The Legendary Man Chapter 18
Soon came the next day-the birthday of Anderson Blackwood.
As the head of the most affluent family in the whole of Jadeborough, his birthday party was attended by distinguished figures from all over the city.
In other words, the birthday party was, in fact, a gathering for the upper-class society. Those who wanted to climb up the rungs of the social ladder would do anything to get an invitation card to the party. It was rumored that someone had offered eight hundred thousand just to buy one.
Even so, no one was willing to sell it.
The backyard of the Blackwood residence had an area of about a few hundred square meters.
At that moment, it was packed to the brim, with most of the guests being respectable figures in Jadeborough, including chairpersons of construction companies, managers of shopping malls, and government officials from different departments.
In other words, all the rich and powerful big guns of Jadeborough were there.
It was a splendid party where everyone could not help but be floored by the Blackwood family’s connections.
That was the sight that greeted Josephine, Margaret, and Connor when they arrived in the backyard.
Although Margaret often oppressed and insulted Jonathan in a savage manner, she was not important enough to get a seat in the first ten rows.
With a social standing like theirs, they could only take their seats in a corner in the last row.
If Connor’s father, Hugo Smith, were not too proud to attend the party, they would not have gotten the opportunity to take their seats in the last row.
“So this is what the most influential family in Jadeborough is capable of. What a grand party!” Margaret commented after they took their seats.
She was already in her forties, but it was actually her first time attending such a posh party.
So this is what an upper-class social event looks like. I’ve always wondered what it is like. Now, I finally get to see it with my own eyes!
“Shush, keep it down. You don’t want the other guests to overhear your comments and ridicule us, do you?” Connor gestured for her to lower her voice. “They might think we’re country bumpkins!”
“Ridicule us? None of them had spared us a glance!” Margaret pursed her lips.
No one would pay attention to us three when our seats are the least favorable ones in the entire backyard, only a few meters away from the bathroom!
“You were the one who demanded to attend the party!” Connor complained. “I told you Jonathan wouldn’t make it in, but you insisted on coming to watch him make a fool of himself. What if we ended up being the laughing stock instead of him?”
He had no intention of attending the Blackwood family’s party where everyone would make fun of him.
After all, the Smith family was not qualified enough to attend a party of such scale.
The Blackwoods only sent the invitations to them out of spite.
“You know nothing. One can’t attend a party for the upper-class society as one wishes. Do you know how much an invitation card to this birthday party cost? A million! Our invitation cards cost three million altogether!” Margaret revealed with her lips pursed in contempt.
I’ve never been to such a grand party, so it doesn’t matter if the guests ridicule us as long as I get to be here. Besides, we‘ve already ended up as a laughing stock in Jadeborough from offending the Blackwood family. Being held up as an object of ridicule again won’t bruise my pride.
“One million?” Josephine gasped in surprise at the exorbitant price.
Isn’t it too high a price just to buy an invitation card?
“You can’t even buy one even if you have one million!” Margaret said, chuckling lightly. “Josephine, the
guests at this party are all affluent and powerful figures in Jadeborough. Look closely and see if any wealthy young man is here alone. Go to them and strike up a conversation. You might even find yourself a rich husband!”
“Mom, what’s your real reason for coming here?” Josephine demanded, her brows drawing together in annoyance.
Isn’t she here to attend the Blackwood family’s party? Why is she urging me to find a wealthy husband?
“What else?” Margaret rolled her eyes. “Why do you think I didn’t sell off the invitation cards for three million? I wanted to give you an opportunity!”
“Mom, you…” Josephine choked with fury.
If I knew she had that plan in mind, I wouldn’t have agreed to attend the birthday party!
“Josephine’s been seeing Alvin from the Langford family, right? Why are you asking her to search for another man?” Connor glanced at his wife out of curiosity.
“Again, you know nothing!” Margaret retorted. “Compared to the Blackwood family, the Langford family is a nobody. I wouldn’t have allowed Josephine to make contact with him if we had a chance to get to know a more prominent family.”
As a smug smile crept up her lips, she added, “Josephine’s gorgeous and young. Though she has been married once, Jonathan never laid a finger on her. It’s a pity for her to marry Alvin. We only chose him because he was our best choice at that time. But now that we have a chance to find a better man, it’s time to cast him aside!”
Finally, Margaret revealed her real plan. Unfortunately, her daughter did not share her sentiment. Josephine’s eyes turned bloodshot from the fury that raged within her as she questioned, “Mom, what the hell are you talking about? What do you take me for?”
Though she had remained a virgin over the years, it did not mean she would give it up to anyone.
Otherwise, she would not have kept her chastity for the past three years and stayed away from other men.
“Josephine, you’re too young to understand. When you grow up, you’ll understand that I mean good for you. Women should make full use of their advantages to get themselves a good husband. Marrying a prat like Jonathan would only set your life for utter torture,” Margaret explained, for she had learned it the hard way. “If I hadn’t been blind enough to marry your father, I wouldn’t have ended up in this state.”
“Is it that bad to be my wife?” Connor retorted. Right after he said so, Margaret responded nastily, “of course! Look, after marrying you, we can’t even afford a Mercedes-Benz. Look at my friends, they can all afford BMWs and Mercedes-Benzs, but all you own is an old Volkswagen. You don’t even have the
money to fix the broken air conditioner. Well, I’d say you’re just slightly better than Jonathan.”
Margaret did not bother mincing her words, causing Connor’s face to flush in embarrassment. Before it escalated into a full fight, Josephine interjected, “Stop it. You fight at home, and now you‘re fighting at someone’s birthday party. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourselves?”
“Young woman, watch your tone!” Displeased at being lectured by her daughter, Margaret turned around and rebuked at once. When she spun on her heels, a familiar figure caught her attention. “Hey, look. Who is that?”
