The party began, with hundreds of celebrities, tycoons, and their families filling the mayoral estate. Douglas didn't bother to welcome, though, and strangely the guests didn't feel offended either.
It was because the party wasn't for them. But being here was an honor of a lifetime. Something every guest understood as they patiently waited for the arrival of the only guest that mattered.
Someone who can change their fortunes!
"Will he really arrive here?"
A CEO of a retail conglomerate wondered as minutes turned to an hour, but with no sign of the main guest's arrival.
For someone of his status, even a minute delay was enough to boil his blood with anger, but now he couldn't even dare ask loudly.
"He has to!"
His gorgeous wife replied while checking her makeup in a compact mirror.
"I have spent hours preparing for him!"
The CEO: "............."