The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 885: Not going, I’m too busy

"Maybe Professor Adelle suddenly gave them a holiday?" Govert Griffin just went along with it, his tone neither salty nor bland, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the mocking in it.

Sadam Vinson picked up his hand, nonchalantly, squinting his eyes, and directly replied, "Not going! I’m too busy for this!"

What a useless gathering!

Caryn Zachmann was being really unscrupulous this time. After so many years of friendship, he had always treated her like a sister. As much as he didn’t want to say harsh words, he didn’t want to give her "face" either!

"After lunch, I’ll check Nathalie’s schedule. I mentioned last time about taking her to tour the scenic area. If she is free, I’ll take her there."

Govert Griffin, cunning as a monkey, immediately said, "I’ll join too."

He even added with a laugh, "I just made some money from stock trading recently, I’ll cover the expenses this afternoon. Ms. Quinlan, buy whatever you like!"

In their "circle," even if someone like Govert Griffin said he made a small fortune, it definitely started with an eight-figure sum, mere thousands or tens of thousands were embarrassing to mention.

Sadam Vinson glanced at him, understanding that he was trying to cosy up to Nathalie Quinlan, but he didn’t comment, just tacitly accepted his statement.

Ms. Quinlan was about to study at Tsinghua University and would surely settle in Beijing in the future. People like Govert Griffin were beneficial.

He wasn’t afraid of smart people like Govert Griffin; he was just worried about Nathalie encountering some nasty characters and getting bullied!

He couldn’t always know about it, and Nathalie, being someone who wouldn’t talk about her problems and being a person from Amadeus’s side, he, as a brother, should somewhat protect her.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be right!

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Leonardy Zachmann truly hadn’t expected Sadam Vinson and the others to come, and he stared at the big group in front of him, taking a long time to recover.

When he did recover, his first move was to glance at Celine Tucker’s direction, thinking Caryn Zachmann had invited these people.

But seeing that Brian Bonette and the others had come, he felt Caryn might not have been able to invite so many people.

When Caryn was admitted to the Medical Department at Tsinghua University, Zachmann Family had also held a party; back then the old patriarch hadn’t retired yet, and many people had come, all with significant clout, but it had still not been as grand as today.

Sadam Vinson, Govert Griffin, Brian Bonette... Leonardy looked around and saw Wallace Radcliff and others too, each one presenting him with gifts or red packets.

They all said the same thing.

"Uncle Zachmann, we heard Ms. Quinlan (Nathalie) is having her university entrance celebration here today, we came over impromptu, hope you don’t mind?"

At first, Leonardy thought they were giving Caryn face, but even though he later doubted Caryn had that much influence, he hadn’t considered Nathalie. Hearing everyone say they came for Nathalie specifically, to show respect to her, he opened his mouth, his body a bit stiff, but he reacted quickly, immediately saying, "How could I? Please, come in, I’ll show you to your seats."

Sadam Vinson and the others walked right past Celine Tucker, not even sparing her a glance, let alone greeting her as "aunt."

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With Sadam Vinson and The Ninth Institute bringing a bunch of people, it was no longer that surprising when Candice Yancey, Giordano Yancey, and Edric Yancey arrived.

Celine Tucker’s expression remained stiff throughout, her smile forced, her movements somewhat clumsy, numb yet awkward.

Sadam Vinson hadn’t greeted her, Silvania Ingram ignored her, and even Candice Yancey, Giordano Yancey who came later acted as if they didn’t see her.

One person like this, two, three... with everyone acting the same, even a fool would perceive something—these people were here to support Nathalie Quinlan! They felt she, the aunt, had mistreated Nathalie, so they all showed her their displeasure!