The party was taking place at Seasons Hotel, and there were a lot of familiar faces.
Tristan had brought Zachary along since Archibald wanted the latter to know people from the business world at an early age.
Tristan looked at Zachary, who was barely as tall as his knees, and said, “Remember to call me Dad later, brat. Don’t just call me mister.” Zachary looked back up at him. “What should I call you?”
“Dad.”
“Attaboy.”
Tristan speechlessly looked at the boy, who looked similar to Xavier when he’d been a child. Then, he slapped Zachary on the butt, thinking he had to punish and discipline the child while he was still young.
It felt like a childhood dream come true to Tristan. When he’d been young, Xavier had often hit him.
When Zachary was hit, his face flushed in embarrassment, and he immediately stood away from Tristan.
After Tristan perfunctorily introduced Zachary to some people, he started drinking in a corner. He didn’t like events like this at all because it all felt fake to him. There were many people who came to flatter him, but he chased them away in annoyance. As a child, Zachary had no choice but to follow Tristan around. Suddenly, he saw a beautiful figure from afar. It was Daphne.
“Mister, I want to use the washroom.”
“Go by yourself,” said Tristan.
Zachary rolled his eyes at Tristan when he saw how the latter treated a kid like himself. After all, he was only four years old. What if he was abducted?
When Zachary left by himself, Tristan wasn’t worried at all. Since Zachary was so smart, he was certain the boy wouldn’t get lost. However, he would soon regret making that careless mistake.
Daphne immediately saw Tristan when she arrived at the party. Although she had Jeremiah’s promise, she was still afraid. So, she purposely hid somewhere secluded.
Trevor saw Daphne at a glance and walked toward her. “Long time no see, Ms. Reyes.”
When she saw him, she started shooting him an alluring gaze. “Long time no see, Mr. Lumber.”
She had forgotten that the man in front of her was Yvonne’s fiancé. Trevor knew a lot of women, and it was clear that Daphne was interested in him. So, he happily chatted with her.
Zachary squeezed through the
crowd and saw the two of them talking. He took out his smartwatch to snap some photos of them. Just as he was about to mess with her, he heard someone in the crowd saying, “Xavier’s here.”
“Isn’t Xavier blind? Why is he here at the party? Is he here with a white cane?”
“Someone’s probably guiding him.”
Then, there was laughter in the crowd. Zachary frowned slightly. Although he didn’t like Xavier, he was still the latter’s son. He wouldn’t let anyone other than himself bully Xavier.
He walked to the person who was laughing arrogantly the most. Then, he pretended to have tripped and grabbed that person’s pants. With a loud rip, he pulled the pants off the man’s legs. en FindNovel
“Oh, no! I’m sorry, mister. It was an accident.”
Everyone else looked toward them. The man who’d mocked Xavier first looked at how his pants were destroyed. His cartoon underwear had been exposed, and his face turned red immediately. “You brat!” He lifted his hand to hit Zachary, but there was no way the latter would stand there and get hit. Instead, Zachary ran away immediately.
The man wanted to go after him, but
he hadn’t pulled his pants back up and almost tripped because of it. Everyone burst out into laughter. So, he had no choice but to put his
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The commotion attracted Xavier and Mark’s attention as well. However, Zachary was too small for Mark to spot him in the crowd.
After Xavier had arrived, many people started to talk to him. However, their gazes were filled with disdain.
Mark thought about how they would beg to work with Xavier in the future despite looking down on him at that moment.
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