Chapter 257


    Jared was left frozen in his spot for a few seconds before his expression darkened, and his aura


    changed drastically to resemble that of a demon. Throwing daggers at Benedict, he grimly uttered,


    “What did you say? I dare you to repeat yourself!”


    Benedict was initially slightly freaked out by his gaze but was quick toe around. Fuming, he yelled,


    “Darn it! You’re a damn bastard. You don’t belong to the Chance family-”


    Crash!


    “Shut up, Benedict!” Gary smashed a ss on the floor, flushing angrily. His body shook a little as he


    glowered at Benedict. “Say another sentence, and I’ll.


    Seeing his brother’s sudden outburst of emotions, Benedict immediately shut his mouth and sat back


    down on the seat.


    It turned out that Gary still had his dignity as an older brother. Although Benedict had always looked


    down on Gary and his family, he would still be intimidated when thetter lost his temper.


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    At that point, Jared’s murderous aura filled the entire room, leaving everyone afraid to make any noise.


    Had Benedict not been his uncle, he would have long sent him to meet his maker.


    “Jared, Benedict must be too angry that he couldn’t think straight and said that nonsense. Come, sit


    down now.” Hannah quickly pulled Jared back to his seat.


    On the other hand, Gary heaved a sigh, lit up another cigarette, and started puffing away one after


    another.


    Several momentster, the dishes they ordered earlier arrived and filled the whole table. There were


    also two bottles of limited-edition Sauvignon nc wine.


    The two families were astonished as they exchanged nces. No one has ordered white wine; why


    would they serve that?


    Javier stopped the waiter and asked, “Excuse me. Did you serve this wine wrongly?”


    “Nope. It’s Mr. Lewis’ special request. He asked to serve to this room,” the waiter answered politely.


    Puzzlement swamped the crowd when they heard it was a gift from Tommy. Although Benedict’s had a


    pretty decent position as an office administrator at his workce, it was nothing impressive to Tommy.


    Thus, there was no way thetter would gift him such an expensive and precious wine.


    “Simon has indeed done us great honor. Even someone like Mr. Lewis would gift us such an amazing


    wine!” Ste piped up all of a sudden.


    Her words instantly left the crowd casting their gazes toward Simon. Among everyone present, Simon


    was the only one who could have connections to Tommy since his father was, after all, a chief of a


    ministry.


    “Simon, I can’t believe you’re acquainted with Mr. Lewis. These two bottles of wine aren’t cheap! It is a


    great honor for you to receive such a gift from him!” Like everyone else, Benedict was surprised too.


    Simon let out an awkwardugh. “Dad, Mom, I’ve only had a few meals with him before. I never


    thought that he’ll be so courteous as to give me two bottles of wine upon knowing that I’m here.”


    “Simon, you’re actually acquaintances with someone like Mr. Lewis? You’re freaking awesome! I can


    act as I please in Horington from now on. I’m sure no one would dare to disrespect me!”


    Javier was overwhelmed with jubtion at the mere thought of how he would not be bullied by anyone


    else since his brother-inw was friends with Tommy.


    A tinge of envy shed across Gary’s and Hannah’s faces at the sight of that family chatting and


    laughing away.


    The only one that remained expressionless in the room was Jared. He knew clearly that the two bottles


    of wine were not a gift for Simon, yet he did not expose him. All that was flooding his mind were those


    remarks made by Benedict earlier.


    He could barely believe what he had just heard. Am I really an adopted child?


    Instantaneously, the incident where Draco held his hand and checked his pulse while they were in


    prison crossed his mind.


    He recalled how Draco had told him that he was certainly not a child from an ordinary family due to the


    bloodline he carried.


    However, Jared had never heeded Draco’s words since his parents were only ordinary folks.


    At that point, his mind was in turmoil. Seeds of suspicions concerning his background began to grow


    within him because he knew Benedict would never say something like that without any reason


    whatsoever.