Chapter 692 Your Bones Always Hurt Me

Shyla looked drop dead gorgeous today. She was donned in an off shoulder red dress with a nipped-in
waist design. Her makeup was on point. Her hair hung loose in lazy beach waves. She looked exotic
and sultry.

"Hello, Uncle, Auntie. Hello, Ethon!" Shyla noticed people at once, and naturally she greeted Ethon the
moment she saw him.

"Oh, look at you my princess! You look ravishing!" Monica complimented Shyla with a kind smile and
took her hand.

Ethon just stood there without shifting. He did not seem to be impatient and chose to be silent.

"Thank you so much, Auntie, for the praise. You look magnificent in the cheongsam. The golden
embroidery suits you so beautifully!" Shyla said coyly in order to please Monica.

In fact, at the end of the day, they both wanted the same thing. Monica wanted her son to become
renowned and successful in the coming times. If Ethon and Shyla could be engaged in holy matrimony,
the result would be endless wealth and power for him. Even though the Yu Family itself was
respectable and wealthy, Monica wanted to marry her son off into a wealthier family. So Monica was
extremely happy with Shyla.

Fiona, on the other hand, was out of the question. She was poor and humble. If any kind of union
happened between Ethon and Fiona, Monica would be enraged.

"I think I will go over there for a walk," Ethon said suddenly. He did not like staying there any longer. So,
the minute he saw Nathan and Mandy enter the hall, he grabbed the opportunity to escape.

"Hey, Ethon, what do you mean? Where will you go? Shyla just came over to greet us, and you want to
leave? Is this some deliberate attempt? What happened to the gentleman in you?" Monica tugged at



Ethon's arm as she complained.

"Mom you misunderstood me. I just want to speak to Nathan. Look he is here," Ethon said convincingly.
He did not want to anger Monica there.

Just as Monica was about to reply, Shyla cut in. With a very forceful smile, she said, " Auntie, let Ethon
go, please. He has his own dealings. My father is waiting there for us."

Ethon quickly took off and did not even look back once. He went straight to Nathan and Mandy.

Nathan had put on a silver grey suit, and Mandy looked angelic in a light green dress. The gauze
design at the bottom made Mandy look like a magical princess who floated in the wind.

"Hello, Nathan, Mandy!" Ethon greeted with a happy look on his face.

Ethon was already working in JS international, and Nathan had put him in a good position. Ethon would
definitely be promoted right after his graduation from university.

"Hello, Ethon! Err... Where is Nana? Is she around? Did you not bring her here today?" Mandy asked
politely as she smiled at Ethon. She looked around. Till that point, she did not notice Fiona.

Ethon hesitated and bit his lips. He did not know how to answer that. Joshua, the mayor of City A, was
not at all an ordinary person. All the attendees of his birthday party were extremely distinguished
guests belonging to the upper class. It was naturally impossible for a simple girl like Fiona to attend that
party beside such people.

"Erm, no, Nana is at home," Ethon prudently said with a stiff face.

Mandy immediately figured out that something was not right. She immediately reprimanded Ethon,
"This is your fault, Ethon. You should not have left Nana alone at home. How can she be alone at



home? You two are living together, right? And you are also in a great relationship. Have you placed
yourself in her shoes? Have you thought about how she will feel?"

"I will go back right away to keep her company. You know my mom forced me to attend the party. I
never wanted to come," Ethon said as he lowered his head since he was ashamed of it all.

Onlookers see more than players. Nathan understood the difficulties Ethon was in. He stretched his
hands out and took Mandy in his arms. "Let's go over there and grab a bite."

"Okay!" Mandy agreed to go. Mandy realized that Nathan was making a deliberate attempt to change
the topic. She probably thought too little of what Ethon was going through. She blamed the boy too
soon.

Amidst all the jolly guests, Ethon felt alone. He felt depressed and anxious.

He felt less of a man as he was incapable of providing the required security to Fiona. He could not
even fathom how upset Fiona was probably feeling tonight. In hindsight, Fiona did not create any
ruckus and rather allowed Ethon to attend the party freely.

Mandy leisurely walked towards the long banquet table and picked up a piece of cake. She placed it on
a plate. Whenever her mood was sour, Mandy would rely on a dessert to brighten up her mood.

Nathan carefully picked out several tantalizing looking desserts, and when he noticed Mandy, he was
really confused. Mandy generally did not have a taste for eating dessert. Yet, she was here with a piece
of cake on her plate. That was when he saw that Mandy was wearing a frown on her face, and he
instantly knew what was happening.

"Please control your urge to have sweets, you will put on weight!" Nathan teased Mandy as he
mischievously placed a doughnut on her plate.



"Don't you like me?" Mandy seemed unhappy. She looked deep into Nathan's eyes.

"Of course not. As long as you don't say that you are losing weight, I will never mind that you are fat,"
Nathan fooled around as he narrowed his dark eyes.

Hearing what Nathan just said, Mandy smiled a little. In fact, Mandy would express her wish to lose
more weight in front of Nathan once in a while. Although the words meant nothing, Nathan would take it
seriously.

"Okay, fine, I won't say it again. Happy?" Mandy picked up another piece of cake and put it on Nathan's
plate. She knew very well that Nathan did not like desserts, so she teased him and said, "You must be
as fat as me then!"

"Ha-ha! You are just a bag of bones. They hurt me when I try to hug you! Let's put on some meat here
and there!" Nathan joked as he looked at her up and down.

Mandy blushed at the proposal, and she smiled. She punched him playfully and in a soft voice said,
"You are such a pervert!"

"Oh, my pretty darling!"

Nathan and Mandy were lost in each other as they chatted.

Simon and Bonnie made their entry with a bang. Simon was all suited up in white with a black shirt
tucked inside. Bonnie looked beautiful in a long, light blue dress that had a lace stamen. Everyone
turned heads to look at them.

Standing tall, Simon wore a delicate face. He was refined in his actions and behavior. He remained
calm and conducted himself as a proper adult. After the divorce, he never smiled much, he maintained
a poker face, and funnily enough, it suited his temperament.



Almost every man in the party was wearing dark today, but it was only Simon who was wearing a white
suit. Naturally, he stood out in the crowd.


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