"It was when my old best friend Harold and I had a fight. We were in a bar when the accident happened. We were drunk, and I accidentally revealed the long-hidden shame of his family: his father was sterile, and his mother was having an affair to get pregnant.""Everyone heard my rant, and they laughed non-stop. I laughed along too, of course, because I was drunk. But what I didn't know was that Harold wasn't completely drunk.""He beat me to a pulp. I would have almost died if one of my friends hadn't rescued me from that place. Then, he sent me back to my country. However, through his social media announcements, Harold vowed to take revenge on me at any cost."Sebastian's forehead wrinkled. "Mr. Kate, wasn't that a dozen years ago? It's a wonder you're still alive and well today. Perhaps, Harold has already forgotten his grudge against you.""Yes, he should have." Robert looked around him. "However, I don't believe that he will forget my mistake. I'm well acquainted with his nature

Over lunch on the beach, Robert expressed his desire to attend his son Dean's wedding later that evening to Amanda and Susan.This, of course, left them both clueless.Susan asked, "What made you think of seeing your old friends again, Honey? I'm a hundred percent sure that Harold is there too. You'd be finished if you met him!"Robert shook his head. "No. Dean said that he regretted his anger in the past, and really wanted to meet me to apologize. I can't make him disappointed with me."Hearing that, Susan breathed a sigh of relief without any suspicion. "Well then, that's good. It's very important to repair your relationship with Harold. In the past, you two helped each other in trouble.""You and Amanda should come too," Robert continued. "Dean invited you two.""What for? It's your friend's son's wedding, and we don't know him at all," Susan objected at first.But Amanda said, "Mom, we know that you'll be facing Harold tonight. If he goes alone, Dad will be very easily cornered by

However, a second later, Amanda felt a hot palm gently touch her cheek.She opened her eyes, looking at Sebastian's face in confusion."That was the first slap," he said.Then, with his other hand, Sebastian rubbed Amanda's left cheek.He said again, "That was the second slap."Amanda looked at him blankly.Then, with both hands, Sebastian grasped Amanda's face a little tighter, and whispered, "That was the third slap. Your punishment is over, I forgive your mistake."Feeling that she still hadn't gotten anything worthy of being called a punishment, Amanda asked, "Why don't you slap me harder? You know I deserve it after being so presumptuous to my master."Sebastian placed his index finger on her lips, asking her to stop talking."Don't talk nonsense," she said. "I could never hurt you on purpose."Hearing Sebastian's whisper, Amanda was truly touched.Sebastian was not only perfect, but he could also accept the imperfections of others, and make them into something more perfect.For

Only a moment after they took their seats, Dean showed himself and walked straight up to Robert."Dude, you really came!" Dean smiled happily. "This is the greatest gift to me. With you here, our alumni gathering is complete. Come on, you should come with me to the VIP room and join the others."Robert stood up, returned the greeting, and shook hands with Dean. However, the look on his face was very nervous.Robert hesitated a little, but he asked anyway, "Is Harold there?""Yes. Of course, he is! He's been waiting for you there. He was even more excited than I was when he found out that you were coming here."After hearing the good news, Robert was able to let go of his nerves a little."Don't wait any longer. In a few minutes, we will have the grand finale. I will gather all the attendees and start the speech. Your name will be there," Dean continued.Robert, of course, was quite surprised. "Oh, really? Why would you include my meaningless name in your speech? I mean, I don't deserv

Eventually, Dean stood up from his seat and signaled the music operator to turn off all the sound.After the music was turned off, Dean tapped his cup three times to get everyone's attention, before speaking out loud."My friends, my highly respected VIP audience, I humbly ask you all not to mind watching my little speech in the main tent."Everyone fell silent, even though they were as noisy as mosquitoes before. Those people had a lot of respect for Dean as the host, or they might have some other relationship with him outside the context of this wedding.Dean continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to worry. For all the VIP guests, we will provide a special table that will emphasize your above-average standing."When Dean finished saying that, everyone had smiles on their lips wet with the saliva of pride."Thank you all for your concern. My family will be very grateful."After that, the VIP guests in the room began to come out in an orderly manner. They were still carrying