Supreme Mars novel Chapter 115

The lobby manager was astonished. Only then did he realize how wrong he was about the young visitor.

The machine at the entrance could only read the regular members’ information, while the supreme members information weren’t loaded in it, because they were usually received by the big boss of Riverside Club personally!

The thing was, hardly any supreme members entered through the gate.

The lobby manager almost cried. "Boss, I… I didn’t know that mister is a supreme member…"

"Go pick up your paycheck and fuck off!"

The head of Riverside Club roared before coming to Leo’s side in a trot and saying obsequiously, "Sir, I’m sorry that my subordinate didn’t recognize you. Please forgive me…"

Leo threw a glance at him and suddenly remembered that he had been to Riverside Club before.

Last time, he came in the company of Alan, the richest man of Emerdale, and bought the world treasure "Venus’ Tear" at the price of one billion dollars as the wedding ring for Lydia. Only the supreme members could get in the private box arranged by Alan.

"You may leave now." Leo didn’t even bother to argue with a nobody.

"Thank you! Thank you sir…"

The head of Riverside wiped the sweat from his forehead and caught up with Leo at once.

Riverside Club was a place for leisure, entertainment, clubbing, commercial use and so on. There were five floors in the building. The sales room Leo and Alan were in last time was on the top floor, while the tonight’s dinner party was held on the second floor.

Leo glanced back at the head of Riverside Club and said, "Go on with your business. I’ll have a walk around."

"OK."

The head of Riverside Club knew some big shots didn’t like being followed around, so he agreed and left.

Leo came to the banquet hall. Since the dinner party hadn’t started yet, people gathered in groups with wine in their hands and were talking and laughing while soft music was playing.

The guests of tonight’s dinner party were the bosses of the companies headquartered in International Commerce Center. Each of them was of high social status and accompanied by stunning female companions, while only Leo was alone, which made him seem out of place.

"Leo…" Suddenly, Caroline’s surprised voice came from behind. "How did you get in?"

Leo looked back, only to see Caroline staring at him in astonishment.

However, she had clearly seen the doorman stopped him while Leo was trying to get in. Could it be… the lobby manager allowed him in?

Leo replied faintly, "I also came to attend the dinner party, so someone took me in."

Caroline asked doubtfully, "You mean you’re invited to this dinner party?" After that, she realized something and said with a look of contempt on her face, "Well, I see. You came in with someone, so you don’t even have a female companion with you…"

Caroline assumed so because Riverside Club wouldn’t just let anyone in for no reason.

Thinking so, Caroline was more certain that Leo was a sponger and sniffed, "Do you have any self-esteem left? Everyone present is important and respectable. What are you? Don’t you feel embarrassed sitting here?"

Caroline’s shrill voice and mean words sounded quite harsh in the quiet banquet hall, and suddenly, many people moved their eyes to them.

Leo stared at Caroline with his piercing eyes. "How did you know I’m a sponger?"

"It’s so obvious. You don’t even have a female companion, and you’re wearing a tuxedo worth thousands of dollars. Did you rent it?"

Caroline sized up Leo’s expensive outfit and despised him more.

Nowadays, people compared with each other in this material world. However, the lowest form of comparison was to compare cars, watches and businesses.

Meanwhile, the highest form of comparison was the one between people.

The quality of the woman around the man was the symbol of his social status, and each boss present tonight was accompanied by pretty woman. It was a sign of power and status.

Vice versa, since the man beside Caroline was Benedict, the owner of International Commerce Center, she couldn’t feel prouder, and thought she had fully integrated into the privileged.

Leo seemed out of place because he was the only one alone. Even if he was wearing a customized tuxedo, it looked as if he rented it.

"What’s wrong with Mr. Lawson? How could he let anyone in?"

"Our dinner party is disgraced by this nobody."

For a moment, people were taunting Leo.

Leo, however, didn’t get angry at all. He just looked at everyone with perfect nonchalance and remembered their faces.

Caroline stared at Leo in disdain. She didn’t know how Leo got it, but since she called him out in front of everyone, he presumably wouldn’t stay any longer.

