Chapter 9 Family Gathering

After Williams and Daisy got off the car, Williams walked with his head high and patted the front cover of the Volkswagen. Charles switch on the car's hazard lights, got out of the car and took photos of the car from different directions with his mobile phone. Sophia said, "Williams, Daisy, why are you two again?" With an arrogant look on her face, Daisy sneered at Sophia, "Sophia, your brother-in-law hit Williams's BMW. He has to pay for it now." Sophia looked at Charles sympathetically and said lightly, "Charles, this is your own business. You talk to them!" Williams asked Charles, "Shall I call the police or we compound? If you want to compound, kneel down and beg me, I won't pursue your responsibility." "Sophia, your sister's family is on the verge of bankruptcy. It's undoubtedly adding insult to injury after her husband crashed into a luxury car. Let your brother-in-law kneel down and beg Williams." Sophia shouted angrily, "Daisy, that's enough! No matter how bad my brother-in-law is, only me can insult him. Don't show off here. It's just a broken BMW, isn't it? The insurance of my brother-in-law's car is enough to compensate you." "Okay, the price of this car is about six hundred thousand dollars. Ask your brother-in-law to pay for it!" Williams's words were obviously hostile to Sophia. Charles raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm driving normally. You forcibly parallel the lines. And you are in the real line. I have a vehicle recorder, so you must be responsible for this crash. Besides, your car is about six hundred thousand dollars, and my car is about two million dollars." Hearing this, Williams's face changed. He looked at the position where he changed the route and found that it was a real line. He blamed himself for not having calculated it carefully. But Charles said his Volkswagen was worth about two million dollars. He sneered and said, "your broken Volkswagen is worth two million dollars? You are bluffing!" Charles held his arms and said calmly, "You can check the logo behind the car." The three people, Williams, Daisy and Sophia, walked to the back of the car at the same time and saw a line of letters under the Volkswagen's logo, "Phaeton". Daisy exclaimed in surprise, "is this Phaeton?" Charles cut in, "yes, with the top imported equipment. The car is 2 million and 600 thousand dollars. You wanna call the police or settle it privately?" Although Sophia didn't know much about cars, she knew that Phaeton was a low-key luxury car. When Sophia got into the car, she found the interior decoration of this car extraordinarily luxurious. It turned out to be a luxurious car. She didn't expect that things would turn around so soon. She was terrific. Sophia sneered at Williams, "Williams, my brother-in-law said that you must be responsible for the accident caused by you crossing the line forcefully. Even the odd parts of this car are more expensive than your car. You call the police or settle it privately?" "Sophia, could you please help me tell your brother-in-law that we'd better settle it privately? Look, just the paint skin of your brother-in-law's car's front bumper was scratched a little. I'll give him twenty thousand dollars for compensation." Sophia said proudly, "It depends on my brother-in-law." Charles pretended to meditate and said, "Twenty thousand dollars is fine. But you need to kneel down and beg my sister-in-law Otherwise, I will call the police." Hearing "call the police", Williams was shocked. Only then did he realize that his driver's license had just been confiscated by the police a few days ago. He had to study again. If the police found out again, it was equivalent to driving without a license. Thinking of this, he was in a cold sweat. He knelt know and begged Sophia cryingly and transferred twenty thousand dollars to her Paypal account. Then he drove away with Daisy with Sophia’s permission. Charles said to his sister-in-law Sophia while driving. "Sophia, is there something wrong with your classmate?" Sophia smiled mischievously and answered, "Yes, he is insane!" The two of them burst into laughter at the same time. After glancing at each other, Sophia's pretty face became as cold as ice again. She said lightly, "You did a good job this time. But don't think that I will recognize you as my brother-in-law." "Then why do you still call me brother-in-law?" "Humph! Of course I don't want to lose face in front of outsiders. Besides, if you do this for my sister's sake, you should divorce her as soon as possible." "As long as your sister doesn't mention divorce, I won't divorce her!" "Charles, you..." Sophia was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She then added, "let's wait and see." When they arrived at the house of Charles's mother-in-law, they were having their dinner already. Diana Brown beckoned Sophia to sit next to her. Charles looked around and saw a handsome man sitting next to Rosemary. The man was Steven, who had just returned from abroad the other day. Charles frowned. He didn't expect Rosemary’s family treat him worse and worse. This was a family dinner. It didn't matter if he didn't have a seat. But they even asked Steven, an outsider, to sit beside his wife. It was intolerable! When Charles was about to lose his temper, Rosemary asked coldly, "Why didn't you arrange a seat for Charles?" She had been busy talking to the elders and taking care of Betty, so she hadn't noticed it. Now, seeing that her husband had no place to sit, she had understood a little. Rosemary's mother said coldly, "Rosemary, it's none of your business. It's not easy for Steven to come back from abroad. You'd better accompany him well." "Diana, you are being too obviously unpolite. Back then, you and Daniel allowed Rosemary to marry Charles. Now, in front of Charles, you let another man sit next to her. It's too obvious that you like the rich and dislike the poor!" "Sister, mind your own business!" Diana glared at his younger sister Eva and said angrily. Diana has three siblings. Her elder brother was called Benjemin Morgan; Her younger sister one was called Eva Morgan; Her younger brother was called Perry Morgan. Charles knew them well. They were all snobbish. With the help of family resources and connections in New York City, they lived a superior life arrogantly. Rosemary put down her knife and fork and walked to Charles with Betty. With a cold pretty face, she said, "If you don't plan to arrange a seat for my husband, then we don't have to eat this kind of family dinner!" Diana shouted angrily, "Rosemary! Your grandmother is still here. Most of the people sitting here are your elders. How can you be presumptuous?" "Rosemary, apologize to your grandma and your uncles." "I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I apologize?" Eva cut in with a sneer, "Rosemary, we did this for your own good. What good can you do with a husband who has nothing to do but stay at home all day long? Listen to me and sit back obediently. Distribute some food for Charles and let him eat next to you." At this time, Mrs Morgan said, "Forget it! Just add one more seat." No one dared to disobey her. Sophia glanced at Charles and helped him move a chair to separate Rosemary and Steven. Sophia didn't know why, but she hated Steven more than Charles. Steven's eyes were gloomy and moody. It was obvious that he was shrewd. Charles smiled cheekily, "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Sophia snorted and ignored Charles. Mrs Morgan said "Although our family is not that rich, it is still a decent family in New York City. The reason why I call you here today is that I want you to help Benjemin to support our family business. Now the economy is stagnant, and our family's business has been affected for a long time. I heard that the leader of the city, the Lexington Group, is in charge of the construction of the high-tech city. As the old partner of the the Lexington Group, we haven't heard any news from the Group. I suspect that the the Lexington Group group has found another partner. You should use your connections to push the cooperation with us. I don’t expect you to make our family’s business stronger, but you must keep the family business created by your father. " Hearing the name "the Lexington Group", Charles and Rosemary looked at each other. Unexpectedly, Benjemin’s business also encountered difficulties, and they wanted to continue the cooperation with the Lexington Group.