Sweet Subterfuge

Seeing that the atmosphere had become awkward, Cody and Edmund Immediately came to smooth things over. One pulled on Bernard while the other went to persuade Maria.

“Dad, Mom is only doing this for your own good! Please don’t be angry!”

“Forget it Mom, It’s Cad’s 60th birthday today. Just show him a bit of respect and not cause a scene here, please? There are people watching!’

No one bothered to apologize to Kevan-of course, he never expected them to either. In the confusion, he silently went over to sit in his seat, trading a look with Anthony before quietly observing this farce. However, the farce did not last long. Alter both sons had persuaded them, combined with the stares from the guests, Bernard and Maria calmed down very quickly.

Cody got a waiter to clean up the mess on the floor, and once Bernard’s emotions were fully calm, the feast officially started.

There was an emcee for the feast. Cody had spent a great deal of money on this too, for he had hired a well-known host from StellarTV to ensure that thiros ran smoothly. Other than that, he also invited several famous singers to perform.

political and business cliles, so they were not interested in any of these ridiculous programs. Hence, no matter how high-energy the performances were, the atmosphere off-stage was

his eyes frequently drifting to the bodies of the female stars, wt ile a nasty smile played on the corners of his lips. Those who shared his table pretended to not have seen anything while

for nearly an hour. Thankfully, the dishes were served about hallway through, or a great deal of

up the stage at the invitation of the emcee to deliver a speech to the

also thankful to my two dutiful sons, for they were the ones who

and his eyes seemingly kept

helped him by asking. “Kevan, Uncle Anthony’s 60th birthday was not celebrated well. Don’t you want to give him

up

a “coma’ at that time, so naturally, he