Chapter 6 Subjugated

Alex Cohen was helpless.

Even now, Sukie Lane still had not learned her lesson. She could not be an idiot, right?

Big Ken looked coldly at Sukie and handed a card to Alex.

"Young Master, this is a fuel card. It’s charged with 200,000 and is also part of the gift."

"200,000?"

Alex was shocked and almost asked the idiotic question of "could I withdraw this in cash?".

Even Sukie finally came to her senses.

The person who put 200,000 into a card that could not be withdrawn was either a fool or a big shot.

Considering Alex received this car as a gift, the gift-giver was obviously a big shot that she could not afford to offend.

However, Sukie's scruples were only with that gift-giver. She still did not respect Alex and her heart was still unbalanced. How could Alex, a poor beggar, be worthy of a Lamborghini? It was just as hard for her to accept this fact as it was feeding good cabbage to a pig.

Shane Locke realized that Sukie was going to be humiliated again and quickly pulled her away with the excuse of treating her to a big meal.

Big Ken had satisfactorily completed his task and also offered to take his leave.

Alex could not hold back his curiosity and called Big Ken aside. He asked, "Brother Big Ken, are you familiar with my father?"

Big Ken nodded and said, "I've been with Master for over 10 years."

"Then surely you know what my father does for a living?"

"Young Master, I'm sorry, but there are some situations I can't divulge."

"Then how did my father's money come about? You have to tell me this at least, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to take his money and car."

"Well...Wyatt Corporation, Harrods Corporation, Ryker Gardens Corporation, you've heard of them all, right?"

"You're talking about the giants of the city's real estate, entertainment, and F&B industries, respectively!"

"Exactly. Those 3 corporations, none of them are Master’s assets…”

"Look at you! Brother Big Ken, if it wasn't for the fact that you're as strong as a bull, I would have punched you already. Do you believe it?"

Alex pursed his lips and said.

Big Ken scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile.

"Young Master, just hear me out. Although none of those 3 groups are Master's assets, they all have a deep relationship with your family. Let's put it this way. If they cut off their ties with your family, 80% of them will suffer a great loss of power."

"That f*cked up? So...what exactly does my dad do?"

"Master won't let me talk too much..."

Big Ken pulled out another black card and said with a red face, "Young Master, this is the highest level membership card for Ryker Gardens. You can enjoy many privileges at all the stores under this group. You might be able to use it. Here, take it."

"You want to use this membership card to shut me up? Well, you succeeded."

It was not that Alex was bribed by the membership card, but he did not want to embarrass Big Ken.

Big Ken was relieved of his burden and hurriedly left.

Only then did Felix Moore reluctantly accept reality. He stood in front of Alex and asked softly, "Brother Alex, did you subjugate Sister-In-Law so quickly?"

Alex was stunned.

"What makes you say that?"

"The money and the car must have been given to you by Sister-In-Law or her family, right? It's not like I don't know about your relationship with her. If you hadn't subjugated her, could she have changed so much? You’re now on the right path, man. Congratulations! But I'm curious, how did you manage it? By body alone...or technique?"

"Let's just say, I'm not at liberty to tell you explicitly for now."

Alex knew that Felix had misunderstood him, but that did not seem like a bad thing.

Wayne Larson had said that it was not time to publicly recognize him yet, so it was best if he kept quiet for now.

In this situation, using the Sullivan family as a front would be perfect.

Felix thought that Alex had something difficult to say, so he did not pursue the matter. He called Quinn Shetford over and naturally changed the topic.

"Brother Alex, what Sukie said just now are her own words and have nothing to do with us, so don't think too much about it. You know what kind of people Quinn and I are."

Quinn nodded her head and added, "Alex, the reason I was mad at Felix today was not that he lent you the money, but because he shouldn't have hidden it from me. Acting like if I knew, I wouldn't have lent you the money. Am I that unkind?”

"How can I think that? I didn't discuss it with you because I was afraid that Sukie would find out. You saw how she reacted just now. Quinn, listen to me and cut off ties with her. I'm not talking bad about her behind her back. I still dare to say this in front of her. It's just not worth befriending the kind of person she is."

"But we're from the same hometown. We've known each other since we were kids and we're still colleagues…”

Felix and Quinn each have their own concerns. Both were not wrong, but they just could not reach a consensus for the time being.

Alex spoke up and smoothed things over for them.

“You just need to maintain your distance with her. If you must come into contact with her, just remember not to open your heart to her and don’t trust what she says. Okay, now that we’ve cleared up the money-lending situation, let’s go! I’ll treat you guys to dinner. Let’s go to the Drunken Beauty Restaurant.“

Felix said begrudgingly, "That's a luxurious place. It’s not for people at our level. Brother Alex, can't we just keep a low profile?"

