On either side of the door were a dozen beautiful women dressed in gowns."I heard that the Northmans have invited the best chef in Sunway for tonight's banquet. They even managed to invite the head chef of Sunway's top restaurant." Fergus looked envious as he spoke. He led Whitney and Mabel toward the banquet hall entrance. When they arrived at the banquet hall's entrance, Whitney, Fergus, and Mabel bumped into Sebastian again."Sebastian, let me give you some advice. Tonight's banquet is held by the Northmans. Arctic Snow Group is only a recently established small company, so you'd better be self-aware and just stand at the door to watch," Fergus said importantly. "The important figures that are inside could crush Arctic Snow Group just by coughing." He looked triumphant as he brought Whitney and Mabel to the banquet hall entrance."Please show your invitations," the middle-aged man at the door said impassively. He was wearing a uniform. Fergus had brought his invitations, b
Theodore hesitated before smiling as he said, "Alright. However, you must not neglect Mr. Ballard. If there's anyone there who's being tactless, there's no need to be polite with them.""Whether or not the Northmans will be able to return to our former glory will depend on whether we can get the formula of that new anti-cancer drug tonight."Zeke smiled as he got up and said, "Theodore, don't worry. I know what I'm doing.""By the way, don't offend Mr. Ballard's ex-wife, either!" Theodore reminded him again.Zeke nodded and picked up the walkie-talkie before heading to the door."The three of them are Mr. Ballard's friends. Treat them politely."No matter what, Whitney was Sebastian's ex-wife. The Northmans would still have to treat her politely on Sebastian's behalf.…Fergus, Whitney, and Mabel only waited for a moment before the middle-aged man with the walkie-talkie walked up to them, beaming. He bowed and said, "I wasn't aware that esteemed guests like you had arrived. P
Whitney felt that she had misjudged Fergus.When she thought back on what had happened to them in the past, no matter how big the difficulties that Frostwave Corporation faced, Fergus had always been able to help her get through them with just a phone call or a casual comment. Whitney couldn't help feeling a slight pang of guilt. It seemed that she had been too harsh on Fergus in the past.At that thought, Whitney smiled gratefully at him.When Fergus noticed Whitney was finally smiling at him in acknowledgment, he grabbed the opportunity and said, "What do you think, Winnie? I didn't lie to you, did I? We didn't need invitations at all. We could have settled it all just by talking to them.""Alright, let's go in." As she walked into the banquet hall, Whitney turned to look at Sebastian, who was behind her. Mabel also looked at Sebastian and Rosalie, who were talking to the security guards. She snorted disdainfully.Life would always be hard when comparing oneself to others.
The Northmans didn't just have extensive connections in the pharmaceutical industry. They were also very influential in the fields of business and politics.The Northmans held the banquet at the Pullman Hotel, the best hotel in Steinberg. Naturally, Larys was in attendance.If the Northmans decided to construct factories in Steinberg and start production, it would be a good political achievement for Larys.As the banquet hadn't officially begun, everyone was chatting in clusters of twos and threes.Fergus was talking animatedly with a few business owners in the Steinberg pharmaceutical industry. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted the VIP lounge and saw Sebastian and Rosalie eating fancy-looking desserts. He immediately frowned.He felt that a small company like Sebastian and Rosalie's was not worthy of entering the VIP lounge. They had probably gotten into the VIP lounge by shamelessly using Fergus' status and name!After all, many people had seen him talking to Sebastian w
Fergus put one hand in his pocket and looked down loftily at Sebastian as he spoke."Where I go has nothing to do with any kind of connection with you, Mr. Cobb. Neither you nor the Cobb family have much importance at all," Sebastian retorted coldly.If Fergus wanted to talk about status, then the Cobbs were nothing."Oh, you're saying that my family isn't important?" Fergus laughed in anger.After all, he wasn't just the heir of the Cobbs. Now, he was also one of the executives of Bashmore Group's subsidiary in Steinberg.How dare a loser like Sebastian say that the Cobbs weren't important to Fergus' face? Who had given him the courage to speak so boldly?"Arctic Snow Group is a small company that was just established. Is there even anyone in Steinberg's pharmaceutical industry who knows you? As for the entire Sartvale, it's out of the question."What gives someone like you the right to talk about status and importance with me? How dare you say that the Cobb family isn't as imp
After Mabel had finished, the crowd of onlookers covered their mouths, tittering.Although many of them had seen Sebastian on television or through live broadcasts on the Internet, he had only been a contestant at a medical conference.How could a doctor who practiced traditional medicine have any kind of status or influence? Besides, the banquet had been organized by the Sunway Northmans.Compared to the Northmans, Sebastian was less than an ant.However, Mabel had only just finished speaking when an icy voice spoke from the entrance, "I am very sorry, miss. I'm going to have to interrupt you."Zeke and Theodore walked slowly over from the entrance. Zeke's face was as black as thunder. There was a frosty, murderous look in his ink-black eyes.Tonight was a very important night for the Northmans, but the most essential thing was to establish a good relationship with Sebastian.However, Zeke had only left for five minutes when that idiotic woman popped up out of nowhere to critic
Now that Fergus thought about it, perhaps it really hadn't had anything to do with Simon.Before he could speak, there was another icy voice. "I think that this lady's brain isn't working very well. Since when have we ever acted according to the Cobbs' wishes?"The crowd parted, and Hans walked out from behind Theodore. He looked very threatening. As he walked, his shiny leather shoes clicked against the floor, and every sound seemed terrifying."Do the Cobbs think that I collaborated with Frostwave Corporation on their account? Are you Cobbs so poor that you can't even afford to buy a mirror? "Zack, I'll give you one second to get out here and kneel! Otherwise, the entire Cobb family will be extinguished!" Hans was truly angry this time. There was a frosty light in his eyes. Even the bodyguards behind him stepped backward, intimidated by his imposing manner. They had been working with Hans for many years, but this was the first time they had seen him lose his temper like this
As soon as Eugene spoke, the onlookers were completely dazed. Even Fergus looked at Sebastian in disbelief.Whitney felt as if she had been shaken awake from a dream. She looked in disbelief at Sebastian, who was calmly sipping tea.How could this be?Whitney remained dazed for about half a minute before she finally said in tones of shock, "Was everything thanks to you?"Sebastian only looked impassively at her without answering.At that moment, a rich voice rang out from the direction of the lounge. "That's right. Although Mr. Ballard and I have only had a chance encounter, I know a few things about the events at Steinberg."Ms. Sutton, why didn't you think about it more? The Cobbs are just a small family, even in Steinberg, let alone in Sunway. How could Fergus have that kind of importance?"Why would people that even the head of the Cobb family wouldn't dare to provoke attribute any importance to Fergus?"Whitney felt her head spinning as a million thoughts rushed through he