chapter 19 Hongmeifang

The voice sounded familiar. Ashburn looked back and saw that the speaker was his ex-girlfriend Abigail. She was wearing a miniskirt that exposed her navel and her legs. This kind of outfit made women of Irene’s age blush. Next to Abigail, there was a young man in his thirties, well-dressed with a head cut like a parking apron. He was actually someone Ashburn knew. Hebe's nephew Oswald Yandell, Ashburn met him several times on some occasions in the Willow family. Ashburn glanced at Abigail full of meaning. Knowing that Eric was seriously ill and not having much time left, she quickly turned around and went to find her next host to parasitize. "Hey, isn't this the freeloader from the Willow family?" Oswald always agree with Hebe's opinion and had been very unfriendly to Ashburn. "Abigail, why do you know this kind of trash?" "I was blind and had a relationship with him." Abigail seemed unwilling to mention her old relationship with Ashburn. But she was afraid that Oswald would overly suspect, so she explained, "Oswald, he and I have finished. I was not sensible as a student. Now I only have you in my heart." Ashburn smiled teasingly, "Have you told Eric like this too?" "Who is Eric Yuan?" Oswald asked. Abigail had a look of panic. Having too many exes was not a good thing for a woman. But before she could speak, Ashburn had already spoken for her, "Eric is also her ex, and they were together a few days ago. But she was a bad sign for her husband, Eric had cancer overnight when they were in a relationship, and he probably won't survive. Oswald, I have just met you, and I would like to advise you, that if your life is not strong enough, it is best to escape from this woman." "Ashburn, what nonsense are you talking about?" Abigail jumped as if her tail had been stepped on, "Who...who is a bad sign?" Ashburn smiled, gave Oswald a meaningful look, and led Irene into the Red Rose Pavilion. He originally wanted to be kind to others, after all, Abigail was a person of the past, but this woman was unreasonable and would provoke him every time they met, so he couldn't help but have some vicious tongues. He had never been the kind of person who was easy to get along with. He just accepts everything in the Willow family. He just feels that he owes the Willow family a favour, but he will never be soft-spoken when it comes to other people who don't matter. Abigail was perturbed by Ashburn's words and explained to Oswald at a loss, "Oswald, don't listen to his nonsense. How can I harm my husband? This is all feudal superstition. Eric has cancer, which has nothing to do with me. This person was just envious and deliberately disgusting us. Don’t trust any word he put." Oswald held his anger in his heart. He didn't care much about the so-called bad sign. After all, he was deeply influenced by modern culture and he didn't really believe this statement, but he couldn't stand being disgusted by Ashburn! His girlfriend turned out to be Ashburn's worn-out shoes, how could he endure it? He strode towards the Red Rose Pavilion. The breakfast at Red Rose Pavilion was famous in Narada, and it was always crowded, but it was not affordable for ordinary people, especially the breakfast here, which emphasizes low-key luxury style. The so-called low-key means that the food was relatively ordinary, including common soy milk and fried dough sticks. Luxury mainly referred to the price, a casual breakfast could cost two to three hundred yuan. But because they were all made by famous chefs, the food was healthy and hygienic, and the dining environment was elegant, it had become a pretentious place for many middle-class and even upper-class people. "Hey, Mr. Yandell, you're here." The manager of Red Rose Pavilion greeted him enthusiastically. Oswald glanced around and saw Ashburn and Irene already eating in the corner by the window. Yandell walked over quickly, pointed to the location where Ashburn sat and said to the manager, "Sam, I like that location, by the window, I appreciate the good light there." Sam who was the manager smiled apologetically, "Mr. Yandell, you see, you haven't made a reservation either. This seat has already been taken by these two guests. Would you like to change to another seat?" "Sam, you know, I am a senior member here. I spend over one million yuan here every year." Oswald took out a membership card and said arrogantly, "According to the rules, aren’t you supposed to serve senior members?" Abigail echoed on the side, "Manager, you are a sensible person. You should know whose business is good for you. I know this trash, he is the Willow family's live-in son-in-law. He drove an electromobile to Red Rose Pavilion. It’s just to show off and take a few photos to post on WeChat Moments. Hmph, with his financial strength, do you think he can come again next time?” Sam frowned, feeling that Oswald and Abigail were just trouble-makers, and he didn't know how these two guests offended them. However, Oswald did spend more than one million here every year. He was a regular customer. Compared to Ashburn, who was wearing ordinary modesty, Oswald was more important to the Red Rose Pavilion. "Sorry for disturbing you, but how about you change a table?" Sam asked apologetically, and added, "I'll give you a 20% discount on this meal." Irene whispered to Ashburn, "Ashburn, how about we change a place?" She just came to have a meal and didn't want to cause so much trouble. If others asked it nicely, Ashburn would not refuse to change a position. After all, it was a small matter, but it was obvious that Oswald and Abigail wanted to step on his dignity. This was not something he could tolerate. "I took this seat first, why should I let it go?" Ashburn was neither humble nor arrogant. Oswald raised his membership card in his hand and said arrogantly, "Just because I am a premium member! Ashburn, the little pocket money my cousin gives you every month is enough for you to eat here? Don't embarrass yourself here, hurry up and move the room for us!” "Premium member? Is that amazing?" "Hey, this isn't that great. It's just a minimum consumption of twenty thousand yuan a year. If you have the ability, show me a membership card?" Ashburn calmly placed the five-star black card given by Jacqueline on the table, "Manager, please take a look and see if this card is enough to eat here." Before Sam could see the card clearly, Oswald reached out and snatched it away, "Hahaha, Ashburn, you are so ridiculous, you just took a casual card and you dared to pretend to be a member of Red Rose Pavilion Hahahaha, are you out of your mind? Do you think Sam can't tell it?" Oswald laughed loudly on purpose, attracting the attention of the guests at the tables next to them so that everyone could watch Ashburn make a fool of himself. Then he threw his card in front of Ashburn, "Look at this, bumpkin, this is the membership card of Red Rose Pavilion. The ordinary membership card is silver, my premium membership card is gold, and yours is black. What the hell is that?" At this time, countless eyes were cast on him, which made Oswald very proud. Abigail also laughed so hard that her body was trembling, waiting for Ashburn to be slapped in the face. But Ashburn kept his composure and didn't even look at Oswald's card. He lowered his head to nibble on the freshly fried dough sticks, which were crispy and refreshing. He said to Irene, "Mom, eat it quickly. It won't taste good when it's cold." Oswald's flaunt was ignored by Ashburn, which made him very angry, "Ashburn, get out of here with your fake card!"