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
Quentin’s plan couldn’t get any more vicious. He had asked Kate to tell Arthur about the instigator behind the whole matter.What would he do after learning about it?Firstly, he could choose not to let Naomi know about it. Then, she would have to resign from her position.Once she resigned, Quentin would tell her that her husband had already known about the instigator behind the whole thing. It was just that he hadn’t told her about it.The couple was sure to get into an argument then, and they might even get divorced.What would happen then? It would be going against the late Old Master’s wishes.That way, Naomi’s family was sure to be chased out of the Downey family.His grandpa cared most about filial piety and the family’s reputation.Of course, Arthur could choose a different route: telling Naomi about the instigator.What would that lead to? She was sure to head to the Ramsdale family for a discussion to avoid having to resign from the company.This was what Quentin h
“Naomi Downey from the Downey family of San Francisco.” Arthur took the initiative to introduce his wife.The security officers seemed to be expecting them. They glanced at each other and gestured for them to enter.When the couple walked forward together, one of the security officers stopped Arthur. “Who are you? You can’t enter.”“Her husband, Arthur Grey.”Pfft!The security officers burst out into laughter. “Oh, you’re the infamous, good-for-nothing matrilocal son-in-law of San Francisco’s Downey family.”“You’re famous in San Francisco. I’m sorry for not recognizing you earlier, but you aren’t allowed to enter.”Even though Arthur had already announced his identity, the security officers refused to let him in.Arthur shrugged. “Alright then. We’ll visit another day.”He then turned to leave with his wife.“Why are you guys leaving? My subordinates are just incompetent. You could’ve just called out for me.” A man with a cigar in his hand was looking toward the gate from t