Valeria snatched the drinks and snacks from Alexander, fuming: “Sit down and keep quiet. There’s nothing for you to do here. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll knock your teeth out!"
Phineas squinted at Alexander and, acting generous, said: “Auntie, just let this useless guy stick around to clean up. He can pick up the sunflower seed shells and plastic wrappers. We shouldn’t pollute the environment."
"Phineas is right! You useless thing, sit down and clean up the trash. And don't interrupt Phineas when he's negotiating with the investment company's people."
"If he can handle this, then dogs won’t eat feces anymore," Alexande
Thorne nodded and glanced at the number displayed on his phone.Seeing the name "Young Master Reynolds" on the screen, Thorne’s scalp tingled. He immediately stood up, quickly answering the call, and respectfully bowed his head as he spoke: “Hello, sir. What can I do for you?"The fat man across from him was confused. A single phone call could make Thorne act so deferentially? The person on the other end must be extremely important!Out of politeness, due to the fat man’s presence, Thorne didn’t mention Alexander’s name.The fat man had hosted this banquet for Th
Selah was the first to speak up: "That useless fool over there, come here and tell me who you called. Who did you find to solve this problem? Tell us so we can all have a good laugh."Not wanting to fall behind, Meagan quickly added: "How can someone like you, so useless, think you can fix anything? You should take a look around and see that everyone here has already tried everything. There isn't anyone here who's less capable than you, and yet, you're still pretending like you can do something.""Saying he's a big deal is an insult to garlic. At least garlic is worth something. You’re cruel, sister. This pile of mud doesn't even dare to speak up when people look down on him. Honestly, someone as useless as him should have ended it long ago and tried to start over in the next life."Valeria glared viciously at Alexander. The crueler her friends' words became, the more pleasure she took from it. In fact, she even thought how wonderful it would be if their insults could drive Alexander
“Dad, I’ve run into a little trouble. I need you to help me out.” Phineas said with a smile on the phone.“What’s going on? I’m about to go into a meeting.” a deep voice replied from the other end.“The investment company run by Amias is using illegal funding. Some friends of mine invested and now can’t get their money back…”Before Phineas could finish, his father on the other end had already frowned.“Why are you getting involved in other people’s business? Amias isn’t easy to deal with. Cutting off someone’s income is like killing their parents. Stay out of this and focus on what you should be doing.”“No, it’s just helping out a few friends. It’s not a big deal for us, and it’s not about cutting off his income—""Stupid! Don’t get involved. If I find out you’re mixed up in this, I’ll break your legs when you come home.”The call abruptly ended, leaving only the sound of the disconnect tone in Phineas’s ear before he had even hung up.What the hell just happened? Why didn’t his fat
Alexander didn’t pay attention to Valeria’s glare, instead, he felt somewhat puzzled as he watched Amias. He wasn’t sure what was happening. Could Thorne have made a mistake?After thinking for a moment, Alexander sighed and shook his head. As long as he could get the money back, nothing else mattered. He would leave the rest to fate.Amias finally reached Phineas and extended his right hand.Phineas arrogantly hesitated for a moment before lightly shaking Amias's hand and then quickly letting go, clearly showing some disdain.At this point, Phineas didn’t care why Amias had come. He simply wanted to maintain his cool demeanor, thinking that doing so would give him the upper hand in whatever followed.Amias, however, wasn’t bothered. Instead, he thought to himself that such an attitude and aura must surely belong to Dragon Sect’s Young Master. No ordinary person could exude such a vibe."This is our boss, Amias Oliver. Boss, this is..." Aldo began to introduce Phineas, but Amias waved
Seeing Phineas hesitate, with a strange expression on his face, Amias felt a sinking feeling of unease."What’s the matter? Mr. Pittman is waiting for you."Amias probed, watching Phineas closely for any reaction.The excitement among Valeria’s group suddenly froze. Something felt off.Alexander couldn't help but smirk, raising an eyebrow as he watched Phineas flounder. He had pieced together what was happening—Amias had mistaken Phineas for him.But Alexander kept quiet, watching from the sidelines, waiting for Phineas to get his comeuppance."Who is this Mr. Pittman you're talking about?" Phineas asked, putting on a haughty front, trying to intimidate Amias and buy himself some time to figure a way out.Amias looked startled: “You don’t know Mr. Pittman?"Riiiiing... Riiiiing.Amias’s phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID, quickly turned away, and answered the call: “Mr. Pittman, what can I do for you?""Are you an idiot? I told you to handle the situation, and what the h
Just moments ago, Amias had been so arrogant, but now he looked like he was scared out of his wits. The sudden shift in the situation left everyone unprepared.Aldo stood frozen, completely shocked. Never had he seen his boss humiliated like this.His fingers twitched as he even contemplated slapping himself alongside his boss. If he just stood there watching, who knows what trouble might await him later.The group around Selah was utterly dumbfounded, staring blankly at Amias, their minds filled with question marks.Valeria, watching Amias’s pitiful state, didn’t feel satisfied at all. Instead, shame welled up within her, quickly turning to anger.Amias was doing all of this for Alexander’s sake, but Valeria had always looked down on him. Now, with this scene unfolding, didn’t it mean everyone would think she had poor judgment?But did she have poor judgment?Valeria believed she had an innate sense for discerning people, so there was no way she could have been wrong.“Stop that!” Va
At the same time, Valeria glared at Alexander, embarrassed, and angrily said: “You're showing off too much! A weakling like you trying to prove himself? If you want to prove something, do it with your own ability, not by borrowing someone else’s power!""I wasn’t trying to prove anything, Mom. I just saw that Phineas wasn’t handling things, so I stepped in to help.” Alexander said calmly.Bringing up Phineas only made Valeria even angrier, as if Alexander was using Phineas to insult her judgment."Phineas is not someone you can compare yourself to! Don’t think that just because you helped me, I’m going to change my opi
In the Mercedes-Benz, Amias took out a Havana cigar he had kept carefully, cut off the tip, and handed it to Alexander.“Young Master Reynolds, why don't you try this Havana cigar I've been saving? It wasn’t easy to get my hands on it, but I’m sure it’s nothing special compared to what you're used to.”Alexander held the cigar between two fingers, and Amias quickly took out a pure gold lighter to light it for him.Alexander, with the cigar in his mouth, said indifferently: “When you smoke a cigar, you should use cedar wood matches. Don’t use a flashy lighter like that again; it makes you look like a nouveau riche, and people will laugh at you.”Amias was momentarily stunned before putting the gold lighter away.“Hehe, I guess I really am a country bumpkin who knows nothing. I’ll make sure to learn better next time and never embarrass you, Young Master Reynolds.”Amias then picked up a glass ashtray, ready to catch the ash from Alexander’s cigar.Outside the Mercedes-Benz, Thorne grabb