Chapter 435: Successful Initiative
Talia felt someone staring at her and she turned to find it was Lord Lockhart. This time, she didn’t feel like he was judging her. She smiled at him with a nod and he returned a nod.
Talia searched for Arthur and found him in the middle of a group of men as they were all teasing and roasting him. She saw him trying to escape but he was pushed back and was not allowed to leave.
"Never mind them. That’s how men show their love for each other. They are weird creatures." Emily took a sip of wine and leaned leisurely at the back of the chair.
"Is it okay if I buy Carl a skateboard?" Talia asked Emily and she sighed.
"Did he ask you? That boy... He’s so careless! The other day he fell from his bike and it got broken. Then he wants a skateboard. I forbade his father to buy him a skateboard and so he came to you?" Emily was not at all pleased.
"No, he didn’t ask me. I talked to him and he seemed interested in skateboards. Since his birthday is coming up, I thought of buying him one. So should I look for something else?" Talia was frank since she knew Emily appreciated it.
"Ah... It is fine... Buy him what he wants. Only after getting hurt once or twice, he’ll know how to be careful." After some thought, Emily agreed.
Talia chuckled. "There are many latest designs that are suitable for little boys helping with their balance and I’ll get him one of those, along with all the protective gear."
After that, she talked with Marcella for some time and it seemed like they were close to getting engaged. Vivian was so busy with her photoshoots and they didn’t disturb her.
After staying for a while, Talia decided to leave since she had to take care of the final details of her new project "Call Out". She searched for her grandfather who was sitting with other old people chatting, and after excusing herself she went to Arthur’s dad.
"He left you alone and-"