Though Norman said he wouldn't hold Marcus responsible, it was obvious he was offended. Lisa, Marcus, and Vivian were seated at the table furthest from Norman and Shirley.It was almost at the entrance to the Childe residence. The other occupants of the table were children.The disparity between Lisa and her sisters' treatment was huge. It made her tremble with rage.She took it out on Marcus. "It's all your fault that we're in this predicament!"Vivian stood up for him. "Mom, this is fine. At least we don't have to listen to their mockery and insults."She could smell her aunts' and uncles' hostility as soon as they arrived."Exactly." Marcus chuckled. "At least we can have a peaceful meal."Lisa glared at him. She grew even more upset when she saw her sisters' husbands toasting her parents. She didn't even have the chance to approach them! This was so humiliating!After a round of toasts, Norman stood up and swept a gaze over the guests. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to tak

"I already have an appointment with Mr. Caraway," Vivian said.Shannon was exactly like her parents. She'd always looked down upon Vivian and her family."Yeah, right. I'd like to see how long you can keep the act up." Shannon laughed. "Since you already have an appointment, why don't we head inside together?"Vivian had nothing to fear since she did indeed have an appointment. She headed into the building with Shannon."I'm Shannon Zaffino, here as a representative for Childe Group. This is my husband, John Smithers, a businessman from Alvaria. We have an appointment with Mr. Caraway!" Shannon said to the receptionist.She was incredibly smug when she mentioned her husband."Give me a minute, please." The receptionist made a call. After a while, she gestured for Shannon and John to proceed. "Mr. Caraway's waiting for you in his office.""Thank you." Shannon pointed at Vivian. "This is my cousin, Vivian Lorimer. She also has an appointment with Mr. Caraway. Since we're relatives

Marcus met Brenda at Northfort Airport's arrival hall. She wasn't alone, though. She had a friend with her. She was equally young and vivacious.She wore shorts that showed off her long legs. People couldn't stop staring at her."Why are you here alone, Marcus? Where's Vivian?" Brenda pouted when she saw Marcus was alone."She's busy preparing for Ninepoint Corporation's tender, which is due in a week. She didn't have time to come to pick you up." Marcus looked at her friend. "Is this your classmate?""Yup. Pretty, isn't she?" Brenda giggled. "You're practically looking down her shirt, you creep. I'm gonna tell Vivian about this!"What had started as an innocent conversation ended up becoming perverse."Uh …" Marcus couldn't help feeling resigned. Brenda was such a brat."Hi, I'm Emily Stone. I'm Brenda's roommate." Emily took the initiative to introduce herself. Then, she leaned close to Brenda. "Your brother-in-law's pretty handsome.""You call this handsome? He's no match fo

Brenda knew very well what Marcus was capable of. She didn't take his words to heart.Though Marcus had promised to get them the autograph and photo, he didn't know much about celebrities. He was starting to regret not asking Zac for his phone number.Then, he thought of someone who could help. He called Murray. "Murray, do you know which entertainment agency Zac Locke belongs to?""Starlight Entertainment. It's one of Merania's four largest entertainment agencies, and it belongs to the Pantheon of the Drakon," Murray said."One of ours?" Marcus narrowed his eyes. "Now, that's interesting. Contact Zac and tell him to come to see me!"Murray didn't yet know about what had happened at the airport. He called Zac and told him the entertainment agency's boss wanted to see him."He's here at Northfort Airport?" Zac was a little surprised."That's great!" Reina's eyes lit up. "This is our chance to get revenge, Zac!""Huh?" Zac didn't understand what she meant."That guy from earlier

Silence descended upon the venue with Francis' arrival."Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone for making the time to be here today." He swept a gaze over the crowd. "Ninepoint Corporation will be investing one billion dollars in Northfort. This money will be used for the construction of a five-star hotel."So far, we've received strong support from the Northfort government and everyone present. And so, we've decided to pick a Northfort company to handle the hotel's construction.Francis smiled. "I'm sure everyone agrees Northfort is full of skilled personnel and companies. That's the reason for today's tender. Our chairman, Mr. Murray Fletcher, is also here today to show how important this project is to us. Now, let's welcome Mr. Fletcher!"The crowd burst into a round of applause when they heard Murray was there. Murray walked on stage and waved at the gathered businessmen.Marcus scanned the crowd. He saw Vivian's uncles and some small companies. But none of Northfort's first-rat