Roanne noticed that, so she quickly explained, "This is Nancy's driver. He drove her all the way here, so she insisted he join us for lunch." "Oh." Jason nodded slowly. He sat across from Nancy and Wilbur and tossed his bag on the table. "Waitress, please serve the food," yelled Roanne. However, Jason waved it off and said, "There's no rush." "Alright. No need to rush." Roanne hurriedly stopped the waitress. Jason smiled. He looked at Nancy and asked, "You must be Miss Nancy Brand, the general manager, right?" "It's just a title. I'm just an employee working for someone else," replied Nancy nonchalantly. Jason asked again, "I heard that you were promoted to the general manager of Willow Corp recently, right?" "Yes." He chuckled and said, "Willow Corp is a major enterprise, unlike my enterprise from a small town like ours. There's only so much room for it to grow." "You're considered young and successful, Mister Yates," replied Nancy. He smiled, then turned to look
Jason chuckled and said, "Alright, but you should be mindful of your status, Miss Brand. My driver is not allowed to enter this room. The only way your employees will respect you is if you keep your distance. If you're too nice to them like this, it will be easy for them to develop a bad mindset and cross the line." "You don't need to worry about that," said Nancy. Wilbur thought about what Jason said. He could not believe that Jason actually made some sense, even if only a little. Suddenly, the waitress opened the door again. A middle-aged man with balding hair and a big belly slowly walked in. Jason hurriedly stood up and introduced Harold to everyone, "Everyone, this is my uncle, Harold Yates." Roanne hurriedly stood up and jogged over. She held his hand and said, "My goodness, I finally got to meet you. Thank you for making time for us out of your busy schedule. It really is our honor." Harold chuckled politely. He gently shook her hand, but immediately pulled his hand
Harold calmed down a little after hearing that. He frowned and said, "This is our first time meeting each other, and it's about the future of these children. I'll let this slide for Nancy's sake, but this will be the only exception." "Yes, of course." Roanne kept apologizing. Then, she said, "Jason, do you remember what I said about my son being in our town? Your uncle is present, so can you settle this now?" She looked at them with an excited face. Wilbur had a sudden realization. No wonder Roanne cared so much about Nancy's arrangement. This whole ordeal was related to her son's future. He shook his head when he thought of that and smiled in silence. Roanne noticed it and immediately yelled at him, "What's the meaning of that?" "I didn't mean anything." Wilbur did not want to argue in front of Nancy and embarrass her family, so he endured it. However, Roanne was very defensive. She scoffed coldly and said, "This is our family business. You should be glad to join us at t
Jason looked at them and said slowly, "No one dared to disrespect me like that in this town. Your family will pay for what you did today." "What do you want to do?" asked Nancy angrily. Jason scoffed and said, "What do I want? You'll find out soon. I want this guy to kneel, beg, and apologize right now. I may still forgive you. It's not too late to beg for mercy." "You sure have a wild imagination, Mister Yates," said Wilbur casually. Jason looked pissed. Harold waved and asked, "Enough. What is the meaning of this?" Jason sat down angrily when he heard that, still locking eyes with Wilbur in their glaring. Harold frowned and spoke slowly, "I'm not trying to judge, but this is such a mess. How can we show our faces in this town again after this humiliation?" "I'm sorry, sir. It's all this guy's fault. Nancy has nothing to do with him! She's just trying to throw a tantrum because of me," explained Roanne hurriedly. She also blamed herself. She knew that Jason and Harold
Jason was the talk of the town. How could he ever endure humiliation like that? He would cause some trouble for sure. Wilbur was planning to teach Jason a lesson in case he wanted to cause trouble for Nancy's parents in the future. It did not matter what Jason was up to. He would just have to deal with whatever came. Handling Jason Yates would be simple enough for him. Roanne was infuriated at that point. She was looking at Wilbur like she wanted to tear him to pieces. However, the damage was already done, so Wilbur ignored her. Nancy's parents looked worried as they sighed. Suddenly, Jason walked back inside and sat down smugly. Roanne wanted to apologize, but Jason raised his hand and said, "You don't have to say anything." Roanne was instantly stunned. Jason glanced at Wilbur and Nancy, then said in a low voice, "If no one gives me a reasonable settlement for what happened today, someone will be held responsible for it." It was a clear threat. Nancy's parents i
"Try to think of something. Just don't fight them. I know you can fight, but it'll be troublesome if you kill someone. My parents won't have an easy life here either." Nancy was basically begging. Wilbur sighed and said, "I'll try my best." Jason walked out of the reserved room too. He looked at Wilbur and Nancy who were standing in the hall and laughed maniacally. "Go on! Leave if you can!" Jason yelled arrogantly. Nancy's parents and aunt were out of the room too. They looked very worried because of the inevitable trouble. The men noticed Jason, so they cheered and greeted him. They were hollering at the door, waiting for his signal. Jason smiled triumphantly. There was nothing he did not dare to do in Daneville, and he was never afraid of anyone. Two luxury cars were also parked at the entrance. A few men in the Food and Drugs Administration uniform got out of the cars. A sweaty Harold also got out of the car. He was politely following behind someone. Harold inst
'Do they know each other?' they wondered. Chase Brigado was the person in charge of the Food and Drugs Administration. His status was terrifyingly high. How did they know each other? The scary part was that Chase went to greet Wilbur first. He jogged over to shake his hand. It was not Wilbur who initiated the greeting. It was clear what that meant. Harold was not a person of high rank, but he was in the industry, so he knew what it meant. He was scared as a mouse in an instant and felt faint. Jason looked shocked too. He was knowledgeable enough to recognize the insignia epaulets Chase was wearing. He knew how terrifying his status was. Jason did whatever he wanted in Daneville, but he was nothing compared to a person of high status. His uncle was nothing compared to Chase either. Meanwhile, Nancy's parents and aunt did not know who Chase was. However, they knew he was extraordinary and a person of high status from the way Harold was behaving. 'This man is so friendly
Chase chuckled and refilled the beverage for Wilbur. He asked, "How did you get here? Is Faron not with you?" "This is my hometown. I came back to visit my grandpa's grave. Faron is usually busy, so we don't keep in contact." Wilbur purposefully made it sound like he and Faron were not close. Their identities were unique, after all. "Oh, I see." Chase looked like he had a sudden realization. He said, "It's good that you have time to come back for a visit." "By the way, I heard there's a food factory here. Did you come here for that?" asked Wilbur. Chase chuckled upon hearing that. He replied, "I came here specifically for this. I checked the hygiene situation around here in the morning, and I'm heading to Harvest Food Factory this afternoon." Harold fell to the side. He struggled to hold on to a chair to avoid falling over. Jason also went pale in the face, almost fainting on the spot. They both knew that the hygiene standards of their factory were not up to par. Wilbur