The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

Chapter156 The birthday party

Cindy and Lewis murdered Sam in the unfrequented woods. In the meanwhile, in the quiet village of

Giant Salamanders, Marco had spent most of the day sitting alone on the big rock at the entrance of

the village and gazing in the direction of the city in the distance, as he had done for the past several

months. He had missed Sarah very much.

He would have left the village to pay Sarah a visit in the city long ago if he didn’t have an old blind

grandmother to look after back at home.

On the other hand, in Joey’s hometown, she and Allen didn’t take the train to go back to the city with a

heavy heart until they attended Nelson and Mrs. Quigley’s funeral.

Joey had been away for more than ten days and there was plenty of work to do in the office. She

instantly buried herself in work.

Philip had come to see her twice for work reasons, but was politely turned away. She didn’t want to

give him false hope.

Philip knew that she was avoiding him, so he didn’t pay her any visit ever since. Joey simply assumed

that Philip had gone back to South Korea until she met him again several days later at a grand birthday

party.

It was Martha’s birthday and Lawrence Charles threw her a grand party.

Celebrities from all walks of life in the city were invited to the lavish party.

Joey attended the party as Allen’s date. She had gone to a fancy beauty shop for makeup at his

request. She showed up in a white dress, like a blossoming lily, pure and beautiful.

Martha, as the birthday girl tonight, wore a sexy gown and a handsome young man was holding her ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

hand. It was Philip.

Allen walked towards Martha and Philip with Joey. Martha raised her glass and smiled graciously, “I'd

like you to meet my boyfriend, Philip.”

Joey was shocked to hear it.

Allen slightly frowned, but he soon raised his eyebrows and nodded indifferently.

Philip was holding the glass up and smiling the whole time. But his sadness and frustration was

detectable and fleeting whenever he looked at Joey.

Joey was still in shock, even after Martha had left to mingle with other guests with Philip at her arm.

“Baby!”

Allen frowned unhappily, because he was jealous.

Joey came to her sense and said worriedly, “Allen, Martha is a lesbian, why would she become Philip’s

girlfriend?”

Joey had spent some time with Martha recently, and they had gotten along well with each other

because of work. But she could still vividly remember how Martha had seduced her and tried to take

Sarah away from her at the Elsner Club.

In general, Joey didn’t like Martha very much. In her opinion, Martha was a bold, rebellious and

unorthodox girl who Joey couldn’t relate to at all.

Allen slightly lowered his head and looked into her shocked eyes, “Are you worried about Philip? Don’t

worry. Little Martha isn’t as awful as you think. She is just...well, she has suffered a lot.”

“Oh…”

Joey’s curiosity was aroused, “Little Martha? What’s your relationship with her?”

Are they friends? Or…former lovers?

Joey couldn’t help shivering at the latter.

Allen had told her that he had had a girlfriend. When Joey had met Martha before, Martha had said that

she had occasionally liked men for a change. Therefore it was possible that they had been lovers.

“She is my…”

Allen had no idea that Joey had misinterpreted his words. He was about to tell Joey about his

relationship with Martha when he looked up and saw a well-dressed middle-aged couple at the door.

He suddenly grabbed Joey’s hand, and said excitedly, “Baby, I’d like you to meet my parents. What do

you think?”