"Fifty minutes left!" Robert could not be bothered to say much and merely reminded Stanley after looking at the time.Stanley's lips twitched violently a few times. He knew that the people who owned the bar were powerful enough that the Shanahans could not afford to offend them. There was once a rich young man from a third-tier family who was crippled by a severe beating after offending the owners of that bar.He did not want to end up crippled after getting beat up by those men, and although he felt ashamed, he realized that he had no other choice but to bite the bullet and call his still-sleeping grandmother."Stanley? What's going on? Why are you calling me this late?" Catherine answered the phone and asked Stanley.Stanley was a little tongue-tied, but after considering his lack of alternatives, he cried out, "Grandma! Severin is such a b*stard! He agreed to buy me a drink, but he sneaked off halfway through without paying! Now I can't leave the bar, hic, hic…help me, Grandma!
"Good for you, I guess? Whatever connections that the Shanahans have built with other families are of no concern to us!" Robert said. "But those who want to leave our bar without paying the bill can keep dreaming!"After a while, Catherine arrived along with Stanley's parents—George and Cherise, as well as Diane and her family—comprising of her parents, William and Felicia, as well as her sister, Megan. Naturally, more than a dozen of the Shanahans' bodyguards followed suit too."Mom! Dad! You're finally here! I wasn't allowed to leave before I don't have any money on me to pay the bill!" Stanley immediately put on a pitiful act and cried out to Cherise and George when he saw them coming.Cherise felt incredibly heartbroken to see her son like that, so she immediately stepped forward and said, "Don't be afraid, Stanley. I'm here. We're an upper-class family, and a few bottles of wine won't be a problem for us. What exactly happened though? While we were on the way here, your grandma
Stanley's eyes widened in anger when he heard that. "What do you mean his character is different from mine? What are you trying to imply about my character? He's the one who invited me here today, and there were two other women with me here earlier too. They've already left, but if you don't believe me, I can call them and ask them to come back and testify for me."William could not be bothered to argue with Stanley and decided to save his breath.Finally, Catherine said, "Forget it! Whatever happened doesn't matter anymore. The priority now is to avoid embarrassing yourself. Let's just pay up and leave." She then turned to Robert and asked, "We are a third-tier family after all, so we can still afford to pay the bill. Could you let me know how much is the total?"Robert immediately smiled at her. "Hehe, always the bigger person, ma'am. Our general manager offered a nine-thousand-dollar discount, so the total will now be sixty-six thousand.""Sixty-six thousand?!" Catherine's face
Felicia immediately added, "Yeah! We can't just listen to Stanley's one-sided story. You're his parents, so you of all people should know what kind of person he is. Don't ignore all his wrongdoings just because you want to protect him!""You…" Cherise gritted her teeth angrily and clenched her fists."Enough!" the old lady roared suddenly, sending everyone into silence.A cold expression appeared on her face as she asked Robert, "Could you enlighten us on what really went on?"Stanley folded his hands smugly. Robert and several wait staff saw what happened that night, as did the four B-girls. As long as they were called over to testify, then the answer to all those questions—especially whether Severin was there, whether he mentioned anything about treating them, and whether he had left with another woman—would all come to light!To his surprise, Robert smiled and said, "I'm not too sure, ma'am. One of our wait staff said that Mister Stanley made this order and requested four of ou
"Hall Master Larry! Why are you and Master Blade here?" Catherine knew that the Draco Hall had already taken over the Cedar Gang, and that they had reached a level where they were stronger than first-tier families but just slightly weaker than Brookbourn Mansion. Thus, it was only natural for her to feel a little anxious when she saw Larry and Blade.Larry said with a faint smile, "We have been drinking and chatting with Mister Severin in the next-door bar, and Mister Severin received a call from his wife asking him to come over. We were curious if something had happened at this late hour, so we decided to tag along!"When Stanley heard that, he clenched his fists and said loudly, "That's not possible! Didn't Severin leave here with a woman? He should be in a hotel room with her right now! Why is he drinking with the two of you? Wait! You just bumped into him not too long ago, right? How long have you been drinking?"Larry's expression turned sullen in an instant and he looked at St
Blade's violent temper erupted in an instant, and he took a step forward to grab Stanley by the collar. He raised it high with one hand. "Who do you think you are, slandering me like that? Do you want me to tear your limbs apart?""Oh, no, no, no! I wouldn't dare to accuse you! Please spare me, Master Blade! I never said that the two of you were lying!" Stanley begged for mercy right away. He was so scared that he nearly wet his pants!Blade threw him directly on the sofa. "Sure then. We can ask those girls once they come in later. I'm going to chop your hand off if it turns out that you're lying!"Catherine frowned and was a little confused for a moment. The anger present in Larry and Blade's expressions seemed to suggest that they were not lying. However, Stanley did not seem to be lying either, because it would have been very easy to expose his untruths if he had made the whole thing up.At that moment, the old lady did not know who was telling the truth. However, she had made a
"Lies…it's all lies…" Stanley could not accept what was happening and said with a stammer as he pointed to the girls.Blade, however, slapped him again. "Son of a b*tch! Are you still trying to argue with us? Are you accusing us of lying? Didn't Hall Master Larry already say that Mister Severin was drinking with us? You've got some balls trying to frame him!"Blood flowed out from the corner of Stanley's mouth, and he finally came to the realization that he would be beaten to death right then and there if he did not admit to trying to frame Severin. It was abundantly clear that Larry and Blade were both helping Severin, and neither of the two were people whom he could offend."I…I was wrong. I wanted to trick Severin on purpose. I knew he made a lot of money this morning, so I thought that he could help pay the bill since he has so much money..." Stanley lowered his head and said begrudgingly as he endured the anguish in his heart."Shameful! Just shameful!" the old lady shot Stanl
"Don't worry. I'll be there on time tomorrow morning!" Severin smiled and immediately followed Larry and the others out.Catherine also exited the premises after paying the money, and she had confirmed her suspicions as soon as she saw Severin talking happily with Larry and Blade.Everyone watched as Larry left, and Catherine smiled at Severin while saying in a praising tone, "It's all thanks to you that we managed to save thirty-three thousand!"Severin reciprocated with a smile. "Well, Larry is a very magnanimous person. He was very happy when I helped treat his mother the other day, and he now thinks of me as his brother too!"The old lady was even more delighted to hear what Severin said. "That couldn't be better. If we can maintain this relationship, then I believe that some of the first-tier upper-class families might not dare to provoke us on a whim in the future. They'll probably even show more respect toward us!"Felicia felt elated too, and she could not help but say, "O