Chapter 30 Fooled By Derek Fleming
Alex was surprised. He never thought that Jacob would reserve Happy Living. It seemed like he really went all the way out to get close to Kate.
“Jacob, your reservation for Happy Living is one of the most famous ones in Nebula City!” Harper deliberately feigned his surprise.
“Yes, Happy Living is set up by Derek Fleming, the king of the underworld in Nebula City. Not any Tom, Dick, and Harry can manage to get a reservation,” Jacob taunted as his gaze was fixated on Alex with despise.
Kate nodded in agreement. If it is a treat to myself, then naturally this should be at the best place.
“What a coincidence! Mine is reserved at Happy Living as well,” Alex said gently.
“You have a reservation at Happy Living as well?” Jacob mocked sarcastically, “Well, how about that! Can you even afford it, you good-for-nothing live-in trash?”
“That’s right. The less expensive reservations there will require spending of at least fifty thousand. Are you planning a dine and dash?” Harper insulted him.
Alex was infuriated by their statements and replied coldly, “My reservation is at King Chambers. Derek Fleming personally made the reservation for me.”
“Pfft!” Harper could not resist her laughter. She continued to ridicule him, “The audacity to boast that the reservation was made specially by Derek Fleming himself for you. Are you hatching some plan for me to die from laughter so that you can inherit my estate? What a joke! Who do you think you are?”
“You’re so shameless. Aren’t you afraid of making a fool out of yourself?” Jacob mocked.
As Kate sensed the possibility of a fight breaking out, she hurriedly tried to change the topic of conversation, “Since your reservation is at Happy Living, then join us.”
Since Kate invited him, Jacob and his sister did not say anything further.
“Get in the car, trash. Today, we’ll let you scrounge a free meal,” Jacob scornfully looked at Alex before helping Kate get in the car.
Alex stared at Jacob with animosity. As he saw Kate got in the car, he brushed away his lingering emotions of rage and followed them to the restaurant.
It was not long before they arrived. After that, they parked the car and headed towards the lobby.
“Alex, didn’t you say that your reservation is at King Chambers? Why don’t you bring us there to have a look?” Harper intended to make him look bad.
Kate and Jacob synchronously looked at Alex.
Just then, Jacob sarcastically commented, “Even at this age, I have never dined in at King Chambers. You, on the other hand, managed to make reservations there. It’s great that I can finally broaden my horizons today.”
Alex glanced at the two siblings. He couldn’t help but think of them as skilled actors. Thus, he decided to ignore their sarcasm.
He then waved at the waitress, who came over that instant.
“Sir, may I know if you have any reservation?” she asked.
“Yes, bring us to King Chambers. We made reservations there,” Alex nodded.
“King Chambers?” she sought clarification.
The waitress scrutinized his appearance in disbelief.
King Chambers was the best private room, and it was commonly used by the boss to entertain esteemed guests.
No matter how she looked at Alex, he did not look like one of them.
“Yes, it’s King Chambers,” Alex confirmed.
The waitress wouldn’t act rashly. Since Alex insisted that it was King Chambers, she said apologetically, “Sir, King Chambers can only be reserved by our boss. Please wait for a moment as I consult the manager.”
She left in a hurry.
Kate, Jacob and Harper were shocked.
Is it true that Alex really made reservations at King Chambers?
They stared at Alex in doubt.
However, the looks on his face suggested that it was the truth.
But isn’t Alex living off a woman?
How on earth is he capable of making reservations at King Chambers?
Unless… he has some sort of connection with Derek Fleming from the king of the underworld?
Kate was rather unaffected. However, Jacob and Harper were antagonized.
If the limelight were on Alex today, then how would Jacob be able to impress Kate?
The deposit money for the private room was nothing to be concerned about. However, the more pertinent issue was the loss of opportunity to impress Kate. It would only be much more difficult in the future.
At that juncture, their gaze towards Alex was fumed with hostility and disdain.
This trash! Damn it!
A few minutes later, the waiter brought over a lady in her thirties.
She was in her office attire. Her body elegant and curvy, her feminine aura captivating.
As the lady approached them, Harper and Jacob immediately knew that Alex would be the star of the show that night.
That woman was the manager of Happy Living.
“It was this gentleman over here who made the reservation at King Chambers,” the waitress pointed at Alex.
The manager once again scrutinized Alex in great detail and asked apologetically, “Sir, may I know your name?”
“Alex,” he replied.
“I am really sorry about that. Indeed, King Chambers was reserved. However, the reservation was made under the name of the Hale family.
“Hahaha…” Jacob burst into laughter as he heard the manager’s answer.
I knew it. Alex is merely an undignified man living off a woman. It’s impossible that he is able to make a reservation at King Chambers!
This trash – he’s really good at acting.
At that instant, even Kate was able to notice the grievance in Alex’s eyes.
If Alex were honest, she would not have said anything. At the end of the day, he was still nothing but a live-in son-in-law. In that case, there was nothing out of the ordinary if he could not meet her expectations.
However, she did not expect that Alex was acting in front of her. Thus, she felt disgusted about the whole thing.
“Manager, he even insisted that it was your boss who made a reservation for him,” Harper added salt to the wound.
The manager was displeased. Nonetheless, she remained professional and said, “I’m sorry, I assume there must be some mistake. Our boss did make reservations at King Chambers, but it was for the Hale family.”
The customers in the place were similarly exasperated. They thought that it was a prank by Alex.
Alex’s face turned sour. He did not utter another single word but merely made a phone call to Derek.
“Hey, Mr. Jefferson. I just wanted to give you a call. My apologies for what happened. I initially wanted to reserve the private room for you, but the Hale family approached me out of the blue requesting a reservation. You should know that the Hale family has a great reputation in Nebula City. I’m someone from the underworld forces, and I dare not offend them. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience caused. Let me make it up to you next time,” Derek’s voice came from the other end of the phone.
Although he was apologizing to Alex, it was not genuine.
“Derek Fleming, how dare you!” Alex exclaimed and put down the phone.
If he didn’t know that Derek was trolling him, he would not be able to survive in this cruel society.
However, he was puzzled. What gave a small fry like Derek the courage to take me on?
“Let’s go. We’ll head to your reserved room,” Kate told Jacob. She couldn’t bother with Alex’s nonsense anymore.
Meanwhile, Jacob was gloating with Alex’s mix-up. He quickly asked the waiter to escort them to VIP private room 666.
“Alex, do you want to tag along? Don’t worry about it. Today is a special day, and we’ll allow you to scrounge a free meal,” Harper didn’t forget to give him a tight slap in the face even as she was leaving.
The other customers glanced at Alex and shook their heads as they left.
“Get out of here, you worthless piece of shit. You are a fraud! I’ll call security to chase you out!” the waiter glared at him.
The group that was leaving turned their heads back once again, and they were scoffing at his misery.
