When the two of them got together, Vivian was still their favorite child. That was enough for her.

In a fancy restaurant in Sheffield, Vivian followed Patricia into a private room and saw Jacqueline and a smartly dressed woman she didn't recognize. This must be Mrs. Bowles.

To her surprise, there was also a man, who looked to be about fifty, sitting next to Lara.

Patricia and Vivian looked at him, confused. They weren't expecting to meet a third guest.

The man was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and an expensive suit. He was dressed meticulously from head to toe and Looked very refined. He looked like a professor from a university.

Lara smiled as the two women entered the room.

“It's Miss Hughes and Miss Jenkins, right?" Welcome! Let me introduce you to everyone. This is Mr. Kash Debenham, the director of the Sheffield Writers’ Association."

Vivian was stunned.

This man was the director of the Sheffield Writers’ Association?

This was a huge figure in the world of literature!

Over the past few years, the domestic cultural industry had flourished. An organization like the Writers' Association started off as a gathering of famous people. It had real influence and was involved in many fields within the cultural industry.

Sheffield was one of the biggest cities in the country, second only to Broome. One could therefore imagine the status that such an organization had!

A director of the Writers‘ Association acted as a confidant and go-to person for the chairman.

Vivian couldn't help but think of her novel Song of Phoenix.

Effectively she now had a dual identity. She was both an artist in the entertainment industry and an online author in the cultural industry.

Although, technically, online writers were affiliated with the Online Writers’ Association, which was only a small subsidiary organization of the Writers’ Association.

Vivian, who went by the nom de plume Polly when she wrote, had already become quite famous within the online literature community!

But standing face to face with Kash, she became worried that he might not be willing to talk to her, even if she revealed her identify and introduced herself to him politely.

I'm so happy to be here! Vivian thought, grinning to herself.

Lara smiled. "The Bowles Group has been involved in the catering industry for many years and is well-known internationally. I enjoy food, and I made some friends who share my interests. I heard that this restaurant has recently recruited a famous chef, so I invited you, and my good friend Mr. Debenham here to enjoy the food."

“Ah! Thank you, Mrs. Bowles. Thank you, Mr. Debenham," Patricia said hastily.

The net worth of the Hughes Group and the novel website she founded was only about one hundred million, and it relied heavily on the support of the Smith family.

The Bowles Group, however, was a truly rich enterprise, which could casually invest billions in huge projects.

Patricia behaved politely in front of Lara, as part of her effort to ingratiate herself with the Bowles Group.