BXBX NOVEL Chapter 150 - Sparkling Night
Lisa returned to the building with hurried steps. She didn\'t want Oscar to find her again and then pounce on her like in the garden earlier. With steady steps, Lisa climbed the stairs and accelerated her steps to find Rangga\'s figure.
She regretted her decision to come out to the back garden. She should have waited at the champagne table.
Lisa circled around the magnificent building and was filled with invited guests who were getting increasingly crowded at night but did not find Rangga at all. For a moment, her heart was pounding very fast. She was afraid that Rangga was worried about her.
She went to move to every corner of the room, trying to find her childhood friend. She had passed every hallway of the building but there was no sign of the tall and slender man anywhere in sight.
Lisa slowed her steps, she wanted to cry. She was afraid that her ex-husband would find her before Rangga and that Oscar would force himself on her again!
As Lisa walked through the hall near the entrance, she saw a tall, slender figure that was very familiar. The figure rushed over to Lisa when they exchanged glances.
"Lisa! Oh God, thank goodness I thought you\'re lost!" Rangga embraced Lisa and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh sorry, I\'m really really sorry I went out for a while to the back garden, because I got bored in the palace. Sorry, I didn\'t mean to make you worry," Lisa replied regretfully.
"The problem is, there are a lot of people here, and I know that some visitors here have a bad reputation. I\'m worried that someone might kidnap you and do something bad to you. What should I do if that were to happen, Lis? I\'ll be so stuck!"
Lisa thought what Rangga said was right. Just now, she was almost raped by her ex-husband in the back garden.
"Let\'s go into the VIP dining room now. Mr. Roy and his wife have been waiting there," Rangga took Lisa\'s hand as if she was his lover. The couple looked harmonious when walking together into the VIP room.
The VIP room was very grand and luxurious. A soft red carpet spread wide enveloping the whole room. The crystal chandeliers gave off a beautiful glow that hit each end of the room with grace.
Lisa looked around in amazement. She had never been to such a luxurious birthday party even when she was still with Oscar.
Not only that, the guests also made Lisa a little insecure. She knew she wasn\'t ugly but the other guests looked much taller and prettier than Lisa.
She lowered her head when a tall and beautiful woman passed beside her. The woman was very charming as she was wrapped in an elegant shiny black dress.
For a moment, Lisa felt like a tramp lost in a sea of rich people.
A waiter invited Lisa and Rangga to sit on the dining table that had been provided. Even the furniture they used was no less luxurious!
Cutlery made of silver and luminous crystal glass. What a wonderful night it was!
"Oh my God, just like in a drama film, a grand banquet this big," Lisa said, stunned at the luxurious dining table.
"Rich people are free," Rangga replied.
It wasn\'t long before the MC gave an announcement from the stage.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to Mrs. Helena Wijaya\'s 60th birthday! For the other guests that haven\'t joined us, please enter immediately because the grand dinner is about to start!"
From behind, Roy Wijaya and his wife approached Rangga and Lisa while the two were sitting. The old man greeted them kindly while introducing his wife.
"This is my business partner Rangga, and his friend Lisa. Lisa, Rangga, this is my wife Helena."
The birthday woman embraced Rangga and Lisa in turn. Even though she had entered her old age, the woman still looked beautiful and fresh. Her face was fairly smooth for women of her age. The wrinkles on her face were hardly noticeable. Helena Wijaya was indeed blessed with a perfect look!
"Lisa, you are so beautiful tonight, thank you for coming," Helena Wijaya sincerely said.
Lisa blushed when she heard that. The main hosts of this birthday party praised her that she was pretty.
"Ah, Rangga, what if you come onstage to congratulate my wife on her birthday now?" The old man patted Rangga\'s shoulder several times.
"Oh, Mr. Wijaya, it\'s an honor but I don\'t think I deserve to do it,"Rangga shyly said.
"Come on, kid! I know you are good at talking, so come on! It\'s okay if you want to go to the stage, I will accompany you," Roy Wijaya pulled Rangga from his seat and brought him up to the stage. The MC immediately cheered when the man approached.
The spotlight was directly fixed on Rangga. The MC immediately handed the microphone to him.
The man cleared his throat a few times. He tried to check the voice before finally speaking. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Roy Wijaya and Mrs. Wijaya for inviting me to her 60th birthday party. My name is Rangga, I am Mr. Wijaya\'s colleague. I am here to wish a blessed happy birthday to Mrs. Wijaya. Wish you a long life and good health, so that you will always be blessed and successful!"
Rangga immediately handed the microphone back to the MC and got down quickly. He didn\'t want to be on stage for too long.
The sound of screams and applause instantly broke out. The MC then read the announcement again, "Next, we will welcome the host to come up and open Mrs. Wijaya\'s 60th birthday party! I invite Mr. and Mrs. Wijaya to come on the stage!"
The old man and his wife immediately went up to the stage, smiling and waving to their guests.
All invited guests immediately clapped their hands loudly when Mr. Wijaya waved his hand once again. The man was a well-known figure in Jakarta, most respected for his generous nature. He\'d always helped people in need. He had such a kind heart that it\'s no wonder the 65 year old man was so adored by many people and influential in the capital city!
"Before we have dinner," Mr. Wijaya said from the stage, "My wife and I will be giving gifts! However, I will start my speech first,"
Hearing the word gift made the guests\' eyes sparkle with curiosity. What gift would that generous man give to them?
Throughout Mr. Wijaya\'s speech on stage, Mrs. Wijaya was seen embracing her husband tightly, looking very affectionate. Seeing that scene, Lisa was a little jealous. If only she could always be happy with someone she loved and grew old together like the couple on the stage.
After Mr. Wijaya finished his speech, he gave the microphone back to the MC.
The MC continued the gift-giving event previously mentioned. The atmosphere in the VIP room seemed tense. All of the guests focused on the MC standing in front of the stage.
"Tonight, Mrs. Wijaya will give his collection of luxury jewelry that is no longer used on the condition that visitors must participate in the competition that is about to start!"
All the invited guests were suddenly shocked. They did not expect that there would be a competition in a luxurious formal event like this.
"Hey, why is there even a competition?" Lisa asked, still surprised from the announcement.
Rangga just shrugged his shoulders in return.