Everyone around them burst into raucous laughter upon hearing his words.
They would be standing out here all day if he didn’t go in?
“Does that mean that he was the mysterious person who defeated the underworld forces?”
“So he was the mysterious guest of the private celebration?”
“How absurd!”
“Does that tongue of his ever stop blabbering nonsense?”
Nancy stomped hard onto Zeke’s foot before dragging Lacey away from him.
“Can you stop embarrassing us?”
“I feel ashamed just standing next to you!”
“Is he part of the Riverdale Hinton family? He’s standing amongst them,” someone in the crowd asked.
The people in the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves.
“The Riverdale Hinton family? I don’t remember him being a part of it.”
“See that car key on his waist? He drives an old-school Santana. The Hintons would never use such a piece of trash!”
“But he’s standing with them...”
“Why don’t we ask Mr. Hinton himself?”
“Him? He doesn’t have the right to call himself a member of the Riverdale Hinton family.”
“He’s just a good-for-nothing son-in-law I threw out from the Oakheart Hinton family.”
“By the way, he even went to jail for five years,” Michael added.
“If he had married into our family, I would have strangled him long ago.”
Everyone began to scoff at Adam Hinton.
Adam glared at Zeke and explained, “Don’t get the wrong idea, everyone.”
“My family has already cut off all contact with him.”
“He no longer has anything to do with us.”
The laughter only got louder.
“So he was thrown out of the Riverdale Hinton family? Even the Oakheart Hintons didn’t want anything to do with him.”
“What makes him think he could stand amongst the Riverdale Hintons and say such shameless things?”
“Maybe he’s a lunatic.”
“I feel sorry for his wife. Look at her! Even if she divorces him now, the men of this city would still be all over her.”
At that moment, Daniel and his family members were too ashamed to even lift their heads.
He could not wrap his head around the fact that Zeke just embarrassed his entire family in public.
At the same time, Zeke glanced at the Hintons scornfully. “So you’re cutting ties with me?”
“Fine then. You can forget about entering the hotel.”
After that, he promptly turned around and walked towards the entrance of the hotel.
The crowd snickered in unison.
“Did he just threaten the Riverdale Hintons?”
“Did he really think it was a good idea to do that?”
Just then, Lacey panicked and grabbed the corner of his shirt. “Zeke! Stop right there!”
“We’re newcomers here, so we should be laying low.”
Zeke gave a light smile. “Don’t worry, Lacey. Once I get in, I’ll get someone to escort you in.”
Lacey, on the other hand, did not buy that.
Nancy appeared all of a sudden and dragged Lacey back into the crowd. “Lacey, cut it. If he wants to throw himself into the fire, let him be.”
“I’m disowning you if you try and stop him!” Nancy snarled.
“But...” Lacey’s face was turning red with anxiety.
“No ‘but’s,” Nancy said, cutting her off. “If we don’t teach him a lesson now, he’s going to mess things up even further in the future.”
Lacey tried to run after Zeke, but it was too late. He was already heading towards the entrance.
Everyone’s eyes were trained on Zeke as he walked through the glass door.
To no one’s surprise, the security guards rushed forward to stop him once he got into the lobby. “Halt! Who gave you permission to enter? Get out!”
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