Chapter 399
Anne raised her eyebrows and said, "It''s good for you to think that way. Let''s have fun together and
stop worrying about those things that Shane has to worry about. That''s what life is about. I''ve
always thought that you don''t really like the atmosphere in the office. People who like to be free will
only be more ufortable if they shut themself inside of a box."
"What about you? If I could let go of everything, would you think that I''m just a useless piece of
garbage who''s only waiting to eat and die?"
"Isn''t it good to be a piece of garbage? Why does everyone think it''s not good to be a piece of
garbage? Well, I am a real piece of garbage who''s willing to be a piece of garbage. I have someone
to support me, to teach me how to manage my money. I have thousands of dors of ie every
day when I wake up. Isn''t that nice? Why do I have to work hard?" Anne asked.
Braden could not utter an answer, or in other words, he felt the same as Anne did. "I don''t know,
Anne. I only know that if you don''t see me as a piece of garbage, I would like you to support me."
"Deal."
Braden suddenly felt relieved. After they finished handing over their work to somebody else, Braden
helped Anne carry her bag and took her to their car. "Let''s go have dinner!"
"Why are you suddenly acting so servile..." Anne smirked and grabbed her bag.
"I hope that this rich woman can love me forever. So, I have to please her more often."
Anne thought that it was hrious, but at the same time, she liked the way it was.
To have Braden apany her forever was better than him going out to work every day and
making her unable to go out and have fun on her own. When he was not around, she didn''t even
dare to go to the bar alone, fearing that he might think that she went to find a handsome guy to
cheat on.
When Charlotte and Shane arrived at the ce, Peter and Zoe were already waiting for them. A
momentter, Rick and Kendall also arrived. Braden was a little slow, so everyone went straight in
without waiting for them.
Caleb had already ordered a table of cold dishes. When he saw theming, he immediately got
up and greeted them. At the same time, he instructed the men beside him to hand out gifts to Peter
and Zoe. "I''m so sorry. As my token of apology, I prepared these gifts for you two. I really didn''t
mean to frighten the both of you."
"What''s going on..." Peter waspletely baffled.
"It''s nothing. Juste over and have dinner. Oh, wait, someone is still not here yet. It''s okay. We''ll
order moreter." Caleb grinned and snapped his fingers. "Well, get ready to serve the dishes."
Peter and Zoe took their seats in confusion. Charlotte leaned closer to Shane and said, "Has Caleb
believed the fact that Zoe is not Irena?"
"Yea. Avery had done a paternity test, proving that Zoepletely has nothing to do with Irena''s
parents. Caleb attacked them multiple times just because he didn''t believe it."
"I understand what you mean now. Caleb thinks that if Zoe is Irena, she should be furious with him
now and have a falling out with him. She shouldn''t be afraid of him. This meal seems to be the final
test."
"That''s right."
If that was the case.
It would be quite a headache. There wasn''t anything wrong with that, but if Zoe couldn''t get rid of
Caleb''s doubts, then unless Avery and Shane really destroyed the Stevens Family, or else...
"Zoe, Peter, please don''t take it personally. I have mistaken her as someone else," Caleb said as he
picked up a ss of wine. "Come, I''ll toast to you two."
Peter believed Shane, so he picked up his ss. When Zoe saw that, she stopped doubting and
picked up her ss to clink sses with Caleb. After the three of them drank the wine, Caleb sat
down with a smile. Peter and Zoe knew very well that it was only a fake smile.
He looked disgusting when he smiled but dangerous when he didn''t.
"I heard that you two are married?" Caleb asked.
"Yes," Peter answered. "ording to thew, we are already married."
Zoe was confused. She didn''t marry Peter. Why did Peter say that they were married? But she
knew that Peter, Shane, and Charlotte were people who would never hurt her. So even if she didn''t
understand, she didn''t say anything and just sat there silently like a statue.
It suddenly dawned on Caleb. "Well, that''s pretty good. How did you guys know each other?"
Peter told Caleb everything about their encounter, and Zoe would asionally add a few words.
The two of them indeed looked very affectionate. More importantly, Zoe seemed to rely on Caleb
with all her heart.
"I used to like a girl, she..." Caleb took the opportunity to tell them about his rtionship with Irena.
Their rtionship was actually not thatplicated. To say that there was a lot of love, hate, and
sorrow was an overstatement. It was only a simple story.
There was actually no need to say that out loud. But because Irena started dating Avery and died
afterward, this story sounded extremely sad and bleak.
"Honestly, you guys make a pretty good couple. Why did she want to date Avery instead?" Zoe
couldn''t quite understand. "Didn''t she love you very much?"
"Perhaps she thought that Avery was more suitable for her," Caleb said with a smile.
"I''ve seen Avery a few times. He''s not bad but unreliable. If youpare yourself with Avery, I
actually don''t think you will lose. But if youpared yourself with Mr. Fuller, I definitely think that
Mr. Fuller is better," Zoe paused and said, "Sorry, I''m a straightforward person. If you''re not happy
about that, I can apologize to you."
Instead, Caleb burst intoughter. "No need, no need. I''m indeed much more confident if I have to
bepared with Avery. After all, even though I''m a very sinister and cunning person, I won''t put on
an act like he does. However,pared to Mr. Fuller, I''m indeed far too inferior. Mr. Fuller has
always been a true gentleman ever since he was young. All my life, I have always wanted to be
friends with him."
Zoe remained silent and suspicious toward him.
Peter continued, "I won''t say anything about Avery''s personality. But Mr. Stevens, I''ve heard a lot
about your personality. I have something that I don''t quite understand, and I hope you can answer
them."
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At that moment, Kendall, who had been gaming all along, perked up her ears. She was quite
concerned about what other people thought of her brother.
"Ask away."
"Rumour says that you love women and have even stolen women from your father. Is that true or
false?"
In a split second.
Caleb''s smile disappeared.
Zoe tugged the corner of her lips and said, "What kind of question are you even asking, Peter? Are
you crazy?"
Instead, Peter frankly responded, "I ept Mr. Stevens''s apology, and I also understand that Mr.
Stevens has condescended toe and talk to usmoners. That''s also exactly why I dare to
ask this question. I want to know, Mr. Stevens, what exactly do you think women are in your eyes?"
"You''re right. I''ve indeed stolen my dad''s women." Calebughed again and continued, "I personally
admire you a lot for taking advantage of Shane''s presence to disrespect me. However, since I''m
apologizing to you, and you''re also asking things that are rted to women, I will answer you.
Because if I get angry, it''ll make me seem too petty. So, I can say, yes, I love to steal women."
Kendall blinked her eyes in shock.
"Excuse me," Rick suddenly said, "I''ll take Kendall out for a while."
"No, I want to listen." Kendall didn''t want to leave.
"Don''t worry, Rick. It''s not something unsuitable for children to hear. On the contrary, you guys will
get to know me better if you listen." Caleb''s expression turned serious. "When I was very young, my
father already had other women by his side. Everyone, if it was you, would you snatch his woman to
seek justice for your mother, would you develop a rtionship with those women in front of him to
let him know that his son is not to be trifled with, or would you just treat him as a beast and ignore
him?"
That was a good problem.
"To deal with wicked people, I decided to be a wicked person myself," Caleb said with extreme
confidence.