Ethan had met Curt Benton on a hike five years ago.

At the time, Curt had a sudden stroke halfway up the mountain, and it was Ethan who carried him down the trail and drove him to the nearest hospital.

Since then, the two had kept in touch, and soon realized that they had a lot in common. Needless to say, they had become very good friends.

Curt was also among the few who knew Ethan’s real identity as Brandon Larson. He had been doing business for decades, after all, and was quite well-informed about the business of his peers, both public and private.

Ethan reached out and shook hands with his old friend. “I’m here for my grandmother’s birthday party.”

He winked at Curt then, silently telling the latter not to say anything regarding Brandon Larson.

Being a shrewd man, Curt instantly understood the subtle message. He refrained from asking more questions and just said, “I haven’t seen you for a long time, you brat!”

Ethan and glanced at the wine spilled on the floor. “Find a servant to clean this up, or it might ruin Mr. Lester’s

and waved a staff over to relay

turning to Ethan. “Let’s go and talk about the good old days. You brat, did you ever realize we haven’t spoken in over half a year? Are you avoiding me because I’m too old to be doing what you cool young ones are into these days? Anyway, do you remember those stocks that you said had huge potential? Well, I bought a bunch and ended up making a lot of profit.” The man who was always aloof and distant to others was now gushing

“All right, all right. Let’s

encouragement Curt needed. He grabbed the younger man’s hand and

at what they were seeing. They couldn’t do anything about it, though; they didn’t want to make a fuss and paint themselves in a bad

make Curt’s acquaintance. Who would have thought that Ethan was actually good friends with the

assistant through gritted

just as clueless as everyone else. “I know, right? And they

head. “I see that, you idiot. I’m not

pestering Janet and was about to say something when she caught sight of Ethan and Curt chatting jovially to one side.

sure…” Janet said tentatively. Though she

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