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Chapter 117
"What are you two doing here?" scowled Elizabeth upon seeing Katherine pushing Joaquin over to the
main table.
Declan followed Elizabeth's line of sight upon hearing the voice to find who else but Katherine, and his
eyes lit up at once.
On the other hand, Katherine's lips twitched as she had successfully identified Declan at this point.
What is this punk doing here in Cechirus instead of working in Fontan?
At that, she gave him a warning stare, causing the guy to zip his lips and look silently at Katherine with
a smile.
Joaquin had noticed Declan's gaze, and he looked somewhat surprised at his supposed fiancée. To
think the esteemed guest knows Katherine?!
"We've come to eat, Grandma. Didn't you call Joaquin saying you wanted us home for dinner? We
haven't even had lunch yet," retorted Katherine innocently before sweeping her gaze across all the
faces at the table. With that, she pushed Joaquin to an unfamiliar woman's side, requesting forthrightly,
"Please sit elsewhere."
"Why should I?" The young woman glared at Katherine, upset, surprised that the latter would screw
with her when she was sitting here minding her business.
"This entire table is taken up by the Levisays," Katherine explained gravely while looking at her. "Are
you a Levisay too?"
The young woman felt somewhat guilty upon being questioned like that. "I… How am I not a Levisay?
Great-aunt, look at how unbelievable this woman is!"
Indeed, she wasn't a Levisay but a great-niece from Elizabeth's side of the family.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn fact, she was here because of Declan. Elizabeth had deliberately asked a few of her bombshell
great-nieces over in hopes that Declan would take a fancy to one of them, and so, in turn, the Levisays
would be able to share the spotlight as well.
"Katherine Cornell! This is the Levisay Residence; you have no right to call the shots here!" Elizabeth
scowled with displeasure.
At that, Katherine pouted in aggrievement and mumbled a protest while looking at the elderly. "How can
you say that, Grandma? You were the one who asked Joaquin and me to come back for dinner, but
now, there isn't even a seat for us. Those aware know you guys didn't get it right, but wouldn't those
oblivious just assume Joaquin isn't a progeny of the Levisay Family?! He's the eldest grandson, after
all. Is he even beneath the guests?"
"You… You!" Elizabeth was so used to everyone obeying her every command that Katherine's
disobedience gave her a hard time. The elderly glared at Katherine with bloodshot eyes, feeling that
she had been utterly humiliated in front of Declan.
Elizabeth took quite some time to recover from light-headedness, and she waved her hand and said
with little patience, "You and Joaquin should look for a random spot to sit in."
"Grandma, correct me if I'm wrong, but you've set up a dinner banquet in the Levisay Residence, and
yet you expect your own grandson to sit at the same table as the other guests?" Katherine wasn't going
to back down from this.
"Mrs. Levisay, I agree with this young lady here. Since you guys are the host family, there's no reason
for a host to sit among the other guests. If there isn't enough room for everybody, I don't mind giving up
mine." Declan had a good picture of the situation now after listening for a while.
At that, he looked toward the man in the wheelchair. He might not be able to tell how Joaquin looked
when the man's face was partially hidden beneath a mask, but he had done some digging. This young
Levisay was no simple man, already a trading genius, and had also made quite a feat at the tender age
of 16. He was also one to call the shots in the Levisay Family before he got into that accident.
Unfortunately, the car crash left the man disfigured and also crippled.
Then again, whether Joaquin was actually crippled or not might be up for debate.
After all, he had Katherine. The young woman could save anyone as long as they were still breathing,
so what more when Joaquin had just lost two legs?
Meanwhile, Elizabeth panicked the moment Declan spoke up.
She had purposely set up a banquet to suck up to who else but Declan himself?!
Supposed he was displeased or had a bad impression of the Levisays, she could forget about Levisay
Group's chances at collaborating with WQ Corporation, couldn't she?!
"No, no, it's fine, Mr. Leventhrope. It's our juniors who don't know better. Sorry, you have to see this.
Vivian, let your cousin take your seat." Elizabeth hurriedly smoothed things out with a smile and also
had her great-niece sit elsewhere.
As displeased Vivian Willcotts was with the new arrangement, she naturally couldn't continue sitting
there when Elizabeth had already spoken up.
With that, she got up and even glared at Katherine while leaving.
It was only then Katherine moved the chair away and pushed Joaquin over. When that was done, she
looked at the other young woman next to her.
And just like that, Katherine and Joaquin successfully took their rightful places while Elizabeth's two
great-nieces scurried to the next table.
Meanwhile, Hera glared at Katherine. She now thought this young woman wasn't as simple as she
looked to be. Proven by the fact that with just a few words, she could force Elizabeth to give in and also
have this esteemed guest take her side.
Elizabeth, on the other hand, glared at Katherine and Joaquin before quickly buttering up to Declan
with a smile. "What a promising young man you are, Mr. Leventhrope. Is it true that you still don't have
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏma girlfriend? I wonder what kind of girls you are into."
Declan had his attention on Katherine all this while, so he was somewhat stumped when he heard
Elizabeth's words. It had only dawned on him that this elderly woman wanted to fix him up with a
girlfriend.
There were still a few other young Levisay women at the main table, all of them of Joaquin's
generation. After hearing their grandmother's words, they all looked toward Declan with nothing but
excitement.
However, the man was made uncomfortable by all the glares and he smiled at Elizabeth, saying
courteously, "I'm still young, so I'm not anxious about getting married just yet. Besides, the elders of my
family will naturally worry about the issue for me. I don't need to think too much about this."
And just like that, Elizabeth's wishful thinking shattered, and dejection enveloped her face. However,
she recovered in two shakes and continued talking to Declan about other things.
Meanwhile, Katherine ate away happily.
The food at the Levisays' banquet was pretty decent and also tasted superb. While everyone else
busied themselves with sucking up to Declan, she had a pretty full dinner.
"Joaquin, Mr. Leventhrope is younger than you, but he's now already the CEO of a multinational group.
You have to learn from him, understand? One shouldn't always stay in their own world." As much as
Elizabeth buttered up to Declan, she hadn't missed the chance to lecture her grandson.
Robert was now a spent pawn, and though Joaquin was disfigured and crippled, his name was still
intact. If anything, Levisay Group might actually end up in his hands in the end.
Displeasure surged within the elderly woman as the thought crossed her mind, and her gaze at Joaquin
was less than affable.
While Joaquin said nothing, Katherine spoke up with a smile. "That is indeed very impressive, Mr.
Leventhrope. The CEO of a multinational group at such a young age. I wonder if it's a family business
or your own establishment?"
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