"I don't have to tell you what's our relation. Even if your gang leader is here, this has nothing to do with you!" Severin laughed out loud. As he talked, he strengthened his grip.Gabriel's face twitched painfully because it hurt more than previously. He was shocked that Severin was capable of gripping his hand so strongly."Ah! You…"In the end, Gabriel could not take it anymore and squatted down. Severin smiled faintly and let go of Gabriel's hand. "Mister Gabriel, you're wrong to think that you can bully me because I look young. I'm not someone you can easily mess with."Gabriel stood up and smiled, embarrassed. "Haha. You're really so strong. I wanted to test how strong you are."Followingly, he asked, "Hey, who's your father? I know there is a Feuillets in Skycean City and that family is just a third-tier upper-class family. But I remember none of them are called Severin. And they always think twice before spending money."Severin smiled faintly. "I'm not from here or any
"Alright. Let's see what happens and react accordingly," Severin smiled.After a while, the food was served. The Great Elder of Taurus Hall came looking for Severin and Sheila. "Mister Severin, let's sit over there. Both of you are our important guests. My hall master invites you over to sit together with us.""Thank you. Thank you for the invite."Severin smiled. As he expected, they would treat him as a special guest and invite him to sit at the main table after the gift he gave them today. Shortly, they followed the Great Elder over to the main table and sat across from Gabriel and Brody.While everyone was eating, Gabriel and Brody treated Severin well. They exchanged small talk and chatted happily. However, Severin managed to sense some hostility from their tones. Everyone could tell Yuka's socializing skill was very good. She could easily attend to everyone and not anyone felt left out. No one had any problem with the thing she said too.As time passed, people started to lea
Brody asked angrily, "Yuka, can't you tell this guy is up to no good? He's a bad person and you shouldn't give him the chance to hurt you. Can't you tell I'm worried about you?"The only thing Brody did not do was confess his love to Yuka. Even though Gabriel had left, it did not stop Brody from venting out his rage.He sneered. "I understand it now. You like his money, don't you? But no matter how poor we are, we shouldn't have to sacrifice or force ourselves to do anything we don't want. I don't want to see you upset or forcing yourself to do something you don't like. Do you understand?"Yuka's face looked terrible. She instructed, "Great Elder, Second Elder, please bring Gabriel back to get some rest. I think he's drunk.""Yes!"The Great Elder and Second Elder came running and grabbed Brody to bring him away from that place. However, Gabriel pushed them away and said angrily, "I'm not drunk! I have a lot in my mind and I have been wanting to say them out."After that, he look
After the two elders took Brody away, Yuka tried to ease the tension and forced a smile to console Severin. "Severin, I'm so sorry. Brody always talked foolish stuff after he had too many glasses. Please don't be mad at him."Just like any normal person, Yuka was feeling scared right now. It did not matter if Severin was a hypocrite or not. What Brody just said was just offensive and insulting. If Severin was really a rich kid, those words could easily infuriate him.Yuka was sure Severin must be a powerful person because Severin could afford to give three hundred million dollars as a present to them. Therefore, she was afraid there was a possibility that Severin would not just go after Brody but everyone in Taurus Hall too. That was the real reason Yuka did not hesitate and agreed immediately to let Severin stay for a couple of days. She could tell Severin was not the person they could offend.After listening to that, Severin smiled. "Miss Yuka. Don't worry. I'm not the kind of per
Severin chuckled and said, "Oh. Miss Yuka. I hope that we're friends now. Please don't be shy to tell me if you are in any difficulties and if you need any help.""Thank you for the kind offer. But I don't need any help now. I'll make sure I remember you when I need help."Yuka was thrilled to hear that. It surely was a good thing for her if she could get to know a rich kid when she was desperate to get more money. At least now she knew she could borrow money from Severin when she needed to find money to ensure the operation of the hall. She did not know if Severin was implying something when he said those."Haha. Good!" Severin chuckled. "Oh. I would like to know something. Just how loyal are your member to you?"Yuka frowned. She did not understand why Severin would ask that question. It kinda caught her off guard.She thought of it and answered, "They are very loyal to me and the hall."Severin nodded. "That's good to hear. I know for a fact that sometimes not every member of
After Yuka left the villa, Sheila gave Severin a curious look. "Severin, why did you ask that question? Is there an elder with higher attainment than Miss Yuka?"Severin smiled faintly. "It's better if the hall master is the strongest in the hall. Otherwise, the hall easily will have problems when the members are not loyal and united."After a pause, he continued. "When we were eating together, I find that the elders are quite loyal. But it seems like Brody's power in the hall is quite strong which is not a good thing. He's not an elder. He's just Yuka's stepbrother. But he doesn't seem to contend to be Yuka's stepbrother. You saw what happened just now. He's not a generous person and he likes Yuka."Sheila nodded. "Yes. From there, we can tell his tolerance level is very low and he gets frustrated very easily. We were their guests who had just gifted them with 300,000,000 dollars. Under that situation, he shouldn't have said those things."Severin nodded. "Yes. That's why we need
Those debt problems gave Yuka a headache. She sighed sadly. "We don't have a choice. If we clear the loan we owe the bank, at least we can save some interest money and eventually, we have to pay it. I'll find a time to talk with Gabriel about the loan we owe Free Rebel Gang and ask him to help us defer the payment date. The Free Rebel Gang listens to him."Yet, the Great Elder was worried. "But I think it's getting more and more dangerous for you to maintain the relationship between you and Gabriel. He had been helping you out for the past two years but I'm really afraid that one day, he would change his mind."Yuka frowned and did some thinking. "Don't worry. I know what you're trying to say. Just go and clear the bank loan tomorrow morning. I will think of a way to deal with Free Rebel Gang. Our new restaurant is doing quite well and so are the other restaurants too. Let's keep it up so we got money to pay Free Rebel Gang next year."She paused for a while. "Since Severin is stayi
Brody smiled. "Yes. I know what I did was wrong."After that, he started to admire Yuka's body again which caused his heart rate to increase. In the end, he decided to approach Yuka and grabbed Yuka's hand. "Yuka, the only reason I acted that way is because of you. I love you and that's why I say those things to Severin."It frightened Yuka. Although she knew Brody had feelings for her, she did not share the same feelings. All the while she had treated Brody as her brother, someone who looked after her like a family. Thus, she had been keeping a distance from him too. As such, she did not expect Brody would confess his love to her now.Frantically, she withdrew her hand away from his and said, "Brody, what are you talking about? You're my stepbrother and I've always seen you as my brother. How can you tell me that now?"Brody replied, "In the beginning, I admired your personality and thought that you must be very tired from running this hall by yourself. So I wanted to help you and