Of course, Ferry only appeared sad on the surface. However, he did not want to clarify that he was scolding Brendan. Wouldn't it be great if I could witness Brendan Reed fight Ethan Knight? This is one moment that he wanted to see after all.
Even if Ethan chose to pursue the case, Ferry could entirely avoid blame. Besides, the person he chastised in the first place was Brendan, not Ethan! So he could wash his hands on this.
Brendan was even more enraged by Ethan's sneer since it gave him the impression that he despised him. He pointed at Ethan and said, "The Carroll residence is not a place for you to be! By the way, you need an invitation to come here. How can a useless guy like you receive an invitation from the Carrolls? You must have sneaked in or forged an invitation card! You must show your invitation card!"
Ethan smiled composedly. "Based on what you've said, the Carrolls must be completely useless! If I could get in, it only proves that the Carrolls' security guards are lax and have severe concerns. If I made a phony invitation card, it just means that the individuals in charge of verification at the door are idiots. Isn't that what you wanted to say?"
"I... Since when have I criticized the Carrolls? "Don't talk nonsense! That's not what I meant to say!" Brendan trembled and hurriedly waved his hands, attempting to explain: "I meant that a loser like you must have utilized some dishonest means to sneak in. I never intended to criticize the Carrolls! You heard it wrong."
Ethan spread his palms open. "Hah, so you mean that the Carrolls' subordinates are so incompetent that even a loser like me can sneak in easily? That is what you are referring just now."
Brendan panicked as he couldn't clear the air, and sweat covered his forehead. He was terrified the Carrolls would get the wrong notion, so he could only shout at Ethan. "Shut up!" "Do not try to sow discord here again! You are twisting the facts."
Given that a fight appeared to have started here, the Carrolls would naturally not want someone to cause a commotion on their family's special day at their home. Two family members in charge of butlering came over with several security guards.
"Hello, everyone. Today is the Carrolls' baby shower. Even if there is a disagreement among you, please hold it in and do us a favor by refraining from causing a commotion here," a middle-aged guy remarked sharply.
When Brendan saw the Carrolls, he raised his hand and pointed at Ethan with righteous fury. "Hello, Sir!
I work for the Reed Corporation, and the individual in front of me is Ethan Knight, a useless live-in son-in-law whom we kicked out. I assume he did not receive an invitation from the Carrolls and has slipped in! Please examine him attentively. Besides you don't want someone to barge in easily to your opulent occasion."
The middle-aged man furrowed his brow. The Carrolls had invited several upper-class elites to their baby shower today, so security was understandably high. He couldn't believe someone had managed to get in. Whether this Reed guy is telling the truth is up to them to see.
Ethan, dressed in modest and regular clothes, was a new face for him. But, if he genuinely was a useless live-in son-in-law that the Reeds kicked out, as Brendan claimed, he was not qualified to accept an invitation from the Carrolls.
In that scenario, Ethan's appearance here appeared quite strange!
The middle-aged man addressed Ethan politely but severely, "Excuse me, Sir, please show me the invitation card you've received."
Ethan squinted his eyes. "Why? Do the Carrolls also question your staff's competence and believe I snuck in? Is that how you trained your staff? Being incompetent?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Ethan's calm and relaxed demeanor and noticed he did not appear to have sneaked in. He began to speculate in his heart. He was half-hearted to check his invitation because of his calm demeanor.
However, the Carrolls valued today's baby shower highly, and the visitors were mainly from Emerald Coast County's affluent families. If someone did sneak in and cause problems, he would be unable to account for it. So he need to be very careful.
The middle-aged man's tone softened at this prospect, but he persisted. "We have many people today, so please cooperate for everyone's safety. Afterward, the Carrolls will undoubtedly explain."
This scene in the banquet hall rapidly drew everyone's attention. Seeing someone being asked of their invitation card was a rare scene.
When it was revealed that someone had entered without an invitation, practically all the guests looked over to see who dared to cause such a scene at the Carrolls' baby shower.
Brendan was confident that Ethan did not have an invitation. But when he saw how calm Ethan was in front of the Carrolls, even sipping tea gently without worry, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive again. He had this ominous feeling again that he was gravely mistaken.
Could this punk have an invitation card? That's impossible! He doesn't have the connection to have an invitation to this kind of parties.
How can this mediocre loser get invited by the Carrolls, one of the four leading families?!
Brendan urgently tried to console himself while observing Ethan's moves.
The Carrolls surrounding Ethan and countless visitors craning their necks watched him, waiting to see if he could pull out an invitation card.
Ethan briefly became the focus of the entire dinner hall while sipping his tea.
Ethan smirked and chuckled before slamming a beautifully constructed red invitation card with gold edges onto the table. "Since you want to see it, take a good look."
When he took out an invitation card, the folks around him changed their emotions, with some seeming dissatisfied.
On the other hand, Brendan felt an intense pounding in his heart. This good-for-nothing was able to take out an invitation card! That's impossible.
Why?!
Most crucially, Ethan's ability to remove the Carrolls' invitation card proved that he was an honored guest of the Carrolls and that Brendan's previous charge needed to be corrected. Brendan would undoubtedly be held responsible for offending a notable guest! What a mess!
Pale as a sheet, Brendan pointed at the invitation card and stated, "His invitation card must be phony! You must carefully inspect it!"
The middle-aged man grabbed the gold-embossed invitation card and opened it. The Carrolls had a habit of not stating the precise name of the invitee on the invitation card, which allowed anyone with an invitation to enter.
However, it took a lot of work to recreate an invitation from the Carroll family because each original invitation contained a miniature winged seal that was difficult to find, let alone replicate. Faking the invitation will take them at one month.
There was a gorgeous little winged seal in the middle of the invitation card that Ethan had taken out!
And no doubt, this meant that the invitation card was authentic!