Chapter 7

"Hohoho~ oh my, what do you mean by that, ms pretty redhead~?" said nathan, while leaning in near elina.

"I meant it exactly how it sounded, romeo~." nathan began having an intimate conversation with her, as they got more comfortable to each other.

"so what does it feel to be like, mr celebrity chef~?" said chloe. jake drinked his glass of alcohol, then chuckled and replied while facing chloe with an intimate look on his face "instead of knowing what it feels to be me, how about I make you feel how a handsome black chef, me, treats a pretty lady."

"oh my~, you're quite the lovely one, aren't you~?" chloe replied, while sliding her left hands on jake's left cheek. jake met chloe before the mixer even began and set his eyes on her, even bragging about her to gian. right now, his feeling bliss talking to chloe, on the other hand, gian was preoccupied on introducing himself and so young couldn't help anticipate to know more about him.

"I am Gian S. Alvarez, you can call me Gian. I may look like someone born with a silver spoon but really I'm not.."

hazel, a blonde haired woman, working at a famous company as a secretary, asked with interest "what really? I thought mr gian had a smooth sailing life with the full support of his family, financially." everyone that doesn't know him was surprised and discussed among themselves.

a journalist from country H that immigrated in country D, Stephen Wykes, couldn't believed it as well "wow~, mr gian must've worked hard a lot, right now you look like you came from a family that's been filled with wealth for generations."

"worked a lot? that's an understatement of what I've been through. you see, my mother is a house wife, she had to take care of us four siblings and my father didn't even finish highschool, so he didn't have many work opportunities offered to him, other than working in the field under the scorching heat of the sun." said Gian.

the atmosphere became serious, some even gave off a sense of pity, then Gian continued "It's not obvious, but I'm actually a Filipino, born in country N. a poor country, yes, but I love my homeland. to reach where I am now, I had to do labor work, do a part time job at a fast food chain, an hour away from our home, since I didn't live in an urban area. I occasionally work in the field, as well as carrying heavy sacks of grains."

So Young replied with a low voice "that must've been hard on you."

Gian took a moment to glance at her and continued "yes, it's hard. my dreams felt out of reach, but I'm proud of sustaining myself with money I earned with my own blood and sweat, without using any underhanded methods. I graduated at a university abroad with scholarship and now, ladies and gentlemen, I'm proud to present to you, just within a few years, became one of the best at the architecture industry, Gian Alvarez." gian finished his flashy introduction, so he drank his wine and sat.

everyone cheered and gave a round of applause for him, then Jake leaned on his sit and crossed his arms while smiling and said "men~, it's just an introduction, why did he have to make it flashy."

So Young was impressed and started admiring gian secretly, she mumbled "pfft~ and I thought I worked hard".