The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

Charlie smiled at him with feigned ignorance and retrieved a small wooden box from his pocket.

Charlie had bought the wooden box by the street for five dollars. He had bought it because he thought it was inappropriate to put the pill directly into his pocket or wrap it with a napkin. Sean couldn't conceal his disdain when he saw the wooden box and sneered, "D*mn, what the heck is that? Did you buy that by the street for ten dollars?" 3

Charlie smiled. "You are half right. Yes, I bought it by the street, but it only cost me five dollars instead of ten." 5

Everyone gaped in shock at Charlie's remark!

Did he even take Lord Moore seriously?

How could he come to Lord Moore's birthday with a five-dollar wooden box?! 2

Even if there was something in the box, it would be some lousy junk, right?

He wouldn't put something valuable inside such a shabby-looking box.

everyone started booing

covered his

if he had caught Charlie red-handed, "Charlie Wade, you are being so disrespectful! How dare you

small wooden box, revealing the black and round pill inside, and said to Lord Moore, "Mr. Moore, this is the birthday gift I prepared for you by chance, the Rejuvenating Pill. I

chance' in order to avoid

when he saw the pill! He stood up, feeling a surge

violently as soon as he got up

rare chance that he had given to Anthony, but

come true, and it was

Wade had granted

guests watched intensely

on

never suffered such humiliation in his life. They assumed that he would slap Charlie in the face and kick him out

dark, unassuming pill lying in the box, and he couldn't see anything mystical about it. He huffed in disdain, "Charlie, are you honestly going to give Lord Moore a shitty pill on his 80th birthday?