If the Yeager family tried to get Patricia to marry someone they chose, it would be going against the edict of the governor! That was not the kind of offense that any family in Hattan would dare to risk, much less the much inferior Yeager family. “Is Dustin the governor’s biological son or something? Why does Governor Ramos care so much?” Evan and Yvonne were confused as to what was going on. Dustin wanted to go to the Riverine’s seventh floor, and Zach sent along his gold token to turn the seventh floor into Dustin’s sole territory. With one word, Dustin had gotten Zach to use his influence to forbid anyone from manipulating Patricia’s marriage. What kind of relationship did Dustin have with Zach? Nico frowned. He was also feeling discomfited. He no longer dared to make any move on Patricia. “Dustin, did you ask Governor Ramos to do this?” Patricia asked softly and smiled. “You did great,” she praised him. With the governor’s order, no one would be able t
Evan and Yvonne ran into the Yeager family villa’s main hall. They were panting. They looked panicked, especially Yvonne. She was weeping as she told the family elders about the governor’s orders regarding Patricia. “What?! Dustin actually had Nico arrested?” The elders of the Yeager family were livid when they heard the news. They did not care about Nico’s crimes and were only worried about the kind of impact this would have on their family. “Governor Ramos has always been fair and impartial. Nico will surely be sentenced to several years in prison. There’s no way the Zamora family will let this slide. The patriarch of the Zamora family has already made it clear that they want our family to pay. He even said that he’ll destroy our whole family!” At this point, every member of the Yeager family looked solemn. They were worried about what the Zamora family would do to them. At the same time, they despised Dustin even more. Ever since the destruction of the Four Great Clans
At the Wyatt family in Rivenesco, Lovellia, a handsome young man rushed into the house.Dustin Fox walked into the living room carrying a cake. Five gorgeous women came up to meet him.They were the five stunning sisters of the Wyatt family. The eldest, Amara, was dressed in office attire that did nothing to hide her amazing figure. The second sister, Bella, was cold and distant. Her beauty was marked by a chilling elegance.The third sister, Clara, wore a short skirt and high heels. She was no less than a seductive temptress. The fourth sister, Delia, was in casual dress. Her features were softer but no less pretty. The youngest sister, Elisa, was lively and charming.“Happy birthday, Amara!” Dustin beamed as he presented the cake to her.Amara glanced at the cake coldly. It was crumbling a little, and the box was a little blood-stained.Frowning, Amara slapped the cake box away and sent it flying. When it landed on the floor, the cake was smashed into a pitiful pile.Amara loo
“Where should I go now?”Dustin looked up at the sky and sighed. He felt a little lost.Up until that point, he had done everything for the Wyatt family. Suddenly he had been kicked out of the family, so he did not know what to do.The beep of a car horn sounded right then.A vintage car stopped in front of the gates. A pretty woman in a long white dress got out of the car.Dustin knew her.Her name was Simone Langley, and he had saved her life once before.In truth, Amara had been facing an assassination attempt back then. After the assassin failed his attempt, Dustin had chased after him. The assassin had used Simone as a hostage when Dustin had saved her by killing him.“Mr. Fox, please come with me,” she said gently. Simone extended a hand to Dustin with a smile.“You saved my life once. Now that the Wyatt family has driven you out, why don’t you come join me in the Langley family? Although my family has fallen on hard times, we’ll still give you the best that we have!” Si
Elisa returned home with a temper.“Amara, that useless Dustin really didn’t take anything from the Wyatt family. The Langley family took him in,” she said huffily.“The Langley family?” Amara frowned.“Yes. The one called Simone Langley. She brought some gifts to the house that one time. But I sent her packing because you didn’t want to see her.”Amara thought about it.“I remember now. The company owned by the Langley family wanted a partnership, but I ignored them. I heard their company is on the brink of bankruptcy now…”“Yes! That’s the same Langley family.” Elisa nodded earnestly.“Their company’s going bankrupt. The family’s not going to survive much longer. I can’t believe they dared take that piece of trash in. It makes no sense!“That trash Dustin even claimed that the Wyatt family owes him. Isn’t that laughable?”Elisa’s sisters all reacted in different ways.Some mocked him, others felt disdainful, and yet others treated it with cool indifference.“Dustin was not
“Mr. Mortimer, for such a huge order… Are you sure you want to work with us?”David and Simone could hardly believe it.The Langley Group was on the verge of bankruptcy.It was almost a pipe dream to be able to work with the Excelsior Group.“Mr. Langley, is my visit to your doorstep not enough to show my sincerity?” Duke joked.“Of course not!” David waved a hand. “It’s just hard for us to believe that someone of your stature would come all the way here…”Duke glanced at Dustin calmly.“I heard about what happened to the Langley family. What you did was honorable. It’s worthy of respect. You refused to sell products that did not meet your expectations. You even took on huge debts just to make sure substandard goods weren’t released into the market. The Excelsior Group needs partners like you.”Duke’s words brought tears to David’s eyes.“Thank you… thank you…” He said the same thing over and over again.This order was exactly what the Langley family needed at the moment.“D
