The Rise of David
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 9: I Am Not Telling You That
“The two of you are just too much to pick on us, ordinary people, just because you’ve got wealth and power! Everyone, come and see this! The heiress of the Sullivan family is a bully!”
Sandy staunchly refused to wipe David’s clothes for him, for she couldn’t get over the contempt within her.
In the past, it had always been him pandering to her and being at her beck and call. For that reason, she couldn’t accept the reality that she was to lower herself before him then.
Right that moment, she feigned weakness, hoping that the people around her would take pity on her and lend her a hand. Slap! While she was trying to seek help from the bystanders, Josephine stepped forward and struck her right across the face without the slightest bit of hesitation, stunning her to the core.
“That’s enough nonsense from you! I said to wipe it off right this instant!” Josephine asserted, her voice leaving no room for negotiation.
Sandy’s hand flew to her face, and she glanced at the crowd around her. Alas, no one spoke up for her. That aside, some timid ones even left quickly, not daring to stay and watch the show any longer. Left with no other choice, she could only take out a piece of tissue in the face of Josephine’s icy expression. Then, she dragged her feet over to David and bent down to wipe the spit off his clothes. David looked down at her with a smirk on his face.
But when her hand was a second away from coming into contact with his suit, he dodged it. Taken aback, Sandy looked up at him.
“I’m afraid that your hand will dirty my clothes.”
After saying that, David wiped the spit off himself with a piece of tissue. “How dare you?” Sandy’s chest heaved violently, yet she had no retort to that.
“Let’s go!”
Taking Josephine’s hand, David strode out of the mall. As Sandy glowered at their backs, she was so livid that she shook with rage.
Gritting her teeth, she spat, “You b*stard, I’ll never forgive you for this, David!” Regretfully, David had long since exited the mall and could no longer hear her.
“You’re rather feisty today! But it isn’t quite appropriate with your identity as the heiress of the Sullivan family. Your reputation will be negatively affected if news of this gets out,” David said to Josephine when they had left the mall.
“Ah, never mind that! I get mad whenever I see her!”
Josephine clenched her jaw, her face still stained with a trace of wrath. In the next moment, she turned to the man.
“Were you frightened by my demeanor?” In response, David shook his head with a smile.
“Nope! You’re pretty appealing when you get up in arms.” “Since you like it, how about I do it to you every day?” Josephine inquired, a gleam of something glinting in her eyes.
“No, no...”
David waved his hands frantically and immediately changed the subject, asking, “Where exactly are you bringing me that you dressed me up so nicely?”
“Mr. Grange is hosting a huge banquet at Glamor Hotel today. Many distinguished people in Horington will be in attendance, and I heard that it’s exceedingly difficult to gain entry, for they don’t even allow the guests to bring their families. Anyway, it’s at my family’s hotel, so I can bring you in without an invitation. Then, you can make the acquaintance of the eminent figures in the city!” Josephine admitted frankly without keeping him in suspense.
Conversely, David was torn between laughing and crying after hearing that. Walter is hosting the banquet for my sake, yet she now wants to sneak me in.
“Why are you laughing? I’m serious! Besides, Mr. Grange is purportedly hosting this banquet to introduce a friend of his to the big shots in Horington. Right now, everyone is speculating about that friend of his! And do you know how many people want to attend the banquet this time yet haven’t the right or opportunity to do so? If the banquet weren’t being held at Glamor Hotel, I wouldn’t even have the chance to bring you in! Make sure that you seize this opportunity and make an impression!” Josephine exhorted.
“Okay, I’ll do my best!”
David chuckled, not telling her the truth so that he could give her a surprise later.
Unwittingly, he could also sense a shift in his feelings toward her. While neither of them said anything, they were both aware of the other’s feelings since some things could be discerned tacitly.
Yoel rushed to Horington Hospital and tossed a suit at Leyton, ordering, “Change and come with me!”
“I’m recuperating, Dad! Where are you bringing me?” Leyton inquired with bemusement etched on his face.
“To a banquet!” Yoel answered.
“I don’t want to go. My arm is broken, and I’m now recuperating. Why should I attend some banquet?” Leyton instantly lost interest after hearing that.
He had attended quite a number of banquets, and they involved nothing more than feasting and drinking besides singing each other’s praises.
Furthermore, he would have to wear a suit that would keep him very much uncomfortable. Hence, he didn’t feel like going.
“Do you know who’s hosting the banquet this time, you b*stard? It’s Mr. Grange! Everyone who’s someone in Horington is attending the banquet! As such, ensure that you make a good impression this time! I’ll be handing the businesses of the Scott family to you in the future, and I don’t want you to run them to the ground!”
