Dragon Master

The disharmonious voice attracted everyone's attention.
Humphrey had just saved his face by ordering expensive dishes. However, his good mood was destroyed by the voice
immediately.
“The room was booked by me, and there is no reason for you to take it. We won't change” Humphrey said daringly with his head
bent and staring at the menu.
Although he was not a big figure in H City, he thought he didn’t need to be afraid of anyone with his personal connections.
After all, except for those who stood high above the masses, ordinary successful persons were no match for him.
Outside the door stood a middle-aged man in a suit, wearing a pair of gold glasses. His hair was meticulous. On his fat and
round face, the smile that seemed coming from Bodhisattva gradually disappeared.
Then, the man lifted his round face and looked at Humphrey sneeringly and said, “You can't afford the price if you don’t change
your room.”
Humphrey still bent his head.
At that moment, he must pretend to be very calm. At least, he couldn't lose his bravado.

Looking at Humphrey, Franklin was secretly appreciative of him. Then he said in a low voice,’ Who is the man making a mess
now? He is really annoying”
“It is a strange face, and I can’t recognize it. Perhaps he is a bumpkin. Real big name won't speak in that way. It is usually
upstarts who threaten others like this”
“Upstarts are all barbarians. I have heard that they always clash in a fight for private rooms’
“I think we should change our private room. Otherwise, if we get into trouble due to such a little thing, it would be meaningless”
The friends and relatives of the Griffiths were nervous. After all, most of upstarts who were based on mines were really
barbarous. It was worthless to be beaten for bravado, after all.
Compared with ordinary people, family members of the Griffiths did achieve some success. But in the eyes of mine owners who
were rolling in money, the people present in the room today were all poor gays, including Humphrey.
Absolutely, Maximilian was not included.
Marcus was nervous, too. But he didn't want conflict on his birthday.
Furthermore, it was Marcus's birthday party. If conflicts were aroused, it was possible that Marcus would be blamed.

“Humphrey, I think we..”
Humphrey was looking at the middle-aged man in the doorway with his head tilted. He was happy to hear the words Marcus said
and knew that his opportunity finally came.
“Don't worry, Mr. Marcus. The man was an acquaintance of mine and my father also knows him. I will talk to him and then he
would no longer say anything. Please take it easy”
Looking at Humphrey's clam face, Marcus felt assured suddenly. All in all, that was Marcus's birthday party and it was the best
not to change the private room.
“Well, Ok, it is up to you, Humphrey” Marcus said with his hand slightly patting Humphrey's shoulder, as if he was making some
implications.
Catching sight of all these interactions, Maximilian said or did nothing, just like an outsider.
Franklin could not help but whisper, “Look at the gap. A windfall means nothing at all, and someone just wimps out in critical
moment like a silent fart”
“You can usually see one's heart clearly at critical moment. Those who are silent at the last minute cannot be reliable. So, girls
should sharpen their eyes when choosing their husbands,’ Iris said sourly.

Reassured by Humphrey's words, those people started to be bold again, thinking that it was a piece of cake for Humphrey to
settle the problem.
Laura looked at Humphrey with joyful eyes and thought that Humphrey who was able to save her face was a thousand times
better than Maximilian sitting silently opposite to her.
Humphrey was also very complacent. The more the Griffiths despised Maximilian, the more pleased he would be.
Humphrey stood up and strengthened his suit. Then he walked to the doorway and said with his face piled with smile, “Uncle
Fletcher, I’m Humphrey. And my father is Theodore. I have visited you along with my father”
“Hmm..”
Fletcher thought for a moment and simpered, “Ah, it’s you! Then you ought to change your room right now.”
Humphrey froze for an instant. He didn’t expect that he had greeted Fletcher in the name of his father, but Fletcher still turned his
back on him.
Iris and Franklin got angry. They had just lost their faces because of Maximilian’s Jade Dragon and were supported by
Humphrey's words, but they could not hold their anger any longer and snapped at Fletcher in the doorway since Fletcher had
made no concessions.

“Fletcher, you should be kind. Humphrey is polite enough to talk to you in a gentle tone, which shows his respect for you. You
should give it up”
“Someone just has no self-awareness. You give him an inch and he'll take an ell. Does he really think Humphrey can be picked
on? He should know that Humphrey is a big shot and cannot be offended”
“Go away right now, or we will teach you a lesson. Do not do what you have done in the countryside, and it would not work. Here
is Lasdun, where provocation and rudeness are not allowed”
As Franklin and other people became more and more excited, Fletcher's face increasingly turned angry.
He had never been insulted like this. One year when a super star came to the city for concerts, Fletcher was attracted and forced
her to sleep with him, and that was a piece of cake for him. One month later, the star’s boss showed up and interceded for him,
and he eventually let her go.
Looking at Fletcher's face, Humphrey shed tears silently and regretted that he had not clearly introduced Fletcher to the Griffiths
and that he had been busy pretending to be familiar with Fletcher.
Fletcher was a descent of the Russells.
Although Humphrey's heart was full of bitterness, he still asked kindly, “Uncle Fletcher, there might be some confusion here. I am
here for my family's birthday party. Could you make an exception in my favor? With your social status and wealth, you can
choose any private room in Lasdun as you like. There is no reason for you to use our room?”

“Stop talking nonsense. It was our..”
Fletcher was interrupted by Iris. She stood up and said loudly, “That's enough. Humphrey has saved your face, but you are such
a jerk. You should be aware that here is Lasdun. If you continue to be so brash, I will call the security”
Fletcher was puzzled for a moment and then he could not help to laugh.
“It is so interesting. Do you know who I am? This private room was ordered personally by our chairman”