Fred Grant saw that guy's confident expression and quickly walked toward him. "You want to hook up with Katherine Santos? That's not advisable."
"And you are?"
"I'm Fred Grant. You're from the Berman family, aren't you?"
"Yes, I'm Luca Berman."
Fred could not resist snickering inwardly. It was obvious that this kid was a fool.
"Let me tell you. Katherine Santos is no longer a virgin. Her private life is really messy! If you hook up with her, you are truly a big sucker!"
He quickly looked around and lowered his voice. "I'm telling you because you're a good person. Valerie Warren doesn't have good intentions. She wants you to be deceived into becoming a father for Katherine's unborn child. You must not fall for it!"
When he saw Luca and his mother's puzzled expressions, Fred pretended to be surprised. "Why? Haven't you heard? Haven't you seen the news some time ago? Katherine Santos was tricked into going to Wakanda by Dale Bacchus. You know about it, don't you?
"What can a woman do if she's tricked into going to that kind of country? I heard that she was very miserable during the live broadcast. When she came back, she went straight to the hospital for a checkup. Don't you think there's something wrong with her?
"If you don't believe me, you can take a look. People are saying that she's pregnant. If you hook up with her, you will become a stepfather very soon!"
Luca was stunned when he heard this. He quickly took out his phone and did a search. When he saw the news, his face dropped instantly.
Fred patted Luca on the shoulder to offer his commiseration. "I will never lie to you. You should go to her and make things clear as soon as possible. Otherwise, if she falls in love with you, how are you going to reject her?"
Luca stood frozen in place.
"That won't do, son. We can't have such a woman marry into our family. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?" Luca's mother finally broke her silence.
Fred hurriedly added, "That's right! That's why I say that this blind date banquet is simply their scheme. If you fall for it, you are finished."
After listening to Fred, Luca took a deep breath to compose himself. This was a fatal blow to him. If he was chosen by Katherine, he would truly be a big sucker.
Thinking of this, Luca quickly thanked Fred and was about to leave when Katherine headed in his direction.
Fred quickly slipped away at this point.
Luca's expression changed when he saw Katherine approaching. How could this woman still have the cheek to look for him? Luca didn't look too pleased right now.
"Hello, Mr. Berman. I'm Katherine Santos."
"Miss Santos, are you looking for someone to be the pregnant bride's groom?"
As soon as Luca spoke, Katherine did not miss the insinuation in his words and understood immediately. They probably knew about her personal affairs so they did not think highly of her.
Katherine simply smiled silently.
She agreed to attend this event on Valerie's account anyway. She wasn't really bothered by whether people looked down on her.
Katherine's response infuriated Luca. "Why are you still pretending? Katherine Santos, who doesn't know about your disgusting personal affairs?
"You and Dale Bacchus went overseas. God knows how many men you have slept with. Now, you still have the cheek to come to such an event to look for a marriage partner! You're really shameless!"
Katherine raised her eyebrows. "Are you done? Looks like you are drunk, Mr. Berman. Take care when you leave."
Katherine turned to leave. Everyone around her was staring at her with disdain. Practically everyone knew what happened in the Santos family back then.
"You can bad-mouth me, but you can't bad-mouth Valerie. She's just being kind. If you carry on like this, you're not welcome at this banquet. Please leave immediately!" Katherine did not back off either.
"Leave? You're the one who should leave! Do you think everyone came today because of you? Do you really think you're in high demand?"
When everyone saw the two of them embroiled in verbal sparring, they crowded around to gawk at them. By now, Katherine was clenching her fists tightly and was extremely angry.
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a voice rang out somewhere. "Luca Berman, what right do you have to criticize other people? Has your family's little disgraceful matter been resolved?
"If she is not worthy, how noble are you then? How many women are you keeping outside? You have three illegitimate children already, don't you? Do you want me to tell you where they live? And, by the way, your father doesn't only have one son. He has a female celebrity as his mistress. In fact, your father has enough women to form a soccer team!
"We are kind enough not to air your family's dirty linen yet you have the gall to pour scorn on other people here. Are you so much more noble than other people? I only sent you an invitation because you're officially still single, that's all!
"Otherwise, do you think you have the chance to stand here? You're just here to make up the numbers. To think that you truly believed that you're something!"
Luca was unable to raise his head after Ian Grant's tirade.
Such matters were no big deals to begin with. Since they were all in the same social circle, they would not be able to hide their dirty deeds from others.
Before this event, Ian had already sussed out every candidate's background. He had only invited Luca to make up the numbers at the banquet table. Who would have thought that he would put on airs here just because he received an invitation?
Luca's expression kept changing as Ian's words echoed repeatedly in his ears.
"Luca, so your family was fooling around so much, eh?"
"That's right, Luca. If that's the case, how many mistresses does your family have? Tell us their names and let us get to know them, lest we try to date them by mistake!"
"Yeah, tell us, Luca. This is so scandalous!"
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