Life After Prison

Chapter 28

A smile that was neither self-important nor self-abasing unfolded across Severin’s face.

“This guy is Mister Henry’s friend? That can’t be possible!”

“For the love of God, that kid was invited to have a meal with Mister Henry when even people like us aren’t qualified to do so?”

A number of wealthy businessmen were completely shell-shocked to hear Henry’s words. Some of them even wondered if they were dreaming.

“How did he get to know Mister Henry?” George, the head of the Shanahans, frowned as well.

Everyone there had been trying to get close to someone as powerful as Henry, yet none ever had even the slightest chance of succeeding. By contrast, Severin seemed to be on such friendly terms with Henry that the latter had took the initiative to treat him to a meal!

ex-fiancee? Don’t you think you should return the dowry now that you’re getting married to someone else instead of him? And that one-hundred-and-fifty-dollar sum seems a bit

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said with a smile. If even the Draco Hall’s people could not afford to offend someone like Henry, it was simply unthinkable for the Loughs to risk

at a rather decent relationship between

should you be refunding that money? It was the Orwells who took it, so the responsibility to refund it falls on them!”

Helga’s face was purple from her anger. Having her return the money she

pulled Helga back for fear that she would offend Henry. After all, it was not in their position to refute, since the act of

your account number? I’ll have someone transfer the money to you!”

“Sorry, but I prefer cash. You and your family accused me of being driven mad by poverty, so since I haven’t seen money in a long time, I want all that money to be given in the form of cash. It would

his teeth angrily. Severin was obviously trying to make things difficult for them, because taking out cash would require them to go to the

she stood to one side. He refused outright when her grandfather offered him 150,000 dollars in return for his life-saving grace, yet

doing it to piss

cash, right? We’ll get it for you now!” Lucy turned red with ire and looked angrily