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Alex Fuller had intentionally left two empty seats at the dining table for Naomi and Adam, but one of the
seats was currently taken by none other than Skylar Stone. Hailing from a pedigree family, Adam was
most likely a prideful man who would not stand being robbed of something that belonged to him.
Everyone else in the room but Adam knew Skylar had committed an unspoken crime.
As he surveyed the room, Adam noticed everyone had gotten up to greet him, save for the man next to
Naomi who was still seated at his place. His frown did not go unnoticed by Alex, who hatched a
devious plan right there and then.
“Adam, let me introduce you to the mutt my uncle picked up from the streets,” he sneered. “I was just
asking him to leave a seat vacant for you, but he insisted on sitting wherever he pleases. Don’t you
think that’s a tad bit arrogant?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtUpon hearing this, Adam’s jaw visibly tensed up. “I don’t know about being arrogant,” he began. “But
he certainly does not have any respect for me.”
Adam walked up to Skylar with folded arms, asserting his intimidating presence. “Did you hear that,
punk? This is my seat. Who says you get to sit here?” Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Adam
Currey was a man used to getting what he wanted. No one had ever tried to take his seat from him.
The rest of the Fuller cousins tried to fan the flames.
“Skylar, hasn’t 6 years of army life taught you anything about discipline and social cues?”
“I didn’t even invite you but you insisted on coming, and now you want to take up Adam’s seat. Talk
about being shameless!”
“Perhaps the army did not feed you well, so you had to come here for free food.”
“Oh, that’s possible! We’re in the best hotel in Atlas county after all. He may not have tasted some of
these dishes all his life.”
“Shut up, all of you!” Adam brought the commotion to a halt as he thundered across the room, his
expression grave and solemn.
The cousins were confused, wondering what Adam had to say.
“Adam, what’s wrong?” Alex probed tentatively.
“What… did you guys just call him?” Adam looked slightly nervous now.
Alex assumed Adam had not heard him clearly just now. “Skylar Stone! He’s not one of the Fullers, just
a mutt my uncle picked up from the streets…” he repeated himself.
Before he could finish his sentence, Adam walked up to Alex and gave him a tight slap across the face.
Slap!
The sound was almost deafening, shocking everyone in the room. “You’re the mutt!” Adam bellowed in
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAlex’s direction.
The cousins were dumbfounded by Adam’s sudden outburst. Even Naomi could not understand what
was happening. Did Adam Currey have schizophrenia? That must be the only logical explanation.
Alex was equally flabbergasted, holding his hand to his cheek to nurse the pain from the slap.
However, he still maintained a polite tone with Adam, given the Currey family’s power. “Adam, did I do
something wrong…?”
Adam had already moved on to make conversation with Skylar. His expression was the polar opposite
of his grim one just moments ago. “Mr. Stone, do you know a Mr. Homer McGee of the Crown Club?
Has he ever mentioned me?”
Skylar looked Adam Currey in the eye before speaking.
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