“Are you stupid? Why aren’t you offering a toast to Mr. Clark?” Augustine reminded loudly.
Micah snapped out of his trance and quickly picked up the glass in front of him, saying with a smile, “Boss, I didn’t know it was you just now. Please don’t mind me. I’ll take a penalty drink!”
After speaking, he raised his glass and drank it all at once.
This action once again stunned the diners in the hall. Micah from Eahta clan actually drank with a young man who was more than 20 years younger than him to apologize?! And he was standing there, looking nervous and frightened.
He only patted his shoulder earlier; why was he so scared?
Orion also froze. He was just a small fry among tens of thousands of criminals detained on Demon Island. He wasn’t even in the same cell block as Flynn and had only spoken less than three sentences to him before, so he didn’t know that Flynn knew Micah too.
Micah drank too eagerly and choked on beer several times due to nervousness; his shirt also had quite some beer stains on it.
But he dared not pause for long and poured himself another glass while saying, “Boss, this one is for you!”
“What kind of god is this person?!” Hamish saw this scene and felt like his brain exploded; everything seemed so unreal to him.
His mouth twitched while his face turned red then pale; he stared blankly at everything before him feeling like they were all surreal.
Orion quickly poured another glass of wine for himself as an apology, “Boss, we’re just family members who don’t recognize each other anymore! If I knew that you liked Everland Hotel’s food so much, I would have sent someone over to your mansion!”
“It’s okay; I’ve already drunk enough,” Flynn said calmly, “I came here just to deliver Miss Pearce’s gift then leave.”
“Oh! Miss Pearce is here too!” Orion finally noticed Callie beside them politely greeting her.
Callie smiled back while raising her own glass towards Orion and Micah, “Since we are friends with Mr. Clark, then let me offer my toast.”
She couldn’t handle much alcohol though. Her pretty face blushed slightly indicating she was already getting tipsy, but she still intended to offer everyone a toast anyway!
Flynn waved her off though, “You’ve only recently recovered from your illness. Don’t drink too much.”
His words lacked emotion but made Callie feel warm inside nonetheless…
“That’s right! Boss is right! We appreciate Miss Pearce’s gesture,” Orion added hastily while downing another gulp before signaling Callie to sit down.
Micah also smiled wryly after finishing his drink and complained jokingly towards Augustine, “Why didn’t you tell me Boss was here?! You almost killed me!”
The only people who can pat Flynn’s shoulder in Ostrad were Nate and the Sixth Elder from Imperial Center.
That pat just now almost sent himself away, how could he not be afraid!
“I didn’t mean to call you up after you finished chatting with Mr. Kennedy, who knew you were in such a hurry to come upstairs.” Augustine looked innocent.
“Hey! It’s all a misunderstanding! Mr. Clark is not a petty person!” Orion laughed heartily and tried to smooth things over, “So many big shots came to Everland Hotel today, it’s really shining brightly. I’m honored!”
After speaking, he turned his head and looked at Hamish and others, “You are friends of Mr. Clark and Miss Pearce, right? This meal is on me today. Let’s drink freely!”
“Come on! I’ll have a drink with everyone!”
Everyone was already stunned, shocked as they picked up their wine glasses carefully for fear of offending anyone else. They couldn’t help but glance at Hamish with resentment in their eyes.
This guy boasted about knowing Master Timothy so well that he even had his contact information.
Now that Master Timothy was here in person, Hamish said he was a fraudster which made everyone laugh along with him before feeling embarrassed now.
Hamish was even close to tears.
He bragged from beginning to end while constantly belittling Flynn without realizing that Master Timothy would show up one day making him bow down humbly before Flynn for forgiveness while Micah had no choice but to serve Flynn drinks respectfully too.
Today was truly an embarrassment beyond words!
“… Mr. Clark, I…” Hamish picked up his wine glass wanting to apologize but fear overwhelmed him causing him stuttering instead.
“That’s enough!” Flynn said lightly, “You’re Miss Pearce’s friend; your intentions have been received by me already! Sit down!”
“Okay…” Hamish sat down immediately sweating profusely all over his face.
Orion acted like a mouse when facing Flynn while Micah being an Eahta boss only patted Flynn’s shoulder making his legs go weak.
Offending someone like Flynn would bring disaster upon the Lloyd family!
Perhaps if he showed enough respect from the beginning, then he could have climbed onto this terrifying existence?
But it was too late now; if Flynn didn’t blame him, then he’d already been blessed!
Thinking of this made Hamish feel hot-faced as well as deeply ashamed lowering his head.
“Miss Pearce, let’s end it here today! Thank you for the hospitality!” Flynn smiled and stood up, heading towards the exit.
“I’ll accompany you!” Callie stood up and walked with Flynn towards the exit.
Orion called the manager over, instructing her to quickly arrange for two designated drivers.
Micah and the others respectfully stood in place, watching Flynn leave.
“Mr. Clark, I’m so sorry about today. Hamish talks too much, but he’s not a bad guy at heart. Next time, I’ll make sure to invite you alone,” Callie said with a smile.
Flynn nodded and said, “Sure thing! But next time you can’t drink.”
“At least for the next six months, don’t touch alcohol. You’ve just recovered from a serious illness and need to take care of yourself.”
“Mm-hmm,” Flynn’s words warmed Callie’s heart as she bit her lip before asking him hesitantly, “You… you can’t live like this forever, can you?”
Flynn was confused and furrowed his brow as he asked her what she meant.
Callie took a deep breath and gathered her courage before saying, “What I mean is that you have no emotional connection with Madeline. You only married into the Kaur family to fulfill their wishes.”
“But in a forced marriage like this one, it will eventually break apart sooner or later. Don’t you think so?” She had observed Madeline closely during their last meeting at Fish Dragon Villa and noticed that there was no love between them; they were just strangers attending an event together.
Even when Flynn looked at Madeline, there was no sign of any romantic feelings between them.
Could such a marriage really last?
Flynn was stunned by Callie’s words but quickly regained his composure without saying anything; however, his expression seemed to acknowledge what she had said.
Callie watched Flynn carefully as he remained silent for some time before finally taking another step forward towards him while holding onto his arm tightly, “Flynn… I like you!” she confessed with an unsteady voice.
But Flynn’s lips twitched slightly as he retreated one step back without showing any signs of emotion on his face, “Miss Pearce, you’re drunk right now; it’s just your impulse talking here! Let me send someone to take you home!”
“I’m not drunk! And it’s not just my impulse talking here!” But Callie held onto Flynn’s hand tightly while placing it on her chest with an intoxicated look on her face, “I’d been suffering from this strange disease for three years now. Every day hoping that the world-renowned physician would appear out of nowhere to help me escape my misery, but each dream had been shattered again and again.”
“After Katrina injected me with those shots, things got even worse than ever before. Grandfather sighed all day long while my Dad cried every day despite being such a strong man.”
“When you came over for the second time, I had already given up hope completely. My world turned gray overnight leaving only thoughts of death in my mind.”
“It was then when you appeared like an invincible hero saving both me and our family from despair,” continued Callie emotionally, “From that moment onwards, I started developing feelings towards you. After two encounters, these emotions grew stronger making me realize that you are the man who I want to marry in this life!”
“I want to repay you with everything I have!” Callie’s face turned red as she spoke.
She had been intimate with Flynn that day, and in order to make it easier for him to give her a shot, she had taken off her clothes and exposed herself completely to him.
To make matters worse, due to her physical reaction, she had even wet Flynn’s pants…