“I prepared a lot of extra food,” I lowered my head and said with a grin. “Greg, why don’t you join me for dinner?”
“Okay.” Ashton accepted as soon as I had finished extending my invitation.
He spoke extremely calmly but quickly as though he was very eager.
Ashton’s buffet lunches probably cost him tens of millions. I wouldn’t be surprised if his dinners were in the millions as well. Why would a wealthy man like him want to share the dinner of an ordinary citizen like me?
“Okay!” Gregory cheered as he pulled me by the hand into my own house, leaving me no time to spare any further thought to the matter.
I was a little worried that Marcus would not like the way I led the party in while he was still having his dinner. To my surprise, he did not express any dissatisfaction. Perhaps it was due to the virtues of hospitality that he embodied. “I’ll get two more sets of cutlery,” he said courteously.
Gregory was well-mannered too; he hurried after Marcus to help.
Marcus bent down and patted him on the shoulder. “Young man, just have a seat and make yourself at home,” he said as he turned and walked into the kitchen.
Ashton suddenly walked over to Gregory’s side. “Did you forget what we talked about yesterday?”
“What did he talk about?” Gregory replied, nonplussed. Perhaps they talked about a lot of things and he didn’t immediately realize which one his father was referring to.
“You mustn’t disturb Weird Ms. Stovall,” Ashton said coldly.
“Yes, I remember,” Gregory said with an obedient nod.
“It’s the same with Weird Mr. White. In the future, you have to read the situation better. Understand?”
Marcus emerged as Ashton concluded his speech. It was so awkward for me that I drew deep breaths to calm myself.
Not only did this temper have a temper that was difficult to grasp, but it also seemed that he didn’t know how to accommodate others. How could someone eat and drink for free in another’s house and teach their kids to ignore the owner of the house?
I held my head and cringed on behalf of Gregory. With a father like this, the child would have plenty of hardships to endure in the future.
It was a good thing that Marcus had plenty of patience. He stared Ashton down for a few seconds before looking away and taking his seat. This episode was a small incident to him.
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