcoming the person behind.
"H-" Averi just opened her mouth to greet the people in front when she realised that they weren't the ones she expected. Save for that little bastard.
The situation was so very unexpected but after being a public figure for so many years, Averi had already trained herself to keep a check on her expressions so she appeared fine after just a few seconds.
"Hello." Averi greeted everyone in a general manner with a slight smile making it seem like she was friendly but not overly imposing on the others.
"Hello"
"Hi"
"Hello"
The three people in the room other than Jace all returned her greeting after standing up as a form of respect.
Averi scanned the room and sat on the only empty chair around the table, on the left of Jace.
"Guys, relax. It's not any formal meeting so you don't have to be so strict. Look at her. She isn't even dressed appropriately."
"You dare talk about it? Who fault it is that I rushed so much?" Averi glared at Jace earning laughter from everyone on the table, successfully making the atmosphere more relaxed.
"Since I'm the mutual friend of every one of you, I will do the introductions." Jace said as he stood up and walked to his right.