He knew that was the power of the Blood Embryo, but Wilbur reckoned he could still control that little bit of power without being affected.
Once he learned more about the power of the Blood Embryo, he would have a better understanding of the Church of Bloodism. Although the relationship between him and the Church of Bloodism was quite uncertain at the moment, he would not think of them as friends just because they gave him a Blood Embryo.
After retracting spirit energy from his body, Wilbur was in a rather good mood, so he spent stplaying with the flserpent for stbefore leaving the demiplane.
Just as he was about to meditate, Eileen knocked and entered his room.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Is something the matter?" Wilbur asked with a smile.
She returned a smile and said, "I'm going out for a trip. I don't know how many days it will take. I'll leave Miss Yves back in your care." "Alright. Thank you very much," Wilbur replied.
Eileen nodded, then turned to leave. Before leaving, she said, "Remember that you owea favor." Wilbur watched her leave and could not help but shake his head. This woman was quite an enigmatic one.
He then remembered about Faye. He promised to take her out for dinner for quite stime. It should be tfor him to make good on that promise.
At that thought, he went toward Faye's room. Just as he entered her room, he saw Faye all dressed up and ready to go out. "Where are you going?" Wilbur asked.
"The company has a business banquet tonight," Faye replied helplessly.
"Why didn't you get ready earlier?" Wilbur looked at his watch and it was already past eight o'clock.
Faye replied, "The deputy CEO was supposed to be the one to go, but he said that an official cover to visit, so I have no choice but to go." Wilbur nodded. If a city official was attending, then Faye's absence would be disrespectful.
They were running a business, after all. It was necessary to maintain a good relationship with the government.
After sthought, Wilbur said, "Eileen took off to settle her own things. I'll go with you tonight." "That's great. Will this get in the way of your important matters? You're very busy, after all," Faye asked sarcastically.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWilbur laughed awkwardly. "I'm free for the next few days. I'll go with you." Faye gave him a kiss after hearing that. She smiled and said, "So you do have a conscience after all." Wilbur chuckled in response.
Skyler was their driver that night because Jose was still in recuperation.
"Bro, you're going too?" Skyler asked as he started the car.
Wilbur nodded and said, "Yeah. Thank you for taking care of Faye all this while." "Don't mention it." Skyler stepped on the gas and drove the two to the Seecher Hotel.
Cape Consortium would host a business banquet every few years tc Jather the big shots in the business vorld to facilitate various collaborations. Cape would also lave many opportunities to get volved in those collaborations. The government would also host this kind of banquet occasionally. There would be a few of them each year. This banquet was a smaller one, so Faye did not plan to veline participate originally. However, with one of the city's officials attending, she had to show up to showding, respect. sMeanwhile, Wilbur was planning to make it up to Faye. He had not spent much twith her lately and felt quite guilty about it. Hence his decision to join. Otherwise, he would never attend this kind of event.
He told Faye back in the car to just do as she pleased. He would just wander about on his own. After all, he knew nothing about the business side of things and had no interest in participating.
Faye nodded in agreement. It was already good enough to have Wilbur accompany her. She did not ask for more.
Furthermore, he knew that Wilbur wanted to keep a low profile, so she did not force him.
Meanwhile, in the banquet hall, Whitney was dressed in an evening gown and walking around in the hall. Her eyes were scanning through the young businessmen every so often.