Chapter 8

Sean gave Benson and his family a dismissive glance and announced, “We have no tables for you in the main hall. There’s a small table in the corridor that would be enough for your whole family. Tuck in now; dinner is about to be served.”

All eyes in the room turned towards Benson and his family as if they were some strange-looking aliens who had just descended on earth.

sat in the main hall, which was the Peony Hall, Benson and his family

Nonetheless, Benson and his family put up with the embarrassment with gritted teeth and clenched fists. They did not want to be seen as

corridor and sat down,

banquet had officially

feast with successive delectable, mouth-watering gourmet dishes.

waited till the guests had finished their last round of desserts,

dinner was almost finished, Samuel came over and ordered the servers

not contain their rage and resentment anymore. What do they take us for? Beggars or dogs that are

had reached the tipping point, Benson gave an uncharacteristic scowl and stood up abruptly from the table.

of his most distinguished guests at his banquet when Samuel approached him and whispered in his ear, “Dad, Benson, and his

giving me a rotten pill for my birthday. What are they thinking? Are they really here to celebrate or to curse me? Why should I feed them with all the wonderful food?

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hotel, Leah, who was bitter, lashed

and your dumb idea. We’d assigned you the task of finding a suitable birthday present for Sean. What the hell were you thinking, presenting him with an embarrassing pill as a gift? Thanks for making us look like a fool in front of everybody, making them feed us with leftovers as if we were some kind of beggars. What

her mother, “I’m sure

I’m sure that dad would only find us more repulsive than ever. Our situation

Soon they’ll be knocking at our

him a rueful smile, “Come on, Nathan. We’ve had enough

away in front of everyone? What makes you think that they would eat their

the cash and means to seek out the best medical treatment. He doesn’t need your

his prediction, “Just relax, I’m convinced they’ll eat humble pie and

from when he had predicted Mr. Harvey’s appearance for his

befuddled by his words. What made him so sure of his

“Queenie is hungry, Papa. When can we have our lunch? I saw them having so much food on

at Sean’s seventieth birthday banquet. The exhaustive list was made up of glamorous and expensive dishes that had included Wagyu beef, foie gras, caviar, abalone, lobsters, and many more. Any single dish could

We can’t afford them.” Penny explained to her daughter, “Mama will cook you

“What makes you think that we can’t afford them? Come on, let’s treat ourselves

have the money, Nathan...” Penny trailed off in a diffident

I do have a few pennies for that,”

money and wealth, Nathan was pretty sure that he had a bankroll of up to tens of millions.

the most

the highest level of the highest building in Channing -

most premium ingredients and the most accomplished chefs who would whip

available to only those who could boast

were filthy rich but lacked the prestige and position in society would

family to the Pinnacle, taking the exclusive elevator to the top

place when they learned that Nathan was taking them to Cloud Palace for

intercepted nervously. “I guess it would cost

extremely costly; a simple dish could cost up to tens of thousands.” Penny stated taciturnly, “It is one of the most expensive restaurants

chills as she gasped, “My god, this is as good as daylight robbery. Where would we find the money to dine here? It would cost us our lifetime’s

on, guys. Don’t be silly, how much could a

and company were on their way

by a few men in well-tailored suits, who appeared to be the security of the restaurant. A man who seemed to be their supervisor gave them an unfriendly look and announced, “I’m sorry, according to our dress code, we deny entry to people who are not appropriately

bemused by what he had said. Despite not being dressed in Gucci, Armani, or

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