Life After Prison Novel by Silencieux

Chapter 28

A smile that was neither self-important nor self-abasing unfolded across Severin’s face.

“This guy is Mister Henry’s friend? That can’t be possible!”

“For the love of God, that kid was invited to have a meal with Mister Henry when even people like us aren’t qualified to do so?”

A number of wealthy businessmen were completely shell-shocked to hear Henry’s words. Some of them even wondered if they were dreaming.

“How did he get to know Mister Henry?” George, the head of the Shanahans, frowned as well.

Everyone there had been trying to get close to someone as powerful as Henry, yet none ever had even the slightest chance of succeeding. By contrast, Severin seemed to be on such friendly terms with Henry that the latter had took the initiative to treat him to a meal!

Henry turned around and looked at Lucy while saying, “Aren’t you Severin’s ex-fiancee? Don’t you think you should return the dowry now that you’re getting married to someone else instead of him? And that one-hundred-and-fifty-dollar sum seems a bit excessive, isn’t it?”

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Hall’s people could not afford to offend someone like Henry, it was simply unthinkable for the Loughs to risk doing

knew Severin on a first-name basis, which hinted at a

be refunding that money? It was the Orwells who took it, so the responsibility to refund it

anger. Having her return the money she had spent was

was not in

Severin with a smile, “Could you give me

said, “Sorry, but I prefer cash. You and your family accused me of being driven mad by poverty, so since I haven’t seen money in a long time, I want all that money to be given

trying to make things difficult for them,

by Severin’s words as she stood to one side. He refused outright when her grandfather offered him 150,000 dollars in return for his life-saving grace, yet

simply doing it to

right? We’ll get it for you now!” Lucy turned red with ire and

the money at the front desk. I’m going to have a nice meal with Mister Henry soon, and I won’t have time to count, but I promise I’ll make life difficult for you if it’s short