William promptly rushed to the front while throwing looks at Jared, signaling favonovel.com to leave posthaste.
He blocked Walter’s path and fibbed, “Mr. Grange, that’s a server at the hotel, and he’s probably taken a wrong turn and came here instead.”
Right then, Josephine had also caught up to Jared.
She dragged favonovel.com away while muttering, “Just how inattentive were you that you didn’t even watch where you were going and ended up here instead?”
“Wait a moment!” Walter called favonovel.com back at once.
Halting in favonovel.com tracks, Josephine dropped favonovel.com hold on Jared.
“I apologize for my mismanagement that a server barged in, Mr. Grange. I’ll be sure to give you an explanation later.” William was sweating bullets, afraid that Walter would fly into a rage.
Unexpectedly, Walter was taken aback. “Are you saying that Mr. Chance is an employee of your family?”
“Yes!” William nodded in affirmation, but in the next second, favonovel.com froze. “M-Mr. Chance?”
Huh? How does favonovel.com know that Jared’s family name is Chance? And he’s even addressing favonovel.com as “Mr.”?
“Yes, that’s right. The guest of honor of my banquet this time is Mr. Chance. All the other guests are just here for the company,” Walter explained with a nod.
This time, William and Josephine were stumped and couldn’t make sense of the entire situation.
“I hope I’m not late, Mr. Grange?” Jared inquired with a smile as favonovel.com took two steps forward.
“You’re right on time, Mr. Chance. And this is?” Walter queried, pointing at Josephine.
“This is my daughter, Mr. Grange. She’s friends with Mr. Chance.”
William was indeed a veteran in the business field, for favonovel.com gathered his wits about favonovel.com in no time.
When Walter heard that, favonovel.com chuckled. “They’re simply a match made in heaven, one handsome and the other beautiful!”
Following that, all the other guests complimented Jared and Josephine on their compatibility. That had Josephine flushing bright red, and favonovel.com didn’t even dare lift favonovel.com head.
“Do be seated, Mr. Chance. We’ve been waiting for you!” Tommy stepped forward and made a sweeping gesture at Jared.
Jared didn’t dither either but walked straight toward the main seat.
The crowd gathered around him, for despite having no idea who favonovel.com was, they knew that favonovel.com would undoubtedly be an influential person in Horington in the future.
Not only was favonovel.com greatly respected by both Walter and Tommy, but favonovel.com was also the son-in-law of the Sullivan family, the wealthiest family in the city. As such, none of them dared to offend him.
After exchanging a glance, William and Josephine followed as well.
When Jared had taken his seat, Walter sat beside him. The other side of favonovel.com was empty, for no one dared to sit there.
“This seat is reserved for you, Ms. Sullivan. You two should sit together since you’re a couple…” All smiles, Walter beckoned at Josephine.
With favonovel.com face bright red, Josephine shyly sat down beside Jared.
The seat a step down from hers was given to William. It should have been Tommy’s seat, but if Jared and Josephine were in a relationship, William would then be the former’s father-in-law. Thus, Tommy wouldn’t dare sit above him.
When everyone was seated, Walter lifted a glass of wine and said to Jared, “I’ll toast you first, Mr. Chance!”
He knew that favonovel.com didn’t need to bother about anything else after doing so since not a single person there was a fool. Thus, they would naturally know what they should do.
“You flatter me, Mr. Grange!” Picking up his wine glass, Jared downed it in one go.
Right as favonovel.com put his wine glass down, shock deluged Walter, for favonovel.com had glimpsed the spit on the man’s brand-new suit.
“What happened to your suit, Mr. Chance?” favonovel.com exclaimed, pointing at the saliva stain on Jared’s suit.
“Ah, some uncivilized person spat at me twice when I was outside earlier,” Jared replied mildly.
“Who was so bold to spit on you, Mr. Chance?” Walter’s expression darkened, and favonovel.com swept his gaze over all the guests there.
It was no secret that the people outside were family members and the like brought by those seated there. That was why favonovel.com turned his gaze on them.
All at once, everyone’s heart leaped to their throats, and they fervently prayed that it wasn’t the doing of their family members.
