All the other grandchildren presented worthy gifts, even though the most valuable presents were worth only tens or thousands of dollars. “Good! This is great!” Alvern was beaming where he sat. He was very pleased. “Simone Langley, a member of the branch Langley family, and her fiance present a petrified coral.” When it was Dustin and Simone’s turn, Dustin brought out the antique he had won at the Antiquities Trading Hall. When it was brought out, there was instantly an uproar. “I heard that this is a very rare antique. It’s worth no less than 20 million dollars. It’s a rare gem!” muttered the guests. “Dustin is too generous. Doesn’t the Langley family look down on him? How could he possibly have the ability to spend so much money?” Some of the guests were shocked. The members of the main Langley family turned ashen when the petrified coral was presented. They were very displeased. Meanwhile, Alvern’s eyes were sparkling. He was very pleased with the gift. The mai

“Come here and bow before Daniel. If you apologize and slap yourself twenty times, he will forgive you.” Dustin’s gaze was sharp, and his posture became threatening. Were the members of the main Langley family serious? They wanted him to slap himself twenty times and beg for forgiveness? This was supposed to be the kind of negotiation they had done with Daniel on the family’s behalf? This was an out-and-out insult! The guests all looked amused at the proceedings. The members of the main Langley family were truly heartless in making one of their own family members beg an outsider for forgiveness. They were really giving their all to suck up to Daniel. Dustin looked pitiful. He had offended someone he should not have and gotten into such trouble with the main Langley family. At this point, everyone was waiting to see if Dustin would bow under pressure. “Are you deaf, Dustin?” the members of the main Langley family shouted. “Hurry up and beg Daniel for forgiveness!

“Happy Seventieth Birthday, Mr. Langley,” Braddick said and bowed to Alvern. The action shocked everyone. Braddick was the patriarch of a great family in Somerton, but he actually bowed to Alvern! Could this be Daniel’s doing? If it was, then Daniel’s influence as the son of the Wilder family was truly impressive. “Daniel, did you invite these people here?” Alvern asked softly. Daniel could not help but frown. “Maybe they rushed over here because they heard that I’m here.” “Truly, your reputation precedes you,” the members of the main Langley family said. They were all smiles. Although Daniel’s logic was sound, Thaddeus and Braddick only wished Alvern happy birthday and did not approach Daniel to speak to him. It was as if they were ignoring him. For a moment, Daniel’s pride took a hit. His face twisted in annoyance. ‘How dare the insignificant Shrike family ignore me? Do they want to die?’ After agonizing about it for a bit, he decided to throw his weight around an

There was only one family by the name of Fawkes in all of Central Harbor. It was one of the very top business families in Lovellia. To people in Hattan, the Fawkes family was like royalty, and all others were just insects. The greatest forces in Lovellia were the Seven Clans. The Fawkes family was in the top three of the Seven Clans. No one could have imagined that such an affluent family would send someone to this birthday banquet. This was a shocking thing. It was something that had never happened in the history of Hattan. The Wilder family, the Wheeler family, the Quinn family… None of them could compare to the Fawkes family. Because the Fawkes family was at the very top of the food chain! Yet, they had sent someone to celebrate Alvern’s birthday. Alvern and the Langley family were practically nothing. It was hard to wrap one’s head around it. “The butler of the Central Harbor’s Fawkes family is here to celebrate my birthday…” Alvern mumbled. His legs were

Otto’s brisk shout was furious and carried with it the authority of a member of an ultra-wealthy family. It made everyone falter. The members of the main Langley family and Daniel, who was the perpetrator of all this, were so frightened that they trembled. “What is going on? How dare you kick Mr. Dustin out of your family? Who gave you the authority to do that?” Otto glared forbiddingly. His posture was intimidating. The members of the main Langley family were all quiet as they felt both guilty and terrified. Alvern and the others wore devastated expressions, and their emotions were all a mess. No one could have imagined that things would end up this way. Dustin was a member of the branch Langley family that was hated by everyone. How could he be the son of an affluent family of Central Harbor? If he had such an impressive background, what was the point of keeping a low profile as Simone’s fiance without showing his hand? It was shocking! Who could possibly handle s