Everyone listened eagerly. For the first time, the manager felt a twinge of apprehension. Were they dealing with some hotshots?However, within moments, he heard shrill, derogatory words emanating from the other end of William's phone call. The man promptly hung up, a sheepish grin plastered across his face. A ripple of murmurs swept through the crowd."Look, drink soda or beer if you can't afford red wine. Why put on airs? Asking for free drinks, too—if everyone acted like you, Divine Dining would go bankrupt!" one patron said."Exactly! They even want to fire the manager. What did he do wrong? Is it a crime not to serve free red wine?" The crowd was buzzing with comments."Shut up, all of you!" Cecelia was never one to let people talk down to her. She snapped, brandishing a stool as if she were a fierce tigress.The crowd promptly fell silent. The domineering feared the ferocious, and the ferocious feared the reckless. Cecelia was clearly the most reckless among them; one more w
Back at the Wintersmith Residence, they were informed that their Exclusive Deluxe Suite was due for an extension. "Would you like to extend your stay?" the receptionist asked sweetly."Extend?" Cecelia gasped. "That cheapskate only booked us for a day? I want to go to the Jamesville Hotel."I want to switch hotels. This place is rubbish. It's worse than my old house in the countryside. I want to stay at the Jamesville Hotel," Cecelia said."Cecelia, William and Lucy haven't returned yet, and all their stuff is here. We can't move out now. Let's stay another day and move tomorrow," Jenna said.Cecelia pondered for a moment and agreed. "Fine, we'll extend for one more day." She took out her wallet and drew two banknotes.The pretty young woman at the front desk smiled sweetly. "Great! Extending the Exclusive Deluxe Suite for one day costs 23,000 dollars. May I have your credit card, please?"Cecelia was baffled. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"The receptionist repeated, smiling swe
After spending time together and getting into an argument, William and Lucy returned to their room and began packing their belongings."Liar! Fool! If you leave now, don't ever come back!" Lucy shouted.Fuming, William threw his belongings into the car and sped away without a second glance.Just as Lucy was about to chase after him, Cecelia grabbed her arm. "Let him go. He's a good-for-nothing man.""William is utterly useless! Pretending to be affluent, I've never been so embarrassed," Lucy said."Sweetheart, I'm angry with him too," Cecelia said, showing some regret. She realized her words might have been too harsh."Don't bother with him anymore. He's nothing but a pauper. He's not good enough for you," Cecelia said, eyeing her daughter's figure approvingly. Lucy was well-endowed, even more so than her mother had been at her age. She had a fuller bust compared to Yanne and a good figure overall. Cecelia thought Lucy could steal Ashton away from Yanne. Despite Tammy's discretio
"Mister Dalton, please don't be angry. This girl doesn't know better. Allow me to punish her for you," Harray Zadroga, the bar manager, said as he slapped Xylia several times before bowing apologetically to John Dalton.John was a significant client, spending several thousand dollars there every month. The manager could not afford to offend him. Xylia quickly knelt and kowtowed on the floor, apologizing profusely. All the employees knew the rules, and even though the pay was not bad, they had to tread lightly. Their dignity and life were cheap if they angered certain powerful figures.John had no intention of letting the matter go, especially in front of his friends and the woman he had set his sights on. "Clean my shoes with your tongue, or else." He lifted his foot, revealing his luxurious leather shoes."Mr. Dalton, I—" Tears filled Xylia's eyes."Do it, or do you want me to kill you?" Harray glared at her menacingly.Xylia lowered her head in humiliation. Suddenly, a pair of o
One, two, three... ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred!A hundred bottles were smashed onto John's head. Not even someone with bones of steel could withstand the attack.It was such a miracle that he did not die or faint from the attack.It was all because Ashton knew what he was doing, and he wanted the other party to feel all the pain and humiliation they could get from that. He wanted the other party to know the consequences of bullying.Not only John but also the people with him or around him just watching on the sides were confused about what was happening.People would always start fights in bars, but none ever to that scale.Xylia cried and tugged at Ashton's clothes. "That's enough, Ashton. I'm grateful for what you're doing. But you should run away quickly when you still can. The Dalton family must have already sent their men here by now, and you can't leave later even if you want to."Ashton patted the back of her hand. "No one's running anywhere today
The thugs working for the Dalton family were a group of outlaws. They slashed their machetes without hesitation upon receiving their orders.Many people closed their eyes subconsciously, while more stared with eyes red from the alcohol. Their blood went to their brains as they stared excitedly without blinking.It was as if they had already seen the cruel scene of blood gushing and limbs broken.Then, a few bullets, muffled by the silencer, swiftly penetrated the heads of those thugs.As soon as several thugs raised their machetes, their bodies stiffened in the next second and fell to the ground with a bang. A huge amount of blood flowed from the hole in the back of their heads."What's going on?" John's expression stiffened. He straightened abruptly and looked out the door.All the thugs outside the bar were put down. A group of mercenaries armed with guns and tactical vests took over the control of the entire bar.The sudden change of scene was nerve-wracking.In the next sec
John sat on the ground with tears and snot rolling down his face, groveling for Julius' mercy."Break his limbs and hang him on the street. Tell his father to get him after." Julius kicked him away. "Who is the owner of this bar?"Harray limped up from the ground with a bruised nose and swollen face. "Me...""Prepare the contract for ownership transfer.""Okay, okay."The two acted firmly, and after a while, they did everything Ashton asked for.Cecelia, Jenna, and the others stood at the side, watching all that in a daze."These people are with him, right? Do you want me to deal with them too?" Julius looked at Cecelia and the others with a frightening look, thinking that they were also with John."Ah!" Cecelia pissed herself. "No, we're not with him. I'm a friend of Tammy's. Please let me go."Several people hid behind Tammy."They are my friends," Tammy said."Get up quickly, it's all right."Cecelia finally got up after realizing Julius and Henry were finally leaving. S
Ashton turned and looked as a familiar face came into view."Lucy? Why are you here?"It was Lucy. She stood panting, her face flushed."Well, Yanne is worried about you, so she asked me to come and check up on you. I overheard your conversation about a guide. I'm very familiar with Dentyoung Town, so I'm qualified for this task.""Yanne asked you to come? That girl sure is worried about me trying something funny, huh? So, she has got you to monitor me." Ashton shook his head and smiled."Sure, you can be my guide." Ashton nodded and agreed.Lucy looked surprised and quickly walked toward Ashton.She seemed well-behaved, carefully staying by Ashton's side for fear of making the other party unhappy by making mistakes.Since there was still time before the start of the Conference of Heroes, the group separated briefly after entering the venue. When the conference started, Anthony would participate in the lot drawing and delegate tasks to his men. At the same time, Ashton intended