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    Chapter 662


    "You''re right. Let''s go to the private room. Gareth asked us to y cards with him." Phoebe grabbed Christine and ran toward the hotel.


    They had just stepped foot in the hotel lobby when Christine got a call from Carlisle. "Mr. Zahn?"


    "Don''t speak to me in such a formal way. Call my name or Carl."


    "Alright, Carl!" Christine''s eyes curved into half-moons as she smiled.


    "Tell Gareth that I''ll bete." Carlisle was nning to go and have a few drinks with Sharon first.


    Sharon had immediately thought of Carlisle upon visiting Rivend for the New Year.


    He did not want to disappoint her.


    After hanging up, Carlisle suddenly turned to Wendell and said, "Wendell, are you interested in Ms. Johansen?"


    Wendell was slightly startled. He immediately pretended not to know what Carlisle was talking about. "Huh? What kind of interest?"


    Carlisle shrugged. "Forget that I asked."


    Francis was driving. He said in a measured tone, "Boss wanted to give you a hand, but you''re a coward who won''t admit it. You might as well stay single forever..."


    Wendell immediately became agitated. "Boss, i-is it possible? I don''t have good looks or money!"


    Carlisle looked at Wendell and his in, honest face. He smiled and said, "It''s going to be tough."


    Selena was over 30, but she was pretty and had taken good care of herself. She had soft skin and looked as if she was only 25 or 26. The most important thing was she was highly educated and could speak six differentnguages. She had pretty much reached the pinnacle of her career. It was hard to say whether she would be interested in a rough and ready man like Wendell.


    Women like Selena were the ideal candidates for prestigious families. With a woman like that who could take care of the household well, the family would prosper without any effort.


    Wendell sighed. "I knew it. Even the boss says so. I''d better not try to reach beyond my league. It''s called being self-aware."


    Carlisle patted Wendell''s shoulder. "Don''t be discouraged. I''ll try and set the two of you up sometime."


    Carlisle suddenly enjoyed the feeling of being a matchmaker.


    He had done it with Sean and Lily, Tyler and Jasmine, as well as Hank and Logan.


    When all those couples married, he was determined to have the first toast at their weddings. Carlisle thought of himself and Wanda.


    He had sent her many cheesy messages, but she hadn''t even replied to a single one of them.


    Bianca had sent him a reply instead. "Wanda is particrly focused on books about finance right now. She told me in secret that she wants to earn lots and lots of money to stand up to the Murrays, so you''d better buck up and earn big money, too!"


    That message caused Carlisle to make all his workers work overtime on New Year''s Day.


    At the za outside the Imperial Hotel, there were about 40 to 50 people gathering around to watch the confession take ce.


    The truth was that they had all gotten ten dors toe and liven up the atmosphere. Kyle held 99 pink roses and smiled as he said, "Sophia, you can let go now."


    Sophiaughed and uncovered Selena''s eyes.


    There were several people watching already.


    Kyle took a deep breath and looked intensely at Selena as he confessed his feelings to her. "Selena, from the moment I met you, my world took on new meaning. You''re the most beautiful miracle in my life, and you''re irreceable to me. My heart beats for you, and my eyes only look at you. I''ll protect you for a lifetime with all the love I have. Please... Please be my girlfriend!"