The other members of the Taylor family looked seriously confused. Did their head of the family wait in front of the gate for over an hour for this young man?When Issac stepped into the entryway, he felt a gust of wind from behind.He immediately reached behind him. With a “whump”, he caught a baseball bat in his hand.“You asshole, you bullied me!” someone shouted in a shrill voice. Then, another gust of wind blew.Isaac turned around to see Diana gripping a baseball bat with two hands, ready to whack him.What the fuck…He caught the second baseball bat with his left hand.“Is this how the Taylor family treats its guests?” Isaac asked, squinting slightly.Old Taylor was so scared that his legs were trembling. He turned to Diana and shouted, “Ana, are you crazy? How could you ambush our family’s guest of honor?”Knowing that her ambush was a failure, Diana threw down the baseball bat and shouted at Isaac, “Guest of honor, my ass. He’s just a reformed prisoner and a gangster.”
Seeing Charles’ shocked expression, Old Taylor smiled. “Charlie, do you know Mr. Garten?”The rage instantly disappeared from Charles’ face. “Heh, we’ve met once.”Then, he turned around and whispered to the old man behind him, “This Garten bastard was the one who got me expelled from the school. He even hit Uncle Wyatt and me.”The old man immediately looked at Isaac, his eyes slightly squinted with scrutiny and ridicule. Then, he stepped forward and said, “Old Taylor, our head of the family is not feeling well, so he specifically asked me to bring the young master here to see you.”“Mr. Peters, Old Owens’ body is not what it used to be.” Old Taylor smiled at the person in front of him as he made a welcoming gesture.The only reason Charles didn’t lose his temper was that Diana was his main target today. He’d been lusting after her for a very long time.“Charlie, you’re here. Do you want fruits? I’ll wash some for you,” Jane enthusiastically said as she walked into the room. S
Charles spent the entire five-course meal and three rounds of liquor staring at Diana, while Diana would glower at Isaac from time to time.Then, Mr. Peters got down to business. He put down the shot glass and said, “Old Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, our head of the family really likes Miss Diana for her intelligence and talents. He thinks she is beautiful and gifted and would like Young Master Charlie to marry her. Not to mention, our families are of equal social status. What do you think?”“That’s right. Old Taylor, Jane, you all know I’ve always liked Ana since I was young. If she is willing, then I’ll give her my everything.” Charles quickly made his stand.Diana frowned, bowed her head, and picked at her plate.Jane immediately laughed and said, “We all know. Old Taylor and myself are in favor of this union.” She turned to look at Old Taylor as she spoke.Now, it was time for Old Taylor to share his thoughts.Old Taylor slowly took a sip of his liquor. Then, he looked beside him and
Both Jane and Old Taylor were shocked.Charles thought that Isaac was definitely bluffing. He had stayed in the north for three years; when he came back, people nicknamed him “the Southland Boozer”. He’d met good drinkers before, but he’d never seen someone who drank highly alcoholic drinks by the barrel.“Fine, let’s drink. You start.” Charles smacked the table, brimming with arrogance.Diana poured half a barrel of liquor into each bucket, giving them about six pints of liquor each. Just looking at it made her feel faint. Drinking this amount wouldn’t kill them, right?But when she remembered how that asshole had ridiculed her, her concern then dissipated.Isaac lifted the bucket, raised his head, and began to gulp it down.He guzzled the strong alcoholic drink. The dining room was so silent that it was scary. Everyone watched with eyes as wide as saucers as Isaac’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down nonstop, as if he was drinking water.“Ah… What a treat!” Half a barrel of liquo
“Old Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, sorry for all the trouble we caused today. We will definitely come back another time to apologize.” Mr. Peters glanced at Old Taylor and Jane before he lifted the violently vomiting Charles to his feet and left quickly “Father, what kind of shitty guest did you invite? If Albert finds out about this, he will be furious that we let an outsider call the shots in our family matters.” Jane stood up huffily and left.Diana glared at Isaac fiercely. “Garten, you got off lucky today, but you’d better hope you don’t run into me again.” When she turned around, she twisted her ankle, making her curse loudly, “Fuck, I’m never wearing high heels again.” She immediately kicked off her heels at the doorway and walked out barefoot.Only Old Taylor and Phillip were left in the dining room. Old Taylor got up and bowed to Isaac. “Mr. Garten, thank you for showing me the Owens family’s true colors.”“As I said, alcohol makes people tell the truth. We can believe Charles’ wo
However, Isaac continued to chew again. Then, he swallowed, and Margaret’s racing heart slowed down again.She thought, “That’s what you get for acting high and mighty all the time. You’ll be on the toilet all night today.”After dinner, Eugene volunteered to do the dishes. Margaret and Allegra sat on the sofa, watching television.Isaac said he had overeaten and wanted to go on a walk. He then walked outside, a cigarette hanging from his mouth.Margaret watched Isaac’s disappearing figure. Then, she glanced at the clock. It was almost time; it should kick in after another half an hour.Soon, Isaac returned. He went to the kitchen and made three cups of hot tea. He gave Allegra and Eugene a cup each while he drank the last one.After half an hour, Margaret suddenly frowned and covered her belly with her hand.Her stomach rumbled as waves of cramps hit her, making her unable to sit still.She turned to look at the others, who seemed fine.Shit, what was happening?“I—I need to
Edward led the way, and unexpectedly, Allen and Sean were right behind him.“Edward, what are you doing here?” Eugene was shocked that the three of them were here together, but he didn’t dare ask why. He simply nodded and greeted them.“How’s Margaret? Our father is worried sick and asked me to check on her,” Edward said, pushing the door open.Actually, he was with Allen and Sean tonight to discuss how to get rid of Isaac when he suddenly received a phone call and learned that something had happened to Margaret. Hence, they thought they might as well come over together.As soon as Edward entered the room, Margaret cried out in a loud voice, “Edward, that piece of shit, Isaac, did this to me. He spiked my food. I can’t stay in Riverview anymore!”Seeing how ill his sister was, Edward’s heart hurt. He gritted his teeth and said nastily, “Margaret, don’t worry. That Garten bastard only has a few days left. Mr. Nox and Mr. Merck already have a plan. They’ll make sure his body is chop
In the end, Isaac still went into the water. It was only because Isabella couldn’t swim but really wanted to play in the water.He held her body up with his hands, teaching her how to swim while Serena watched from the side. Occasionally, a wave would wash over them, and Serena would lose her balance.Her hand brushed against Isaac’s waist by accident.Isaac stepped away from her as if he’d been electrocuted, making Serena burst into laughter underwater.After playing in the waterpark all morning, they went to a restaurant outside and had beef ribs for lunch. In the afternoon, they rode roller coasters and other rides. Isabella was in high spirits.At night, they planned to go ice skating. Serena was already exhausted, but Isabella was still overflowing with energy as she hung from Isaac’s neck.The sun went down, and the three stopped under a tree on the sidewalk outside the amusement park to rest.A stylish man wearing sunglasses and carrying a backpack approached Serena.He