Life at the Top

InterContinental Hotel had been operating for nearly a decade now and had received a lot of big shots in the past, but never had anyone booked the entire hotel for an entire day.

This was not just a question of money, but a question of status and identity.

At this moment, both the Gardners and Hulls felt a mixture of emotions.

Norman and Ian exchanged glances with each other, noticing the regret and unease from each other’s faces.

When they received the invitation today, they had been so frightened that they nearly ran away from Swallow Capital.

That invitation was sent by Old Master Law himself!

If this invitation had come some other time, then it would no doubt be a great honor. Even the invitation card would be worth being framed and mounted to the wall.

Now was not the time, though!

The Turners and the Laws, both representing the local faction and Harbor City’s business group, were currently fighting each other!

All the other magnates had hidden for fear that they would suffer, not to mention both of them who were only a tad bit bigger than a shrimp at best!

“Sigh, we really shouldn’t have meddled in this in the first place.”

In the elevator, Norman sighed with an obscure expression.

Norman felt a deep sense of powerlessness when faced with the two behemoths, the Turners and the Laws. He did not have the slightest courage to go against them at all.

However, now that he had chosen to stand with the Turners, Norman simply had no idea how he was going to respond to the banquet invitation.

late for that.” Ian was calmer than

will both remain transparent. Don’t make your stance easily no matter what both parties say

hearing what Ian said, Lisa said nonchalantly, “You’re making a fuss, Uncle Ian. The Laws must’ve deemed us worthy and that’s why they sent us an invitation. There’s no need to be

how close I am to Erik. The Turners won’t just stand on the sidelines and watch the

made Ian frown. He said flatly, “If the other party is really afraid of the Turners, then Ben wouldn’t be lying in the hospital right

eyes flashed as she gritted her teeth and said, “Ben

spoke, the elevator door

were swept by a

saw Erik and Brad confronting

no idea what had just happened, everyone present on the scene was no fools and could easily tell that the air hovering

she shared a unique relationship with Erik. She rushed up to Erik and took his arm, asking softly,

of Norman and Ian, hence he said

and sneered, “Look, you invited us and we came. Is this how you treat your guests? By

stupid mouth, witch. Know your place. Who says it’s

filled with a surge of

you to criticize me? You’d better stop putting on airs and talk to me nicely. Otherwise, when I see your grandfather later, I’ll ask him

she said those words, the expression of everyone on the scene changed

Lisa was in trouble and were eager to cover

thing that one could say

looked at Lisa as

especially. In order to gain support from Norman’s Haddock Chamber of Commerce, he had even planned to make Lisa his daughter-in-law, but right now, it seemed like this woman was too risky to be

Lisa said could infuriate him, let alone make

could tolerate it when