The Audacious Life of Arthur Grey

Chapter 7

Even after returning home, Arthur remained in a stupor. Although vomiting had already been induced at the hospital, the doctor had told them that it was normal for him to remain drunk for a day or two since the alcohol had already entered his bloodstream.

Groping his way around, he found his way up to Naomi Downey’s room on the second floor.

Naomi had wanted to prevent him from doing so, but her strength was no match for his.

Very quickly, Arthur arrived at his wife’s room. He crumpled down on the bed and wouldn’t budge no matter how much Naomi tried to tug at him.

Naomi wanted to flare up at him but couldn’t say a thing. After all, he had only gotten into this state because of her.

In the end, she chose not to leave and slept on the sofa that night because she was afraid that something would happen to him.

The next day, Arthur awoke to see that his wife was still deep in her sleep. As such, he covered her with a blanket.

But Naomi was awoken by that.

Naomi’s first thought upon waking up was wondering why her husband was in her room. With that came a brutal kick toward him.

However, Arthur was easily able to dodge it.

Because of this commotion, Naomi was finally completely awake.

She finally remembered why he was here. “Are… Are you fine?”

“I’m alright. I’m still feeling a little dizzy.”

“Oh.”

Sarah Carlton and Henry Downey happened to spot the couple walking out of the bedroom.

Sarah rushed up to Arthur as though she was crazy. Without saying a word, she slapped him right in the face. “You… Wh-why are you coming out from that room? Naomi Downey, have you hurt your brain? Don’t tell me that you two…”

Naomirolled her eyes. “Of course not. I slept on the bed, and he slept on the sofa.”

She was afraid that her mother would throw a tantrum if she were to find out that Arthur had gotten the bed instead, so she had flipped the situation around.

“That’s not allowed either. Don’t let that happen again. Arthur, you’d better know your place. You’re just a son-in-law who married into our family. We’re already being very kind by feeding you when you can’t even compare to a dog. Do you think you’d still be here if this marriage hadn’t been set up by the Old Master?”

“I’m punishing you now. Hurry up and clean the whole house. If I spot any dust later on, you won’t get your meal.”

Arthur acted as though he was frightened and answered meekly before scuttling off.

Seeing Arthur’s pitiful look and thinking once again about how he had downed the whole bottle of whisky for her during the contract discussion, Yvette Larson tried to speak up for him. “Mom, treat Arthur nicely in the future. No matter what, he’s still my husband. If you say that he can’t even compare to a dog, what would that make me?”

Sarah’s suspicions arose as she saw Naomi speaking up for Arthur.

But before she could say anything, Henrystopped her. “Alright, stop it. Look at what has become of our family because of all these quarrels all day long.”

Naomi ignored Sarah and went to look for Arthur. “You’ve done a great job this time. Do you want me to tell Mom about it? Or I can help you get something from Grandpa.”

Arthur shook his head. “Don’t say anything about it to anyone else. Just take it as though you were the one who managed to seal the deal.”

He then smiled bitterly inwardly.

At Atlas Hall, his mother wanted him to be a puppet while she held the true power in her own hands. Although his younger brother was missing, he still held power in Atlas Hall and wanted to kill him.

That was why it was easier for him to survive simply by acting as a foolish and pitiful good-for-nothing son-in-law.

When Arthur finished his household chores, the couple had a quick breakfast before Naomi brought her husband to the office.

Even she herself didn’t know why she was bringing him along, but she simply thought that she would feel more secure with him by her side.

The Downey Corporation’s conference room.

Quentin Downey slammed the table and laughed heartily. “Let me tell you something. You guys had better not laugh to death! Guess how Naomiwent to look for the Hemsworth family yesterday! She brought that good-for-nothing Arthur Grey there!”

“Hahahaha! What a joke!”

“Did she simply give up because she knew that it was an impossible task?”

Everyone in the conference room burst out in laughter upon hearing the name ‘Arthur Grey.’

“What are you guys laughing about?” Just then, a stern voice sounded out in the conference room. Then, someone walked in.

Upon seeing the new arrival, everyone held their breaths and was at a loss for words.

This was because the man who had just walked in was the head of the Downey family, Albert Downey.

“What’s going on, Quentin?”

Grandpa, Naomi didn’t take our collaboration with the Hemsworth family to heart.”

“Yesterday, she brought that piece of trash—Arthur Grey—along with her to the Hemsworth family’s villa to embarrass our family.”

“Grandpa, I think she’s purposely trying to ruin this matter for us.”

“Grandpa, you must cut Naomi Downey’s family out of our family. They’re the jinx of our family.”

“Their family is the reason the Downey family has become a joke in San Francisco.”

When Albert Downey understood the situation, he slammed the table in a rage.

“Grandpa, we’re here.” At that very moment, Naomi Downey walked into the conference room with Arthur.

Everyone’s faces were filled with disdain when they saw Arthur walking behind Naomi.

“Naomi, who allowed you to bring that piece of trash to the office? He’ll jinx our whole company.” Quentin broke out into a rant and scolded Naomi.

Naomi flew into a rage. “Quentin, who are you to control whom I bring to the office?”

“Yes, yes. I’m in no place to do that. After all, you’ll soon be kicked out of the Downey family. Then, I’ll be in no place to control you.”

Naomi ignored him and walked up to her grandpa, Albert Downey.

“Naomi, didn’t you visit the Hemsworth family yesterday? How did it go? I’m waiting to serve you a cup of tea and address you as my elder sister.”

Naomi rolled her eyes at Quentin. “Arthur, bring it over.”

Arthur nodded and handed a bag over to his wife.

As he walked over, everyone moved aside to avoid him. It wasn’t that they were afraid of him but that they despised him so much that they thought it shameful to get close to him.

“There you go.”

Naomi took the stack of papers over and slammed it onto the table. “Here’s the contract agreement between the Downey family and the Hemsworth family. It’s all written clearly in black and white. Quentin, take a close look at it.”

The heading clearly stated: Contract.

At the bottom was the clear signatory of Starlight Inc.

Quentin Downey was dumbfounded and was at a loss for words. “That’s impossible. Naomi, this must be a fake. Don’t tell me that you didn’t even visit Starlight Inc.”

Naomi nodded. “You’re right. It’s true that I didn’t visit Starlight Inc.”

Quentin—who had initially been scared stiff—perked up upon hearing these words.