Chapter 1144
1144 Scion of The Dunnes
There were four girls in Leila’s doom room, and Leila was the prettiest among them. She also came from a well-off family of scholars, as all her elders were professors at Georgetown University. She was just like a princess.
Among the remaining three, Everleigh was second to Leila in beauty.
But Everleigh’s family background was far inferior to Leila’s. She was just a small-town girl. Her ex-boyfriend was from the same faculty as her. She had been touched by his caring considerations for her and the little gifts he gave her all the time, so she eventually got together with him.
But Alyssa and Bethany, who weren’t as pretty as Leila and Everleigh, found boyfriends who were much better than Everleigh’s. They both owned luxury cars worth tens of thousands of dollars, and they often gave Alyssa and Bethany expensive gifts such as clothes, bags, mobile phones, and so on. Everleigh eventually felt uncomfortable.
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When Alyssa called and told her that Leila’s boyfriend drove a car worth over two million dollars, though it was unclear whether he was the owner or not, Everleigh felt incredibly frustrated and jealous.
She found it unfair that even though she was much prettier than Alyssa and Bethany, she only had an ordinary and poor boyfriend, whereas they had rich boyfriends. Now, even Leila’s boyfriend drove a luxury car worth over two million dollars.
Even though the car might not belong to Leila’s boyfriend, he was definitely quite capable since he could borrow such a valuable car.
Thus, Everleigh felt terrible.
In particular, when Everleigh saw her poor boyfriend riding a bicycle and offering to give her a ride to the restaurant, she couldn’t help losing her temper.
Her roommates’ boyfriends owned cars worth tens of thousands of dollars, and one of them even drove one worth more than two million dollars. Yet she could only ride pillion on a bicycle worth less than a hundred dollars. She couldn’t tolerate the drastic difference!
So she had scolded her poor boyfriend and broke up with him on the spot.
Moreover, there was another reason she broke up with her boyfriend—Roger had specially arranged tonight’s dinner because he wanted to pursue Leila.
If Roger found out that Leila already had a boyfriend, he would definitely lose his temper. At that time, she might have a chance with him since she was now single.
Roger was a genuine scion from a wealthy family with assets worth billions of dollars. If he took a fancy to her, she would find herself a rich husband and enjoy a life of endless wealth and glory thereafter!
Thus, Everleigh would never treat Lucas hostilely. In her opinion, his appearance was a great blessing!
Since Leila, Alyssa, and Bethany would all come with boyfriends tonight, she and Roger would be the only ones still single at tonight’s dinner party.
It would be much easier for her to execute her plan then!
Everleigh got a little carried away while thinking about her plan, and she was somewhat absent-minded when talking to Leila.
At this moment, Alyssa and Bethany arrived in their boyfriends’ cars.
After they gathered outside the restaurant, Samiel urged, “Mr. Dunne is already waiting for us inside. Let’s hurry in!”
After walking into the private room Roger booked, they saw a young man in his thirties waiting impatiently for them. His eyes instantly lit up when he saw Leila.
This young man was naturally Roger, the protagonist of the dinner party tonight.
Roger was undeniably good-looking. He didn’t have a beer belly or a balding head, probably because he was still young. But he had dark circles under his eyes, a clear sign of excessive indulgence in alcohol and lust.
From his appearance, he looked just like a philandering scion.
“Mr. Dunne, we’re sorry for keeping you waiting!” Samuel was the first to apologize with a flattering smile on his face.
Roger ignored him and instead stared straight at Leila coming in from behind and said with a smile, “It’s okay. As long as Leila comes, I don’t mind waiting another hour!”
He only had eyes for Leila, so he didn’t notice Lucas next to her at all.
Instantly, the others felt a little awkward and unsure of what to say.
They all knew what intentions Roger had for Leila. Even the dinner party tonight was meant for her. If he found out that she came with her boyfriend, he would definitely lose his temper!
They were at a loss for words, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold and awkward.
At this moment, Leila held Lucas’s arm and said graciously, “Mr. Dunne, let me introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Lucas Gray.”
Tension arose in the blink of an eye.
Roger’s face darkened as he glared daggers at Leila’s arm holding Lucas’s. He seemed to be on the verge of losing his temper.
But he didn’t have a valid reason to be angry, so he was even more infuriated.
Seeing things about to go awry, Alyssa and Bethany were both frightened. They hurriedly lowered their heads without daring to even breathe, for fear that Roger would vent his anger on them.
But at this moment, Everleigh took the initiative to go forward and pour two glasses of wine. She put one in front of Roger and said with her most charming smile, “Mr. Dunne, since we’re late, I’ll punish myself with a drink!”
With that, Everleigh picked up the glass of wine in front of her and downed it in one go.
Roger didn’t care about her actions, and he just felt annoyed that she was standing in front of him and blocking his view. But since Leila was present, he had to act gentlemanly.
After Everleigh finished the drink, Roger said through clenched teeth, “So, Leila already has a boyfriend. How come I’ve never heard about this before?”
Despite noticing the unnatural expressions on Alyssa’s and Samuel’s faces, Roger didn’t bother asking them. Instead, he looked directly at Lucas and deliberately asked, “Hey, what’s the name of Leila’s boyfriend? I’m sorry, I couldn’t remember it.”
He obviously said this intentionally.
Lucas smiled without losing his temper. “My name is Lucas Gray.”
“Oh! Lucas Gray. I see,” Roger said in an exaggerated tone. Then he asked, “Lucas, you should already be working, right? Where do you work?”
Roger’s eyes were full of disdain.
Especially after seeing Lucas’s extremely simple clothes, he labeled Lucas as a penniless man.
In Roger’s opinion, Lucas was a loser who wasn’t even fit to carry his shoes.
Yet Lucas had snatched the woman he had set his sights on!