Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 1653
“This house is too quiet. Get a few people to watch the house.” During her walk, Mrs. Stone complained that her daughter’s
house was too quiet.
The Stones‘ housekeeper would arrange for someone to clean the villa, but no one lived there.
Elisa enjoyed being alone and free without being controlled by anyone.
“I think this is great.”
Elisa would like to keep to the status quo.
Mrs. Stone shot a glance at her daughter. She did not want to keep arguing over the topic with her.
“I’m attending a charity gala tonight. Come with me.”
“Mom, you know I’ve always disliked attending galas. You can get Seren or Liberty to accompany you there.”
Mrs. Stone could not help but poke Elisa’s head. “You’re now a businesswoman. It’s important to socialize. If you don’t socialize,
how are you going to do business? If you’re able to do business in Wiltspoon, it’s all because of your brother’s reputation. Other
people are willing to do it for the sake of our family’s status.
“Thankfully, the vegetables on your farm aren’t too bad. At least no one criticized it. Once you leave Wiltspoon and move to other
cities, who else will know who you are?
“I’m taking you to the gala for the sake of your future. Seren doesn’t like this kind of occasion too, but she’s responsible, self–
motivated, and willing to learn to blend in with the people. She’s different from before. Now, she’s a lot more confident.
“What’s more, Zachary has to attend the charity gala. Seren will definitely go with him, so how can she accompany me? You’re
my daughter.”
Sometimes, Mrs. Stone could not do anything to her daughter. It was her family that pampered her daughter this way.
“What about Liberty? You can bring her along.”

“Don’t you know her temperament? Even Seren can’t persuade her to attend, much less me. Liberty needs to look after Sonny at
night.”
Elisa pursed her lips and compromised. “Fine. I’ll accompany you to the gala. How much money and how many things is Stone
Group going to donate?”
“You’ll know tonight.”
The prominent families in Wiltspoon would attend important charity galas and donate things; regardless of whether they did it out
of kindness or for the sake of their reputation.
It would be Serenity’s first time accompanying Zachary to attend this kind of event. The two of them were representatives of the
Yorks.
Mrs. Stone could not possibly get Serenity to keep her company.
“Mom, will Mr. Reading attend?” Elisa suddenly asked.
She was worried that Mrs. Stone would arrange for her to get along with Andrew.
“How would I know? I can’t read Mr. Reading’s mind.”
Elisa stuck out her tongue playfully. Then, she stopped speaking.
Mrs. Stone had made peace with Elisa. Now that Mrs. Stone came to meet Elisa personally, Elisa’s anger at being kicked out of
Mrs. Stone’s car subsided.
As Serenity was going to accompany Zachary to attend the charity gala, she planned to close her bookstore in the afternoon and
send Sonny to Liberty’s place. That was when Jasmine came to the store.
Just as Serenity was about to close the store, Jasmine said, “Seren, I’ll watch the store. You can do whatever you want. I felt
bored staying at home. I could finally convince Josh to let me out.”
While speaking, Jasmine walked into the store and placed her bag on the counter. She added, “I’ll watch the store. I’d rather
read novels in the store than lie at home like a pig. I sleep and eat at home, which makes me feel like I’m living the life of a pig.”