Chapter 60

John lifted a curious eyebrow in response. “Did you just call me Mr. Carter? Shouldn’t you be calling me something else?”

Tina blushed in embarrassment and hurriedly amended her words. “Right. John.”

Happiness was evident in John’s eyes upon hearing Tina calling his name. He might have only met her a few times in the past, but destiny tended to work wonders. He even had a feeling that Tina was the younger sister whom he had taken care of since they were young.

“Let’s go,” he said. “I’ll take you somewhere you change into new clothes.”

Tina finally realized that she didn’t know where they were going. “Um… Where are we going, by the way?” she asked.

“We’re attending the banquet hosted by the Langfords,” John replied.

Tina was shocked to hear the answer. She had just given her spot to Pearl, but she never expected that she had the chance to attend the banquet again.

Then again, John was Samuel’s collaboration partner. It was common courtesy to invite him to the banquet the latter