The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

Max waved his hand before he said, "Yes, of course! Why not? Just serve us the dish!" After he was done speaking, Max continued saying, "O h, by the way, please bring us two bottles of Ace of Spades champagne!" 6 The waiter replied, "Sir, a bottle of Ace of Spades champagne is $18,888.00. It is also non-refundable once the bottle of champagne is opened. Is that okay?" s Max replied immediately, "Yes! Hurry up and serve it a s soon as possible!" 2 When they heard that he had just ordered two bottles of champagne which cost $18,888.00 each, all of them could no longer sit still.

After doing the calculation, this meal had already cost more than sixty thousand dollars. Even if they would only have to pay for half of the bill for dinner tonight, wouldn't they still have to pay thirty thousand dollars then? 1 Even if they were to split the bill equally among the rest of them, each of them would still have to pay two thousand dollars each! Harvey was a little embarrassed as he said, "Max, we don't have to eat so extravagantly. The reason why we are having dinner with Mrs. Lewis today is because we want to welcMrs. Lewis back home. Mrs. Lewis has just recovered from her illness and she wouldn't be able to drink any champagne anyway, so why are we ordering two bottles of champagne?" 2 Max replied contemptuously, "Harvey, this is the reason why I look down on you for being poor. Why are you so afraid when we're just having a meal together?" 1 After he was done speaking, Max did not wait for Harvey to speak and he immediately told the waiter," Bring us a plate of big grouper and also a set of one abalone and sharks fin for everyone!" 6 Max hoped that he would be able to order as much as he can. If that was the case, he would be able to earn more money today. 1 Everyone else could not help feeling a little worried because even if they were to divide the bill among themselves, each of them would also have to pay a huge sum of money for the dinner tonight. 1 However, they were all too embarrassed to say anything at all. No one dared to say that they no longer wanted to eat this dinner anymore. After all, Mrs. Lewis was still here. 1 Mrs. Lewis could no longer sit still at this time. She said nervously, "Max, we really don't need to be so extravagant when we eat. You're ordering too many expensive dishes. I'm serious. I can feel my heart shaking simply by looking at the price of the dishes that you have ordered. Could we order ssimpler and cheaper home-cooked dishes instead?" 6 Max was unwilling to let go of any opportunity that he could use to make more money. Therefore, he naturally would not be willing to eat just a simple meal that would only cost a few thousand dollars tonight. If that was the case, he would not be able to make much money at all. 5 So, he hurriedly said, "Mrs. Lewis, you just have to relax and enjoy this meal tonight. You can count on us to treat you to this meal tonight. You were the one who raised us up. How could we ever forget your kindness? Why would it matter to us if we have to spend a little more money to treat you to a nice meal? Even if I have to pay thirty, forty, or fifty thousand dollars for this meal tonight, I'll be more than willing to do so!" 8 After he was done speaking, Max deliberately looked around the table as he looked at the expression on everyone's faces.

In fact, Max was intentionally trying to occupy the moral high ground just so he could dictate how everyone should be acting. The context was already very clear. Mrs. Lewis had been so kind towards each and every one of them, so why would any one of them be unwilling to treat her to a nice dinner tonight? Sure enough, as soon as he said this, no one dared to oppose his words or express any dissatisfaction at all.

Everyone could only secretly think in their hearts that since they were treating Mrs. Lewis to dinner tonight, then they should just be willing to splurge a little, s At this time, Charlie suddenly sensed that something was amiss. Judging from how Max had deliberately crashed his car in order not to honor his bet, he already knew that he was not a generous person. On the other hand, he was definitely a villain.

If he was not a generous person, then why was he being so generous when he was ordering the dishes tonight? Would it be more advantageous for him to order the more expensive dishes? 7

However, Max had already said that he would have to pay half of the bill. Therefore, he would not be someone who was hired to lure customers to dine in a n expensive restaurant. 1 Then, there could only be another possibility-that Max could claim for reimbursement for this meal! 2

It turned out that Max was taking advantage of everyone. If this was the case, then Charlie should just beat him at his own gthen.

As he thought about this, Charlie said, "Everyone, why don't we do this? I'll split the bill with Max for bill with Max for the dinner tonight. Sach of us will pay for half of the bill. Even if this meal costs us two hundred thousand dollars, it will be split between the both of us!"