"There's only two of us here. Who else could I be talking to?" Jasmine rolled her eyes."Oh," Levi's nonchalant words and expressions caught her off guard. She frowned and gritted her teeth."What do you mean by that? What are you even doing here? Has the standards of this restaurant dropped so low that they even allow riffraffs in?""Miss!" The receptionist cuts in with a displeased look, completely different from the polite one she gave Levi earlier."Shut up," Jasmine shot her a glare. "You are just a mere receptionist. How dare you disrupt our conversation? Do you have any etiquette for your job?""At least, she has simple etiquette to know when a customer is being disrespectful unlike some people that just speak without thinking.""How dare you?" Jasmine clenched her fists. She gave his appearance a disgusted look."I am better than someone that relied on his wife's resources and greedily held on even after knowing he is not her worth. I will never understand what Zoey saw in you

Everyone waited patiently as Levi skimmed through the menu. The three men in particular were intrigued, paying rapt attention to him, trying to see if he could elevate their impressions of him even more."We'll have..." Levi finally passed the menu back to the waiter who prepared to jot down the orders."Oysters with champagne sabayon and lobster with black truffle risotto."The men exchanged glances as the glint in their eyes dimmed. Is that all? They expected better from him yet he didn't even add some luxurious Spanish dishes.Brooklyn could sense their disappointment and she gritted her teeth anxiously."Is that all sir?" The waiter looked up but Levi sat back with a carefree manner and shook his head."No. We'll also have Paella Valenciana, ajoblanco and pulpo a la gallega. For the dessert, add tarta de santiago. Don't forget to add your finest bottle of château petrus and anís del mono.""Your orders will be delivered to you right away sir."As the waiter turned away, the men fin

Levi leaped forward and held the maid by the throat as a guard exclaimed in horror. No one expected her to make such a dangerous move."Cough!""Cough!"Levi choked her so hard and held her throat tight that there was no way for the pill to go down so she had to cough it out."I won't let you die just yet," He let go of her and she collapsed on the floor coughing terribly, looking at him like he was a demon.No sane human would react like him and stop a poison pill she was about to swallow.Perhaps, because she already had a taste of the poison pill, she began to convulse and foam gathered at her mouth.It was at this moment the door opened and the other family members rushed in."Father, what's wrong? We heard a ruckus earlier— ah!" Yolanda's words were caught off with a scream when she saw the maid convulsing on the floor."What's going on?" Brooklyn stepped forward, trying to get away from Yolanda's piercing noise.Luis held his wife while Hector stood at the door in confusion. Gran

Knock!Knock!Grace's unpleasant face appeared as she swung the door open. Her expression changed to that of contempt when she saw who it was."Why are you knocking like you could afford to replace the door if you break it?"Levi looked at her with an impassive expression. "Where is my safe box? Bring it out and I'll be out of here."Grace was taken aback by his indifferent demeanor because he had never spoken to her that way.She scrutinized his appearance from head to toe and her eyes widened slightly when she saw that he was apparently living in a better condition than when he was with them.Although she couldn't tell what brand his casual clothes were, she could see the clear difference between them and the faded ones he used to wear.Her eyes flashed with greed and she looked up at him."Humph!" She snorted. "Did Zoey tell you about the safe box? I didn't expect someone as wretched as you to still have something as valuable as that yet you let us live in misery with you."Levi's b

"Uncle," Levi called out as he walked to the counter. The grocery store was scanty and the grocer was going through his records when he called.As soon as the man looked up and recognized him, his eyes lit up. "Levi, did you forget about our agreement? Where is the ring?"Levi placed his palm on the counter and the grocer stared at the ring greedily."Uncle, I have come to repay my debts today but not with the ring. How much do I owe you?"The gleam in the man's eyes disappeared in an instant. He stood up angrily."What do you mean? Our agreement was for you to repay me with the ring."Levi tried to pull off the ring and told him, "Since the ring isn't coming off, we'll go with other alternatives or perhaps, you would like to do me a favor and write off my debts.""Never!" The grocer was completely blinded with greed. "If it doesn't come off..."He brought out a sharp knife he uses only on vegetables. Levi was taken aback, "What are you doing uncle?" He tried to take a step backwards