My mystery lover novel (Richard and Amy)
Chapter 297 An Urgent Cocktail Party

Amy had no idea why there was such an urgent cocktail party today, and she was told that she must be present, otherwise there would be some sort of punishment.

Amy didn't care much about the punishment, but she was eager to see what kind of urgent party it would turn out. Now that Finnley had been with the company for a week, she could use this opportunity to test out his real talents.

Finnley was dressed in a black suit, which complimented his sculpted face even more. Amy dressed herself in a black dress. The two made quite a good pair.

They arrived at the party, where many others also showed in a hurry. It seemed that everybody invited here all got a last-minute notice.

Amy spotted a dozen of familiar faces here: Richard Carter, Andy Baker, two sons from the Smiths, and Hadrian Field.

Nodding to each one of them, Amy retrieved herself from these people and went on to check out the buffet counter with Finnley. She noted down food she favoured and its location before standing right next to it, holding a drink in her hand and waiting for the signal to dig in.

Finnley found himself growing affection towards Amy. This lady boss was never on her high horse, and enjoyed eating just as much as he did. The neat and pretty face of hers also spoke right to him. But he only kept this thought to himself. He had no other plans.

The governors from the municipal committee eventually made a debut after the pair finished a glass of drink each. And there were not just a few of them this time. Actually, a lot.

"Finnley, do you have any idea what this party is about? Such a short notice." Amy asked Finnley in a low voice.

"Perhaps the Carr family from DL City is going to make an announcement about entering R City for their business." Finnley answered.

The Carr family from DL City? The family of Kingsley Carr? They were doing marvellously in DL City, how come they wanted to tap into R?

But this was none of Amy's business. The Carr family was a prestigious family, and they had the money to decide wherever they wanted to do business.

The governors started their speech shortly after, and the content confirmed what Finnley told Amy just now - the Carr family indeed were planning on entering R City. Their business scale was huge and they

got lots of children. But the one who seemed to be in charge of the new business was Kingsley Carr, the one who was the least valued in the family.

"I didn't see Kingsley Carr. Did you? That old guy there is the head of the family, right?" Amy looked at the people on the stage. There was only one man she didn't recognize, the rest were all governors from R City.

"Yep, that's Grandpa Carr, he's the decision maker in the family. He's in charge of everything now, otherwise the entire family will crumble." Finnley knew every detail in Carr's family.

"It's my honour to be here with everyone from R City. In the future, we..." The governors from the committee ended their speech. It was Grandpa Carr's turn now. His voice was still full of energy and power as i it came out from his guts, despite his seniority, which was rare for people with such an age.

"The family has great power. You can tell by the fact that politicians from the city gathered all of us in such a short time in order to give them a warm welcome. But didn't he say that the business here would be under Kingsley's control? How come I don't see him here?" Amy was amazed at how much Finnley knew about all this.

"Him? He'd be here for sure. Right now who knows whose bed he's in... you wait until Grandpa Carr finishes talking, and everyone starts to eat, then he'll show up." Finnley spoke Kingsley's name in a disdainful tone.

Amy stopped further questions. She was aware of Kingsley's personalities. He was a playboy sleeping around with different women with his wealthy background.

Grandpa Carr's speech was short and concise. He was helping his grandson Kingsley to make a good impression and paving ways for future cooperation. Even though this was an urgent party, it didn't compromise on its grandness. After all, it was all arranged by the Carr family.

The reason why Grandpa Carr was in such a hurry to arrange for this party was because Kingsley gave his promise to take over the business in R City, which was a rare case for someone like him. Now that this show was on, Kingsley had no way back.

The real session of the party started soon. Amy realized that a lot of the dishes presented today were very expensive. Some was even new to her. Fortunately Amy wasn't picky about food. She tried every dish so that she could brag about them in the future.

Finnley had stayed close to Amy all the time and observed keenly around themselves. He also had to keep himself from being discovered. Luckily Grandpa Carr left the party after the speech. It would've been awkward for Finnley otherwise.

"Oh God! I have been so late! Please excuse me." Kingsley Carr showed up at the entrance with an apologetic face. Right at that moment, all the politicians rose from their seats and trotted to the gate to shake hands with him. What an influence the Carrs had!

Kingsley was soon surrounded by crowds. Everybody there was hoping they could strike a deal with this powerful family.

"I heard that Miss Newell hired a few assistants recently. How are they behaving? Any close to my level of excellence?" Richard Carter finally got rid of Andy Baker for a moment and walked himself to Amy. "Very well. I replace them marvellous." Amy replied.

"That's good to know. So this is your new assistant, huh?" Richard nodded to Finnley, who was standing behind Amy and looked back at him.

"Yep. Not bad, huh? Just like you."

"Of course. You have great eyes, Ms. Newell. I believe he's an excellent young man. Ms. Newell can take him with you to occasions like this in the future. You'll be much safer." Richard said with a smile, which confused Amy a lot. Why did he seem rather happy about me hiring an assistant? Was he afraid that I would ask for more favours from him?

"I am well aware of this. So I won't bother Mr. Carter anymore. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd like to join people over there." Amy was about to leave.

"Sure." Richard walked away like a gentleman. He sat down in a quiet corner and observed Amy silently.

Amy also walked around aimlessly before finally sat down with Finnley at a quiet spot.

"Ms. Newell! Oh you're THE Ms. Newell from the Newell Group? I've heard so much about you. I've seen you in person many times, but please forgive me for not recognizing you with my dumb eyes back then!" Kingsley Carr suddenly appeared from nowhere and shocked Amy real hard. Finnley also stared at him intensely.

Kingsley unconventionally left all his dates behind today. He was famous for taking his girls with him everywhere he went, but not today.

He shot a glance at Finnley with calmness, without a word. He preferred to look at Amy more.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