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    Brody had waited until Severin left before telling Yuka. "That guy must be a yboy. You saw that hot chick beside him, didn''t you? I bet he''s the kind of scum who wants to hit on you!"


    Yuka knew that very well, and she could hear the animosity in Brody''s tone too. "I''m not an idiot. I''m well aware of his intentions. Just because he has a prettypanion doesn''t automatically mean he''s a terrible person. Many rich and powerful people have more than one wife. You should know that by now. I don''t know him that well either. Besides, why shouldn''t I ept his gesture if he''s willing to have dinner with us and give us so much money? What do you expect me to do, chase him out?"


    The great elder nodded too. "You can''t do that! He''s giving us so much money because he respects us! The other gangs who are about as strong as us will think that our leader has secured a strong backer. None of them would dare to target us anymore and we''ll have a much easier path in the future. Furthermore, he''ll definitely get angry if we tell him to leave. What are we going to do then? Those who are generous enough to give such sums are probably scions of second-tier families at least. Then again, I''ve never heard anyone with his name before."


    Brody was still upset because he did not want the woman that he liked to lower her standards for the sake of money. After thinking for a moment, he said, "He mentioned that he''ll meet Yuka frequently in the future. He''s clearly trying to imply something. How shameless can he be? I think it''s best for you to ignore him."


    Yuka, however, said, "There''s no need to burn any bridges. He didn''t even make it clear that he likes me, so why don''t we just treat him as another new friend? Anyway, the Warnocks are here, so please excuse me while I go over and greet them." Yuka then left.


    When Yuka was far enough away, the great elder patted Brody''s shoulder and said, "Sigh, I think you should give the matter a rest. She made the right decision. We need money, and thirty million will allow us a little more breathing room. In any case, the guy said that he''s here for a drink, and you''re in no position to be offending such a person anyway."


    Brody then said, "I''m worried that he might have some ulterior motives. Yuka willnd herself in hot water if she miscalctes the extent of her control over the situation. He didn''t even tell us which family he came from, so it seems to me he''s hiding something on purpose. We need to be careful in this situation.


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    The great elder smiled bitterly. "If he is the scion of an influential family, then it''s all the more reason for us not to provoke him. We''ll just have to trust our hall master to deal with him as she sees fit."


    Severin and She walked to one side and chatted with each other.


    All of a sudden, a chubby faced man approached them with a smile. He immediately said to Severin," Don''t you think you''re being too generous, Mister Severin? Is it worth offering so much money just to hit on a woman like her? This is thirty thousand we''re talking about!"


    Severin went nk for a moment, but heter replied, "What are you bbering about? I''ve never said anything about wanting to hit on her. I treat her as a friend, and I''m here to raise a toast to her after knowing that it''s her birthday."


    The other party had a smug expression as he said knowingly, "Hehe, look at you and your excuses! Don''t be shy, now! I''m a man, and so are you. I know what''s on your mind." He then stopped to take a breath before saying, "My name is Darren Warnock. My family is just over there. I''ll be honest with you. Yuka is a very smart woman. You won''t be able to win against her in her games."


    Severin immediately asked curiously, "Her games? Care to borate on that?"Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.