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.

was the Peony Hall, Benson and his family had

wanted to walk away from the banquet, snubbing all the insults. Nonetheless, Benson and his family put up with the embarrassment with gritted teeth and clenched fists. They did not want

the lone table in the corridor and sat down, under the mocking eyes of their

had

sumptuous feast with successive delectable, mouth-watering gourmet dishes. All except

till the guests had finished their last round of desserts, yet there was still no food

finished, Samuel came over and ordered the servers to serve the leftovers to Benson and

contain their rage and resentment anymore.

reached the tipping point, Benson gave an uncharacteristic scowl and stood up abruptly from the table. “Let’s

some of his most distinguished guests at his banquet when Samuel approached him and whispered in his ear, “Dad, Benson, and his family have skipped the dinner and left the

here to

...

hotel, Leah,

a

her mother, “I’m sure that Nathan hadn’t intended so,

Benson suggested gloomily, “We’ve utterly embarrassed ourselves in front of our friends and relatives today. I’m sure that dad would only find us more repulsive than

they’ll be knocking at our door,

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

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

to seek

“Just relax, I’m convinced they’ll eat humble pie and return to us

assuring demeanor was no different from when he had

his words. What made him

have our lunch? I saw them

glamorous and expensive dishes that had included Wagyu beef, foie gras, caviar, abalone, lobsters, and

are far too expensive, Queenie. We can’t afford them.” Penny explained to her daughter, “Mama will cook you something else when we get

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

we don’t have the money, Nathan...” Penny trailed

the meal. I do have a few pennies for that,” Nathan

had a bankroll of up to tens of millions.

most expensive

at the highest level of the

of Channing, boasting the most premium ingredients and

being available to only those

the prestige and position in society would be snubbed at Cloud

to the Pinnacle, taking the exclusive elevator

were daunted by the poshness of the place when they learned that Nathan was taking them to

intercepted nervously. “I

of the most expensive restaurants in Channing, but it doesn’t just cater to the

the chills as she gasped, “My god, this is as good as daylight robbery. Where would we find the

tried to allay their worries with a tranquil smile, “Come on, guys. Don’t be silly, how much

were on their

were stopped at the entrance 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

in Gucci, Armani, or some designer labels, they had certainly appeared presentable and well-dressed for the

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