Chapter 18

Shane Locke was ready to laugh at Alex Cohen.

Sukie Lane saw that she could get back on her feet, so she casually leaned in and said to Alex, "I've seen fake money, fake phones, fake shoes, and now I've actually opened my eyes to the fact that there are fake membership cards as well. Alex Cohen, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Alex was impressed.

How thick-skinned was Sukie exactly?

The receptionist felt awkward and turned to Sukie and Shawn. She said sternly, "Please show some respect to the Black Gold members of our restaurant!"

Shane was baffled.

"Drunken Beauty Restaurant has Black Gold members? How come I've never heard of it?"

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it because the Black Gold Membership Card is not part of the regular membership levels. It’s an exclusive gift customized by our CEO for certain distinguished guests. To put it bluntly, only people who are rich and powerful and have a deep relationship with our CEO are eligible to receive this kind of membership card."

When Shane heard this, the way he looked at Alex changed. All he wanted to do now was run and hide.

Sukie looked confused and asked, "How much discount does the Black Gold Membership Card...offer?"

The receptionist shook her head.

"No discounts…”

"The way you exaggerated this card made it sound so great, yet there’s no use of it? The Gold Membership Card also offers a 10% discount. The level should be above the Black Gold Membership Card, right?"

"No discount on the Black Gold membership card, everything’s just on the house."

"What?"

Sukie was dumbfounded. The receptionist's words were far beyond her comprehension.

However, she had a further understanding of Alex Cohen. It turned out that Alex was not just an ordinary wealthy man, but also had a background. The basis of the judgment was obvious. The Black Gold Membership Card of the Ryker Gardens was as much a symbol of prestige as the Lamborghini Urus that Alex had just received.

Sukie thought about it and suddenly felt that Alex looked quite pleasing to the eye.

Shane still had a sense of shame and did not want to stay a second longer. He left the Drunken Beauty Restaurant in a hurry with Sukie. Before he left, he had Alex's name and appearance carved deep in his mind. Just because of Alex Cohen, he had lost his face. Wait till he had the chance, he must get his respect back...

Alex was still unaware that he was being hated by Shane and brought Felix Moore and Quinn Shetford into the private room.

For Felix and Quinn, the fight between Alex and Shane just now was tantamount to a fight between two giants.

While Felix was shocked, a question popped up in his mind. Although Isla Sullivan's family business was quite large, it was still at least 2 or 3 levels away from the CEO of Ryker Gardens. It was reasonable to think that the Sullivan family had not yet received the qualifications for the Ryker Gardens Black Gold Membership Card.

Then the question arose, where did Alex get that card?

Felix was getting more and more curious about Alex and was eager to figure everything out.

Xena Sanders also had this same thought.

Ever since Xena had seen Alex's financial status in the afternoon, a string had been taut in her head.

After she returned to the Golden Stone Co., Xena first looked for Isla to understand the situation, where she learned that Isla still did not know of Alex’s 5 million in deposits. Xena pondered for a moment and went to a secluded corner to dial a number.

"Jared, my side has gone awry! I don't know what's going on, but Alex Cohen has suddenly become so rich that he even dares to act bossy in front of me! Help me find out where he got his money from so that we can put out this arrogant flame of his…”

Alex was still unaware of the impending disaster and ordered a table full of sumptuous delicacies.

As a result, all 3 of them ate up and still had more than half leftover.

Both Felix and Quinn could not bear to waste the food and packed up their favorite dishes to go.

Alex drove Quinn home first, then sent Felix to the staff dormitory.

On the way, Isla called and asked furiously, "Alex Cohen, where are you?"

Alex casually responded, "What's wrong?"

"What time is it now? Why don't you get your *ss back here and make me dinner?"

"Last night we agreed that all the chores would be on you. Shouldn't you be cooking for me?"

"Cook my *ss!"

"Exactly! From now on, you'll have to treat me like a god at home! I'm driving, so I’ll hang up!"

"Son of a b*tch, you…”

Isla's shoulders shook with anger as she heard the end call tone.

“Beep beep beep…”

She was in a hurry to interrogate Alex today, so she came back quite early. After she waited for a long time, it was later than 8:00 pm and Alex was still not back yet. In the past, Alex would call her in advance if he was delayed, but today, she took the initiative to call for the first time. She was giving him face, but she was left hung out to dry.