Chapter 12

'A mansion for 2 million dollars? She must have a substantial amount of money if she  could afford that,' Warren thought.

"So is she coming to join us then? It would be an honor to meet such a great person," Warren said embarrassedly as he laughed. 

"Don't be so flustered, she is a rather down to earth person. She's already at the venue of the function, so she will only be able to join us in 1o minutes. In the meantime we could order so long." 

Warren didn't know what to think. He only wanted to spend some time alone with Cassidy. Although there were no romantic sparks flying in the air, it was the only opportunity he had to talk to someone as beautiful as her. If her sister were to arrive then the half hour they had left before the function began would be wasted. He would most probably be relegated to being the third wheel when Cassidy and her sister started talking. 

At that moment a Porsche Taycan arrived at the entrance of The Light Dome. The owner was a classy and beautiful woman. Her beauty is on par with Cassidy, and she also seemed more mature than her. 

She greeted the waitress and were immediately brought towards the private dining room on the third floor. There she saw her sister sitting with an unfamiliar face. That person was dressed in a suit which most probably only cost around 80 dollars. 'How many times do I have to tell Cassidy to stop being friends with people of such an economical background. From one glance, even I can tell how poor he is," Claire thought. 

She walked towards the pair and greeted Cassidy. She hugged her little sister and smiled while saying "Someone looks beautiful today. Given the occasion, it makes sense why you would dress up like this." 

Cassidy laughed and said "It's your special day. You are the one we're celebrating today."

There was a mischievous smile on Claire's face. It seemed like she knew about something that Cassidy didn't. 

"Big sis, this is my classmate from high school. His name is Warren Cole."

Not wanting to embarrass her younger sister, Claire looked at Warren and greeted indifferently "Nice to meet you."

Warren could tell that Claire didn't have a high opinion of him. However, there was nothing he could do about it. Especially when the person in front of him could afford a mansion of two million dollars without batting an eye. 

"The honor is all mine, Miss Smith," Warren greeted politely. 

"Actually, it is Mrs Evans. She has been married for a few years now. So she doesn't go by her maiden name anymore," Cassidy said proudly. Her sister married into such a rich family and she even gave Cassidy such a beautiful younger niece. 'She is the epitome of success,' Cassidy thought to herself. 

"I apologize Mrs Evans. It was rude of me to assume without knowing the facts," Warren pleaded. How could he make such a mistake. It's his first time meeting her, and the first thing out of his mouth might have offended Cassidy's elder sister. 

"Forget about it," Claire said indifferently. She didn't want to bother or waste her time on the likes of him. "More importantly, where is our breakfast? I'm ravished," Claire said. 

Right at that moment a few waitresses arrived with their food. All the delicacies that were displayed to them were of the highest quality. On one of the trays there were well-done eggs, crispy bacon, sausages, toasted bread and even some squashed orange juice. The other tray contained blueberry and banana pancakes, Danish waffles, strawberry-filled red velvet crepes and caramel apple cinnamon rolls. There other delicacies which even Warren wasn't familiar with. 'How much does such a breakfast cost? It is preposterous that people will eat something like this for breakfast. Especially at a restaurant like this,' Warren thought. 

Immediately when the food arrived, they started eating. Even Warren, who was hesitant at first, couldn't resist the gourmet food in front of him. This was a breakfast fit for a king. 

"So where is my beautiful little niece today?" Cassidy interrupted the silence. 

"I left her at the venue before I drove over. She was reluctant to let me go, but I had to persuade my aunt to look after her for a few minutes. It is also uncomfortable for me to leave here alone nowadays, especially with what happened yesterday," Claire said solemnly. 

Both sisters understood how easily they might have lost the little one. Thankfully a generous and kind person saved her. Things could have gone wrong so easily. 

At that moment Warren's phone started ringing. He looked at it and the number seemed unfamiliar. It also had a different country code which meant that the person calling him, was from abroad. He ignored the call since he didn't want to interrupt their meal. However, the number called a few more times and Warren became agitated. He switched off his phone and continued with his meal. Claire looked at Warren in surprise, since she couldn't understand why he would ignore another person so blatantly. 'It must be his girlfriend and he doesn't want Cassidy to know,' Claire thought as her opinion of Warren grew even worse. 

'He wore such poor clothing and he even has the decency to ignore other people. Who does he think he is? I hope my sister never get mixed up with his kind ever again. He's so shameless to ignore his girlfriend when he saw my sister's financial capabilities. If he thinks that he will ever get together with her, he can dream on," Claire thought as her imagination ran even wilder. Cassidy didn't take this to heart since she thought Warren was only being polite towards them. After all, they were in the middle of their meal.