The waitress was already done with the payment when Adrian got downstairs.

She made her way to Adrian respectfully and passed the card to him with both hands. “Mr. Adrian, your card has been swiped.”

Adrian took the card and left Black Mamba with the alumni.

Meanwhile, Raymond tottered down the step, his entire body drenched in a cold sweat.

“What’s that man’s background?” Raymond asked the waitress with a panicked expression.

She bit her lip and said, “His card was issued by Wyvern Peak.”

“What?! Wyvern Peak?!”

Raymond’s jaw dropped and he had a hard time closing it. He realized that he had tried to one-up the war legate.

He almost broke down right there and then. It was fortunate that he realized that something was off before it was too late. Otherwise, he would have been dead by now.

Raymond was silently shaking.

***

Samantha and the others felt relieved after leaving the hotel.

Tiffany was especially relieved as she walked amongst the crowd with her head hung in embarra