Chapter 51 Serve the Drink


    "This..."


    William was surprised to see everyone from the O''Brien’s and Perry’s looking profusely apologetic. He


    had no idea what was going on.


    Reba and Caroline were also kneeling on the ground in stupefaction; this oue was the


    They wondered, “These guys were supposed toe and make trouble for us. Why are they


    apologizing now?"


    But Leo was drinking coffee leisurely and looking at the scene with a calm smile.


    Neil and Frank remained kneeling on the ground for a solid two minutes, then they said to William


    earnestly, "Mr. Ford, this is all a misunderstanding. We''re sorry for what happened these days."


    "I had a small disagreement with Mr. Cohen a few days ago. I censored myself after the incident and


    thought that this matter would go away just like that. I didn''t know that my useless son would hold a


    grudge and contact hiswyer to issue a court order behind my back. It must have caused you a lot of


    trouble... You idiot, get your ass over here!"


    As he spoke, Neil grabbed Dwayne''s ear and pulled him over rudely.


    He kicked his son''s butt and pushed him over to William as he said with a gloomy face, "Hurry up,


    apologize to Mr. Ford!"


    Despite his reluctance, Dwayne got down on his knees and said, "Mr. Ford, I''m sorry."


    He then turned to Reba and Caroline and apologized again. "Caroline, Ms. Ford, I''m sorry."


    Dwayne duly apologized to all the family members, one by one, to show his sincerity.


    For their part, the Ford family were stunned and could not believe that Dwayne would apologize to


    them.


    Neil cast another angry re at his son, then said to William amiably, "Mr. Ford, we''ve withdrawn the


    goodwill. Please... forgive us."


    Shortly, several people showed up, each carrying a suitcase. Once they opened the cases, stacks of


    green notes were revealed.


    Caroline, Reba, Samuel, and Ma stood there dumbfounded like blockheads as they had never


    seen so much cash in their lives.


    Neil''s expression turned ufortable again. "And, I have a small favor to ask of you... What


    happened was a mistake. We can''t allow it to sabotage both our friendship and the rtionship


    between Caroline and Dwayne..."


    Before William could respond, Reba immediately agreed. "Of course, of course! Caroline is still


    smitten with Dwayne, you know!"


    "I will," Caroline said with a sweet smile.


    Leo remained calm throughout the pantomime, but Nadine standing behind him bore a look of disgust.


    She thought, "What a group of idiots! How could they behave like that over 2 million? If they knew how


    much money Mr. Cohen has, they’d pass out in shock from it."


    As a matter of fact, Nadine also had no idea how wealthy Leo was, because he did not need to spend


    money on anythingtely. With just single nod from him, big shots from all over would rush to pay his


    bills, merely to impress him.


    n Russell was the wealthiest man in Emerdale, but his wealth ranked the lowest in the Kingston


    Chamber of Commerce. People a lot richer than n were ruled over by Commerce Maestro, who then


    took orders from Mr. Cohen in turn...


    The O''Brien family left after making their apologies, shortly followed by the Perry family.


    Frank stepped forward and apologized to William with a sincere look on his face, "Mr. Ford, I''ve been


    tossing and turning in bed yesterday. My head is full of stupid things that I''ve dely. I''m


    embarrassed beyond words..."


    All the people there looked weird and Leo almost choked due to the bigugh.


    It was fine for a polite and cultured man to speak like a book, but Frank was totally different.


    He was a street thug and gang boss. It felt so strange to hear him speak in this way, and it wasn’t hard


    to guess that he spent all night memorizing his lines for this moment.


    It was evidently a tough task for him.


    When William saw that Frank was about to bow again, he quickly stopped him and gave a shortugh.


    "Mr. Perry, it''s our fault actually. We shouldn''t have hit your woman..."


    "She deserved it!" Frank was full of indignation. He dragged Nicole over and said, "Come here and tell


    us what you have done!"


    Nicole whispered in exaggerated remorse, "I shouldn''t have helped with ignoring the debt that we owed


    As Beauty. I shouldn''t have encouraged Neil to avoid paying the money back. It''s all my fault..."


    People finally understood why Leo trashed Cleo Entertainment. It was because they refused to pay


    back the money they owed to As.


    At first, no matter how daring the O''Brien family was, they didn’t have the guts to embezzle the money


    enemy out of As Beauty. But apparently Neil fell for Nicole''s sweet words.


    What happenedter on was known to all. Leo smashed the ce to pieces to make a statement.


    Frank said righteously, "I''m not a good person, but I know right from wrong. What I did was indulge my


    men to run amok! My guilty conscience urged me toe here to apologize."


    "I''ll providepensation for the furniture, antiques, and paintings my people destroyed. On top of that,


    I''ll pay 2 million dors as my personal apology."


    Several people came over with silver suitcases in their hands, which were stuffed with green notes as


    well.


    Frank then left with his men.


    The courtyard waspletely silent as everyone was dumbfounded.


    "The O''Brien''s gave us 2 million dors, and then the Perry''s gave another 2 million. That''s 4 million in


    total... Is this a dream?" Reba and Caroline pinched themselves hard and the pain told them


    otherwise.


    "We''re rich..." they murmured.


    Besides them, all the other members of the family were trying their best to control the excitement as


    well.


    No one had expected that today, not only would the Fords survive, but they would also make 4 million


    dors.


    In a single week, they experienced intense despair and sudden joy. Their lives were like a depiction of


    The Divine Comedy.


    While everyone was immersed in the joy of the sudden windfall, Leo yawned, stood upzily, and said,


    "How about that? Didn''t I say that they woulde and apologize?"


    Such words poured cold water on the crowd.


    In particr, Caroline and Reba''s faces turned sickly green, before going angry red.


    They also noticed something out of the ordinary, thinking, "The O''Brien crew and the Perry thugs


    bullied and threatened us for days. They vandalized our home and even issued a court order. Why did


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    they suddenlye to apologize now? Is it really because of something Leo did?"


    Caroline asked him, "How did you do it?" She did not know the answer off the top of her head.


    "They were stung by a bout of conscience?" Leo smiled and said casually.


    Everyone was speechless, thinking, "Those two groups were both determined to destroy us. How could


    they suddenly develop a conscience? There must be some powerful bigwig mediating in the dispute.


    But who could it be?"


    William cleared his throat and tried to smooth things over. "Well, no matter what, Leo has really made


    the two families forgive us. It''s a happy ending, right? He doesn''t need to leave the family either."


    Caroline and Reba did not look happy though, because they had no reason to throw Leo out now


    that he had solved this family crisis.


    "Now that this matter has been resolved, shall we begin the next round?" Leo swaggered back to the


    living room and sat on the sofa like a mafia boss.


    "Begin what?" Everyone was stunned.


    He said to Caroline, "Serving the drinks, of course. Didn''t you say that as long as I could pull these


    three things off, you would serve me drinks like a maid?"


    The atmosphere in the room changed instantly.