Chapter 380 He Quite Admired
Stefan smiled faintly, "Mom, a man's dignity doesn't depend on women. At most they'll laugh at my strange taste, and that kind of mockery means nothing to me."
"If anything, Dione is the one making a sacrifice by marrying me. Who knows how much she'll have to put up with at social events in the future. Dad, say something?"
Under Kennedy's threatening glare, Damon only said, "As long as you're happy. Besides, Dione seems very composed in handling situations. Your mother's attitude was poor today, but Dione still ate what she should and kept her expression steady. She did very well in that regard."
Seeing that Damon wasn't taking her side, Kennedy angrily scolded, "Fine, I'm the only villain in this family. Just don't regret it later."
She stood up and stormed back to her room in anger.
Damon looked at Stefan helplessly, "Don't worry, your mother will come around after a while."
Stefan nodded. He took out his phone and checked the message from Seraphina, "Dad, Dione's parents will meet with you tomorrow."
After saying this, Stefan suddenly remembered something.
He had originally planned to take Seraphina to Majestic City today and tell her about his family background.
"Dad, I need to make a call." Stefan took his phone into his room. Just as he was about to dial Seraphina's number, another call came in.
The caller ID showed Sloane.
Stefan answered the phone.
Sloane looked at the documents in her hand - information she had asked Stefan to investigate about the collaboration between Seraphina Enterprises and the Kramer Group. "Mr. Hensley, are you sure the profit distribution information between Seraphina Enterprises and Mr. Kramer is accurate?"
It was actually a 70-30 split, with Seraphina Enterprises taking 70% of the profits and the Kramer Group only taking 30%.
This result left Sloane somewhat incredulous. The Robinson Group had only asked for 10% profit, yet Demetrius still chose Seraphina Enterprises!
Stefan replied, "The information has been verified. It's accurate."
Sloane pressed her red lips together lightly, her eyes turning cold, "I have dinner with several shareholders at 6 PM tonight. Come with me."
After failing to secure the full agency rights for the medication, she needed to give the shareholders a satisfactory explanation. At the same time, she also needed shareholders to stand behind her and support her decisions.
Stefan agreed and hung up. He then called Seraphina.
The call wouldn't go through.
Seraphina didn't have her phone with her at the moment. She was at a hot spring with Elizabeth, Mabel, and Sarah.
"Mommy, will you come home tonight?"
When Seraphina and Elizabeth were leaving, Timothy and Brandon had looked at them with such pitiful, resentful eyes.
Elizabeth was soaking in the hot spring, feeling completely relaxed. She had been resting with her eyes closed, but hearing Seraphina's question, she opened her eyes and said with amusement, "Seraphina, believe it or not, your father and Brandon are definitely at a hot spring resort right now too."
Seraphina asked, "What?"
Mabel reached out and pinched Seraphina's cute cheek, laughing, "Silly child, not only did your father come, but Alfonso and Maximus probably snuck here too."
Elizabeth laughed coolly.
In the men's hot spring pool next door.
Timothy couldn't soak in the hot spring, so he sat in a chair wearing a loose bathrobe, watching Brandon practice swimming in the water.
Alfonso had been splashed in the face many times by the water from Brandon's kicking feet. He wiped his face once again and helplessly moved to a different spot.
"Brandon, can you please stop kicking?" Alfonso asked very politely and seriously.
Brandon blinked, turned his swimming ring around, and kicked his feet in a different direction.
"Maximus, you're so skinny."
After Brandon turned around, he happened to see Maximus getting into the water wearing only underwear.
Maximus fell silent.
Alfonso chuckled softly.
The adult men like Alfonso maintained good physiques at their age, and looked mature.
So Maximus's build looked thin in comparison.
On this rare hot spring trip, Timothy, Alfonso, and Joe were seriously contemplating one thing.
How to soak in the hot springs together with their wives - hot springs should be enjoyed as couples, that's the real pleasure!
Of course, they wouldn't do anything inappropriate in the hot spring water.
Right now, Timothy, Alfonso, and Joe soaking together could only be described as awkward.
After finishing at the hot springs, Seraphina took Maximus and Brandon to the rest room.
The adults went off somewhere.
About an hour later, the adults returned looking refreshed and happy.
The group went to the restaurant for dinner, and around 6 PM, they moved to a karaoke lounge at the club.
They had a karaoke room at home too, but the feeling was different from being out.
In the private room, Elizabeth and Mabel were practically howling as they sang, and later Sarah joined in.
It was absolutely ear-piercing.
Back in the day, Elizabeth and Mabel used to sing wildly at karaoke all the time. Thinking about those times now made them nostalgic.
As Elizabeth and Mabel sang, their eyes turned red, and they felt like crying thinking about the past.
Brandon, as the only audience member unafraid of noise, clapped enthusiastically, "Mommy, so good! Mabel, so good! Sarah, so good!"
A moment of silence.
Brandon was just spouting nonsense praise.
Joe and Alfonso's mouths twitched speechlessly. Brandon really knew how to flatter people.
Timothy calmly fed Brandon juice, blocking his mouth.
Seraphina and Maximus quietly went to sit in a corner. Both had soundproof cotton in their ears and were calmly playing on their phones.
Seraphina saw the missed call notification from Stefan from two hours ago. It wasn't convenient to call back now, so she planned to call him later when she got home.
At that moment, Stefan and Sloane were also in a karaoke room at the club.
However, the atmosphere in this room was completely different from the howling chaos at Elizabeth's place.
The atmosphere in this room was suggestive.
Several shareholders had women accompanying them on either side.
"Ms. Johnson, your new transformation strategy failed this time. You couldn't compete with Seraphina Enterprises, and now you want us to stand behind you and continue supporting you. We're the ones who'll lose out, aren't we?" one of the shareholders said casually.
Sloane looked up to see the shareholder across from her already putting his hand inside a woman's clothes.
Her refined face remained cool, showing no discomfort.
She smiled slightly, "One failure doesn't mean failure every time."
The shareholder's voice was sticky and clingy as he flirted with the woman.
Stefan, sitting nearby, glanced at Sloane. Seeing her maintain such a calm and composed attitude even in this sleazy setting, he had to admire her.