Chapter 72

Benjamin let out a hearty laugh. "Nathan, do you really think all these guests would be here without my backing? How many VIPs do you think would bother to show up at this shabby gathering otherwise?"

Nathan frowned, "What's so shabby about it?"

Benjamin waved his hand around, "Look at these old paintings and decorations. They're practically worthless. If it weren't for the guests I brought to liven up your birthday party, it would be no different from a backyard barbecue." Nathan couldn't help but chuckle. "Ignorance is bliss, isn't it?"

He gave Benjamin a look of disdain. "Do you have any clue how much this painting in front of you is worth?"

When Benjamin looked completely lost,

Nathan continued, "This is Wasserschlangen II's Gustav Klimt. It sold for billions at an auction a few years back. And it's the cheapest piece in the room.

Go on, take a wild guess-who owns this masterpiece?"

Benjamin was left speechless.

"That's impossible. How could you possibly get your hands on such an expensive painting?"

me a favor and show your troublemaking friends

faces turned

tried to calm Cameron. "They're important guests

for traveling all this way to celebrate my birthday." Nellie cleared her throat, her voice a bit raspy. "Now I

was no longer the helpless young man running for his life two years ago. He had grown stronger, and the Rowland family's little devil probably

be a force

ruthless, indifferent to family ties, and a tyrant in

their paths

might soon find

bond was

suspicion. Her voice struck a chord, reminding him of his wife, Nellie. "Hyacinthus, could we have a

tried to make small talk to probe Nellie, but Hyacinthus was too aloof, not even sparing him a glance. She

a luxury brand and opened some boutiques. How's

Nathan sighed dramatically,

and he's

flying

I'm

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