Amara walked into the Wyatt family villa with a long face.“Amara, what happened?” her sister asked.“The president of the Excelsior Group was with the Langley family and personally signed a contract with them,” Amara said coldly. “As for the Wyatt Group, we’ve been betrayed.”Amara said all that very calmly. Yet, a fierce rage simmered under the calm.“The Langley family is nothing! What does the Excelsior Group see in them?” The others found the situation hard to believe.“There’s no point in discussing this,” Amara said with a frown.“Remember, from this day forward, the Langley family is an enemy to the Wyatt Group. I have only one goal from now, and that is to utterly destroy the Langley family.”The other sisters were all quiet.Once Amara decided to do something, she stopped at nothing until it was done.That was the kind of power she had as the president of the Wyatt Group.“That insolent Dustin told me to get lost!” Amara’s voice was icy.The scene at the Langley family kept r
“Dustin Fox, you stole a check worth a million dollars from the Wyatt family. If you don’t give it back, I’ll break all your limbs!”Elijah snarled with a cruel smile.“A check?” Dustin frowned.He had not taken anything from the Wyatt family…“Actually, I was the one who took it,” Elijah said in contempt. “But the stupid women of the Wyatt family all believe you stole it, you useless trash!”He continued, “I’ll cripple you, then return with the check to prove my worth. Once I’ve gained their trust, Amara will be pleased enough to hand me the entire Wyatt Group… At that point, I’ll have everything I want at my fingertips!“As for you…” Elijah looked at Dustin mockingly. “You’re just a useless replacement. You should be honored that you’re at least useful as a stepping stone for me.”Dustin’s face turned cold.What a cunning plan!The Wyatt sisters had probably never even dreamed of the possibility that their little brother that they worked so hard to find would scheme against
Evan and Yvonne ran into the Yeager family villa’s main hall. They were panting. They looked panicked, especially Yvonne. She was weeping as she told the family elders about the governor’s orders regarding Patricia. “What?! Dustin actually had Nico arrested?” The elders of the Yeager family were livid when they heard the news. They did not care about Nico’s crimes and were only worried about the kind of impact this would have on their family. “Governor Ramos has always been fair and impartial. Nico will surely be sentenced to several years in prison. There’s no way the Zamora family will let this slide. The patriarch of the Zamora family has already made it clear that they want our family to pay. He even said that he’ll destroy our whole family!” At this point, every member of the Yeager family looked solemn. They were worried about what the Zamora family would do to them. At the same time, they despised Dustin even more. Ever since the destruction of the Four Great Clans
If the Yeager family tried to get Patricia to marry someone they chose, it would be going against the edict of the governor! That was not the kind of offense that any family in Hattan would dare to risk, much less the much inferior Yeager family. “Is Dustin the governor’s biological son or something? Why does Governor Ramos care so much?” Evan and Yvonne were confused as to what was going on. Dustin wanted to go to the Riverine’s seventh floor, and Zach sent along his gold token to turn the seventh floor into Dustin’s sole territory. With one word, Dustin had gotten Zach to use his influence to forbid anyone from manipulating Patricia’s marriage. What kind of relationship did Dustin have with Zach? Nico frowned. He was also feeling discomfited. He no longer dared to make any move on Patricia. “Dustin, did you ask Governor Ramos to do this?” Patricia asked softly and smiled. “You did great,” she praised him. With the governor’s order, no one would be able t
“M-Mr. Dustin, please proceed to the seventh floor. Every staff member of the Riverine will serve you to our utmost capabilities! Your patronage is a great honor to us!” The restaurant’s manager, Miles Visser, ducked his head as he bowed. He was very respectful as he requested for Dustin to head up to the seventh floor. “We hope that you will overlook our mistake from before. I guarantee that it will never happen again!” he apologized in a trembling voice. His tone was full of humility. Miles had no choice but to bow to authority. He had never imagined that Dustin might have been telling the truth. It seemed that he did have the ability to go up to the seventh floor. Even more unbelievable was how highly Zach regarded Dustin. After all, he had sent his assistant to hand over the special gold token and make this announcement. From then on, the entire Riverine Restaurant, which was a place countless people dreamed of stepping foot into, would be Dustin’s stomping ground alon
