Benjamin was about to say something when Gladys beat him to it. “Oh, now you want to talk? What were you doing earlier on, cowering in the corner? It’s so embarrassing being your wife. I want a divorce!”There was a crowd at The Gourmand’s entrance.However, none of them were interested in their family argument. Their minds were still on the Blithe King.“The Blithe King’s succession ceremony is in five days.”“Oh, yes. I heard that it’ll be held at Cansington’s military region. Apparently, the ceremony will be open to the public, but only the most powerful and influential people will receive an invitation.”“That’s what I heard too! Only the true upper-class families who are rich and powerful enough will be able to attend.”“Ah, I bet the only people who will get invited are the celebrities.”Everyone was busy talking about the Blithe King.Not James though. He sat on a chair outside The Gourmand, smoking a cigarette.To save her family, Gladys had embarrassed herself thoroug

Several people were waiting outside The Gourmand.They were all queueing up to enter the restaurant. Before this, they were discussing the Blithe King. After they heard what James said, the crowd erupted in titters.“The Diamond Room? Looks like the Callahans’ son-in-law is good at something after all—boasting.”“He’s a nobody! He can’t even afford a car. Remember how he used to pick Thea up from work with an electric motorcycle? If he can’t even afford a car, how can he afford the Diamond Room?”“Rumor has it that it’s not enough to be rich to use the Diamond room. The Gourmand’s owner hails from an important family in the Capital. He’s from a true upper-class family. Hardly anybody in Cansington could secure a reservation for the Diamond Room.”“Not even The Great Four could get access to the Diamond Room.”James’ words were a joke to them.Their jeers angered Gladys once more and she rounded on him. “You idiot! Haven’t you done enough?”“Hush, Jamie.” Thea put her hand on Ja

“You’re right. The Wilkins are so lucky. They have such a dutiful daughter who married a Wilson. Chad and The Gourmand’s owner must enjoy a special friendship.”Felicia and her family were dumbfounded hearing what the crowd said.Chad was confused as well. What was going on? He had only made a reservation for the Silver Room, and he had never seen The Gourmand’s owner before either. Why was he here in person?However, thinking that he had managed to command the attention of The Gourmand’s owner, Chad turned gleeful. He lifted his chin and put an arm around Emily, enjoying the admiring glances from the crowd.Felicia was more arrogant than ever. She even turned around to look at Gladys purposefully, letting out a haughty hmph.Gladys was enraged. She blamed James for all of this, the useless worm.“You piece of trash. Look at them! Look at the company they keep! Even The Gourmand’s owner is here to greet them in person,” Gladys yelled at James, who frowned slightly.Henry never m

It was astonishing how quickly the tables turned. Felicia, Chad, and their family were now barred from The Gourmand.Felicia was still determined to find a way in. She grabbed Chad, saying, “Chad, you’re from the Wilson family. You have a member card. Show it to him!”Chad approached Bryan once more with resignation, holding out his silver member card. “Mister Grayson, I’m a silver member of The Gourmand’s. Over the years, I’ve spent a few million dollars…”“Beat him up.”Chad’s untimely approach ticked Bryan off as he was busy talking to Thea.A few menacing security guards beat Chad to a pulp.He fell to the floor moaning, “Stop. Please stop.”“Haha.” As soon as Gladys saw this, her anger abated.She held her head high and puffed out her chest, looking pleased as punch.“The Wilkins were boasting all along. It looks like the Callahans are the ones with real power.”“Tell me about it. Thea Callahan is friends with Alex Yates. Now, she’s reserved the Diamond Room. Even the ow

“But I don’t even know him.”James smiled. “Hmm, I have no idea what’s all this about then.”“Who cares who he is? Let’s eat. Oh, wait… Let me take a few pictures and post them up. My followers would go crazy!” David took his phone out and started snapping pictures of everything.Soon, the food arrived.Beautiful waitresses presented course after course.Whether in terms of presentation, taste, or smell, the food served was extremely appetizing.The tables were soon full of delicious food. Once all the food arrived, a group of women started dancing on the mini stage in front of the room.They were so attractive that Benjamin and David could not take their eyes off them.Throughout the meal, the Callahans were in a state of shock.There was so much food in the Diamond Room that they could not finish. In fact, they barely ate a fraction of it.“Oh no…” Gladys came to a realization after she finished eating, smacking herself in the forehead. “I heard that eating at the Diamond R

