Chapter 410: 410: The Gold Ring_1

“Are these people crazy? They all come here to eat! It’s driving me insane!”

With time ticking away, and still so many people waiting to dine, Knox Ridge felt incredibly on edge.

How long will this queueing take?

“Shall we switch to another place?”

Burl Radcliffe looked at the dozen or so people ahead and suggested switching to another restaurant, as everyone was getting hungry.

By the looks of it, they might not get a table even if they waited until seven or eight.

The main problem with Western food is that people eat it so slowly, and after they finish, they stay and chat for a while, taking forever to leave the table.

“Switch what! If we switch now, Julius might find who knows what to criticize about us!”

Knox Ridge released her shrewish temperament, immediately silencing Burl Radcliffe from speaking any further.

“Mom, I have a friend here, maybe I could ask and see if we could cut in line?”

After hearing Julius Reed’s comment, Quella Radcliffe approached Knox Ridge.

“Really! Then hurry up and go!”

Knox Ridge’s face lit up with joy, just as Lewis Leocadia and Bryson Ridge walked in after parking their car and couldn’t help but frown upon seeing the long line.

“What a backwater! In such a small place, they haven’t even had a real taste of Western cuisine; they’re queuing for a meal we eat routinely!”

Lewis Leocadia complained as he approached Knox Ridge, with a tinge of blame: “Auntie, why didn’t you queue up earlier! In this poor place, even getting a meal is such a hassle! I don’t want to come back here ever again.”

“Don’t worry, Quella has a friend who works here, she can definitely find us a table.”

Knox Ridge boasted proudly.

Finally, something to show off. She had been suppressed since arriving at the airport, and you can’t imagine how frustrated she was.

Now, showing off her daughter’s capabilities and connections felt like a form of bragging.

“My cousin? With this crowd, even cutting in line would be tough! I really don’t want to dine with these people—it’s beneath my dignity!”

Lewis Leocadia disdainfully looked at the people eating around him and sighed, clearly unhappy.

“Exactly, people in such small places just lack experience! Knox, I’m telling you, overseas, it’s all like this, we eat whenever we want, no need to queue up like this! People really should live in big cities; this is worse than the countryside abroad!”

Bryson Ridge chimed in with agreement.

The people queuing in the room were all chatting, making it noisy.

“Auntie, Mom, come over here!”

Just then, Quella Radcliffe waved.

“Quick! There’s a table available!”

Knox Ridge immediately rushed over, while Lewis Leocadia and Bryson Ridge were still somewhat dubious.

But being hungry, they had no choice but to follow.

Guided by a waiter, the group headed upstairs to a luxurious private room.

The Vaughn Danvers Room!

It was very quiet here, with dedicated servers.

“Look! The people below still have to queue, but because of Quella using her connections, we easily come to this spacious room. No others, so quiet!”

Knox Ridge said, waving her hands excitedly, and couldn’t help but feel smug inside.

“Auntie, since when does my cousin have friends like this? According to her social circle, she couldn’t possibly know such big shots!”

Lewis Leocadia looked around the room and said, “This is one of the most exclusive private rooms in the restaurant, usually reserved for managers and the owner. And with the place being so busy, only the owner could have the authority to keep the Vaughn Danvers Room unoccupied.”

After he said that, Knox Ridge came to a realization.

Indeed, with so many people queuing below, how did she manage to get into this Vaughn Danvers Room?

In terms of location and size, the Vaughn Danvers Room was the biggest among the private rooms.

Quella Radcliffe had never mentioned having friends here; if she had, why didn’t she say so earlier?

Why did they have to queue for so long downstairs?

“Auntie, could it be that my cousin has gone astray and is involved with the owner…”

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Bryson Ridge glared at Lewis Leocadia, then turned with a smile and said, “It’s good for a woman to be ambitious, but it’s best not to rely too much on her youth. After all, women age eventually…”

With that said, Knox Ridge started to suspect whether Quella Radcliffe was having an affair with the owner.

She had never heard her daughter mention knowing someone here, so why did she suddenly know someone today?

“This private room is really big!”

Just then, Quella Radcliffe walked into the private room and sat down. She said to Knox Ridge, “Mom, Julius Reed will be here soon.”

“Don’t let him come! Tell him to get lost! I feel sick just seeing him!”

Knox Ridge cursed incessantly every time she thought of Julius Reed, anger evident in her voice.

“Auntie, don’t stoop to the level of idiots. When I was parking earlier, I saw a stupid delivery guy on an electric scooter fighting me for a parking spot. Even offering him money didn’t make him leave, so I ended up smashing his scooter. Let’s see how he’s going to deliver food now!”

Lewis Leocadia boasted with a smug expression on his face.

“Exactly! Poor and dumb, serves him right for riding an electric scooter. By the way, who is Julius Reed?”

Bryson Ridge looked at Knox Ridge.

It was the first time she heard the name, yet it sounded bizarrely familiar.

“He’s Quella’s ex-husband…”

“We got back together!”

Quella Radcliffe spoke in a deep voice.

“Cousin, what’s gotten into you! You finally got rid of that good-for-nothing… I get it now, he’s so submissive that he doesn’t care how you play around outside.”

Lewis Leocadia feigned a sudden realization.

He thought Quella Radcliffe being with such a waste allowed her to openly hook up with other men.

Any normal man wouldn’t tolerate his wife doing such things.

“Watch your words!”

Quella Radcliffe’s face darkened, and Lewis Leocadia no longer dared to say anything else.

“Sorry for being late, I got tied up with something.”

Just then, Julius Reed entered the private room and pulled up a chair next to Quella Radcliffe.

When his eyes met Lewis Leocadia’s, they both exclaimed, “It’s you!”

“I’m Lewis Leocadia, Quella’s cousin! Are you that Julius Reed? The notorious good-for-nothing son-in-law?”

Lewis Leocadia said coldly.

This idiot on an electric scooter had the audacity to defy him, causing him to drive around the parking lot for ages.

Naturally, he couldn’t give a good face to such a loser!

“I am Julius Reed, but I am not a good-for-nothing.”

Julius Reed snorted lightly. So this country bumpkin was Quella’s cousin. He might act rich, but he definitely wasn’t wealthy at all.

His watch was a knockoff, his clothes were imitations, and the only genuine thing he had on him was his pair of glasses frames, which didn’t even have lenses in them.

But they were not expensive either—just a few thousand dollars.

“Sorry, my mistake. It’s a good thing that our brother-in-law is riding electric scooters for delivery now. I wonder if you will still wash clothes and cook dinner tonight.”

Lewis Leocadia said disdainfully, his eyes filled with mockery.

A mere delivery guy—he really looked down on him.

“Of course I wash. Delivering food is also a good job. May I ask what you do?”

Julius Reed held out his hand and shook hands with Lewis Leocadia.

“I’m just a modest boss, worth a few tens of millions of US dollars, just selling some goods, traveling around the world all year. I’m actually planning to open a branch soon, expanding the business.”

Although he despised him, Lewis Leocadia still shook hands with Julius Reed.

“Exactly! Delivering food is good too. After all, we can’t expect everyone to be as outstanding as our family’s Lewis.”

Bryson Ridge chimed in.

Taking advantage of the handshake, Julius Reed quickly slipped the ring off Lewis Leocadia’s finger.

“What are you doing! You poor good-for-nothing, are you trying to rob me! Have you gone mad from poverty!”

Lewis Leocadia shouted loudy.

Clang!

Before anyone could react, Julius Reed tossed the ring into a glass of water.

The gold ring actually floated to the surface…

It floated to the surface…