Chapter 310 Top Designer
George was frustrated because it didn’t occur to him that he would need an invitation card to get in. What should he do now?
On the other hand, Olivia had stepped into the living room of Nolan Residence together with Eugene. The spacious room was already packed with guests who stood around in small groups chatting and joking among themselves with easily identifiable joy on their faces.
Instead of staying in the living room, the three of them headed straight to Old Man Nolan’s room upstairs.
Olivia thought Old Man Nolan’s room would be less crowded but to her dismay, it was crammed with people too. On top of that, she even noticed some familiar faces like Edward, Lara, Nicole and Aleena, whom she supposed were all here to celebrate Old Man Nolan’s birthday too.
Looking in great spirits, Old Man Nolan was sitting on the sofa where he could oversee the entire room, wearing the suit designed by Olivia. This time, she had made the suit genuine silk that came with an obscure pattern. After going through the proper process, the material was comfortable to wear and it would not shrink, nor would its bright color fade. What made the outfit stand out was the flying dragon pattern embroidery she had added on both lapels of the suit jacket. It was sewn with gold threads and her proficient embroidery skill really turned the two dragons alive.
As many of the guests were having a heated discussion about his suit, the old man stroked his goatee as he said proudly, “This outfit I’m wearing now is not like any other because it’s the only one in the world.”
The guests started showering compliments on his outfit to butter him up.
“It’s the only piece in the world?”
“You shouldn’t be too surprised because every outfit worn by Old Man Nolan is custom-made.”
“Exactly, but I must say that this costume really looks great!”
Shaking his head vigorously, Old Man Nolan waved his hands at them and clarified, “This is different from my other outfits because this piece was designed by a top designer.”
Everyone chuckled along with his comment but very few of them actually believed what he said.
At that moment, Old Man Nolan happened to notice Olivia from the corner of his eyes, who was standing by the door looking embarrassed after receiving so many compliments for her work. “She’s here. The top designer is here,” he said quickly.
As soon as everyone heard him, they immediately turned to look in the direction where he was staring and spotted Eugene, Olivia and North standing together by the door like a family of three.
Nicole’s eyes became slightly dodgy and she narrowed her eyes at them without her realizing.
In the meantime, Aleena’s eyes were brimming with resentment the moment she realized Olivia was actually shameless enough to be here.
What about that guy?
Didn’t he follow her here to take a look at how things were going?
Old Man Nolan, who was delighted to see them, beckoned North over. “North, come over here!”
North too greeted Nolan with a wide grin, “Great-grandpa, happy birthday.”
The old man was overjoyed. “Thank you, my boy. I’m happy that you’re here.”
A babble of whispers broke out among the guests in the room.
“What’s going on? Isn’t she Old Man Nolan’s doctor?”
“Seems like she’s a fashion designer too.”
“The suit does look good but isn’t it an overstatement to label her as a top designer?”
“Hush! Keep your voice down!”
Eugene exchanged a glance with his grandfather to remind him not to address Olivia as his granddaughter-in-law accidentally because he didn’t want the public to be aware of their existence just yet.
However, he wasn’t sure whether his grandfather could get what he was trying to imply.
Looking all smiles, North walked over to Old Man Nolan and announced, “Great-grandpa, I have a birthday gift for you!”
Old Man Nolan was so pleasantly surprised to hear that, his goatee started twitching excitedly in an adorable manner.
“Oh? You’ve got a gift for me?”
North tucked his hand into his trouser pocket and fished out the fountain pain he showed to Eugene just now. “Great-grandpa, this is a recording pen that contains some jokes I recorded. When I’m not around, you can play it so that it will sound like I’m cracking jokes right in front of you!”
Eugene’s heart gave a lurch after listening to the little boy’s sincere and simple words. He was really surprised by his son’s choice of gift and how he could see the loneliness in his grandfather.
For a wealthy and prestigious family like his, a gift was judged by how much it cost, but not how much effort one had put in to prepare it. It was as though whoever was richer would be deemed as more filial.
