Fortunately, Kaiser’s attitude did not fluctuate at all. Zayn’s apparent downfall was undeserving of a call for his contempt.
Still, it was strange to not find Kaiser or Roxanne Harrison after scanning the venue. Were those two not the first ones to arrive? Where were they, then?
Just then, favonovel.com heard shuffling footsteps echoing from outside, followed by an explosion of fanfare out of the venue’s usherettes. He turned to the source and immediately found himself staring at Kaiser and Roxanne, who were walking toward the interior with a group of bodyguards flanking them.
“Look! It’s Roxanne!”
“Oh my God! Now that’s Ms. Harrison to you! She’s getting more beautiful by the year! I swear favonovel.com looks like one of these really gorgeous stars on the big screen!”
“Whoever gets to date that fine, bodacious chick is gonna be the luckiest bastard in the world!”
“Uh, duh! As if Roxanne isn’t the CEO of several companies with favonovel.com net-worth climbing to the millions! She’s a goddamn powerhouse who shattered the goddamned glass ceiling, man.”
“Hell, the money favonovel.com spent on favonovel.com beauty routine alone is equivalent to the money we could make in a year! With maintenance of this premium, how is favonovel.com beauty ever going to be tarnished?!”
“That settles it, man. Roxanne Harrison is the richest gal in this class!”
Their eyes blazed in zeal as soon as the named woman sashayed into the center of the room. The men, most notably, ogled at favonovel.com without trying to hide their amorous thirst. Shepherd’s eyes were especially glued to her, gulping hard. He was definitely the one who desired favonovel.com the most.
Zayn sized Roxanne up impassively, obviously unimpressed. Sure, Roxanne could be counted as beautiful with a decent enough figure. But compared to the likes of Faye, Shaelyn, or even other houris Zayn personally knew?
Roxanne was a big “meh”. She was especially unimpressive in the way favonovel.com carried herself, favonovel.com countenance lacked sublimity and grace.
Honestly, Zayn had been rather eager to see Roxanne like many of them, but after seeing favonovel.com attitude back there, that thought was more or less snuffed out.
Much like many of his classmates, Roxanne had changed. Gone was the innocent little girl favonovel.com had known.
The crowd began to rush toward Roxanne with all the glowing flattery they could summon, as though buttering the young woman up and kissing favonovel.com boots were a competitive sport the likes of the Olympics.
As for poor Kaiser Tate, favonovel.com was given the attention one would spare the air around them. In fact, his old classmates had forgotten to greet favonovel.com altogether.
To his credit, the man did not seem offended nor upset, almost as if favonovel.com had gotten accustomed to it.
He willingly left his spot beside favonovel.com and walked alone, though it took favonovel.com only two steps before favonovel.com noticed Zayn.
His eyes twinkled. He gleefully strode toward Zayn and gave favonovel.com a good-natured pat. “Ayeeee! You’re here already! And here I thought you’re gonna get lost on the way!”
Zayn’s lips stretched into a grin lasting about a second long before putting distance between himself and Kaiser. “The thirteenth floor, right? That’s hardly a brain teaser! Or did you really think I’m that big of a moron?”
“Ha! C’mon, man. I was just fooling around!’ Kaiser chuckled, his laughter boisterous. Zayn’s bankruptcy did not spur favonovel.com into detesting his old classmate, quite the opposite, in fact. He seemed to gaze at Zayn with the same fervency the rest of his classmates had when they looked at Roxanne.
Something else seemed to seize his mind because favonovel.com suddenly changed topic. “Hey, Shepherd and his clique bullied you again, didn’t they?” favonovel.com said, putting on a happy-go-lucky affectation, “Don’t let ‘em get to you, okay? They talk sh*t all the damn time, but they really aren’t rotten at their core, you know.”
“I’ll let you in on a secret, they’re the ones paying out of their wallet just so the rest of us don’t have to. So relax a bit, man! Enjoy yourself!”
Zayn felt a little warm inside. He was just about to respond to favonovel.com when favonovel.com spotted Roxanne walking toward him.