After finishing their meal at The Gourmand, the Callahans left in a daze.Belinda had ripped the bandages off Thea’s face. After leaving The Gourmand, James took Thea back to Common Clinic, where he started to prescribe some medicine for her again.Thea sat down, looking at the VIP card that was made of diamonds. Then, she looked at James, who was absorbed in his task. She was dazed. Whatever happened today still felt surreal. She did not know Bryan Grayson.Yet Bryan Grayson had given her a diamond card.The diamond card had several privileges, including a ninety percent discount and three free chances to dine in The Gourmand every month. How was it different from eating for free?Soon, James had come up with a concoction.“Thea.”“Yeah?” Thea jerked back to reality.James said, “Come on. Let’s apply some medicine to your wounds. I’m sorry for what happened today. You only got humiliated because I left. I promise it won’t happen again.”“It’s okay.” Thea was used to it. She

Thea stood in front of the mirror, looking at her perfect face. She was shocked.James had told her over and over again that she would recover, but she was still surprised.His medical skills were nothing short of miraculous.“Jamie, you’re amazing. There are no scars at all even though my face was badly injured.”James smiled. “I can’t take credit for it. It was all Henry. He taught me everything I needed to know.”Thea touched her smooth face. “This formula will be so popular if the public learns of it. Can you imagine marketing this product at a beauty salon? Business would be booming!”James said, “Henry doesn’t care about fame and fortune. All he wants is to live an ordinary life.”Thea pressed her lips into a line. “How odd. How could he not like money?”Knock knock knock.Someone knocked on the door.“Thea, what are you doing? Your grandfather has called for a family meeting. He told us to be punctual. If he gets angry and revokes our shares because we’re late, I won’t

Three generations of the Callahans and some of their more important relatives gathered in the foyer of the Callhans’ villa.The five military regions were being restructured. The Blithe King of the Western Border was dispatched to Cansington, assuming the role of the commander-in-chief of the five military regions. This sent Cansington and even the five military regions into a frenzy.The Blithe King’s succession ceremony was imminent. This time, the ceremony would be public. There were some seats available, but only the truly rich and powerful would be able to secure them.All the important families in North Cansington, Cansington, South Chyna, Ocean City, and Coastal Heaven were eyeing the seats. All of them wanted to be there.It was the ultimate symbol of wealth and power.Attending the ceremony would indicate that they were truly powerful.According to rumors, the Blithe King’s succession ceremony would be held the next day.It was also speculated that only a hundred seats

It was also Thea who put the Callahans in extreme danger last time.Howard slammed his hand on the table and growled angrily, “Benjamin, this is too much. How can you be late?! Do you think you’re greater than us now that you have the family shares? Do you think we deserve to wait for you?”“I’m sorry, Howard,” Benjamin’s head hung low as he apologized.Thea came over and said, “Howard, it was me who caused the delay. It’s not my dad’s fault.”Howard became even more furious. “Thea, don’t you understand our rules? Family meetings are of the utmost importance. Just because you have something with the CEO of the Celestial Group doesn’t mean you can ignore the rules.”“Yeah, because of you, we almost died at Trent Xavier’s hands.”“Thank god I wasn’t home that day, or else the Callahans would have perished.”“You jinx! You dare to ask for a 10% share after all that?”The Callahans talked over each other as they berated Thea’s family.“Enough,” Lex announced, finally stopping the

Tommy was the eldest grandson in the family. That was why everybody spoke up for him when he was attacked.In the heat of the moment, James became the public enemy, and so did Benjamin’s family.Once again, Thea was the target of the ugliest insults.There were requests for Lex to revoke Benjamin’s shares, too.Tommy was elated with all these people on his side.He looked at James with an expression that said, ‘You’re just a nobody in the Callahan family. Hitting me was the riskiest move you could make.’Lex’s face was colored with rage. He was upset about the drama that unfolded during an important family meeting.Gladys slapped James on his head before he could say anything. “You b*stard, kneel down right now.”To their surprise, James raised his leg and gave Tommy a solid kick in the gut. It sent him two meters away, crashing into the couch that made him cry in pain.“James…” Thea was getting scared now.She wanted to kneel and apologize right after that, but James grabbed