Miles could not believe Dustin dared to say that he wanted to go to the seventh floor. Was he joking? “Young man, the seventh floor isn’t somewhere you can just claim to go. I suggest you think about your position and status!” Miles said angrily. “Take him and send him to the Governor’s office to face punishment!” Evan and Yvonne shouted. “I’m waiting for something,” Dustin said calmly. “When it arrives, you’ll be begging me to go up.” Not long ago, he had sent a message. He expected a response soon. “Hahaha!” Miles laughed in disbelief. “I’ve been working at this restaurant for years. This is the first time I’ve seen someone this arrogant! “Fine, I’m curious to see what could be so important that we’d beg you to go to the seventh floor. “If there’s nothing, you’ll probably spend the rest of your life in jail!” The group waited. Everyone except Patricia, who was worried about Dustin, looked at him coldly. Just as they were getting impatient, there was a commo
“What?! You want to go to the seventh floor?” After they recovered from their shock, Nico, Evan, and Yvonne looked at Dustin like he was crazy. “That’s impossible. Who do you think you are?” “Do you even know what kind of status you need to get to the seventh floor?” “No one has been up there in almost ten years because no one that powerful had ever turned up. You’re spouting nonsense! This is unbelievable!” The three of them laughed at Dustin. They laughed at how clueless he was and how out of touch with reality he seemed! Patricia felt a bit uncertain and said softly, “Dustin, you’re talking out of your league. “The Riverine has always been a place for the rich and powerful. Only important people can come here. “Each floor shows a higher status. The Zabel family is one of the top families in Hattan, like the old Kennedy family, so Nico has the right to go to the fifth floor. “Only a few people can go to the sixth floor, and they’re the most important figures from
Nico was being very arrogant, but Dustin did not care. However, Patricia was really worried. She was not afraid of Nico, but she feared Dustin might be punished by the Zabel family. “Mr. Zabel, please calm down. Dustin didn’t mean to say that. I apologize on his behalf. Actually, Dustin and I were secretly promised to each other,” she said to make Nico back off. But Patricia’s apology only made Nico angrier. He felt insulted and mocked. “Are you making a fool out of me?!” he shouted angrily at Evan and Yvonne. “The Yeager family sure is bold! Are you trying to provoke the Zabel family? Can you handle the Zabel family’s anger?” Nico’s outburst frightened Evan and Yvonne. “Mr. Zabel, please calm down. There’s more to this!” they quickly said. “Dustin has almost nothing. He can’t give Patricia a good life and is not good enough for her. “If Patricia marries someone as noble as you, it would be a great blessing for us. She would be honored! “We did this for her happ
The Riverine had seven floors, each with a unique and elegant design. As you went higher, the view of the river became even more beautiful, and the rooms grew more luxurious. Anyone who could go to the Riverine was either rich or important. Just being there showed status and was a way to flaunt one’s position. However, Evan and Yvonne did not hold a high position in the Yeager family. They could only dine in the dining area on the first floor. Even Zack could only go up to the third floor. The important figures from the three newly rising noble families in Hattan could only go up to the fourth floor. Only someone like Nico, who came from a powerful family and held a key role, could go up to the fifth floor. “We actually have the chance to go up to the fifth floor of the Riverine! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience! What a great honor! We owe it all to Mr. Zabel.” Evan and Yvonne grinned from ear to ear. They kept complimenting Nico and tried to flatter him constantl
“Hello, Mr. Zabel,” Patricia said with a forced smile. Her voice sounded a bit awkward. Inside, she felt uncomfortable but did not want to upset someone from such a powerful family. “Sorry for keeping everyone waiting,” Nico said with a big smile. He was clearly happy with Patricia. “By the way, why are you all on the first floor? It’s so crowded and noisy here.” “Oh, don’t flatter us,” Yvonne said. “You know, the Riverine is the top restaurant in Hattan. It has seven floors, and the higher you go, the fancier it gets. But you need money and a certain status to go higher. “With our status, we can only eat on the first floor. We can’t go any higher.” “Is that so? I’ve heard a little about it,” Nico said. “On the second floor, only high-ranking people are allowed. The third, fourth, and fifth floors are for people from Hattan’s top families.” “I’ll ask someone to see how high I can go.” Nico called the manager over. “You’re the heir from the Zabel family of Hattan?
Faced with their aggressive questioning and yelling, Dustin stayed calm and did not seem bothered at all. “It doesn’t matter if you agree or not. What matters is whether Patricia is willing,” he said with a smile. “As long as she agrees, no one can stop us from being together!” The others all thought highly of themselves and believed their opinions were the truth. But Dustin did not feel the need to argue. If that was their mindset, he might as well go along with it. However, his calm response only made them angrier. Evan’s eyes widened in anger as he yelled, “You’re shameless!” Yvonne, dressed in expensive jewelry, agreed with Evan. She said disdainfully, “You should look at yourself in the mirror. You want to marry Patricia? Do you think you’re worthy? “A broke guy like you could never afford to come to the Riverine. How could you give her a good life? We’re just looking out for her happiness!” she added with an entitled look. “Don’t think just because you got picked