Sweet Subterfuge

Seeing that the atmosphere had become awkward, Cody and Edmund Immediately came to smooth things over. One pulled on
Bernard while the other went to persuade Maria.
“Dad, Mom is only doing this for your own good! Please don’t be angry!”
“Forget it Mom, It’s Cad’s 60th birthday today. Just show him a bit of respect and not cause a scene here, please? There are
people watching!’
No one bothered to apologize to Kevan-of course, he never expected them to either. In the confusion, he silently went over to sit
in his seat, trading a look with Anthony before quietly observing this farce. However, the farce did not last long. Alter both sons
had persuaded them, combined with the stares from the guests, Bernard and Maria calmed down very quickly.
Cody got a waiter to clean up the mess on the floor, and once Bernard’s emotions were fully calm, the feast officially started.
There was an emcee for the feast. Cody had spent a great deal of money on this too, for he had hired a well-known host from
StellarTV to ensure that thiros ran smoothly. Other than that, he also invited several famous singers to perform.
The guests were mainly older political and business cliles, so they were not interested in any of these ridiculous programs.
Hence, no matter how high-energy the performances were, the atmosphere off-stage was stil. lileless. Many even rubbed their
ears and complained about how noisy it was, and they could barely hear the person speaking next to them.
As for the main star of the event, Bemard was watching the performances with relish, his eyes frequently drifting to the bodies of
the female stars, wt ile a nasty smile played on the corners of his lips. Those who shared his table pretended to not have seen
anything while Maria was gritting her teeth angrily, but kept hersell as calm as possible due to needing to show him courtesy on
his big day.
The performances lasted for nearly an hour. Thankfully, the dishes were served about hallway through, or a great deal of the
guests might have gone berser
After the last singer finished their performance, Berard went up the stage at the invitation of the emcee to deliver a speech to the
quests.
“Thank you, thank you all for coming despite your busy schedules! I am very, very honored! I am also thankful to my two dutiful
sons, for they were the ones who did everything they could to organize such a grand feast Ik e this one, and made my wishes
come true?

Bernard’s face was filled with pride, and his eyes seemingly kept dritting over to Anthony and Kevan, seemingly gloating on
purpose.
Cody helped him by asking. “Kevan, Uncle Anthony’s 60th birthday was not celebrated well. Don’t you want to give him a grand
one to
make it up to him?”
The father and son pair had indeed touched upon a sore point for Kevan. Anthony was older than Bernard by three years. But
Kevan was still in a “coma’ at that time, so naturally, he could not celebrate his 60th birthday. Besides. Anthony and Violet had no
heart to do anything like that ether as they were worried about their son, who was still hospitalized then.
Anthony saw the guilt on Kevan’s face. So, he said, ‘it’s alright” while shaking his head, smiling warmly at his son as he patted
his hand. ”
don’t care about these formalities.”
These words were meant for Kevan as well as the others sealed with them. But his sincere words were taken as him
“desperately” trying
to preserve his reputation by those with ulterior motives.
Maria followed along in their attempts to sow discord. “Kevan, boy, your father only sald that he doesn’t care so you wouldn’t feel
bad. You can’t take it as it is, you know! Look at your Uncle Bernard, he’s so glorious today! I tell you, bay, he has never been as
happy as he is today for the longest time! If you organize a party like this for your dad, he will definitely be as happy as a lark loof