Myles Sullivan finally understood the meaning behind the thin upturned lips of the young man as he left, a curve that was both cold and intriguing.
Nathalie Quinlan wasn't just the ladder to the sky for the Quinlan family.
She was also the ladder to the sky for him, Myles Sullivan!
Yet, he had backed the wrong horse, inadvertently giving a bargain to the Vinson family.
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After finishing hot pot.
Nathalie Quinlan and her party came out of the hot pot restaurant.
In August, the sun hadn't set at five or six in the afternoon; stepping out from the hot pot restaurant, Nathalie Quinlan lowered her cap brim, her gaze slightly irritated.
Just then, her phone rang.
Nathalie Quinlan took out her phone and saw a message from Candice Yancey, thanking her for the gift and asking if she had eaten yet, and whether she wanted to come to the old house for dinner.