The party was still going on. Claude hadn't seen Jane for almost 20 minutes. He was just about to get up to look for her when he saw her wade through the crowd and walk toward him.

"Why were you gone for so long?"

Jane looked at Claude distractedly. She hesitated before responding, "I-I bumped into Yvonne in the ladies' room. Then, I took a call."

"You talked to Yvonne?"

"Yes." Jane scanned around. "Where are they?"

"They went upstairs. Yvonne got drunk, so she's staying the night."

Claude pulled Jane alone back to their seats. He quietly reminded her, "We're here to celebrate Neil's birthday. We're not in our own house.

"You have to mind your manners. Do you hear me? If you continue behaving the way you did tonight, I won't be able to help you."

"Okay," Jane responded, feeling annoyed. She took a sip of her drink and hesitated for a while before asking, "Grandpa, did you get Chuck to deal with Jade?"

Claude was surprised. "How did you know?"

"Chuck called me just now. He s