Return Of The Prodigy
Return of the Prodigy Chapter 17

Katie never expected to encounter the various members of the Hartley's family here.

Matilda sat in a wheelchair, her face swollen, "Nonsense, today is Amelia's engagement banquet, and of course, our Hartley's family has to come to congratulate." Amelia!

This name made Katie involuntarily pause.

Because she was the younger sister of her former fiancé, Daniel Smith. She was the most beloved daughter of the Smiths.

At this moment, a woman dressed in a white V-neck evening dress walked over, sneering, "Katie, is it really you?"

"I don't remember sending you an invitation. What are you doing here?"

"Matilda, did you invite them from the Hartley's family?"

Matilda was actually Daniel Smith's wife, Amelia's sister-in-law. After Daniel Smith and Katie broke off their engagement, he turned around and married Matilda.

Unfortunately, Amelia never liked the Hartley's family, especially Matilda, so she often addressed her directly by name.

Matilda sneered, "Amelia, how could I invite a family of losers to your engagement banquet? Wouldn't that disgrace our Hartley's family?"

Amelia suddenly realized, "Oh, so you came uninvited to join in the fun."

"Katie, it's been six years. Why do you still harbor feelings for my brother?"

Katie's face turned red with embarrassment as she explained, "No, I came here to eat."

"Hahaha..." Amelia burst into laughter, "Katie, are you telling a joke?"

"Just based on what qualifications do you have to eat here?"

With a pause in her words, Amelia shouted loudly, "Everyone, look, this is the Hartley's family's former young lady, who once had an engagement with my brother. Unfortunately, she was promiscuous, and now she's sleeping with a lunatic. That's why my brother divorced her."

"Didn't expect her to still have the audacity to come here."

This revelation shocked the entire hall.

Rumors about what happened between the Hartleys and the Smiths had already spread throughout Lisle. Katie Hartley's affair with a psych ward patient was a big scandal back then, and there was hardly a soul who hadn't heard of it. The Hartleys had become the city's laughingstock at the time.

At this moment, Amelia deliberately exposed this past, undoubtedly humiliating Katie and the Hartley's family.

Unfortunately, the Hartley's family was currently seeking help from the Smiths, so even though each of them turned red with anger, they had to endure it.

"Hehe, so this is the famous young lady of the Hartley's family."

"Mr. Dave, you're not doing a good job as the family head. She not only disgraced your Hartley's family, but you also dared to bring her to Miss Smith's engagement banquet. Don't you want the Smiths to lose face as well?" "Don't forget, this engagement banquet is related to the Lux Group!"

For a moment, everyone in the hall spoke up.

Dave's old face turned red with shame, and he wished he could find a hole to hide in.

Today, he personally attended this engagement banquet, aiming to get closer to the Smiths and, incidentally, climb up the ladder with the rich and powerful Lux Group associated with the Smiths.

You should know that the Lux Group is an existence even more transcendent than Robert, and calling it the number one group in Lisle City is not an exaggeration.

Especially the chairman of the Lux Group, Paul Booker, is the uncrowned king of the underground world in Lisle City.

If the Hartleys could somehow gain the Lux Group's blessing, not even people like Robert Byron would be able to look down on them.

However, now, the appearance of Katie has completely disrupted his plan.

In case Paul comes later and sees the engagement banquet turning into a farce, he will undoubtedly be furious. It's possible that even the Hartley's family will suffer.

With this thought, Dave walked up with a crutch in hand. Without a word, he raised his hand and directly slapped Katie.

"Slap!"

A crisp sound echoed throughout the room, and Katie's cheeks instantly turned red.

Adam didn't expect Dave to take action personally, so he was caught off guard for a moment.

However, in just an instant, Adam appeared directly in front of Katie, his eyes coldly staring at Dave.

Dave angrily said, "What are you doing? Do you, this waste, also want to lay hands on me?"

"All of you, get out immediately!"

"You've ruined Amelia's engagement banquet, and now I'm going to kill all of you!"

Amelia, Matilda, and the surrounding guests burst into laughter, happily standing aside to watch the show.

Adam's anger surged, gritting his teeth, "Do you really want to die, Hartley's family?!"

At this moment, Adam was furious!

His daughter was assaulted, and instead of helping, the members of the Hartley's family not only sided with the outsider but also publicly humiliated Katie and even hit her! D*mn it!

At this point, Amelia sneered, "Grandpa Dave, is this the useless son-in-law of your Hartley's family? He sure likes to talk big."

"If you can't handle the Hartley's family, I'll help you!"

Others immediately echoed, "Mr. Dave, you're too much of a disappointment as a family head. You can't even control your family!"

"Even a useless person dares to challenge you; in our family, I would directly break his legs and throw him out!"

"Such embarrassing things, do you celebrate them during the New Year in your Hartley's family?"

Mocking voices resonated, shaking Dave with anger.

Adam scanned the entire hall, his voice cold, "Is that so? I want to see what you're capable of."

"Today, everyone present must apologize to my daughter on their knees!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was shocked!

Unfortunately, no one believed what Adam said.

Amelia sneered, "Haha, they say you're a lunatic, and it seems true. Do you know who my fiancé is?" "Do you know who the guests are today?"

"Do you know whose territory this is?"

With three questions, Amelia's aura overwhelmed the entire hall.

Matilda immediately chimed in, "Katie, I advise you to take your lunatic husband and leave quickly!"

"The cousin of Amelia's fiancé is one of the Five Tigers under Paul."

"Angering Paul, not even Robert can save you!"

Others also spoke up, "Mr. Booker is the uncrowned king of the underworld in Lisle. Forget about your family; even your entire Hartley's family is not worth mentioning." "A lunatic is just a lunatic; he dares to brag about anything."

"Haha, leave quickly before Mr. Booker arrives; otherwise, you won't even know how you died."

However, upon hearing the name "Paul Booker", Katie couldn't help but be stunned.

If it were before today, she would indeed have been shocked and terrified by this name. But now, she could only remain silent.

The world is so vast yet so small. Amelia's fiancé is actually affiliated with Paul, and Amelia takes pride in it, looking smug. The other guests, including the Hartley's family, came here for the sake of Paul's face.

But what they didn't know was that Paul had knelt in front of Adam yesterday, personally presenting gifts to apologize.

"Haha, Katie, what are you dazed with? Scared out of your wits? Quickly kneel down and apologize to Amelia!"

"As long as you bow and apologize, considering you're from the Hartley family, Amelia might spare your life." Matilda taunted.

Katie sighed helplessly in her heart and explained, "Amelia, it's all a misunderstanding. In fact, we came here today for dinner at the personal invitation of Mr. Booker."