He was married after all. Anastasia stole a nce at his wife who was entertaining other guests, with a smile that should be deemed too friendly for a married woman.


    Then it dawned on her. They probably have an open marriage, even at their age.


    Anastasia resisted the urge to gag at that moment.


    Anastasia was almost tempted to back away and move to another person, but since she was already there talking to him, might as well fetch some information from him.


    "I heard this city was built by Xander. Isn’t it incredible how he managed to transform nothing into this remarkable skyline?" she began, trying her best to sound sincere. Her eyes lingered on Mr. Justin, studying his reaction, but his expression remained asposed as ever. If anything, his mischievous smile only widened, making her wonder if he saw through her words.


    "It was with the help of Bruce rie, of course." Then Mr. Justin sighed as he took a sip of his drink, shaking his head slightly. "It wasn’t easy at all. Xander was really struggling as a kid back then."


    ’Xander—struggling as a kid?’ Anastasia wondered.


    Then she cleared her throat before she replied. "I’ve heard the same. But I don’t really know the full story. Do you know what happened to his past?"


    Xander and Xavier were at odds for each other obviously, so she wanted to take the chance to find out anything she possibly could.


    "It’s not a story for me to tell, Ms. Reyez, but I do know it was all his father’s fault," Mr. Justin replied, adjusting his spectacles. He paused, tapping his chin thoughtfully. "Ugh, what was his name again? Thomas Wace, yes, that’s the name."


    Now, Anastasia was greatly confused but she didn’t want to impose which will only make her suspicious. So she simply nodded, "Thank you."


    Mr. Justin shook his head, sizing Anastasia up. "Should we head to a private suit? I would like to get to know you more."


    Now, her expression mood was soured.


    Anastasia had long known that question was going to slip out of his mouth sooner thanter.


    She gave him a genuine smile that made her eyes turn like crescent moons, while her pearly white teeth became exposed.


    "You’re such a kind man, Mr. Justin. But I’m sorry, I came with someone," she replied.


    The old man’s smile immediately faltered before forming back, making goosebumps rise under Anastasia’s skin.


    "It’s alright." Then he fetched something from his suit jacket. "Call me whenever you’re willing to hook up." He gave her a wink with his wrinkled eyes and walked away.


    Anastasia was stunned for a second. She looked at the card before putting it in her pocket. Mr Justin might seem disgusting, but there was a chance she might need his connectionter in the future.


    Back where Xander and Samantha were, Samantha had been looking at <i>Jennifer</i>, monitoring her every move.


    "Stop looking at her like that. It’s going to make her feel ufortable," Xander said, nudging Samantha slightly on the elbow. "You’ve been watching her like she’s some kind of television."


    "I just feel excited that we finally have someone that can help us expand our business," she replied, but Xander could tell she was lying now.


    However, he didn’t bother with her anymore after she’d already averted her gaze away from the woman.


    A few hourster, Anastasia believed it was time to go back. Her legs were already starting to shake because she’d been wearing heels for the longest hours.


    Julian excused himself to help Anastasia to her car.


    "Can you drive home by yourself? I still have some things to do here?" He asked her, his gazended on her swollen feet for a few seconds before he looked back at her.


    "I can." She nodded.


    "I know Xander and Samantha have a lot of questions to ask me. I’lle back after that’s over with," he exined.


    "No problem," she responded.


    Julian shot the door and watched her drive away until she disappeared into the streets before he walked back inside the building.


    The room where the event was taking ce was close to being empty.


    He saw Xander speaking with Mr. Justin.


    "That newdy Jennifer Reyez, she’s beautiful," said Mr. Justin. "Too bad, I wanted to talk with her but she declined the offer."


    Xander was about to reply to Mr. Justin, but his gazended on Julian instead.


    "I didn’t know you had such a person who could help our business and you didn’t even bother to say anything," Xander started.


    "She’d been out of the city for business and now, she’s looking for a new business partnership," Julian replied, his voice calm and calcted.


    Xander sized him up before giving him a manly hug.


    "That’s a good job. You’ve been very inactive these past few weeks and youe back with a treasure." Xander cheered with a grin on his lips, already imagining the money he would be holding in his hands in the next few weeks.