Rick's uncle had made great effort to take the company away from Rick's father.
However, Rick came back when his uncle was at his worst. He bought the company shares from others at a very low price.
After approaching several major shareholders and the board of directors secretly, Rick successful forced his uncle to abdicate.
Moreover, Rick had also taken back the villa from his uncle.
That was why Rick was going to hold the party in this villa—to declare that he was the new owner of the villa and the company.
After walking with Rachel, Lea and Lucas for quite a while, Rick led them to the buffet hall. Then, someone came and whispered something to Rick. It seemed that someone important had arrived.
Rick nodded and snapped his fingers to get the attention of the waiter nearby. After talking with the waiter, he turned to the three of them and excused himself.
"I'll excuse myself for now. Enjoy the party," he said with a graceful smile.
"Don't worry about us, we can manage here," Lea answered.
She planted a sweet smile on her face.
When Rick turned around and left, Lea was about to say something, but a waiter came to serve them drinks. So, she waited for the waiter to leave first before she spoke. "Lucas is here to have a blind date with his sister, and yet he brought us with him. Why is Rick still so polite to us?"
Lea felt embarrassed because of Rick's politeness.
"Would you like him to kick you out?" asked Lucas.
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be in this banquet. Such a small world indeed!
Was it another coincidence? Someone very close to Rachel and one of Jack's friends happened to know each other.
Obviously, it was fate that led Lea and Henry to meet again. Even though they had only met once, they were both able to recognize each other immediately.
All of a sudden, Lea and Henry held their glasses and walked towards the balcony. They needed a place where they could talk in private.
Michael was a little dumbfounded as he watched his friend leaving them for a beautiful lady. He pointed at their direction and asked Rachel, "Do you have other beautiful friends like her? Maybe you can introduce one to me too." Rachel found Michael hilarious so she couldn't help laughing.
"Ha-ha! Unfortunately, there's no one else." Michael leaned on Marcus and massaged his chest in an exaggerated way.
"Ouch! My heart hurts," he said helplessly.
Marcus pushed him away and said expressionlessly, "That's none of my business, dude!"
Among the three men, Rachel was more familiar with Michael, but she didn't know that he had this funny side.
Looking at Michael and Marcus making fun of each other, she couldn't help but chuckle.
They were not aware that two pairs of eyes were watching them for quite a while now. They were Rick and Jack.
"That woman came here with Lucas earlier," Rick said to Jack. He didn't know that Rachel was Jack's wife.
"With Lucas?" Jack asked casually as he shook the wine glass in his hand.