Supreme Mars novel Chapter 167

The next day, Nadine drove Leo to the upper city, so they arrived at the Nicholson family at noon.

The upper city was the more prosperous side of Emerdale. It was also a place where the first-class families gathered. The Ford family and the Nicholson family were the most famous ones.

Unlike the newly promoted first-class families like the Ford family, the Nicholson family had been an old first-class family of Emerdale since a long time ago. Still, it had never been ranked among four prestigious families.

It was at noon. The gate of the Nicholson family was packed with people, and many luxury cars were parked in front of it. In contrast, Leo's Magotan was much more low-key.

When Leo and Nadine walked into the courtyard, they saw that the large manor was full of dining tables. All guests had arrived and were chatting happily.

"Young Master, the master of the Nicholson family, Roman, craved for greatness and success. The older he is, the more he loves ostentation. After he turned 60, he hosted a big party to invite all the families in Emerdale over every year. The bigger the party is, the happier he was."

Nadine whispered to him from behind.

Leo was silent for a while, and then his lips arched. "I hope he wouldn't ruin his 70th birthday by himself."

His idea was straightforward. He only wanted to get through this event smoothly, but if Roman insisted on picking a fight, he would have to fight back.

"Here, you loser!"

Suddenly, Leo heard a harsh sound.

He traced down the voice and saw Rebecca waving at him with a disdainful face.

Rebecca shouted so loudly that she immediately caught the attention of other presenters.

Someone looked at Leo in surprise. "I haven't met him before; which family is he from?"

"Maybe the Ford family."

Several young masters from the first-class families looked at Leo and whispered.

Nadine's eyes turned cold. She was about to speak, only to be stopped by Leo. The two of them sat down in the Ford family's place.

Just by then, a young man, maybe in his twenties, came over and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ford, if he is one of your family, why did he come alone instead of coming with you? Don't you like him?"

Jayden looked embarrassed, but he had to answer that question for the sake of his pride.

"You're right. He is indeed a good-for-nothing in a small branch of our family. We feel ashamed to have him here."

"Oh?"

The young man smiled even more happily. "Since when have your family had a branch? You could barely become a first-class family without my family's help. As far as I know, your family only has one branch, the Henderson family, right?"

He pointed to Leo and asked, "Is he from the Henderson family?"

"..."

Jayden, William, and Rebecca all looked quite embarrassed at that time. They looked at Leo with even gloomier eyes, as if it was him that had put them in this awkward position.

Caroline frowned and was provoked by the young man's words. "Who are you to judge my family like that?"

Caroline had only met Roman and Raymond, and she had never seen anyone else of the Nicholson family.

A hint of arrogance appeared on the young man's face. He answered, "My name is Barnaby, also the next patriarch appointed by my grandfather."

Upon hearing that, the young men at other tables laughed and looked at the Ford family with mocking eyes.

There were also strong and weak ones in the first-class families. However, now that they were with the Nicholson family, they certainly had their advantages. They would naturally look down on a family like the Fords, which only rose by depending on siding with the Nicholsons.

After a pause, he looked at Leo again and said, "I heard that five years ago, the Henderson family and one of the four prestigious families, the Lawsons, had an alliance marriage, but the groom ran away on the wedding night. Is that you?"

Leo took a sip of tea and said lightly, "So what?"

"Did you run away?"

Barnaby looked at Leo with an intriguing expression and said significantly.

Leo put down the teacup in her hand, and deep thoughts took over his eyes. William, Rebecca, Caroline, and others were stunned and surprised at Leo.