The lunch gathering at Shangri-La was delightful and fun. Jacob and Matilda were feeling equally happy. She was feeling under the weather after her husband’s death but it seemed that the sky had cleared now. 7
Paul was very pleased to see his mother in such a good mood.
As for Charlie, he felt sorry for his father-in-law. 6
The reason was nothing more than Matilda being too perfect for him. He couldn't imagine what would happen when such a glamorous, elegant, wealthy lady who was also single returned to Aurous Hill. She would attract a lot of attention, especially the pursuit o f other wealthy old men, which would only accumulate troubles for Jacob, s
Matilda and Paul were rather exhausted after traveling for long hours back to Oskia. Hence, after lunch, Jacob and Charlie sent them to their room at Shangri-La. 2
Again, Jacob was taken aback because Matilda and Paul checked into the extremely luxurious executive suites.
The executive suite in Shangri-La was second only to the presidential suite which could accommodate four people. The rate for a night was tens of thousands of dollars. It further proved that Matilda had a very
strong financial background as they could each live in such a fancy room, i
After bidding farewell, Charlie and Jacob left the hotel together.
As soon as they exited the hotel entrance, Jacob glanced up to the sky, took a deep breath, and sighed heavily.
Charlie asked, "Dad, what’s wrong?"
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