“The entertainer I brought with me spilled wine all over Xyla. She even caused a scene and later attacked Georgie,” Sebastian Brenand said truthfully with a worried expression on his face.
Henry Armstrong remained silent as he pulled Georgie Clementine by her hand to the couch. He then forced her to sit down.
After that, he swiftly retrieved a few chunks of ice from an ice bucket on the table. He then wrapped the ice in a wet napkin and gently pressed the makeshift ice pack against Georgie’s face.
The coolness spread across Georgie’s face, lessening the burning sensation on her face.
“Thank you,” Georgie said. Her attitude remained cold.
“Don’t mention it.” Henry sat with one leg crossed over the other.
Georgie didn’t say anything else. She grabbed the ice pack and continued to press it against her face.
Stanley then turned to look at Sebastian coldly. “Don’t bring any random people over in the future,” he said.
Sebastian quickly nodded and apologized. “Alright, alright. I know. I made a mistake. I was wrong.”
“Did that woman hit you?” Stanley looked at Xyla and asked.
Xyla shook her head.
Stanley kept quiet as he led Xyla over to Gary Lakes and sat down next to him.
Gary politely nodded at Xyla. “Sister-in-law.”
“How are you…” Xyla smiled.
Gary then nodded at Georgie, who nodded in response as a way of greeting each other.
Awkwardly, Sebastian scratched the back of his head and sat next to Henry and Georgie. “To be honest, none of the women I’ve met all these years are as good as Rachel Wood.”
“In that case, just keep Rachel around in the future,” Henry said.
“How is that possible?” Sebastian retorted.
Although Xyla felt uncomfortable listening to what they said, she wasn’t too greatly surprised.
There were plenty of womanizers among the men in the upper strata of society.
Henry was speechless.
“…That’s a little too much, Sebastian,” Gary said.
“Let’s all listen to the voice of an angel. Go ahead, Sebastian,” Xyla said.
“Sure. What song would you like?” Sebastian asked.
“How about ‘Joy of Life’?” Georgie couldn’t resist suggesting.
Sebastian nodded decisively. “Very well. I’d like just to say that I sing this song particularly well.”
Henry immediately rolled his eyes at Sebastian.
After quickly picking up the microphone, Sebastian picked up the tablet next to him and selected the song, ‘Joy of Life’.
Very soon, the lyrics of the song appeared on a large screen nearby.
Sebastian began to sing along to the tempo of the backing track. He was very serious about it.
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