My dear lawyer

"Selina. It's all my fault, I..."

John interrupted Vivian's sentence, and continued, "It's my fault. It's me who insist on dragging Vivian with me."

Selina felt weird about their protectiveness for each other. Well, they were a perfect match if Vivi could forget William, the scumbag."

"Well, well, I am just kidding. You don't have to be so serious. If so, how dare I play jokes with you two?"

Vivian smiled, "I know your bark is worse than your bite, don't boast."

"Well, I just want to ask if you're going to tonight's banquet. If you go, we can be each one's dance partner." Selina lay on the sofa and asked leisurely.

Vivian asked in a doubt, "Selina, how did you know I am coming for tonight's banquet?"

Selina adjusted herself and answered angrily, "People in high-level position are desperate to be invited."

"Why?" Vivian felt weird. What kind of banquet it is if Selina must come?

John continued, "Well, it's an annual gathering for social purpose in the City. Several respected people would take apart. And, if you have received an invitation, you must show up." "What for people who do not have the invitation but hopes to get in?"

That was the perfect time to establish relationships among merchants, politicians as well as wealthy women. They had to be sneaky in normal banquets. However, this annual banquet was a perfect time for them to bribe.

If you were wealthy, you can look for power. If you were powerful, you can look for fun. For girls who were not married, it was a place for them to hang around with rich men. For men who were not married, that place was a hunting ground. They hunted for different kinds of women as they wanted.

For people who were both wealthy and powerful, Selina looked down on them.

However, she forgot that her own family just belonged to the kind which owned both power and wealth.

This banquet was just a disguise.

It was too much information for Vivian, she said, "I don't know the City holds this kind of banquet."

She never knew.

"That's normal. That Will, well, it's good for you if you don't know these things. That people are a bunch of demons." Selina almost spoke the name William. Thank god she realized it. That was so close.

As far as Selina knew, William never took part in this banquet, not because he was not qualified, but because he didn't want to.

However, he admitted tonight's invitation, out of everyone's expectation. Hence, this year's popularity was much higher than other years.

Most people come because of William's presence.

As for why William could not take part even if he got an invitation, nobody knew what violent measures he took.

Selina glanced at Vivian. Finding she looked as normal, Selina finally released.

In fact, Vivian was only pretending. She knew that Selina was going to talk about William the moment she pronounced that syllable, she said calmly, "So that's the reason you're coming tonight." "Absolutely not! I mean, maybe we can go shopping together?" Selina couldn't find a suitable dress after a thorough search of her closet. Since her friend might also come to the banquet, Selina was coming.

Vivian watched John with an apologetic look, "Maybe I cannot go with you."

"That's alright. I can pick you up tonight." John smiled warmly.

Selina had noticed there was a scent of hormones spreading out, which made her very uncomfortable. This is just John's unrequited love. "Okay." Vivian nodded.

Selina got up from the sofa and jumped happily towards Vivian. She held Vivian's arm and said," I'll take her and leave you with that hostage."

After saying that, Selina blinked at Roe.

"Selina, I am not a hostage." Roe replied angrily.

Selina felt Roe was so adorable. She treated him as a lovely cat and rubbed his hair. She kissed him, and touched him in a 'satisfied' expression and kidded, "Pumpkin, I am not willing to treat you as a hostage. How about being my boyfriend?" Vivian would regard her friend as pedophilia if she was not sure what her friend really was. Selina was an enthusiastic girl outside, but inside? Hypocrite.

"Selina, that's enough." Vivian was a bit worried that her son's face was left with a mark.

Selina let Roe go and answered embarrassedly, "Sorry, I can't hold myself."

"That's right, Selina. Behave yourself." Roe grabbed a tissue under the table and wiped his face calmly.

The fondness from Selina really gave a hard time for Roe.

"I promise I will be careful next time." Selina blinked her eyes innocently; however, she cannot guarantee what would happen next time.

"Ok, let's go." Vivian was afraid Roe would get tempered and she could not handle.

Selina agreed, "Okay."

Before the two turned around, John walked towards Vivian and grabbed her wrist. He wrinkled and asked, "Vivi, what's wrong with your wrist."

Both of her wrists were red. Despite the marks were shallow, they were still obvious when she rubbed it.

Vivian shocked and pretended that everything was fine, "Maybe I fell down and bumped somewhere."

She had used facial foundation to cover up in case others saw. However, Roe rubbed it off when they hugged together and it was finally discovered by John.

"How would that from bumping..." Selina looked surprised after seeing Vivian's red wrists. However, after Vivian's eye-contact with her, she swallowed what she was meant to say, "That's actually quite normal, Vivi. Maybe it's just because you forgot to take your hair bounds off. Well, don't you know that your skin is delicate? It will cause misunderstanding."

Selina thought her answer was perfect. How smart she was.

Vivian continued, "That's right. No wonder my wrists itch. Thank you, John."

John was suspicious. Seeing Vivian's hair bound, he finally didn't ask further, "Next time you should be careful and change a looser hair bound."

"Yeah, I know." Vivian replied, but she was afraid to look at John in his eyes.0000000