"Okay, okay. We'll go. You look terrified!" Severin could not help but laugh when he saw Queenie's frightened look. He then said to her, "Remember to come early tomorrow. My parents have already notified your parents about the gathering. The other relatives will be coming over too! ""Don't worry, Severin. I'll come over earlier!"Queenie smiled, got into the car she bought that afternoon, and then stretched her waist. "Ah, finally I can leave this place for good! Hopefully that Gareth guy and the Emerald Cloud Gang won't bother the two of us anymore!""They won't. I'll be here for you even if the sky falls down!" Severin waved his hand at her and reminded, "Drive slowly. You haven't driven for a long time now, and you just bought this car in the afternoon!""I promise I'll take care on the road!" Queenie smiled and finally drove away in her car.After she left, Severin got into the car and drove back too.…Queenie was driving halfway home when she remembered that she had not c
Marie breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. "It was all just a misunderstanding, Simon. We should know our daughter better than anyone!""How do you explain the car, then? Are you able to afford it?" Simon's tone softened a little as he asked.Queenie merely smiled and said, "Hehe, we don't just have our own car now. We have our own house too, renovated and fully-furnished! The house will be ready for us in a few days, and once the keys are handed over, we can move in after buying some furniture.""WHAT?!" The old couple gasped and wondered if they heard it wrongly. 'We have a car now, and even a house?'Marie gulped. "Don't frighten me like that, Queenie. You're not doing something illegal, are you?"Queenie was speechless and immediately explained to them, "Did you remember Aunt Judith borrowing eight thousand dollars from us the other day? Well, Severin's back! He's got money now, so he paid back his debt to us!" Queenie then took a seat on the stool and continued, "But
Marie rolled her eyes at him. "See? Didn't I say that we should always help our relatives in whatever way we can? You were always nagging at me not to do that, but look at how they're repaying our kindness. Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"In the past, Marie had lent money often to her sister's family, and Simon nagged her about it all the time. He said that there would be no guarantee when, or if, Judith and Maurice could even return the money because Severin had gone to jail.Marie was frequently at a loss as to how to refute his argument because Judith and Maurice were old and at an age where they could not earn much money anymore. With Easton's subordinates coming over every month to coerce them into paying their debt to him, it was indeed highly likely that they could not return the money anytime soon."I would never have expected that Severin's life would take such a huge turn for the better as soon as he was released. He can even live in such a huge villa too! He must be
Diane blushed immediately and her heart was beating non-stop. She could not believe that embers of passion were beginning to develop in her heart. Though she initially flinched a little, she did not avoid him anymore after seeing his handsome face, and she almost seemed to be waiting for Severin's kiss.Severin was ecstatic when he saw that she did not shy away from his advances anymore, and her reaction suggested that his relationship with her had progressed to the next level! However, a loud clack jolted both Severin and Diane.The two of them looked over at once and discovered that Selene had already woken up. She opened the door, poked her little head through the gap, and looked at them while giggling and covering her mouth.Diane backed away from Severin at once, and her cheeks turned even redder. "What are you looking at, dear? Have you brushed your teeth? You should go and brush your teeth!""Hehe, Mom and Dad kissed!" Selene jumped up excitedly and then ran to the bathroom
"Sigh, let's just save our breath. We'll find out soon enough!" Gaston smiled faintly, looked at his watch again, and could not help but remark, "I postponed an important meeting just to come here. They won't hear the end of it from me if they order the cheapest food for us!""Yeah!" Pierre echoed.…At this time, Severin's other paternal uncle, Clement Feuillet, had arrived too. When he saw that Gaston had already arrived, Clement immediately stepped forward and said, "Wow, look who the cat dragged in! You're here too, big shot! We don't get to see you very often!"Gaston could not help but smile triumphantly when he heard his third brother calling him 'big shot'. He pretended to be modest and said, "Please, I'm not some big shot. I'm just barely eking out a living.""Haha, you're being too modest, Gaston. I heard that you just bought a large apartment in the city center that costs several hundred thousand, right? I am so jealous of you. People like us might not be able to earn t
"Haha, I was surprised too when Severin remembered our kind act after he got rich!" Simon went to see their new house this morning and was very satisfied too. He was all smiles as he thought of the good days that lay ahead of him."Judging from the looks on their faces, I think they're telling the truth!" Clement's expression soured as he took a step forward and said softly to Gaston.Gaston nodded too, and his expression was just as unpleasant. Judith and Maurice came to him a few times at the beginning, but he always sent them away by telling them that he was busy, or that the company was short of cash. He did not expect Severin to become so rich as to be able to give four-hundred-and-fifty-thousand dollars at once. Since Severin was financially able to fork out that big a sum, Gaston believed that Severin was much richer than a multi-millionaire like himself, and that Severin might have hundreds of millions in assets too."Oh, you're all here! Hurry up and come on in! We just res
"Why do you have that expression on your face, Dad? You're acting like some sort of hermit!" Pierre felt ashamed when he saw his father react that way, so he stepped forward and reminded the man softly."Gaston, is this VIP room that scary? Look at yourself! You're supposed to be a big boss!" Clement also came over and reminded Gaston to be calm."You don't know jack. I've heard of this private room before. The minimum spend to reserve this room is a hundred and fifty thousand!" Gaston trembled in fright, and then turned to Severin, "You didn't make a mistake, did you?""A minimum spend of a-hundred-and-fifty-thousand dollars!" At that moment, both Clement and Pierre were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.That was far too much money! Severin looked at their shocked looks and smiled slightly as he said, "It's correct. I've already ordered a hundred and seventy thousand worth of food and drinks. Relax, everyone. I want this to be an occasion of enjoyment, since
"Wonderful! I heard that the food here is quite expensive, so by the looks of it, Severin has turned into a very promising young man!" Vincent smiled awkwardly and then took out the cigarettes he bought from a supermarket down the street. He distributed them to Simon and the others as he said, "Have a smoke, Simon! Enjoy the cigarettes!"Severin and Diane exchanged glances at each other. He had told Diane everything about his family's relationship with Vincent, and neither of them would expect him to be so shameless as to go there uninvited.Vincent probably only brought his family there after seeing Marie mention the Bloomington Hotel on social media, and to put it bluntly, they could be best described as a 'fair-weather' family."Come on in and have a seat! We'll get the waiter to start serving you food once we are seated!" Vincent was Severin's elder after all, and there was nothing Severin could do or say when Vincent was so thick-skinned. All he could do was welcome his uncle w