The moment Arthur said these words, everyone stared at him as though he was crazy.‘Everyone knows that you were the one who landed Albert Downey in this state, and you’re planning on accompanying him throughout the night? You…’Bradley Downey disagreed and was about to voice his objections when his son quickly stepped in.He whispered, “Dad, just let him do it. It’ll naturally be great if Grandpa recovers; we won’t have to worry about him then. However, it might not be all that bad if something happens to Grandpa either.”“I’m the CEO now, and I currently have the highest position apart from Grandpa. Besides, if something happens to Grandpa when under his care, we can use that as an excuse to convince the other elders to chase their family out of the Downey family. Dad, think about it.”Bradley came to a sudden realization at his son’s words.He turned around and looked at Arthur. “Since you were the one who landed Dad in this state, I’m in no place to deny you the chance to ma
Visiting hours had yet to begin, and there was no way the nurse was going to let all of them enter the ICU ward at once.Wasn’t this being irresponsible toward the patient?As Arthur walked over with a bowl in his hand, he saw Quentin arguing with a nurse.Seeing Arthur walk over, Quentin pointed right at him. “He was supposed to watch over the patient, but he didn’t! We have reason to suspect that something could’ve happened to the Old Master. I demand that you let us in. What right do you have to stop us from entering?”Arthur took a huge bite of his sandwich and muttered under his breath, “What’s there to see? He’s already well and out of critical condition. I guess he’s already jumping about inside.”Although he said this under his breath, everyone had heard him. In an instant, more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to glare at him.“Arthur, what do you mean? You were the one who angered Grandpa so much that he was admitted! Forget that you’re not even concerned about him, b
Grandpa was everyone’s grandpa. It wasn’t that Naomi was reluctant to fork out money for the party, but it was ridiculous for her family to fork out the entire cost.Quentin knew that her family was the poorest amongst the four families. He was clearly trying to force them into a corner.“What’s wrong, Naomi? It was your family that forced Grandpa to be admitted in the first place, and that piece of trash wasn’t even willing to take care of Grandpa. He slept soundly outside instead! Now, you’re not even willing to organize a party to celebrate Grandpa’s recovery?”“Naomi, I never thought that your family was so unfilial.”Kate—who was standing by the side—tutted. “Sigh, how did Uncle raise you? Naomi, is your entire family so unfilial? Forget it if you’re unwilling. Our family will pay for it; we’ll just take it as though Grandpa never had family like you.”Quentin and Kate were in perfect harmony as they tried to chase Naomi’s family out of the Downey family.Naomi felt aggriev
Having said her piece, Naomi turned to take her leave, not giving her husband any time to explain himself.Arthur put the incense down and chased after her.Arthur and Naomi’s departure didn’t cause much of an uproar to the party.When the Downey family’s Old Master, Albert Downey, found out that Finn Taylor had given him a broken incense burner, he was so furious that he chased Henry Downey and his wife, Sarah away from the main table.“Brother Albert, don’t get upset.” Just then, a thick and resonant voice sounded out.Everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice, only to see an old man with long, white hair and a baby face.“Robert Evans, you’re here too.” Albert Downey became emotional upon seeing the old man and personally welcomed him.This was the first time he had done so amongst all his guests.This guest was indeed worthy of Albert Downey’s actions. Robert Evans was a legendary figure in the whole country.He had once found a precious ancient relic.“Of co
The news of the ‘End of Heaven and Earth’ incense burner appearing at Albert Downey’s party made rounds around San Francisco. But nobody believed that Arthur Grey truly had the ability to spot valuable antiques.Everyone felt that he had simply been lucky. After all, even a broken clock is right twice a day.A good-for-nothing matrilocal son-in-law was still a good-for-nothing matrilocal son-in-law at the end of the day.Because Albert Downey had his pride and refused to admit to his mistake, Henry Downey and his wife, Sarah hadn’t been invited back to the main table till the very end.As such, Henry and Sarah vented their anger on their son-in-law.They both felt that it was Arthur’s gifting of the ‘End of Heaven and Earth’ incense burner that had ruined the night for their family.Even Naomi had been cold toward him and was unwilling to talk to him over the past few days.At the same time, Naomi was constantly being bothered by her best friend, Melissa Flair.When Melissa wo
After Arthur ended the call, Melissa’s mind wandered back to that violinist once again.She was deep in contemplation.In the end, she gritted her teeth and sent him a message. It contained a single word: Ok.Time flew by, and the 20th was finally here.The moment Naomi arrived at the office, Quentin and Kate once again walked into her office on purpose.“Oh, the birthday girl is at work today. I thought you would go to the peak of Pacific Heights.”“Kate, do you think that any random Tom, Dick, or Harry can go to the peak of Pacific Heights? She shouldn’t even dream of doing that in this lifetime.”“You can’t be too sure about that. Didn’t someone rent the whole peak of Pacific Heights to celebrate his wife’s birthday today? I think Arthur isn’t bad. I’m sure he’s the one who rented the peak.”“Right, right; I think so too. Hahaha.”“Hahaha…”What followed was their thunderous laughter.Their laughter sounded evil, and it annoyed Naomi even more. “Can you both shut up and
It was Arthur who had asked William Corbin to rent the peak of Pacific Heights. It was also him who had gotten William to allow Quentin and Kate to visit the Pacific Heights neighborhood.Of course, it was also him who had asked Clarine Landon to bring her best friend to the peak of Pacific Heights.As for why the other young masters of the prominent families in San Francisco were able to secure rooms on high floors in the hotels near Pacific Heights, it was also Arthur who had asked Robin Hemsworth to make sure of it. None of the rooms had been reserved by anyone else. It was as though they were specially waiting for them.As for Andrew Grover, his job was even more crucial—He had to film the whole event using a drone. If anything went wrong, he would be done for.If anyone else knew about Andrew Grover—the head of Chicago’s Grover family—doing such a job, their jaws would probably drop.However, this was an order from Master Atlas. There was no way Andrew would dare to refuse i
Kate Downey was reluctant to slave away for the rest of her life, much less rely on Quince Larson. She also felt that this was an opportunity for her.‘William Corbin—the head of Seattle’s Corbin family; he is a prominent figure. If only I could be William’s Hey Siri probably after the meet. Yeah, she knows you guys up at like woman, even if I’m just a mistress. Perhaps with a little luck, I might even be able to rise above everyone else because of that.’Seeing his cousin walking toward William Corbin, Quentin naturally understood her intentions. To be honest, he also hoped that she would succeed.Currently, Naomi was being backed by the Hemsworth family of New York. That would be a hindrance to him no matter what.If Kate could strike up a relationship with the Corbin family of Seattle, he had confidence in convincing the Corbin family to support him.As such, he decided to take his leave. After all, he had come only to witness the grand birthday party today.Now that the part