Chapter 45


    William promptly rushed to the front while throwing looks at Jared, signaling him to leave posthaste. He


    blocked Walter’s path and fibbed, “Mr. Grange, that’s a server at the hotel, and he’s probably taken a


    wrong turn and came here instead.” Right then, Josephine had also caught up to Jared. She dragged


    him away while muttering, “Just how inattentive were you that you didn’t even watch where you were


    going and ended up here instead?”


    “Wait a moment!” Walter called her back at once. Halting in her tracks, Josephine dropped her hold on


    Jared. “I apologize for my mismanagement that a server barged in, Mr. Grange. I’ll be sure to give you an


    exnationter.” William was sweating bullets, afraid that Walter would fly into a rage. Unexpectedly,


    Walter was taken aback. “Are you saying that Mr. Chance is an employee of your family?” “Yes!” William


    nodded in affirmation, but in the next second, he froze. “M-Mr. Chance?” Huh? How does he know that


    Jared’s family name is Chance? And he’s even addressing him as “Mr.?”


    “Yes, that’s right. The guest of honor of my banquet this time is Mr. Chance. All the other guests are just


    here for thepany,” Walter exined with a nod. This time, William and Josephine were stumped and


    couldn’t make sense of the entire situation. “I hope I’m notte, Mr. Grange?” Jared inquired with a smile


    as he took two steps forward. “You’re right on time, Mr. Chance. And this is?” Walter queried, pointing at


    Josephine. “This is my daughter, Mr. Grange. She’s friends with Mr. Chance.” William was indeed a


    veteran in the business field, for he gathered his wits about him in no time.


    When Walter heard that, he chuckled. “They’re simply a match made in heaven, one handsome and the


    other beautiful!” Following that, all the other guestsplimented Jared and Josephine on their


    compatibility. That had Josephine flushing bright red, and she didn’t even dare lift her head. “Do be


    seated, Mr. Chance. We’ve been waiting for you!” Tommy stepped forward and made a sweeping gesture


    at Jared. Jared didn’t dither either but walked straight toward the main seat. The crowd gathered around


    him, for despite having no idea who he was, they knew that he would undoubtedly be an influential


    person in Horington in the future.


    Not only was he greatly respected by both Walter and Tommy, but he was also the son-inw of the


    Sullivan family, the wealthiest family in the city. As such, none of them dared to offend him. After


    exchanging a nce, William and Josephine followed as well. When Jared had taken his seat, Walter sat


    beside him. The other side of him was empty, for no one dared to sit there. “This seat is reserved for you,


    Ms. Sullivan. You two should sit together since you’re a couple.”


    All smiles, Walter beckoned at Josephine. With her face bright red, Josephine shyly sat down beside


    Jared. The seat a step down from hers was given to William. It should have been Tommy’s seat, but if


    Jared and Josephine were in a rtionship, William would then be the former’s father-inw. Thus,


    Tommy wouldn’t dare sit above him. When everyone was seated, Walter lifted a ss of wine and said to


    Jared, “I’ll toast you first, Mr. Chance!”


    He knew that he didn’t need to bother about anything else after doing so since not a single person there


    was a fool. Thus, they would naturally know what they should do. “You tter me, Mr. Grange!” Picking


    up his wine ss, Jared downed it in one go. Right as he put his wine ss down, shock deluged Walter,


    for he had glimpsed the spit on the man’s brand-new suit. “What happened to your suit, Mr. Chance?”


    he eximed, pointing at the saliva stain on Jared’s suit. “Ah, some uncivilized person spat at me twice


    when I was outside earlier,” Jared replied mildly. “Who was so bold to spit on you, Mr. Chance?” Walter’s


    expression darkened, and he swept his gaze over all the guests there.


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    It was no secret that the people outside were family members and the like brought by those seated there.


    That was why he turned his gaze on them. All at once, everyone’s heart leaped to their throats, and they


    fervently prayed that it wasn’t the doing of their family members.