The Rise of Dragon Temple

Chapter 40

At about six o’clock in the evening, Joseph cooked a meal for Chloe. After having dinner, he took her downstairs to play. Then, at seven o’clock in the evening, Serena came back. She was in a denim outfit, and her hair was tied up in a ponytail. Coincidently, she spotted Joseph taking something from his new car. At that sight, her eyes glimmered, and she walked to the Mercedes-Benz. “Joseph, did you buy this car? Wow! It’s Mercedes-Benz S-class! How beautiful…” To that, Joseph nodded and beamed, “Well, I bought it for Paige. What do you think? Does this suit her temperament?” With her eyes glued to the car, Serena went forward to feel it. Then, she turned her head and uttered bitterly, “I also want one. I think S-class suits me too…” Hearing her words, Joseph chuckled, “Sure, I will give you one after my wedding with Paige next month. Initially, I thought of buying you something better, like Porsche or Ferrari, but since you like Mercedes S, okay then…” When Serena listened to Joseph’s banter, her face instantly went bitter, and she laughed bitterly, “No, please don’t do this to me. I won’t mind having a Porsche…” Once again, Joseph chuckled, “Alright, I’ll buy whatever you want in the future. Paige has gone to the gathering, right? Please take care of Chloe. Also, Alpha l is nearby. So, you don’t have to worry about safety, and have fun with Chloe…” Right away, Serena nodded. “Sure, you should get going and make her proud!” At the same time, Chloe also waved her little hands at Joseph and cheered, “Go for it, Daddy! Go for it!” Looking chic, Joseph opened the car door, got into the car, and replied, “Haha, that’s a must for my wife! Whoever dares to look down on her, they’ll know!” After saying that, he stepped on the gas and drove toward the hotel Serena mentioned.

had returned, they insisted that she come over. Although her classmates’ motives were apparent, Paige naively thought that tonight’s gathering was merely a get-together with classmates. After all, she hadn’t attended one. Moreover, shortly after her graduation, she got pregnant and gave birth to Chloe. Therefore, she had lost contact with her classmates. After she and the others were seated, a woman in a long white dress walked to her   with a glass of red wine. Smilingly, that woman said, “Hey, Paige. Do you still remember me? I am Lei, Leila White…” Leila was decent-looking. Judging from her sharp nose, she seemed to have undergone plastic surgery. Besides, she had long hair and was wearing a shoulder-less dress. As she looked charming and sexy, plenty of men in the room couldn’t help ogling at her. Being approached, Paige looked up and stared at Leila for a while. Once she remembered Leila, she smiled, “Oh, Lei. It’s been a long time. How are you doing? I remember you’ve always wanted to be a hotel manager during our college days. By now, I believe you must’ve achieved it…” Hearing that, Leila deliberately sighed and whined, “Yep, I’ve achieved it, but I’m just the manager of a small hotel, and my salary is only a little more than 10,000 dollars. Actually, I’ve always wanted to work in Mirage Hotel since college, but I couldn’t get in. So, I can only work in a small hotel. How unfortunate…” At this moment, another female classmate responded enviously, “Come on, Lei. If you think this is unfortunate, what does that make us? Don’t you know that Oplen is incomparable to the top-tier big cities like Usmait and Vowhye? A monthly salary of 10,000 dollars is considered the highest here. So, you should be thankful. If you think yours isn’t enough, we should kill ourselves then.” “She’s right. Quit showing off. You know we are not as good as you are…” Another female classmate responded sourly. Spreading out her hands, Leila replied, “Seriously? Have all of you forgotten about Brooks Nichols? He is now a senior executive of Gempoint Group, and his basic salary is around 30,000 dollars. Excluding commission. Now, this is what you call a winner of life. But I don’t know why isn’t he here today. Alas, I guess we’re no longer worthy of his time…” When Paige heard Brooks’ name, her heart skipped a beat. Right away, she lowered her head and drank some water because she had just met him this afternoon. But since he had the time to meet her, why didn’t he come tonight? Sure enough, if Serena were here, she would’ve snorted, “If Brooks dared to come, that would be weird.” Due to Estella’s suspicion, Joseph let Brooks off the hook. Otherwise, Joseph could’ve either killed him or banished him from Oplen forever. And most probably, Brooks had fled by now… “Alright, my dear Lei. Brooks is doing well, but you’re not bad either. Don’t you know that both of you are the best among our classmates in Oplen? By the way, how are things between you and him? Rumors have been circulating all these years…” another female classmate spoke. Now that Brooks was absent, Leila became the center of the gathering. Needless to say, she deserved it. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had

her? Hehe…” “Wait! Really? Oh, as expected from one of the two campus beauties. Where did she even get the guts to do such shameless stuff…” another girl gibed. Twitching her lips, Polly uttered, “Duh! Stop pretending to be confused! You guys knew it! And why didn’t she have the guts to do so? Don’t you see she’s here? Haha! She’s bold as brass…” Instantaneously, all the women in the room gave Paige a peculiar look. With her head lowered, Paige could feel a burning pain on her face, losing the confidence to look up. Although she wanted to leave, Lei was behind her, blocking her intentionally. For a split second, she felt miserable… Just then, a man couldn’t stand it anymore. So, he reprimanded Polly, “Can’t you shut it? We are classmates, and we’re here for a class reunion.” As soon as he finished, Polly gave him a contemptuous look and retorted, “Shut up, Bronson! Are you pretending to be a hero? Oh, I remember. You wrote her a love letter back then. But too bad, she threw it without bothering to read it. Well, she was a campus beauty, after all. And even if she wasn’t right now, she is still out of your league, you loser. Look at you. After all these years, you have only become a property agent. I doubt you can even afford to feed your family!” Upon hearing that, Bronson Burnett stood up and yelled, “How dare you! Don’t go too far! No matter how little I earn, I earn it with my hard work. Unlike you, prostituting in the nightclub for money!” “Bam!” Polly slammed the table and stood up. Pointing to Bronson, she shrieked, “What did you say?!” “Pooh! Who are you to judge people with money and act all mighty? You’re nothing but a wh*re…” Bronson sneered. Hearing that, Polly quivered with anger and was about to shoot her lips.

she shot Paige a strange look and asked, “You’re married, am I right? Where is your husband? Is he back here with you?” Not only was her tone filled with sarcasm, but there was also a hint of disdain in her eyes. “Yes, where is your husband, Paige? Since you were one of the two campus beauties, you must’ve picked a powerful