"So, the meal is free? Hah, see? I somehow predicted the future! Does it also mean I won't have to pay for my portion?" Marcus chuckled while secretly praising the manager's acting skills."Yes, you're in luck!" The manager nodded at once.Meanwhile, the others fell into a daze. Their mouths were wide open and unable to close. They found it insane that a meal worth more than a million dollars could be complementary.William rushed ahead and yelled, "N-No, I should pay for my portion first! I'm the lucky person who deserves to have the complimentary meal!" "Yeah. Sir, William meant to pay for our food today, so he should be the one to receive this free meal!""We can all prove it. Besides, we were only kidding about letting that loser pay first!""Sir, I bet you don't know that man before you is the Lorimer family's live-in son-in-law. He's a loser! Meanwhile, William is the youngest professor in Cromford City and a disciple of Jerome Sadler, the miracle doctor!"The others pipe

"Was it a present from Marcus?""If so, I bet it's a knockoff bought from the streets!"The envious expression on the women's faces gave way to contempt."I think so too. He's a matrilocal son-in-law who can't fend for himself. How is he able to afford the Faber necklace?"Someone clucked his tongue. "Just how unlucky you are to have such a husband? He can't even buy you something decent.""Do you think everyone can be as capable as William is? He spends so much for a meal."Everyone glanced at Vivian's necklace and roasted her."You can ask William if the necklace is authentic or a knockoff. He knows it well." Marcus smiled at William.William was stunned. The thought of what happened in the restaurant that day made him grit his teeth.He quickly looked elsewhere, trying to avoid the question.One of the women giggled. "Well, well, well. How bold of you. So, you're trying to say that the necklace is authentic?"Do you have the check, the receipt, or the certificate of authe

"Who hit my man? Show yourself! Otherwise, I'll make sure none of you get out of here alive!"Fuck! How dare you brats bully my man?" yelled Jack Cornelius, who was smoking a cigar while sitting on a chair.Standing next to him was that chubby man with a swollen face."William, what should we do? That fatty called for backup. That big guy is not someone we should mess with."Jack Cornelius is ruthless. When he first came here, he crippled all the gang bosses in the streets to claim the territory!" Mateo whispered to William with pale lips."W-What? That's Jack Cornelius? The legendary man who doesn't bat an eyelid no matter who his opponent is?""What should we do? He's known to be protective of his underlings. Now that we've beaten his underling to a pulp, we're dead meat! I-I wanna go home!"Everyone began shaking. Some of them even sneaked out from the back to run for their lives."Don't fret! Calm down! It's not a big deal. That chubby man merely suffered a few scrapes and

"Are you the developer's representative for this round's inspection? Why is the progress so slow?" A chubby middle-aged man frowned.Not wanting to offend the man, Vivian smiled apologetically. "You must be Mr. Ashbluff. I'm sorry. I'm Viv—"Irritated, Alaric Ashbluff interrupted her. "Save the courtesies. Hurry up! We're busy men!""Yes, sir." She tried her best to maintain the smile on her face.In order to ensure a smooth inspection, she decided to put up with it.The group of people headed to the building."Interesting. Let's see what you guys are up to this time," Marcus sneered at their backs.The developers usually had a good relationship with the officers from the Real Estate Bureau, especially a large group like Lorimer Group that had decades of history.The company had to put more importance on its relationship with them.Why would the officers put on a sour face and act however they wished at the beginning of the inspection?"The hygiene is bad. Trash is scattered

"What?" Nora was so taken aback that her expression went pale. She took a step back to balance herself as she almost fell onto the ground.In Cromford, a word from Noah decided a developer's career prospects.Even Hawkton Realty—the top real estate company in Cromford—had to treat him with reverence when they first developed Hingbrook Hills.She thought, "Marcus is going to call Noah over? Is Marcus out of his mind?""If you have a death wish, go to hell yourself, loser! Why do you have to bring my family down as well?" Furious, she raised her cane to smack Marcus' head.He smirked and easily dodged the attack.He said firmly, "If you can't believe me, you can wait. It'll take three minutes at most before Noah shows up."And I can guarantee that no one is able to fire Vivian from her position, not even you, Grandma."The Lorimers began reprimanding him."Marcus, don't think that we won't do anything to you just because you're the mysterious billionaire's right-hand man.""L