I Am the Ruler of All

I Am the Ruler of All! Chapter 96

Everyone at the table burst into laughter.

Serena glowered at Nancy icily as a murderous look registered on her features.

Meanwhile, Kingsley reached for her hand under the table and regarded Nancy impassively as he pointed out, “With a face like yours, it’s no wonder you try to put Serena down.”

“Excuse me?” Nancy shrieked. She grimaced menacingly at him and demanded, “Who the hell are you to speak to me that way?”

“He came as Serena’s plus-one, didn’t he? Maybe he’s her boyfriend.”

The guests had all brought along their own plus-ones, so they naturally overlooked Kingsley’s presence at first, especially while he was plainly-dressed.

Emory assessed Kingsley contemptuously and drawled, “Of course he’s her boyfriend. Will you look at the cheap counterfeits he’s wearing? He and Serena-the-orphan are a perfect match, if you ask me!”

Once again, everyone laughed in disdain. Nancy, in particular, was on a vicarious thrill when she saw that Serena was being made fun of. The crows’ feet near the ends of her eyes crinkled as she beamed. This was finally her chance to trounce Serena.

“Who would’ve thought you’d find yourself a boyfriend, Serena? I ought to go out and see if pigs are flying,” she mocked, clutching onto Tyler’s arm. “But I must say you have horrible taste in men. Why would you go out with someone dirt poor like him? I mean, there’s nothing wrong with being poor, but what’s with all that fake-nouveau riche get-up? I’m embarrassed for you!”

stared at her witheringly. “I can date whoever I want, so

triumphantly as she lay her

when everyone else started to shower her with shameless flattery. “Nancy and Tyler are the real deal here. Look at how perfect

and then there’s Serena who is way out of her boyfriend’s league. She’s just dragging her self-worth through the mud by settling for

next as if deciding which he liked best. He had been drawn

you wouldn’t want to be saddled with some pathetic deadbeat guy forever, knowing that he would never be able to make something of himself.” He had as good as

“I just retired from

you’re unemployed,” Nancy concluded snidely,

why Serena has to stoop so low. Must

princess herself is just

a wonder at all he did not burst at the seams. “Hey, kid, if you need a job, our company’s still hiring security. Sure, the pay

in amusement. “Being a guard

The crowd, on the other hand,

voice that cut above the others’ rambunctious laughter. “What’s so funny, guys? Did I miss anything? I could hear the lot of you laughing from down the

about how Serena’s boyfriend should become a security guard at my fiancé’s

Emory asked, “What’s up with your face? Did you get beaten

but I’m fine.” He would rather bury himself alive than have anyone here find out he

Nancy beckoned for him to take a seat as she asked enthusiastically, “You used to like Serena, didn’t you,