To her surprise, Leo remained calm. Not only didn’t he leave, but he moved along with composure and sat down in the middle of the room.

That seat was for the star of the party.

"You…" Caroline widened her eyes in shock. "Do you have any idea what you’re doing?"

Sitting in the middle of the hall, Leo glanced around and replied indifferently, "I’m sitting on the seat that belongs to me. What’s wrong with that?"

"How dare you!" one of the bosses snarled. "That’s the exclusive seat for the owner of International Commerce Center. How are you to sit there? Get away!"

Meanwhile, the other bosses looked nervous.

Made of pure gold, the chair was specially for the owner of International Commerce Center. Even Peter, the host of the party, didn’t deserve that seat. How dared Leo sit there? If the real owner saw this scene, all the urban construction deals were off. Therefore, many bosses started to yell at Leo, asking him to get away from that chair.

Just at this moment, the door opened and two beautiful women came in.

The left one was wearing a black strapless gown. Her charming smile, perfect figure and revealing cleavage attracted everyone’s attention.

While the other woman was much more stunning. She was dressed in a relatively conservative while gown, her hair coiled on top of her head. Different from the left one, who looked a little tarty in comparison, she was much more elegant and demure.

"Hello, Ms. Garcia and Ms. Simpson!"

Seeing the two women coming in, all the bosses present rose to their feet excitedly at the same time. Many of them were looking at Ms. Garcia fawningly.

Besides the owner of International Commerce Center, who was quite mysterious and had hardly showed up, the two vice presidents of Atlas Beauty were the ones the guests looked forward to seeing the most tonight. Although they were a little disappointed that the president of Atlas Beauty didn’t come today, the trip was worthwhile since they saw Irene and Mollie.

As was known to all, the majority of staff was female in Atlas Beauty, and most of them were charming beauties, while Irene was one of the prettiest women among them all. Any man who was able to have her as his female companion would be the center of attention.

Mollie saw the men were gathering around Irene, jealousy glinting in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Irene, who was gentle and friendly, greeted everyone with a smile and nod. Suddenly, she noticed the smile on everyone’s face and wondered, "Gentlemen, did something just happen?"

Some of the men glanced back at Leo with a sneer. Atlas Beauty had always been strong and proactive. If that guy offended the two vice presidents and thus their interests were harmed, he would be blacklisted by Atlas Beauty.

It was said that a while ago, some ignorant women were forced out of business by Atlas Beauty and they never found a decent job again!

"Ms. Garcia and Ms. Simpson, not only did that guy come to the party unasked, but he actually took the seat of the owner of International Commerce Center. We asked him to leave, but he wouldn’t," one of the bosses replied to Irene and Mollie on behalf of everyone present.

"What?! How dare him sit there!" Mollie raised her brows, infuriated.

Meanwhile, Irene said nothing, but craned her neck to get a better view of the man behind the crowd.

"It’s him!" Caroline pointed back at Leo as she said to Irene and Mollie, sneering. Truly, that loser was on friendly terms with Atlas Beauty, but what he did today would pose a threat to everyone’s interests, and Atlas Beauty wouldn’t let him off!

Irene and Mollie looked in the direction Caroline indicated and saw Leo, who maintained a dignified silence on the gold chair.

At this moment, Irene trembled slightly all over, her pupils contracting all of a sudden, her eyes fixed on Leo’s face, while Mollie walked towards Leo, cursing.

"Who are you? How dare you sit on…"

"Shut up, Mollie!" Before Mollie could finish her sentence, Irene yelled and interrupted her.

"…"

The whole banquet hall fell into silence in an instant.

Caroline and the other bosses stared blankly at Irene, while Mollie looked back, her face twitching hard. "How dare you order me, Irene!"

"Ms. Henderson said that I’m the representative of Atlas Beauty at tonight’s dinner party. If I tell you to shut up, you’d better shut up!"

Irene was no longer friendly at this point, sternness written all over her delicate face.

Various emotions flashed across Mollie’s face, a hint of resentment flickering in her eyes, but she ended up shutting her mouth and stepped back.

Irene rushed up to Leo and asked urgently, "Do you still remember me?"