Chapter 20: The Rich Second Generation of Freton

"What just happened?" Anna heard the news of the disturbance at the banquet and hurried over.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw the servants carrying a burly man spitting blood, being carried out.

"Who did this?" Anna's face changed as she asked.

The servant frowned and said, "It seems that someone had a conflict with Miss and Mr. Miller took action, injuring the person. Except for the young masters and misses, no one could easily enter the hall. I don't have the details."

Anna glanced at the man's face and did not recognize him. He didn't look like a guard from a local prestigious family. She relaxed a bit, and waved her hand to dismiss the servant, but still felt angry inside.

"Henry has gone too far. Everyone here is a distinguished guest, not someone this beggar, who was expelled by the Miller family, can offend. He's causing trouble here for sure because of his relationship with Laura! This is outrageous, no matter what, I can't let Laura be with him."

Approaching the hall, she swept her eyes over the guests present. Everyone who should be here is here, including Henry who shouldn't be here, leisurely drinking. She knew things hadn't escalated yet.

"Weird, where did Steven’s two friends go?"

Anna remembered that when Steven came, he brought two people with him, with an arrogant attitude. They didn't even bother to tell her their identities and entered the banquet with Steven.

She didn't like those two people either. If they disappeared, then so be it. Steven being here is enough. In Anna's eyes, Steven is the most suitable marriage partner for Laura.

"Young Master, where is Laura? Why isn't this girl here with you? She's so unruly." Anna smiled and greeted Steven.

At this moment, Steven's face turned pale. When he saw the Costa family's lady approaching, he forced a smile but didn't know how to answer.

Should he say that Laura was being harassed by Paul, the guy he brought? That he splashed her with alcohol?

Paul's fate is unknown, and even Matthew has been taken away by Henry's men.

Steven didn't dare to tell the truth at this moment.

"Aunt, Laura went to change clothes. Her dress got a little wet earlier," Henry said as he smiled politely. Anna is Laura's mother, and she cannot be disrespected.

"Why are you talking to me?" Anna was a bit displeased. "I haven't asked you yet. What were you doing just now? Did you knock out that person?"

"Henry, I have to tell you, you are no longer Laura's fiancé. If you cause trouble yourself, the Costa family won't have your back!"

Henry sighed, "Aunt, it wasn't me who started the trouble. They provoked me first before I took action. If you don't believe me, ask Laura."

"What's the identity of the person you knocked out? You should be more careful. There's no one at this banquet you can afford to offend!"

"I've taken care of those two scumbags. Don't worry, Aunt," Henry replied with a gentle smile.

Anna glared at him, "You should have some self-awareness. If you did, you wouldn't have bothered those young masters."

Unbeknownst to her, Steven's eyelid twitched, especially when he heard Henry say, "I've taken care of them," a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Laura, you finally came out. Come here quickly," Lady Anna saw Laura in her new dress from afar and rushed to call her. "Come, come, chat with Young Master."

"Mom!" Laura walked over, feeling a bit annoyed. "Don't you know what happened just now?"

"That doesn't matter!" Anna impatiently interrupted, thinking her daughter would make excuses. "Chat more with the young masters from Freton, and stop thinking about poor people all the time."

At the mention of the last word, Anna specifically looked at Henry. The meaning in her eyes was self-evident, pointing directly at Henry.

Henry smiled faintly but didn't mind. Instead, he stared deeply at Laura.

Laura, now in a red dress, walked gracefully, like a splendid sunset, reflecting her stunning and incomparable beauty.

"Young Master, why aren't you saying anything?" Anna became a bit anxious. She remembered that Steven used to be quite attentive. Why does he now seem like a sulking gourd? "Since Laura is here, everyone should talk."

The Lewis family's patriarch is dead, but their strength is still there. They are still one of the top families in Freton. If you think about it carefully, without the restraint of the patriarch, Enrico might be able to go even further.

As for the White family's young master, it goes without saying. They are also a direct lineage of the four major families in Freton, and they are a match for Miss Costa.

Anna's mind was buzzing with calculations, deliberately ignoring Henry.

During those seven years, there was no news, and now he's probably just an ordinary soldier. It's quite impressive that he has a friend who can lend him a supercar, but Henry himself is still too low-class. If the owner of the car could take a liking to Laura, I wouldn't mind.

Anna thought this to herself, and when she saw Henry, her eyes showed even more disdain.

"Henry, you better stand aside. The major families are having a conversation here, and you don't have the qualifications to be here."

"Is that so?" Henry chuckled; his gaze focused as he glanced over the faces of several young masters from prestigious families. "Aunt, you might as well ask them if I have the qualifications."

A smile appeared on Anna's face. She knew that these young gentlemen had bad tempers, and upon hearing Henry's provocative words, they wouldn't be able to resist competing and showing off in front of Laura. They could easily deal with Henry, so there was no need for her, as her mother, to play the bad guy in front of her daughter.

After waiting for a moment, her smile froze because she noticed that the young masters were looking around as if they hadn't heard Henry's provocation at all.

"Why have they suddenly become so friendly? Are they trying to appear magnanimous in front of Laura?"

Anna wondered inwardly, but she still reprimanded, "Have some self-control. If they didn't want to confront you, you would have been kicked out long ago."

"Mom, please stop!"

Laura was a bit angry, and Anna didn't want to say anything more. Instead, she smiled, took her daughter's hand, hesitated for a moment, and then went to grab Steven's hand. "You used to play together a lot when you were little. Why are you so estranged now? Let's catch up properly."

As she spoke, she was about to place Steven's hand in Laura's.

Suddenly, Steven felt a chill all over his body, as if he were in an icy cave. When he raised his eyes, he saw Henry looking at him with a smirk on his face.

"Aunt, I have something to do. I should go first!" Steven quickly pulled his hand out, not waiting for Anna's retention, and hurriedly turned to leave!

Anna was a bit perplexed, then looked at Enrico, the young master of the White family. "You..."

"We also have something to attend to. We'll leave first!" The two of them noticed Henry's gaze and felt a chill in their hearts. At the same time, they spoke in unison and quickly walked away.

"What on earth is going on here?" Anna stomped her foot in frustration, unable to figure it out.

These people couldn't even move a step when they saw Laura before! Now why do they seem as if they've seen a ghost!?