"I joined the army at fourteen, made the field division at seventeen, and was awarded the rank of junior junior
lieutenant at twenty!" hissed Keegan. "Now, there are
many officers under my command! I'm not some
small–time gangster! I'm a real, gun–wielding soldier
who has killed before!"
Keegan's loud voice and imposing aura terrified
everyone.
Having said that, the scorn returned to Keegan's face
as he looked at Emmanuel. "Now, do you dare display
such arrogance before me?"
Everyone assumed that Emmanuel was going to be
quaking in his boots. However, nobody expected this
gynecologist to look contemptuously at Keegan and
retort, "Do you think it's an honor to have killed before?"
These words made Milani, Chase, and everyone else
very anxious.
After all, if a man said that he had killed before, he
wasn't fooling around. This was not a game of
Werewolves!
Is Emmanuel truly not afraid of being killed?
Milani had changed her opinion of Emmanuel after
seeing the way he behaved tonight. For one to be this
arrogant, he is definitely a genius. However, I think he
won't live for long!
There were already many people paying attention to
the commotion, but after the two exchanged barbs
tit–for–tat, more and more people gathered around
them.
Lexi had also never imagined Ms. Mackenzie's husband
to be so plucky.
No wonder I heard rumors that he'd managed to
impress someone like Mr. Webber! However, he didn't
hesitate to pick a fight with Keegan to protect the
woman behind him. I wonder what their relationship is.
If Ms. Mackenzie finds out about this, she's going to be
so angry!
Right now, Keegan was extremely livid.
Keegan was a well–known figure among the upper
echelons of Yeringham and had a reputation for a hot
temper and behaving impulsively. There had been
many young heirs of these families who had gotten
into conflicts with Keegan, only to be defeated by his
fists.
If even such rich and powerful people were afraid to
take revenge on Keegan, what gave this poor nobody
the audacity to pick a fight with Keegan?
The whole situation was preposterous.
Keegan wanted to pull out the gun from his waist in a
fit of rage.
"Keegan Doyle!" yelled Roselynn.
When Roselynn saw what was about to unfurl, she
hurriedly tried to put a stop to this. "I'm not your
girlfriend or your woman! Why do you care who I'm
speaking to? I don't want to go elsewhere with you
either!"
Keegan was already angry and paid Roselynn no
mind. As such, he continued to draw his gun.
Emmanuel quickly shook off Keegan's hand and
pushed him away, putting some distance between
them.
Just as things were about to get heated, another voice
was heard entering the fray. "What's the meaning of
this? Who dares cause a ruckus at the Quillen family's
banquet?"
As soon as those words were spoken, an old man in a
black suit walked in quickly with the staff stationed
on–site.
The onlookers looked more and more excited.
"I never expected Mr. Smith to come over personally.
This is going to be such a treat!"
"The Quillen family is the number one family in
Yeringham. Mrs. Quillen was also promoted to deputy
mayor! If the two of them dare to make trouble at her
banquet, nobody is going to let things slide."
A group of women immediately began to gossip.
Milani immediately leaned over and snorted derisively.
"It's best to drive out this gynecologist. An intrusion to
this banquet by the likes of him serves only to cheapen
the atmosphere!"
When Keegan saw Adam, he immediately lowered his
hand and tried to take control of the situation. "Mr.
Smith, I am Keegan Doyle of the Doyle family. I
assumed that tonight was meant to be an elegant
affair. I never expected such unruly people to barge in.
It's really disappointing!"
Adam was taken aback.
The Doyle family was also quite powerful in Yeringham.
Keegan's mother was an official figure, so Adam dared
not offend the Doyle family so easily. Humbly, Adam
replied, "I'm truly sorry about this, Mr. Doyle. If someone
managed to sneak in, it's definitely negligence on our
part. Please allow me to investigate this."
After this, Adam turned to face Emmanuel with an icy
look. "Sir, please show me your invitation!"
Roselynn immediately became nervous and retorted,
"Why do you want Emmanuel to show you an invitation just because of one accusation from Keegan? He's not the organizer!"
"Mr. Doyle's mother is a good friend of Ms. Lorelei. Since he's questioning the validity of someone's presence, it's naturally my job as the person in charge to sort this
out!" replied Adam.
Adam then added, "Since I've never seen this
gentleman before and his clothing seems quite out of
place for a banquet like this, I need him to show me an
invitation!"
Given that it was a reasonable answer, Roselynn could
not refute it.
What do I do?
What's more, someone suddenly shouted, "His name is
Emmanuel Lowe, and he is a gynecologist. I daresay
that he snuck inside without an invitation!"
Milani had been waiting for this opportunity for a long
time. How could she pass up a chance at revenge?
She really wanted to see Emmanuel being kicked out
in full view. It was going to be satisfying, and it could
allow her to vent her hatred.
"Right! Just look at his outfit! He claims that he
received an invitation to this banquet. I refuse to
believe it!"
As soon as Milani spoke, the women surrounding her
echoed in agreement.
The one thing a banquet like this did not lack were
lapdogs and self–righteous women. They were fond of
using someone's allegedly lowly status to elevate
themselves.
Right now, Emmanuel was nothing but a lowly
miscreant to them.
"Sir, please show me your invitation now. Otherwise,
you can't blame us for being rude."
Adam's expression had turned grim.
As the banquet manager, Adam could be blamed for
negligence if someone slipped inside amid all this
confusion. If the situation continued to escalate, it was
going to be hard for Adam to explain what happened.
