“Yes. You must be attending Old Mr. Marshall’s event too. We’d kill for an invite.” Since the Newmans became billionaires, Mrs. Newman had been keen to participate in social engagements.
She believed she blended into the circle of the true upper crust.
Mrs. Newman wanted to bring her younger daughter along so everybody would know how remarkable Carrie was.
Although the plan was to get Carrie to marry into the York family, Mrs. Newman did not want to put all her eggs in one basket. The heirs of the York family were not easy to control. Her Carrie might not find a potential husband with the family. There were many wealthy men in Wiltspoon. Mrs. Newman could bring her daughter along to these parties to look for a good family. Of course, these families would also be checking out her darling daughter too.
There were two sides to everything. The Newman family was sizing people up for a potential husband, but the other party was doing the same too.
Callum smiled and said, “The party will be held at my family’s hotel. My brothers and cousins will be attending too.”
Mrs. Newman responded, “Tomorrow night must be the biggest event in Wiltspoon.”
It was a shame that her darling daughter could not attend.
Old Mr. Marshall seldom organized a ball this early. However, he moved the date up by six months.
this year. There was no telling whether it was because Old Mr. Marshall was getting old or was poor in health.
Mrs. Newman was furious with Serena again at the thought that her precious daughter was going to miss out on tomorrow’s event. Of course, Mrs. Newman also put the fault on her older daughter.
“Did you get what I just told you, Camryn?” Mrs. Newman asked.
While holding the flowers for the employee to wrap them up in a bundle for Callum, Camryn replied, “I’m not going.”
She would only be embarrassing herself in such a social setting since she could not see.
Besides, her mother never took her to social gatherings. Now that Mrs. Newman wanted to bring Camryn out of the L’e, the former must be up to no good.
Although Camryn never got an update from her mother about Carrie, she knew that her stepfather and mother were trying to get Carrie out of jail.
Camryn dared not think or guess the things they would do to save Carrie.
Nevertheless, Camryn got the feeling that her mother wanted to take her to the event to sell her off.
Mrs. Newman made a face.
She was giving the mole rat a chance by bringing her to a social event. Yet, this mole rat was ungrateful.
As Callum was still around, Mrs. Newman had to stop herself from blowing up in Camryn’s face. She toned down the harshness in her tone. “Camryn, you heard my conversation with Callum. The party tomorrow night is important. It’s the biggest business engagement in Wiltspoon. The people attending are movers and shakers of Wiltspoon.
“You coop yourself up in the flower shop every day. You should get out there and make friends. How can you just live in your own world? I’m taking you to see the world.”
“Either way, I’m going to send someone to get you tomorrow afternoon if you don’t come home. No matter what, you’re going with me tomorrow night.”
Camryn remained aloof as she replied, “I can’t see, Mom. What do you mean, see the world? The world to me is darkness. There’s nothing for me to see.”
“You!”
Furious, Mrs. Newman was dying to give Camryn a slap.
“I have said my piece. You can either listen or ignore it. Regardless, I’m sending a car to you tomorrow afternoon. I’m busy, I got to go.”
Mrs. Newman could not yet along with Camryn. Resentment and hatred overtook Mrs. Newman every time she saw Camryn’s face. Now that she had done what she came here for, Mrs. Newman said, “Sorry you have to see that, Callum. My daughter lost her confidence after losing her sight..
“I want to take her to the party and help her out of her funk. Hopefully, she’ll find her confidence. again. I need to attend to business, so I need to go.
Callum replied, “Sure. Bye, Mrs. Newman.”
Mrs. Newman gave Camryn an angry look before taking off with her bodyguards.
With her mother’s footsteps fading away, Camryn told her employee, “No need to wrap the roses.”
The employee was confused; she thought Mr. Callum wanted to buy flowers.
Mr. Callum even said that the flowers were for his fiancée.
“Oh, carry on with the wrapping. I really want the roses.”
Callum instructed the employee to bundle the flowers up.
“Mr. Callum?”
Camryn thought Callum was only covering up for her to keep her mother from learning that they had been acquainted for a while now.
“I’m interested in getting a bouquet.”
Since Callum had put it out there, Camryn was not going to say no to business. She sold the bouquet to him.
Once the bouquet was ready, Callum paid for it and grabbed the flowers before saying, “Let’s go, Ms. Newman.”
“Huh?” Camryn was puzzled.
Callum amusedly reminded her, “What? Are you not going to buy me dinner anymore? I’m hungry.”
“Haha. I’m sorry. It slipped my mind. After you, Mr. Callum.”
Her mother’s arrival interrupted her train of thought.
Camryn wondered what her mother had in store for her this time.
Was her mother trying to embarrass her at the party or sell her to an old man in exchange for a boost in the family business?
Although Camryn no longer pined for her mother’s love, she could not figure out why her mother was so cruel to her.
Camryn took her cane and said to her employee. “I’m buying Mr. Callum dinner. Watch the shop. and order yourselves food. Business was good today. You and Louise can enjoy some good food today.”
They often got the cheapest takeaway.
Now that the business was on the right track, and they were making a profit, Camryn thought it was befitting for hemployees to have better meals.
“Boss, go and have your dinner with Mr. Callum. I’ll watch the shop.”
The employee smiled as Camryn and Callum walked out of the shop.
Callum waited in the car for Camryn. With the latter handling herself well in her familiar surroundings, it was hard to tell that she was blind,
This was the first time Camryn had taken a ride with Callum. She felt her way to the seat, sat tight, put her cane away, and buckled up.
passenger’s
She did not take the back seat, but not because she did not want to. Callum refused to let her sit in the back because it would appear as though he was her driver.
Since Camryn would not dare order a certain York around like a driver, she sat in the passenger’s seat.
The passenger seat was not the safest place to be.
It was a good thing Callum was steady behind the wheel. He was not the kind to put the pedal to the metal. She did feel somewhat safe to take a ride in his car.
“Where are we going to have dinner?” while starting the engine, Callum asked.
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