Chapter 088 Alice's Family Drives A Bentley
He trudged forward with great difficulty and finally reached Charles.
Patrick took a deep breath.
Then he bent over and bowed at a ninety-degree angle!
"Charles, I..."
Patrick wanted to say something flattering, but he couldn't get the words out.
"Patrick, what are you doing? We're old classmates. Don't be like this!" Charles patted him on the shoulder.
It was clear that he no longer cared about the past.
He hadn't taken the previous sarcasm to heart!
Maybe he was used to being mocked.
He had developed some immunity.
He really didn't need to hold a grudge against Patrick.
"Patrick, who used to be so defiant, is actually bowing to Charles? Is Charles really that impressive?" David said in shock.
"This scene is more than just awesome that can describe it"
"Our old classmate is so low-key. It's been five or six years, and no one found out his true identity!"
While a group of classmates was in utter shock, they also found Patrick a bit ridiculous!
They had thought he was a big shot.
Who knew he was just a follower?
Earlier, he was acting all high and mighty, ordering Charles around like a subordinate.
Now, wasn't he just bowing and scraping?
But this guy did know how to adapt.
He could pick up and let go.
"Daniel, get in the car. Everyone, today's gathering is over for now. I have something to do, so I'm leaving. You all have fun!" Charles waved to Daniel.
He let him sit in the passenger seat of the Ferrari LaFerrari.
Then he got into the driver's seat.
To be honest, it was his first time driving such a supercar, and Charles was a bit nervous.
Plus, he had just gotten his driver's license not long ago.
It seemed he wasn't very skilled at driving.
However, after his mental strength increased to 15 points, his learning and comprehension abilities became very strong.
He got the hang of it after trying it twice.
The whole process took less than five minutes.
Actually, driving a supercar and a training car didn't seem that different!
The only difference was that the car he was driving could buy two hundred training cars.
"Maggie, are we still going to the karaoke bar tonight?" Helen asked Maggie, somewhat disinterested.
"Ask everyone what they think. Honestly, I'm feeling a bit uninterested, too!" Maggie shook her head.
After seeing such an impressive display today, no one was still in the mood to sing.
And since Charles wasn't going, they didn't want to go either.
At this moment, Patrick came back.
"Alice, get in the car!"
"Sorry, Patrick, I'm not feeling well today, so I won't go singing. It seems like everyone isn't very interested either, so let's call it a day!" Alice shook her head, apparently not planning to get in Patrick's car.
Even though Charles didn't invite her into his car, she didn't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings!
"In that case, Alice, where do you live? I'll take you home!" Patrick continued to be attentive, seemingly a bit persistent.
"Really, no need for that. My family's driver is coming to pick me up!"
As soon as Alice finished speaking, a Bentley luxury car drove up.
The driver was a female!
"Miss, get in the car!"
"Okay, Elizabeth. Goodbye, everyone. See you next time!"
Alice waved goodbye and then got into the Bentley. Elizabeth Wolf started the car and drove away!
The others looked at each other, dumbfounded!
"Alice's family owns a Bentley?"
"Wow, I always thought her family was well-off, but I didn't expect them to be this rich, owning a Bentley!"
"So, Alice is a rich heiress, and her family might be wealthier than Patrick's!"
David, Helen, Michelle, Charlie, Maggie, and others were completely speechless!
What was going on today?
Why did so many rich kids suddenly appear among their classmates, each more impressive than the last?
After Alice got in the car and left, those rich kids who were watching the show finally noticed this extremely beautiful girl.
They looked at Mr. Smoke in the Ferrari LaFerrari and seemed to nod in realization!
Obviously, this wasn't just about Patrick. Today, Mr. Smoke wanted to surpass everyone.
The main point was probably to win over this extremely beautiful girl, right?
Gordon took a good look at Alice when she got in the car.
"This girl looks familiar. She seems to be the heiress of the Mitchellng Family. I saw her once at a party. She's indeed beautiful and elegant, leaving a deep impression. But the Mitchellng Family seems to be in trouble recently!"
Gordon nodded and then shook his head, somewhat regretfully.
He wasn't regretful because the Mitchellng Family was in trouble, but because such a beautiful girl was out of his reach!
He didn't dare to flirt around!
What he said unintentionally, Charles took to heart.
When Charles heard Gordon mention Alice's family, he immediately became interested.
He leaned out of the car window and asked, "What kind of trouble is Alice's family facing?"
"Mr. Smoke, do you know what business the Mitchellng Family is in?"
"No idea!"
Charles shook his head.
"Her family is in the import-export trade!"
Upon hearing this, Charles didn't need Gordon to explain further; he knew what trouble her family was in!
Originally, the import-export trade was a very profitable industry.
The profit margins were high.
But because of the pandemic that swept the globe last year, the economy took a hit, and it was even worse abroad.
Many countries had already gone into lockdown.
Various industries' economies suffered unprecedented blows.
Tourism, hospitality, and Internet cafés, to name a few.
The import-export trade was one of the most severely impacted industries.
They were losing money badly!
Alice's family was in the import-export trade, so the outcome was predictable!
This wave of disasters was enough to bankrupt many wealthy families!
"I don't know much about the Mitchellng Family's situation. I just heard that around the end of last year, the Mitchellng Family stockpiled a large batch of goods, but now this batch of goods can't be shipped out at all, and they've all been scrapped.
The Mitchellng Family's bank loans have also come due.
It was said that her family was now preparing to sell their house and cars to pay off the debts. Even Donna Mitchellng had been looking for marriages with major families in this period, trying to sell off her daughter.
But everyone knew it was a bottomless pit.
The overall market wasn't good right now, and no one wants to take the risk."
Gordon shook his head.
"Gordon, you can't say that. I hadn't seen Alice before, but after seeing her this time, I found her really beautiful. If Mr. Smoke hadn't made a move first, I might not have been able to hold back!" Whitey joked.
Gordon and Whitey's conversation made Charles fall into deep thought.
Maybe this was an opportunity!
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