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Novel Catalog
Chapter 15
Having eaten to her heart’s content, Jasmine gleefully said, “Shawn, I’m not interested in the eligible bachelors. Serenity and I are only here to check out the scene and taste the food. The place lives up to its name as a seven-star hotel. The food is amazing. It was a hearty meal.”
Shawn could only blink at her.
“We’re stuffed now. It’s getting late, Shawn. Serenity and I got to go. Please let my aunt know on my behalf.”
Anxiously, Shawn looked at Serenity and replied, “Leaving so soon? Jas, the party’s only halfway through. It’s still early. The earliest would be eleven o’clock tonight before the party’s over.”
Serenity quickly added, “We have a business to run tomorrow, so we can’t stay out that late.”
With the pair getting up, Shawn followed behind them.
“You know you can delay the opening time by a few hours.”
Shawn hovered around Serenity, trying to convince the girls to stay longer.
“That won’t do. Our busiest times are in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Missing out on the morning session could cost us a lot.”
Jasmine poked fun at her cousin, patting his shoulder. “You should stick around and see if there’s anyone you fancy. Although you’re still young, nothing’s stopping you from seeing a girl.”
Shawn stole another glance at Serenity. Blushing, he bashfully replied, “I’m fresh out of college, Jas. I’ll think about marriage once I’m steady in my job for a few years.”
Serenity added her own opinion. “There’s no rush for boys. Shawn’s only twenty-two this year. He can wait another two years.”
Shawn nodded, but Serenity teasingly added, “You were still a little kid when I first met you. I can’t believe you’re all grown up now.”
Shawn, feeling embarrassed, simply smiled and followed them out of the hotel.
“Jas, did you drive here?”
“Your mom arranged for a car to pick us up.”
Jasmine wasn’t bothered and added, “Seren and I can take the cab. You should go back in. Shawn. Tell my aunt that we got to leave. I hope you have fun.”
There were many people in the hotel lobby, glancing at Jasmine and Serenity, but no one approached them. As the girls didn’t want to hail a cab in front of the hotel, they walked to the street before getting one.
They told Shawn, who had been walking with them, “Shawn, hurry back to the hotel. Bye now.”
Shawn reluctantly waved as he watched them leave in the cab. He stood by the road for a while, then slowly made his way back to the hotel entrance.
It was then that he bumped into Zachary, who was leaving. Zachary, as always, was the center of attention, with his security detail surrounding him.
Shawn stopped in his tracks and stepped aside to make way for Zachary.
“Mr. Lowe.”
Zachary paused in his steps and politely acknowledged Shawn.
Flattered, Shawn smiled and greeted him back. “Mr. York.”
The people around them were surprised by the exchange. The Lowes were part of the upper crust, but they seldom crossed paths with the Yorks. Shawn, still young, had just entered the family business and was starting from the bottom. He held a relatively insignificant position within the company.
For the influential Zachary to greet him like this was unusual. Was he trying to build a relationship because he saw potential in Shawn as the future heir of the Lowe business? Or did he see a promising future in the Lowes?
Mr. and Mrs. Lowe were there too, seeing Zachary off with the crowd. When they saw Zachary acknowledge their son, they were both astonished and pleasantly surprised.