"I'd like to keep a low profile, but my current capabilities won't allow it."

"Fine. Since you insist on going to the Drunken Beauty Restaurant, we'll just bathe in your rich aura today!"

Although Felix was helpless, he still gave Alex a thumbs up.

A man worthy of subjugating a rich woman. This pretender was indeed up to par!

The reason why Alex had said the 3 words “Drunken Beauty Restaurant” without thinking was because of Sukie’s influence. Back when he was still studying, Sukie had been fascinated by the Drunken Beauty Restaurant. At that time, he had checked online and learned that the per capita consumption of the Drunken Beauty Restaurant was more than 500, so he had a strong curiosity but never had the chance to explore it.

Now, he could finally go and see for himself…

Alex carefully drove his Lamborghini and brought Felix and Quinn to the Drunken Beauty Restaurant. They came at an unfortunate time. It was peak dining hour and there were no seats available. Alex filled out the queue sheet and saw that one of the differences between an upscale restaurant and a normal one was that the main dining hall, booths, and private rooms, all had separate queue number classifications!

After he was done with the form, the well-trained receptionist politely led the 3 of them to the waiting area.

At a glance, Alex saw that Sukie and Shane Locke were also here!

Felix also saw Sukie and pressed his lips, lamenting.

"What a small world, enemies really do cross paths!"

"What are you muttering about?"

Sukie came over, shot a look at Felix, and chatted with Quinn. After she learned that Alex was treating them, she looked surprised.

"Yesterday, he was looking for someone to borrow money, but today he dares to come here to eat. Isn't this a typical profiteer? Alex, you didn't win a lottery ticket, did you?"

Alex casually responded, "What do you care?"

"You…”

Sukie was speechless and her face was red from frustration.

Shane walked over and glared at Alex.

"Speak politely! Don't think that having a couple of stinking bucks gives you the right to disregard anyone. You better stop disrespecting my girlfriend or I'll make sure to beat you up so badly that even your mother can’t recognize you!"

Alex wanted to snap back, but the receptionist came over.

"Mr. Cohen, there's a seat available. Please follow me."

"Wait a minute!"

Sukie was not happy and rushed to the receptionist in a few strides. She angrily said, "Obviously, we’re the first to line up. What right do you have to give them a seat first? Is this how you do business at the Drunken Beauty Restaurant, without any rules? It's not just us, everyone here came before them!"

The other people waiting to eat were not vocal to the receptionist.

This was beyond Sukie's expectations.

The receptionist maintained a professional smile and said, "Miss, our restaurant has separate queue number classifications..."

"So tell me, how did you classify us?"

Sukie became even more infuriated and continued to yell at the receptionist despite Shane stopping her.

"You have to make it clear to me today, or I'll file a complaint against you. If you get fired, then don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

"This is your first time dining at our restaurant, isn't it?"

"What first time? I come here often for dinner, okay?"

"Then you should know that the classification is not for guests, but for eating venue. Your companion requested a regular table, but the seat that just became available was a private room. Mr. Cohen is the only guest who has requested a private room. That vacant seat, naturally, should be given priority to Mr. Cohen."

Sukie realized that she had become a laughingstock. She lowered her head and kept quiet.

Shane's face was hot, so he took out a golden card from his wallet and said to the receptionist.

"I heard that members of the Drunken Beauty Restaurant have many privileges, including priority reception. Look carefully, I'm a Gold Member, and now I'm asking you to give us priority reception. That vacant private room, I'll take it!"

After he said that, Shane finally felt emboldened and stared at Alex with a teasing face.

The receptionist checked the membership card and was put in a difficult position.

"Mr. Cohen, you see, this situation…”

Alex noticed the words "Ryker Gardens" on Shane's membership card and was suddenly moved. Simply put, the Drunken Beauty Restaurant was also under Ryker Gardens?

Then if he did not do something, he would be forsaking Big Ken’s kindness.

Alex also took out his membership card and said to the receptionist, "Take a look, is this card of mine workable?"

Shane did not think that Alex also had a membership card. He snatched over the card before the receptionist took it, and looked at it repeatedly. He shook his head and sneered.

"So what if you have a membership card? Judging by the color, it should be cast iron, right? Between this and my gold, there's silver and bronze! Aren't you just embarrassing yourself if you take a cast iron to try and go up against my gold?"

"Our restaurant’s membership levels start with silver. There’s no bronze or cast iron."

The receptionist spoke and took the membership card from Shane's hand. She looked at it carefully, and suddenly, her eyes lit up.

"This membership card, Mr. Cohen, is not within the silver, gold, platinum, and diamond membership levels."

"So it’s a fake?"

Shane sneered again.

"Alex Cohen, you didn't fake this thing yourself, did you?"