OUT OF PRISON, HIS REVENGE BEGINS

Chapter 8

"I've seen this shirt somewhere. Did it cost ten dollars each?"

Seeing the smirk on Ryan's face, Nicholas already knew what he was planning. Without fail, Ryan's little show caught everyone's attention.

"Nonsense. This is nineteen dollars," Nicholas answered, and everybody laughed. Even women who initially wanted to maintain their posture couldn't help but laugh.

"Shut your mouth," Georgina warned in a low voice.

She wanted to dig a hole and hide from everyone. If it wasn't for the family rules that all members must be present, nobody would let Nicholas attend.

Ryan's focus then shifted to Georgina. "Don't be like that, Gina. I wasn't looking down on your family. It's fine if your husband wears clothes that cost nineteen dollars."

Georgina wanted to roll her eyes, but she maintained a straight face. "I like your dress, by the way. Looks good on you. How much was it? Roughly around two thousand dollars?" Ryan laughed, pointing at Georgina's outfit.

"Such low-quality clothing. You should have worn something better! See my suit?" Ryan made a turn and boasted, "This is Zegna. Do you have any idea how much this is?" Ryan looked around and reveled at everyone's reaction. "It's seven hundred thousand," he proudly said.

The crowd gasped and praised him for acquiring such high-end clothing, but beyond the flattery were their envious gazes. Most women in the hall eyed the suit excitedly, while the men expressed envy.

Georgina bit her lip in embarrassment. As Ryan said, her dress was only worth a thousand dollars and a couple hundred more. Spending almost a million on a dress? She couldn't even imagine doing that.

Georgina's face heated up, feeling like a clown after her cousin threw her shade.

Nicholas watched her wife trying to cover her face in shame. He walked past her and quickly touched Ryan's suit.

His action alarmed Ryan. "You sick bastard!" he shouted furiously. "This suit isn't something you can casually touch!"

Nicholas smirked. "I think your suit isn't for this occasion." Ryan's eyes widened; he was ready to smack him any second.

Nicholas nodded and stared at the fabric. "Francesco designed that. He's a famous Italian fashion designer. And you might be wondering why I'm saying this. That's because there's only one in the world, and the Italian costume museum has it right now."

Several people gasped after realizing what Nicholas was talking about.

"So the suit you're currently wearing must be an imitation. A low-quality imitation, to be honest," he continued, eyeing the right pocket of Ryan's suit.

"How dare you?!" Ryan shouted.

"There's a cut-off thread in your right pocket. The tailor made a mistake. If I'm going to do an overall quality estimate of your suit, it is only worth two hundred dollars." Nicholas pointed at him and then looked at Georgina. "Even my wife's thousand-dollar dress had better quality than yours."

Ryan's face turned crimson, and he glared at Nicholas with bloodshot eyes, but Nicholas remained calm.

"Did you know that the suit's design was inspired by Francesco's father, Petrarch?"

The people around them seemed invested in listening to Nicholas, while Ryan was ignorant.

"When his father went bankrupt, he suffered from depression. He felt that the world got distorted; that's where the distorted stripes came from. So, are you wearing that today because you want the Clark Family to go bankrupt?" Nicholas ended his trivia lesson with a smile.

The whole venue went silent as everyone was stunned by Nicholas's remarkable fashion industry knowledge.

But it wasn't over yet; he wanted to save his wife's reputation after being ridiculed. "Before I forget, my wife's not very fond of clothes. Do you want to know what she's invested in? She has impeccable taste in shoes."

Nicholas pointed at Georgina's high heels. "Ever heard of Crystal Love? Yes, my wife's wearing the last pair in the world. If you're not familiar with it, look it up online."

And from that moment, the crowd went wild. "Oh my goodness! It's real! It's so beautiful!" One woman cried while others argued about its authenticity. "How come you've never heard of it?! Georgina's shoes are the real deal!"

Nicholas watched their eyes filled with envy as they excitedly surrounded Georgina. In just a matter of seconds, she became the center of attention.

Georgina wanted it in the first place, so when she finally received the attention, she couldn't help but glance at Nicholas.

After being married for three years, she felt something for the first time. 'How did Nicholas know all this? The name of the designer and the inspiration behind it. Not many people knew about it,' Georgina thought and finally concluded with one thing. She suspected that Nicholas probably searched online to know about it.

However, although a few minutes had passed, Ryan was still fuming. "The nerve! You're talking nonsense!" Ryan screamed, pointing at Nicholas.

The crowd's attention shifted back to Nicholas, and without warning, Esther slapped Nicholas hard in the face.

The entire hall fell silent afterward.

"What nonsense are you talking about?! Apologize to Ryan immediately!" Esther angrily demanded.