Kicked Out, She Came Back To Rule - Chapter 216: Chapter 216

"Kaia, this is the coffee you like. I bought it for you myself," Samantha said.
Kaia stroked Samantha's head and said, "What a good girl!" In response, Samantha smiled ingratiatingly.
Ruth frowned. "Miss Crawford, I am supposed to say nothing, but I like to warn you for the sake of Mr. Crawford. Kaia is a poor boxer, so don't get deceived."
Samantha turned her head and glared at Ruth. "A poor boxer? Have you ever seen her in the ring?"
After a moment of silence, Ruth answered, "No. However, she grew up in the countryside and had no good training, so how can she be a good boxer?"
"I see," Samantha drawled out.
"I..." Ruth was lost for words.
Samantha added, "How can you call her a poor boxer when you are completely ignorant of her performance in the ring? Just because she grew up in the countryside?
"Is your foster daughter, Andrea, accomplished because you raised her?"
Ruth kept her mouth shut because Samantha touched her sore spot.
Penny clapped her hands. "Well said!"
Ruth didn't have the guts to offend Samantha, so she gave Penny a hard look.
She said, "Miss Sharp, by a stroke of luck, you got the project from K&B. The Sharp family will fall back into their place when the project is over. Stay away from Kaia, or you will feel regretful one day."
Penny stole a glance at Kaia. In her opinion, her family could soar high as long as she stuck with Kaia. "Mrs. Bennett, it is you, not me. Just wait and see."
She thought, 'Kaia is a good friend of Conrad, and she is Tobias' girlfriend. The Bennett family will regret their hostility toward Kaia once they find that out.'
"How ungrateful! What a waste of my breath!" Ruth said through her gritted teeth. Right then, a familiar face caught her attention.
'Joel! It's Joel!' she thought. Excited, she looked at Lincoln and said, "Honey, it's Joel! I once saw him at Dr. Bennett's launch event about new nanomaterials. I didn't expect to see him here."
"Why do you sound surprised? This is the annual auction in Morganburg. It is understandable for him to be here," Lincoln spoke as his gaze followed Joel. It seemed Joel was walking towards Lincoln.
With a plan in his mind, Lincoln quickly rose to his feet and hurried towards Joel. "Mr. Graham, nice to meet you. I am the general manager of the Bennett Group, and my name is..."
Before Lincoln finished his self-introduction, Joel ignored him and walked past him. How embarrassing!
Out of the corner of his eye, Lincoln noticed the subtle gazes from others and heard people talking.
"Lincoln overestimated himself. That is Mr. Graham."
"To Mr. Graham, the Bennett Group is nothing. Even I don't have the courage to strike up a conversation with him."
"Mr. Graham did the right thing. If everyone here addresses to him like Lincoln, he won't have a moment of peace. Lincoln has himself to blame now." People talked on and on.
Lincoln blushed with embarrassment and shame. It was difficult for a family like the Bennetts to link themselves with Joel. Lincoln was clear about that, but he still wanted to give it a try.
When he was lost in his thoughts, Joel took the seat right behind Kaia.
"How lucky Kaia is! Mr. Graham is right behind her. What an honor to her!" Lincoln sighed enviously.
Andrea opened her mouth but said nothing in the end. She had long known that Kaia and Joel were good friends. For all the love of the Bennett couple, she kept the information to herself.
Looking back, Andrea believed that Joel had deliberately chosen the seat behind Kaia.
Penny shook Kaia's arm excitedly, "Joel! It's Joel! Oh my god! I finally saw him. So excited!" She did sound thrilled.
Kaia looked at Penny with surprise. "You don't even box. Why are you so excited?"
Penny looked at Kaia in shock and asked, "Kaia, are you okay? Why can't I be excited?
"Do I have to box? He's the king of boxing. More importantly, he's one of the top ten eligible bachelors in Morganburg. He is strong, handsome, and manly."
Kaia got the meaning between the lines. A smile appeared on her face as she gazed at Penny's excited face. "You fall for him, don't you?"
Instantly, Penny's face turned red. "Nonsense! Come on! I... I just admire him. Yes, I admire him."
"Is that so? Why are you blushing?" Kaia teased.
"I'm not," Penny insisted.
"Oh, I was thinking about introducing you to him. Well, it saves me the trouble," Kaia said.
Penny's eyes became wide open in an instant. "You... Do you mean you are acquainted with him?"
Kaia nodded with a smile. "Yeah."
"You, are you kidding me? How did you get acquainted with him?" Penny didn't believe Kaia at that moment.
"Believe it or not, I will invite him to dine with us after the auction," Kaia said.
Penny stared at Kaia for quite a while, and Kaia calmly accepted her scrutiny.
"You, do you really know Joel?" Penny still sounded uncertain.
"You'll know after the auction," Kaia said mysteriously.
Penny then shifted her gaze from Kaia to Joel. "Why didn't he come and say hi to you if you two are acquaintances? You didn't greet him either. You two seem like strangers to each other."
"I don't want to be the focus of attention," Kaia explained.