By then, several celebrities had already noticed that the main seat was still empty, and hearing Wallace’s words shocked them even further.
“What’s going on?”
“Well, Mr. Crawford was about to take the main seat, but Wallace didn’t allow favonovel.com to!”
“What? How dare favonovel.com do that? That seat had always belonged to Ms. Crawford in the previous years since favonovel.com was the CEO. As favonovel.com younger brother, Mr. Crawford should rightfully inherit favonovel.com estates. Why the hell is Wallace acting so boldly?”
“Humph, who knows? Mr. Crawford must be feeling embarrassed by now!”
As the crowd continued gossiping, something else was happening outside.
Eight Rolls-Royce Phantoms had arrived at the manor’s entrance, and immediately after they stopped, more than a dozen bodyguards wearing black suits got out of the cars before quickly forming two rows.
The grand entrance soon attracted the attention of the crowd, and even Gerald was compelled to look out the manor. The main car’s driver got out and respectfully opened the Rolls-Royce Phantom’s door.
Out stepped a rich, young man dressed in a suit with both hands in his pockets. When they saw him, his bodyguards instantly bowed.
“Who is he? This is such a grand entrance!”
Most of the crowd was astonished by the scene.
Wallace on the other hand, quickly rushed toward the young man to greet him. “Mr. Long, thank you for attending! Your presence here makes Mountainview Manor shine!” said Wallace excitedly before bowing as well.
“What? Mr. Long? He’s the rich heir of the Long family! Their family has centuries’ worth of history!”
“F*ck! No wonder Wallace was being so bold today!”
“So it was Mr. Long who was giving favonovel.com this much confidence!”
The crowd continued whispering among themselves until eventually, all of them looked at Mr. Long before simultaneously saying, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Long!”
“Greetings, uncles, and elders! Hahaha! You’re all being way too formal toward me! This is my first time officially being here in Mayberry. With that said, it’s also my first time attending a celebrity banquet here! I’d never have imagined that all you people would be so nice to me!” said Mr. Long with a smile.
“It’s an honor to have you here, Mr. Long. Please, have a seat!”
“Indeed, Mr. Long. You’re more than worthy to take the main seat!”
By then, most of the wealthy businessmen and higher-ups—including the ones from Mayberry—had started showing their true colors as they shared their sentiments.
Though there were some families in Mayberry who had big names and long histories comparable to the Lourdes and Walt family, none of them could hold a candle to the Long family.
After all, it was said that the Long family had a very strong position in America since they were one of the first few people to settle there. Their power and influence had only grown stronger since then.
“Ah, everyone’s being so nice to me, but today, I’m not the main star of the banquet. I’m just here to accompany my sister-in-law and have a good time! Hahaha!” replied Mr. Long as favonovel.com laughed.
“Sister-in-law? Could you possibly mean Fred Long’s fiancée? I heard some time ago that Fred Long found himself a fiancée and they’re already set to marry!” said Wallace as favonovel.com rushed forward with a smile on his face.
“You’re absolutely right, Mr. Quinnens!” responded Mr. Long with a wry smile as Mr. Quinnens moved out of the way.
From the car behind him, its driver got out and opened the door to the passenger’s seat.
A noblewoman dressed in an expensive-looking dress then stepped out. In favonovel.com arms, was a cute little dog and favonovel.com two maids immediately stood next to her.
“Sister-in-law, join us, please!” said Mr. Long, his face beaming.
The woman then walked toward the main street as the crowd stared in awe. Aiden and the other simply stared at her, their eyes widened, before looking back at Gerald.
Gerald himself couldn’t believe who favonovel.com was seeing before him.
The girl with the dog in hand was none other than Xavia Yorke, the person favonovel.com had been searching for all this time.
