George laughed in delight. Stanley, who was by the side, was extremely smug too. His father was finally cool for once. That should be how the head of the family should look like!He added fuel to the fire by saying, "So? Severin, do you want to raise the bet? If my father loses, I'll run naked together with him. If not, if you lose, you'll get your wife to run naked with you. How's that?"When Severin heard what he said, he clenched his fists tightly. He never thought that they would be so cocky."Sure! Since you want to embarrass yourself together with your father, I'll play along!" he said directly."Severin, what are you doing? If you want to bet, do it yourself! Why are you dragging me into this? I'm not going to run naked!" Diane jumped in fright. At that moment, she was furious, glaring at Severin.Severin knew that he could not keep things from his wife any longer. He pulled her to the side and secretly said, "Honey, don't worry. We won't lose. This industry is like a hot
Diane looked at Severin before saying to Megan, "Don't worry. I have faith in Severin. I believe he will win!""You've gone nuts! Nuts! All of you!" Megan was utterly speechless. Why would her sister ever join in on such a bet? She could not fathom at all.Severin was a little moved that he had gained Diane's trust. This made him very happy."We don't need a day! I'll call the Hall Master right now!" Severin smiled and took his phone out, then dialed Larry.At that moment, Larry was worried sick to death, not knowing what to do. He was afraid that the Brookbourn Mansion would look for them for trouble, and even more afraid that they would join forces with the first-tier upper-class families to gang up on them. After all, this has never happened between underground forces and upper-class families before. Naturally, the other first-tier upper-class families would worry.When Larry received Severin's call, he immediately led more than a dozen of Draco Hall men and drove over to them.
Stanley and George were completely dumbfounded. They even wondered if they had misheard. Unless Larry and Blade had suddenly turned into idiots within one night? Larry pondered for a while before deliberately explaining, "Severin is right. These in my hands are truly like hot potatoes, so giving it to the Shanahans is the best possible option. Furthermore, he and I are good brothers. He had even treated my mother before. Money isn't too important to me, so this is settled. What do you all think?"Looking at Catharine's baffled expression, Larry felt that his excuse was still rather weak. He thought about it for a while before adding, "Of course, we're not giving it to you just for free!"Catharine came to her senses upon hearing that. Turns out there were conditions involved!She immediately asked, "Master Larry, what are your conditions? Tell me!""From now onward, every year you need to hand in a financial report to us and split thirty percent of the profits with us. You can't
Stanley was also extremely thrilled. "My God! Haha! Does that mean we can almost go up against the first-tier upper-class families? Although we can't compare to them, among the second-tier upper-class families, we're definitely in the lead!"George was also delighted. After all, it was a great bargain."Ahem! You two. Don't forget about our bet. Let's go! We're waiting for you to run naked!" Severin cleared his throat and reminded them."What? We were just joking!" George chuckled awkwardly. He previously thought that they would not lose. He never thought that this would have happened. It was such a surprise, so naturally, he would not want to run naked with Stanley."As the head of the family, are you going back on your word?" Severin said coldly, "Everyone here was a witness to what you just said. Are you two a sore loser?"Catharine thought for a while before saying, "Severin, if you get them to run out naked, it will embarrass our family. Why don't we just get them to strip?"
Stanley was a little stunned, then he came to the realization.Yes, after all, he had to take a run around. If he were to be embarrassed about it, others would surely laugh. If he felt awkward, it would be even more embarrassing, so he would rather own it and make others feel awkward instead. Also, it could just be a publicity stunt for the Shanahans."Yes! We're celebrating! The Shanahans are becoming a second-tier upper-class family!" Stanley yelled and started mimicking his father, posing."What?" The passersby who heard him gasped. Were the Shanahans going to become a second-tier upper-class family? Turns out they were celebrating it this way! Father and son sure loved their family a lot! At that moment, everyone's perception of them changed. Some even started admiring their guts and how open they were! Many even took videos and uploaded them to the internet!However, the two plump men lacked stamina. They merely ran half a round and could no longer go on, but to avoid feeling
"Impossible!"Startled by what he heard, Stanley quickly regained his composure and asked skeptically, "Dad, are you sure? Could it be a coincidence?"George smiled. "I never thought about it before this. While jogging just now, I figured those injured men had also offended Severin in the past. I'm sure this isn't a coincidence! Just leave Severin alone!"Stanley nodded hesitantly. "Sure, Dad. Guess I'll have to put up with him. I'm still mad, but I can't do anything!"George chuckled. "Hehe, we'll be fine. Our family's growing in power, and soon we'll be rolling in riches. We'll be better off than how we used to be! Besides, your grandma hasn't officially announced Diane will inherit our estate. We still have a chance!"There was a moment of pause before George continued."Just listen to me. Instead of messing around with Severin, you should lay low and join me on fishing trips. If things go well and our estate grows, your grandma might leave some properties for us. It's still b
"That's odd. Why is Draco Hall giving up such a valuable estate to the Shanahans?"Claude Emeraldo frowned as he found the news baffling.A guardian contemplating nearby decided to speak up. "Sir, is it possible they handed the estate to the Shanahans because they fear our retaliation?"Zachariah Ballard could only put up a half-hearted smile. "That's possible. However, taking over an estate is not an easy feat. If they fear our retaliation, why'd they even bother with it?"Claude gave some thought before replying, "I think I got it. Isn't Severin one of the members of Draco Hall? That means Draco Hall could still hold a claim over the estate without paying its taxes to you. That's quite a good plan from them!"Zachariah continued smiling. "They are not giving the estate to the Shanahans, not Severin. We have no idea who will take over the Shanahans' estate in the future."Zachariah Ballard didn't want to escalate the situation into a feud. After all, he needed Severin's help to
"What? Why is Larry Dune here?"Surprised by Larry's arrival, Claude Emeraldo and Zachariah Ballard exchanged glances.Claude came to his senses first. "Should I hide first? It would be bad if Larry knew I'm here."Zachariah nodded after giving it some thought. "Yeah, that's a good idea. You could hide in that secret room over there."Claude silently nodded and walked to his hiding place. Zachariah then ordered his guards to invite Larry into the main hall."Hehe, Master Dune! What brings you here? I thought you were still busy dealing with the Chavezes!" Zachariah laughed as he watched the Hall Master enter the hall."Mister Zachariah, I came to assure you not to worry. Draco Hall is a peaceful organization. We won't go around picking on the weak!" Larry replied with a smile."So what's your deal with the Chavezes? What did they do to deserve your wrath?"There was a brief pause before Larry replied. "They didn't piss us off. They offended Mister Feuillet!""You mean…Severin