Chapter 227

Neil ended the call after he coldly rejected Ada’s invitation. She took a deep breath to suppress her disappointment and headed to Heavenly Joy Restaurant. Mindy and Idris were in high spirits tonight. Jeremy and Bethany had also heard about Ada’s advancement to the semi-finals. They called Idris and urged him to encourage her to keep up the good work and aim for first place. “Ada, you’ve truly made me proud! I was having afternoon tea when I heard that you made it to the semi-finals. The other rich ladies were so envious of me for having such an outstanding daughter!” Ada smiled bashfully and pretended to be modest. “Mom, you’re flattering me. It’s just the preliminary round. There are several more rounds ahead.” “You’re so talented. I’m sure you’ll get first place!” Mindy said proudly. “I’ll do my best!” Idris smiled as well and said, “Ada, if you manage to win first place, I’ll give you a surprise.” “What kind of surprise?” “If I tell you, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore,