Chapter 49 - 49

"Time to go." Marco said as he looked at the clock and pointed at Jake.

"Already? I hate having to face my dad." Jake grumbled as he placed the documents he had been working on neatly at the side.

"You'll only need to face him for five minutes, after that you both take separate cars to the venue." Marco pointed out, making Ian and Camilla laugh.

"You have no idea how bad five minutes can get." Jake said as he rolled his eyes.

"Is it worse than people forcing you to marry someone?" Marco said with a straight face.

"Riiiiight. . ." Jake answered as he began to blush. "Sorry about that Marco, I'm sure she'll come around eventually."

"It doesn't matter, now go." Marco said as he pointed at the door.

Jake quickly said his goodbyes to the assistants as he dashed out of the office.

"Do either of you have any clothes appropriate for tonight?" Marco asked Ian and Camilla.

"What would you consider appropriate for tonight? What is this event even about?" Camilla asked as she tried to figure out what outfit she needed to wear.

"Right, I haven't fully briefed you, sorry about that." Marco said as he placed the documents in front of him aside. "The rest of the work can wait till Monday. Leave them in your offices."

Camilla and Ian nodded as they too placed the documents aside.

"The event tonight is something Ian's family is actually quite familiar with." Marco said as he gave Ian a sad look. "Every six months, the richest families that are involved with real estate gather for dinner. Normally it would be the head of the company and his heirs."

"So the Reyes Heir will be there?" Ian asked. He was eager to learn who his boss was. Even the name of the Reyes Heir was not in any source he had checked.

"No, the kid won't be there." Marco said as he shook his head. "For the Reyes Family, it will be the CEO, Miss Ayanna, Miss Marie, and Hank."

"So is Miss Ayanna going to end up running Krisanta Land in the future?" Camilla asked.

"It all depends on her brother." Marco explained with a shrug. "When the Reyes Heir eventually takes over, he will be the one calling the shots. He and Miss Ayanna have a very good relationship, as a matter of fact I think he will make her choose which company she likes most."

"What will happen at dinner tonight? I mean I have a vague idea, but I might be wrong." Ian told Marco, bringing their discussion back on topic.

"Tell me, what do you think?" Marco asked the younger man.

"Business deals and match-ups, so all business deals." Ian told Marco flatly.

Marco laughed at Ian's comment, but it seemed that Camilla didn't understand what Ian was trying to say.

"Can you explain? I don't get it." Camilla complained.

"Obviously you know what business deals are, but tonight, many parents will use it as an opportunity to match their son or daughter with another kid." Marco said with a laugh. "All of those match-ups are financially and politically motivated. So they are still business deals."

Marco laughed as he said the joke once more, making Camilla roll her eyes at him.

"So why do we have to be there?" Ian asked.

"The Reyes family goes there for one reason alone, the business deals." Marco explained with a more serious expression. "Unlike most families, they don't interfere with who their children marry or date. They only step in with extreme cases."

"They don't have anything to chase or prove." Ian mumbled.

"Yes, so our purpose is to help the boss, and the other Reyes relatives close deals and get the proper documents ready." Marco said with a nod.

"Do we need to come back here after?" Camilla asked.

"No, your places have their own safes, store all the documents there. It's up to you if you want to sort them over the weekend or not. But otherwise, just leave them till Monday." Marco informed the pair.

"So I'm guessing this is a formal event?" Ian asked. Most events with the rich families were formal, especially those held at night.

"Yes, so wear something nice, but Camilla, nothing too alluring, you know how rich men get." Marco said with a frown.

"Yep." Camilla responded.

"So now off with both of you, I'll see you guys later." Marco instructed as he sent Camilla and Ian away.