Life After Prison by Silencieux novel Chapter 452

Chapter 452 

Megan finally realized that she, in her excitement, had misspoken. She immediately smiled awkwardly and said, “No, Grandma, that’s not what I meant! You were generous before, and I was trying to say that you’re overly generous right now!” 

“Haha! What a quick-witted young girl you are!” Catherine chuckled. It was not as if she did not understand Megan’s implication through that initial reaction. 

“Sigh, I’m guessing that Mister Valerian probably received several invitations, and it would be lucky if he managed to make time and visit one or two families. The odds of him coming to visit us are slim, I’m afraid,” Stanley continued to lament. 

All of a sudden, Severin remarked, “Relax. There’s a good chance he’ll come and visit the Shanahans, whether it is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!” 

Severin’s confidence elicited a sneer from Stanley as he said, “Hehe. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow? There are about ten or so invitation cards in Mister Valerian’s hands, or in other words, the chances of him coming over are one out of ten. If he decides to visit two families, then our chances are one out of five. We might be a second-tier family, but we’ve just only started to rise in the upper-class circle. They’ve probably never heard of us before, so what are the odds that he’ll come and visit us?” 

Severin was stunned for a moment, but he soon said to Stanley, “How about we make a bet if you don’t believe me?” 

“A bet?” Stanley was very confident he was in his chances of winning, but as much as he wanted to bet with Severin, he could only say, “I don’t have the money to bet with you. I’m dirt poor now, so there’s no way I can get any funds.” 

“Haha!” Severin could not help but laugh when he heard that. The guy who used to be such at dominant force in the family was reduced to being in such a miserable state! Seeing him like that brought joy to Severin’s heart. 

“Perhaps. Let’s just hope for the best!” Catherine smiled and added, “By the way, we still need to prepare some gifts and go congratulate the Ballards. If we have the opportunity to chat with Mister Valerian then, we might be able to leave a good impression on him! That’ll boost our chances even more!” 

“Yes, we have to! What sort of gift should we prepare for the Ballards, though?” George nodded and felt that his mother made a very reasonable point. 

The old lady thought for a while and said, “We now have a good relationship with the Ballards, and Miss Sheila even expressed her love to Severin when she got drunk the other day! We mustn’t bring ordinary gifts when we visit them. We must prepare better gifts for them. Hmm, let’s bring that antique painting with us. Let’s throw in some jeweled hairpins or similar items too!” She finally had an idea. 

“But Grandma, that painting is probably worth millions! It wasn’t easy for you to get it!” Stanley said heartbrokenly.