Is this destiny?

The Army of Chaos members are in charge of security. A number of them are permanently staying in the second villa which is hidden behind the thick forest at the back of the property. Unless someone goes there or gets an aerial view, they will not know that there is a building.

Ron approved that this can be used as a base for the Army of Chaos, and at the same time, he does not need to worry about the security. With all the gadgets Felix, Nico, and Beck installed and the Army of Chaos members present, this property is more secure than a fortress.

The staff in the house is also picked from the candidates in the Los Angeles' Boyle Heights neighborhood and they can do much more than cleaning and trimming the bushes in the garden.

Mason and Ryder from the White foundation are in attendance. Considering that Ron is part of the Army of Chaos and has a good relationship with Jeff and Aiden, it is not unusual that Mason and Ryder are present with a number of other people from the White family.

One young lady hitched a ride with them: Samara White.

Samara is Jeff's and Aiden's cousin, daughter of Marcus White.

When Marcus' attempt to take over the position of Master the White family from Jeff failed, Samara assisted Jeff in maintaining the story for the general public how Marcus is mentally unstable, and that Jeff is the good guy. Due to that, Jeff spared her, and he promised to help her as long as she behaves, and she is doing great.

Samara focused on her studies, graduated with a solid GPA, and even launched her makeup line. And she did all that while staying out of trouble.

Samara's business is at the stage where she needs assistance in getting her products to the customers, and there is no better marketing than showing in person how good the products are. She asked Jeff is she can attend some social events with a goal for people to notice her makeup, and that is how she ended up here.

Samara is standing on the side of the event hall and she realized that there are not many people she could approach. When she attended the events hosted by the White family earlier, she didn't mingle with the businesspeople. And due to her behavior which many would describe as promiscuous, she didn't make friends among the ladies either. She can see that people are avoiding to make eye contact with her. And she can't blame them.

However, after witnessing what happened to her father and brother, Samara changed. She has the focus and the drive to succeed and be successful and self-sufficient.

Samara took a deep breath and told herself that she has to put her pride aside and do her best.

Samara approached the group of women: Sarah, JoAnna, Ellie, and Emma and cleared her throat to get their attention.

"I'm not sure if you remember me…" Samara said with a meek smile.

JoAnna nodded stiffly. "You are Marcus' daughter."

Samara paused. "I will not deny that, but I would prefer if you associate me with my cousins."

Sarah understood that Samara is talking about Jeff and Aiden and Sarah admires Samara for approaching them like this. It is difficult to join an already established group as an outsider. Sarah and Aiden are keeping an eye on all the people who might pose a danger, and even though Sarah does not remember details from Samara's recent reports, that only means that Samara is behaving. Sarah decided to help her out.

"We know who you are, Miss White." Sarah said amiably.

Samara was happy to see that Sarah seems friendly. "Please, call me Samara… Do you mind if I introduce myself?" Samara was looking at Ellie and Emma.

Emma has no problems in making friends, especially when she saw from Sarah's behavior that this lady is not an enemy. Emma was the first one to extend her hand for a handshake. "I'm Emma. Emma Smith."

"I am Samara White. Jeff and Aiden are my cousins. Did you say that your last name is Smith?" Samara knows who Emma is, but she asked because she wants to get the conversation going.

Jeff told her that JoAnna and her sisters can be very helpful, but that Samara needs to win them over with her own ability. And even though JoAnna is cautious, Sarah, Emma, and Ellie are friendly.

"Yes, Smith by marriage." Emma glanced toward Charlie. "That is my husband. The most dashing one."

Ellie stifled a laugh. "It's not a competition, but mine is more dashing. I would show you, but he is not in sight…"

Ellie ignored Emma's silly face and exchanged greetings with Samara.

"Are you Ron's friend?" Ellie guessed.

"Uhm… no." Samara admitted. "I asked my cousin Jeff if I can attend this event so that I meet people."

Ellie smiled and encouraged Samara to keep on talking. "I assume that you are not here to date."

Samara relaxed a bit and responded: "I started my business and launched my makeup line. I'm wearing it right now, and I hope that some of the ladies present will be interested in samples."

Ellie leaned closer and observed Samara's face. "How much makeup you have on? Your skin looks nice, but it's difficult to figure out how good the makeup is without seeing you with clean skin to compare."

Samara was ready for this. She took her phone and showed a photo. "This is me without any products on. As you can see, my skin is not perfect… The foundation is not powdery and it's not runny, but it provides good coverage… other than smelling nice, it's all natural and it will nourish your skin without causing irritation… This is my photo from before I started using my products…"

JoAnna perked up her ears. Since giving birth to the twins, her skin tends to get oily, and finding good makeup can be challenging.

Emma, Ellie, Sarah, and JoAnna gathered around Samara's phone and started asking questions.

Samara promised them free samples of her products in exchange for feedback. "Tell me what you think, what works and what does not work for you, and why…"

JoAnna asked if she can get another set of samples for Sophia because she knows that Sophia would definitely be interested to try.

"What is with the commotion?" Bridgette asked when she joined the group with Tiffany.

Anita and Ashley left Vincent and Bradley and joined the group around Samara as well.

Samara was happy to see that ladies are gathering and talking about her products with interest. That is why she came here!

Other than Ron's friends and people from the business circle, a number of people from the town were present as well, including Stan Leddy, pastor Rogers, Mayor Jenkins, the school principal, the sheriff, several well-to-do families, and also Marshall's, Collin's, and Jason's families.

Actually, anyone who is someone in the town was invited.

Stan Leddy was homeless when Ron found him on the street two and a half years ago, and now his old home is rebuilt, and Stan works in the county's office with any administrative work that is available while doing bookkeeping as a side-business. People in town respect him and he is grateful to Ron because he knows that none of this would be possible without him.

Pastor Rogers is still doing his thing in the church, and Ron told him that as long as he does not try to scheme people or do something bad, he will leave him alone.

The other people with high-profile jobs also got a similar warning from Ron, that they need to do their jobs properly without taking sides or bribes… or he will replace them. They all heard how the old sheriff ended up and no one dared to voice any objections. Since that day, Ron is in charge of that town and all of the people living there either respect him or fear him.

Mr. Heine observed all the people present. He recognized many of the faces from the business circle and he was puzzled by the fact that so many prominent people came. How powerful is this new director? Even if all these people came because of Jeffrey White, it still shows that the director is close to the big man himself. Mr. Heine didn't miss noticing photographers, journalists, and the news crew from Springfield's TV station.

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