Yoel snarled, smacking him upside the head. The instant Leyton heard that Walter was hosting the banquet, he didn’t dare utter a single word of protest anymore. He hastily changed, but he couldn’t manage with a broken arm.
“Where is your girlfriend? Where did she go instead of taking care of you here? Call her over and have her help you out! I want to see you at Glamor Hotel at eleven o’clock later. Don’t be late! I’ve still got something else to do, so until later!” Yoel left as soon as he had finished speaking.
Glancing at the time, Leyton didn’t dare tarry anymore. He gave Sandy a call and ordered her over right away. At half-past ten in the morning, the entrance of Glamor Hotel was already cluttered with luxurious cars. All the prominent figures from the political and business circles had arrived early, long before the banquet would begin.
They all greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries before entering the hotel with their invitations in hand, one after another. However, their accompanying family members could only wait outside the hotel. Walter only invited the head of each family and the leader of each department to the banquet this time because he wanted to reduce the number of attendees. He was afraid that David would be annoyed if there were too many people and it became too noisy.
Leyton, too, came with an arm in a cast while Sandy supported him at his side. When Sandy saw the countless big cheeses there, her excitement was so great that her heart almost pounded out of her chest.
“Stand here and be on your best behavior! Don’t cause any trouble for me as the attendees this time are no ordinary people!” Yoel cautioned Leyton.
“Am I not going in, Dad?”
Bewilderment was written all over Leyton’s face.
Huh? He asked me to come here, yet he’s not allowing me to go in?
“Of course not! Only the heads of each family or leaders of different ranks are invited to the banquet this time! What right do you have to enter?” Yoel snapped, glaring at him. At once, disgruntlement swamped Leyton.
“Why did you call me here if I can’t enter? I’m going to burn to a crisp outside!” Hearing that, Yoel was tempted to kick his idiotic son hard.
Plenty of people are waiting outside. Is he saying that they’re all fools? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Making acquaintances can only be beneficial to the development of one’s company. Alas, all he knows to do are eat, drink, and play! He never considers anything else!
“Mark my words that I’m going to cut off your allowance for half a year if I don’t see you when I come out!” he threatened, afraid that his son would take off at a whim.
As soon as Leyton heard that his allowance for half a year was at stake, he shuddered in fright and nodded fervently.
“I won’t be going anywhere! I’ll be waiting right here!” Finally, Yoel entered the hotel with peace of mind, leaving Leyton and Sandy to bake in the sun at the entrance. Right then, David and Josephine arrived as well.
“Wait for me here. I’ll go and make arrangements for us to sneak in through the back entrance,” Josephine said to David after alighting from the car.
David nodded in acquiescence. Josephine then left to make the arrangements while David stood there and waited around. Everyone there was from the upper echelons of society, so he didn’t know any of them. As such, he could only fiddle with his phone. Having sharp eyesight, Sandy spotted David at once.
When she noticed him scrolling through his phone with no one paying him the slightest mind, a sneer immediately bloomed on her face.
“Ley, isn’t that David? How’s someone like him worthy of attending the banquet?” she whispered to Leyton.
Leyton cast his gaze over when he heard Sandy’s remark, only to see that it was indeed David. His eyes glinted coldly, and he strutted over. Seeing that, Sandy hurriedly trailed after him, glowering at David with resentment burning hotly in her eyes. The incident at the mall earlier remained vivid in her mind.
“Do you think you’re worthy of being here, David? Are you aware of the statuses of the people here today? Do you think you’re an elite just because you’ve put on new clothes?”
Leyton regarded David with an air of arrogance. On the contrary, David merely threw him a chilly look before ignoring him altogether.
“Where’s your domineering demeanor back when you were at the mall earlier, David? And where’s your beautiful Ms. Sullivan? Why didn’t she bring you in? Could it be that even she couldn’t get in? Pah!” Sandy again spat at David, convinced that he wouldn’t dare order her to wipe it off with Leyton there this time.
At that, David’s face went glacial.
“Mark my words. You’ll be licking it off like a dog later!”
“Haha!”
Laughing uproariously, Sandy spat at him again.
“Who do you think you are that I’ll be licking it off you? You’re just an ex-convict! What’s so great about you?”
Then, she raised her voice and hollered, “Everyone, look here! An ex-convict is all dressed up to attend the banquet! He doesn’t even know his place!”
Her shout attracted many people who all gathered to watch the show. Nevertheless, David remained indifferent as he watched her incessant acting.
“Who’s that, Leyton? He doesn’t seem familiar,” a young man about Leyton’s age asked out of the blue.
After all, everyone who came was people of high standing in Horington or their family members.
Therefore, they were either acquainted or had seen each other in passing.
David, however, appeared exceedingly unfamiliar and didn’t seem to be someone from the elite classes. For that reason, someone asked Leyton about him out of curiosity.
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