Chapter 142 Ezra in the Limelight
Isabelle said, "The child belongs to both of you. So, you should split the bill. You did the right thing."
Patrick certainly thought he had done the right thing.
He took a sip of wine and said, "Watenll City Hotel deserves to be the most high-end hotel. Even the red wine here is tastier than what we usually drink."
Isabelle said with a smile, "After all, this is an important occasion. It's a pity that the guests tonight are all executives of small companies or business elites like us. The big shots like Mr. Lisbon and Mr. Donovan will not come."
She wanted to meet Mr. Donovan again. She had come across him last time but had not seen his face. She wondered whether he was as noble, cold, and handsome as the rumors said.
"We'll have a chance to meet people like Mr. Donovan and Mr. Lisbon in the future." Patrick comforted Isabelle, but he regretted it more than her. After all, she was just his secretary. He thought he was a real elite in the workplace.
If he could talk with a big shot like Mr. Donovan, he could find a better job in the future. Maybe he could even enter the Donovan Group.
"Patrick, I hope you can also become a big shot in the future."
Isabelle hoped that Patrick would open a big company and become the president. If so, after she let him divorce Leila and marry her, she would be the wife of the president of a big company.
Patrick smiled, "When I have enough connections and money, I'll start my own business."
After they chatted happily for a while, they went to say hello to their acquaintances and talk business. Isabelle was always by Patrick's side, and she could join the conversation when he was talking business with others. She thought that if Leila had come tonight, people would dislike her for her current appearance, and Patrick's reputation would also be damaged because people would laugh at him for having such a fat and ugly wife.
Moreover, Leila had been a housewife for a long time, so she must be out of date now. Even if she had accompanied Patrick to the party, she would be unable to talk about business matters. Although she had been out of the workplace for only three years, everything was developing rapidly now. Many people and things had changed in the past three years.
"Mr. Long, who is that young man? Everyone is polite to him," Patrick asked an executive who had cooperated with Thurman Electronics. And the young man he was referring to was Ezra.
Looking at Ezra who was socializing with people with ease, Mr. Long smiled, "Mr. Cerone, it is the first time that you have participated in such a party, so it is normal that you did not know him. He is probably the noblest guest tonight. He is Ezra Porter, the successor of the Porter Group, but he has not yet taken over the company. He is in the training process, but many people know he is Mr. Porter's son. So, they are flattering him. It is equivalent to building up a good relationship with the successor of Porter Group in advance."
Mr. Long added, "The Porter Group is not as powerful as the Donovan Group or the Lisbon Group in Waternll, but it is ten times stronger than my company. The Porter family is a veritable wealthy family, and Ezra usually participates in the parties of the upper class. Maybe it is his father who asked him to attend this party tonight. After all, he is still a newcomer in the business world. He needs to be trained and make more friends. Although we are employees, we are considered business elites. If Ezra gets familiar with us and knows about our abilities, he may spend heavily to hire us after he takes office in the future."
Every emperor had a cabinet composed of his favorites. When the head of a company changed, some executives would also change. The new president must cultivate his or her henchmen.
Hearing Mr. Long's words, Patrick became eager to make friends with Ezra. So, he said with a smile, "Mr. Long, are you familiar with Mr. Porter? Can you introduce me to him? The Porter Group has a subsidiary doing electronic product business, and Thurman Electronics have many cooperation opportunities with it. I need a chance to build up a connection with him."
Thurman Electronics had cooperations with the company where Mr. Long worked. Otherwise, the two would not have known each other.
Mr. Long smiled, "Mr. Porter is getting impatient at being flattered. I think he will soon come over to find a quiet place. When he comes, I will introduce you to him."
Hearing this, Patrick beamed with joy. He was grateful to Mr. Long, so raised his glass and said, "Mr. Long, thank you."
Mr. Long clinked glasses with him. And after taking two sips of wine, he glances at Isabelle with a meaningful look and said, "Ms. Pike, you look beautiful tonight. Mr. Cerone, you are a lucky man. You climbed to such a high position at a young age, get a high salary, and are accompanied by such a pretty lady. I feel jealous."
Many men had love affairs with their secretaries like Patrick, so everyone had tacit knowledge. When such a man went out to socialize, he would bring his secretary or lover unless his wife was very capable or he was in deep love with her.
This was why real wealthy young men like Hubert and Warren would not attend this kind of business party. When they attended a banquet in their circle, all the guests had high statuses whose female companions were their wives or girlfriends. It was hard for a mistress to enter the circle of these rich men's wives. Even if a mistress managed to marry the man in the end, those rich ladies would be reluctant to associate with such a despicable woman.
Patrick glanced at Isabelle with a smile and laughed, "Ms. Pike is my right-hand woman, and I can't live without her."
Isabelle's pretty face flushed, but then, she said generously, "Mr. Long, if you speak so highly of me, I will take it seriously. But I can't hold a candle to Gail."
Gail was Mr. Long's lover and secretary. When Mr. Long went to Thurman Electronics to negotiate or sign contracts on behalf of his company, he always brought her with him. Therefore, Isabelle and Gail knew each other and had a good relationship in private.
Gail had told her how to play hard to get with Patrick to make him like her more. In this way, she would be able to let him divorce Leila and marry her.
Mr. Long smiled, "You are both very good."
Ezra finally found an opportunity to get rid of those who were flattering him.
Seeing that there were few people around Patrick and Mr. Long, he walked over.
Seeing him coming, Mr. Long stood up and greeted him politely, saying, "Good evening, Mr. Porter."
Ezra hurriedly said, "Mr. Long, please call me Ezra."
After all, he was just a clerk in the Porter Group now.
Hearing this, Mr. Long changed to call him Ezra without ceremony. When Patrick stood up, he soon introduced him to Ezra.