Chapter 269 Not A Kind Banquet


    Her congrattions contained multiple meanings.


    There was the joy of blessing, but mostly it was concerns and depression.


    Leo read her mind. Instead of taking the red envelope, he gently pushed it back.


    "I can''t take it."


    "Why?"


    There was deep disappointment in Irene''s eyes. "I thought at least I had the chance to give you my


    blessings."


    "Because it will be unfair to you if I ept it."


    Leo stared at Irene sternly and said with a serious voice, "You''re too young to be haunted by the past.


    We can still be friends."


    Irene took back the red envelope. Then she bit her lips and fell in silence.


    Leo didn''t want to bring out the subject. After his rtionship with Lydia was made public, Irene had


    been off work for quite a few days.


    She had known that Leo was married, but it never urred to her that the wife was Lydia.


    If he were with another woman, Irene could stillpete with her in beauty and assets; however, Irene


    lost her willingness topete when she knew the woman was Lydia.


    She fell far behind Lydia in beauty, property, and identity. They came from two different worlds.


    A firefly would never outshine the moon.


    If she continued to pursue Leo, she would only humiliate herself.


    Irene''s silence suggested that she had given up.


    "I see."


    She raised her head and smiled brightly. "We''re still friends in the future, right?"


    "Of course."


    Leo felt as if a burden had been taken off his shoulder.


    He was Commander of Wyverns, ruling the people in Country X; however, when it came to intimate


    rtionships, he was still new.


    His heart was already imed by Lydia, and there was no longer a ce for other women. Actually, he


    had been afraid that Irene would keep bugging him regardless of her reputation.


    "Okay, then let''s get in."


    Irene hummed and walked into the Cleo Hotel with Leo.


    What Leo didn''t notice was that when Irene went upstairs, a clear drop of tear rolled off from her eyes.


    He will never understand that people who were really in love would never settle as friends.


    "Mr. Cohen, Miss Garcia, good evening."


    As soon as they walked into the hotel, Ronnie greeted them in suits, "Mr. O''Brien has been waiting for


    you upstairs."


    He had greeted Irene, but his eyes were fixed on Leo with full respect.


    Irene was surprised. She knew that Ronnie hated Leo because Leo took his lead role.


    She was more than confused at why Ronnie was so respectful to Leo now.


    "Lead the way."


    Leo replied in a t tone. Soon, following Ronnie, Leo arrived at the top floor with Irene.


    The top floor is brightly lit, with antique jade wares all over the room. Tables with delicate dishes had


    already been set up.


    Neil was sitting among the tables and talked to Michelle Brooks about something. Michelle didn''t stop


    waving his hands.


    Michelle was wearing a white off-shoulder dress which smartly entuated her exquisite facial


    features and tall figure. Only Irene couldpete with her.


    Dwayne opened a fine bottle of red wine and filled Neil''s ss.


    "Mr. O''Brien, this is Mr. Cohen and Miss Garcia from the L Group."


    Ronnie smiled and walked over with Leo and Irene.


    "Mr. Cohen, Mr. Garcia, what has taken you so long? I''ve been missing you deadly."


    Neil immediately stopped talking to Michelle and greeted the two, "Please, take a seat."


    "Thank you, Mr. O''Brien."


    Leo grinned a polite smile and sat down with Irene.


    "We owe Mr. Cohen too much in the perfect cooperation between the twopanies. Here''s to you,


    Mr. Cohen."


    Neil raised his ss and toasted Leo with a smile.


    Leo didn''t pick up his ss right away. He said with a meaningful smile, "The wine isn''t poisonous, is


    it?"


    Shoo...


    As soon as he said that, Neil''s heart lost a beat, and he looked at Leo in astonishment.


    He wondered if Leo had known anything.


    Ronnie also pretended to be surprised and turned to Neil.


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    "How''s that possible. Stop joking on me, Mr. Cohen."


    Neil quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Your wisdom has impressed me ever


    since we parted in the Lawson family. From now on, my family will only listen to Mr. Cohen. Why would


    I dare to poison the wine?"


    Leo patted his shoulder, squinted, andughed, "I''m just kidding. Don''t be so nervous."


    "Yeah... why am I so nervous..."


    Neil apologized with an embarrassed smile. He heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Leo drink up the


    wine.


    The short conversation just now was already making his back soaked in cold sweats.


    "Mr. Cohen. Here''s my toast to you!"


    Just by then, Ronnie stood up and toasted Leo.


    "Cheers."


    Leo epted the toast and drank it up.


    Neil sneered, thinking that Leo was so foolish not to refuse it. He would let Leo suffer momentster.


    Thinking of this, he gave Dwayne an eye hint.


    Dwayne then stood up, "Mr. Cohen, I''ve been blind to your greatness in the past. I''m toasting to you


    now as my apology for my stupidity."


    As the O''Brien family took turns toasting, Irene and Michelle both felt something was wrong. Just as


    they were about to stop Leo...


    However, Leo filled his own ss up and smiled, "You can see a man by seeing how he drinks. Come


    on! Bottom-up!"


    Neil and Dwayne were even happier. Thinking it was about the time, they passed a ss of wine to


    Michelle and said, "Go toast to Mr. Cohen."


    Michelle was unprepared and thought it wouldn''t be a bad thing if she toasted Leo. So she did it with a


    smile.


    "Mr. Cohen, here''s to your happy and evesting marriage with Miss Henderson."


    "You are way over the line..."


    Irene seemed very worried. She was about to stand up and rify Neil''s scheme, but Leo waved his


    hand and stopped her.


    Then he took over the ss of wine from Michelle''s hand and said, "Thank you."


    "Hey, stop drinking..."


    Leo drank it up before Irene could stop him.


    Neil and Dwayne both watched Leo finish the ss of wine. They sneered because their n had


    worked.


    Ronnie''s face remained the same. Given that he had told Neil''s n to Leo, he knew Leo had already


    been fully prepared.


    However, the next moment, he was dumbfounded.


    After Leo drank this ss of wine, he fell backward.


    "Leo!"


    With a worried look on her face, Irene hurriedly supported Leo and let Leo fall on top of her.


    Michelle was also stunned. She remembered Leo could drink much more than this.


    "Hahaha!"


    They heard Neil and Dwayne''s wild and arrogantughter, "Leo, you fell! Finally!"


    Irene helped Leo stand up. Her face looked cold, "I''m sorry. Mr. Cohen is drunk. I need to take him to


    rest."


    Dwayne made a fast move and stopped in front of Irene, "He has already passed out. Do you think


    we''ll let you go?"


    "What''s that supposed to mean?"


    Irene''s face changed, and she felt an extreme dangering on its way for some reason.


    Michelle also realized that things were going wrong. She looked back at Neil and Dwayne and asked,


    "What did you put in the wine?"


    "Nothing... just some knockout drops. We didn''t dare to poison it, but we could at least knock him out."


    Dwayne''s face suddenly got distorted, "Leo! You''ve embarrassed me so many times! Do you really


    think we''ll put it behind?"


    "None of you could leave tonight. Retrain the man and leave the women here to serve us!"


    As Dwayne gave his order with a resentful tone, a sudden tter of footsteps came from outside the


    hotel.


    Dozens of men in ck rushed in and surrounded them.