"I don't have an invitation," confessed Emmanuel.
Roselynn looked on helplessly because her invitation
did not qualify her to be on the third floor, let alone
bring in a stranger.
This scene caused an uproar.
"Ms. Roselynn, this man is riffraff! He has no business
being with you. Come over to my side!"
An arrogant smile finally made its way to Keegan's lips.
Keegan was even showing off in front of Roselynn, and
there was nothing to conceal the disdain he had for
Emmanuel in his eyes.
This man is indeed good–looking and skilled, but so
what? He has no identity or status. On top of that, he's
just scum. What can he use to compete against me?
"This is an outrage! How did you sneak inside without
an invitation?" asked Adam angrily.
If this became an even bigger deal, Adam, the person
in charge, was going to have a hard time explaining
this to his superiors.
Fortunately, this incident had yet to alert the bigwigs
upstairs. Otherwise, it was going to be even harder to
contain.
"Goodness, Emmanuel. What are you going to do this
time?"
Milani was very happy, and there was nothing but
gleeful excitement all over her face.
Emmanuel could not explain. If he spoke the truth,
Roselynn was going to be implicated too. As such, he
chose to remain silent for the time being.
"Why is there such a ruckus? What on earth has
happened?"
Claudette was attending another social event at a
different banquet hall. She had just ascended the third
floor when she realized that a group of people was
gathered in a corner.
She hurried over to take a look and noticed that it was
Emmanuel and Roselynn who were caught in the
middle.
"Emmanuel seems to be in a tight spot. What do I do?"
muttered Claudette.
When she saw so many people deliberately making
things difficult for Emmanuel, Claudette was quite
anxious.
Claudette had a very unique illness back then. She had
seen many female gynecologists but failed to find a
cure. In the end, Emmanuel, a male doctor, was the
one who succeeded in curing her.
A disease of that nature was not going to be cured
after a single visit. To make a complete recovery,
Claudette met Emmanuel many times in secret.
Of course, Claudette had undressed numerous times
in front of Emmanuel too. It was quite embarrassing to
think about.
Back then, she was barely twenty years old.
Since women had a sense of loyalty, Claudette's heart
vaguely affirmed this man's character simply because
he had seen her body so many times.
The most important thing was that Emmanuel bore no
ill intent when he examined her. His clear eyes and
serious expression were deeply imprinted into her
mind.
Gradually, Claudette developed a liking for the tall and
handsome Emmanuel, which was different from how
she felt about other men.
Just then, Milani's voice rang across the room once
more. "Everyone, do be careful. For all we know, he's a
thief who snuck in to pickpocket us!"
Immediately, everyone present started frantically
checking their valuables for fear of anything missing.
When Roselynn saw this, she began to panic too.
With so many people present, she was worried that
someone was going to announce that they had lost
something. If that happened, Emmanuel was going to
stand no chance of proving his innocence.
Emmanuel furrowed his brows. He didn't think that
Milani was going to be so vicious.
"Everyone, please accept my apology. I was the one
who brought him in!"
Just then, Claudette finally strode in.
When she showed up, there was another uproar.
Although Claudette was a discreet person, she was still
a scion of the wealthy Lenoir family. There were few
present who did not know her.
Claudette was also a classy beauty who had plenty of
admirers. Many people had mixed feelings when they
saw her sticking up for Emmanuel.
Emmanuel looked over and saw that Claudette was
smiling faintly at him.
It was quite a delicate smile.
Emmanue! immediately responded with a faint smile
of his own.
Just as he was about to be swept away by everyone's
accusations and insults, this young lady actually stood
up for him, like a small boat going against the current.
Emmanuel was very grateful for her kind gesture.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Lenoir. Although you are a distinguished
guest, you have no right to just invite an outsider!"
"No. She was not the one who invited me!"
Just as Adam was about to make things difficult for
Claudette, Emmanuel stepped in to defend her
instead. "Ms. Lenoir only wanted to help me out of
kindness. This has nothing to do with her."
Emmanuel was already prepared to be chased out of
the venue and did not want to implicate anyone else.
Claudette sighed helplessly. She did not expect
Emmanuel to say this.
Now, everyone was ganging up on Emmanuel and
treating him like a thief. Even though Claudette had no
right to bring him in, she could at least find a way to
smooth things over. Why did he turn down this kind
gesture of hers?
Does Emmanuel not think of me as a friend?
"Fine. If that's so, then you admit to sneaking in!"
Adam had already lost his patience, not wanting to
spare a second glance at Emmanuel. "Guards! Drag
this riffraff out of here!"
The crowd who was coldly watching the scene unfold
immediately burst into a flurry of activity.
"Hmph. Imagine being a loser and still having the guts
to sneak into a prestigious event like this. We can't let
this slide! He needs to be handed over to the police!"
"Indeed! He has disturbed the public order and should
be subjected to administrative detention!"
"Everyone, check and see if your valuables are still
there. There's only one person to be blamed for this."
If anything, a lot of the banquet's attendees merely
came to show off their superiority.
However, this sense of superiority came at the expense
of someone else. They saw how this person, who had
no right to be here, had trespassed on private property
to sneak into this banquet. Given that they had every
right to stay as guests, they felt a sense of
accomplishment. Some even took the time to spread
this on Instagram to act cool.
Now that things have gone to this extent, Claudette could not do much else to help. She merely looked at Emmanuel's lone figure and sighed.