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!

turned around and looked at Lucy while saying, “Aren’t you Severin’s 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

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Hall’s people could not afford to offend

on a first-name basis, which hinted at a rather decent relationship between the two of them.

money? It was the Orwells who took it,

anger. Having her return the money she had

for fear that she would offend Henry. After all, it was not in their position to refute, since the act of doing so could be likened to a

said to Severin with a smile, “Could you give me your account number? I’ll have someone transfer the money to

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 hit the

teeth angrily. Severin was obviously trying to make things difficult for them, because taking out cash

Severin’s words as she stood to one side. He refused outright when her grandfather offered him 150,000 dollars in return for his life-saving grace, yet he was suddenly demanding a bigger sum in cash. There could not have been a clearer indication

doing it to piss the

want cash, right? We’ll get it for you now!” Lucy turned red with ire and looked angrily at Severin before leaving with Landon.