“Tell me, if word about this gets out, won’t the Lake family be a joke to the entire Ocean City?”
As he spoke of it, Titus took a deep breath and downed the glass of red wine.
It was unknown if Titus was confident or was just an idiot. He sat there drinking and talking calmly.
When he finished drinking, Titus slammed the glass and burped.
Then, Titus added, “Curtis is a fool, but he’s quick to react. He lied to the Ocean City dignitaries there, making everyone think that the guys who delivered the coffins were intimidated by that old geezer, Kennedy. He said they left dejectedly after Kennedy scolded them. If we hadn’t planted a mole in Kennedy’s manor, we would probably never have known about it!”
“But do they think that Ocean City’s dignitaries are fools and that they can keep today’s events a secret forever?”
Titus grew angrier as he spoke. He grabbed the bottle before him to pour himself another drink, but the bottle was empty.
“Here, drink all you want. I’ll make sure you won’t run out of wine!” Jagoan said, handing him the bottle at his side.
He could now tell that Titus was the most idiotic one, even if he kept calling Kennedy and Curtis fools. He spilled the Lake family’s secrets without even knowing who he was talking to.
“Thank you!” Titus took the wine and thanked Jagoan.
Then, he picked up the bottle and began to pour it into his mouth as if to drown his frustration with Kennedy and Curtis.
Bang!
Jagoan and the rest smiled at each other, not expecting to hear the Lake family’s secret at a meal.
“Mr. Lake, you can drink. Here’s to you!” Jagoan raised his glass and said to Titus.
Titus looked at Jagoan drunkenly before laughing and saying,” You look about my age. People at our age shouldn’t drink from the glass! Here! One bottle each. Let’s drink!”
He stumbled over to the case of wine in the corner, pulled out two bottles, and handed Jagoan one.
At that moment, Mario had returned. He had had enough contact with Titus to know what he was like.
Smart people would keep their distance, so he waited some time before entering the Emperor’s Suite to avoid getting involved with Jagoan and the rest’s issues with the Lake family.
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