"Good evening. Could I borrow a light?"
In the lounge area outside the banquet hall, Aaron was sitting on the sofa smoking when a blonde woman suddenly approached to ask for a light.
Aaron looked her over. The blonde before him was tall, curvaceous, alluring, and stunning in a white evening gown.
"Here." Though she looked quite young, it did not really matter.
"Thank you, Mr. Anderson." The woman lit her cigarette.
Aaron nodded. "Oh, you know me?"
"Yes, I've seen reports about you. I'm Ivanka."
"Ivanka!" Aaron looked at her again. She really was very young.
"Today is my birthday. I was having a birthday party downstairs, while my father is upstairs." Ivanka spread her hands as she spoke.
"Ha, that's interesting. I never expected Donald to have such a beautiful daughter. Are you an adult yet?"
Ivanka looked at the cigarette in her hand. "I came of age last year. I'm currently studying at Georgetown University in Washington D.C."
Aaron smiled. "Happy birthday!"
So she was celebrating her birthday at her own family's hotel?
"Thank you. I didn't expect to run into you here, Mr. Anderson. I'm very happy too." Ivanka's smile was radiant.
Aaron stubbed out his cigarette. "Have a good celebration. I'm getting ready to leave."
Ivanka thought for a moment. "Mr. Anderson, would you like to have a drink? My birthday party is over. I came looking for my father, but he told me to leave first."
"So, could you keep celebrating with me?"
"Oh." Aaron moved closer to Ivanka. "How would you like to celebrate?"
"How about going to a bar..."
Ivanka had been born into New York high society and had lived in luxury since childhood, while Aaron had grown up in a working-class neighborhood. Naturally, he did not know many people like