Chapter 37

The dinner banquet was scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. The yard at the Jensen residence had been decorated with lights. The moment the sky turned dark, all the lights both inside the house and out in the yard turned on. From a distance, the entire compound looked like a resplendent castle. Cars started pulling up to the residence before it was even 7:00 pm. Varying groups of immaculately dressed young men and women stepped out of the vehicles. George had invited those who had a fairly close relationship with the Jensens. These were all prominent figures and families in Seastone and even Crisea itself. Some of the young men and women came with their families, while a small portion of them had been tasked to attend the event on their family's behalf. They all came bearing a gift. The pomp and grandeur of the dinner banquet were truly a spectacle to behold. When Rachel got out of the car with the Grays, she was thunderstruck by the attendees. A great number of them were people that