The Peremptory Casey Davies novel Chapter 136

"After you," Casey said, opening the door for Edith.

But Edith was still in shock without moving.

Casey smiled. "We'd be late, my lady."

Which pulled Edith from her thoughts, and she hastily nodded, sliding into the limo. It was the first time that she had sat in such a fancy car, and she couldn't help but look around.

"Casey, how could you make it?" Edith asked.

"What?" He asked back.

"Ask the Gray family to drive you to the dinner." Looking at Casey, Edith felt that there were innumerous secrets about Casey.

He laughed. "Well, maybe he's making up for his son's misbehavior."

She didn't get his point, but she didn't plan to ask about it unless he was willing to explain.

The dinner was in the ancestral residence of the Gray family, which was elegant and tranquil. With a long history, as well as many houses and yards, it was large enough to hold the whole family.

And the dinner was set in the main yard with plenty of corridors. Basking in the decorative lights, all the food and drinks made the atmosphere of a high-end family dinner.

The EWB Lincoln pulled up at the entrance where many people were waiting for the dinner to begin.

Francis was chatting with others as he had already brought her family members here.

Now all eyes were on the EWB Lincoln.

"It's Mr. Hugo's limo, but it carried others here," a man standing by Francis said.

Including Francis, people nearby were looking at the limo enviously, wondering who were the lucky dogs.

Albie asked, "Grandpa, who are in the car now?"

"VIP of the Gray family," Francis answered.

Francis also envied the people in the car, as he longed for the privilege, too.

"It must be my future husband," Nyla mumbled.

Francis shot her a glare. He started to doubt that Nyla wasn't the reason that they sent them the presents.

Noticing the glare, Nyla whined, "You can't be too jealous. Sooner or later, I'll marry a filthy-rich man. Don't be too surprised then."

The limo went all its way to the yard. Edith felt sentimental as she saw all the envious gazes.

Especially when she found her family members', which made her feel relieved.

She glimpsed at Casey, only to find that he paid no attention to the crowd outside as if he deserved this privilege.

How could he be so confident?

Zane had been waiting for them before the limo pulled up in the center of the yard. Noticing Casey get off, he quickly bowed to Casey.

"Good evening, boss…"

"Casey eyed him, and he quickly got his signal to change his words.

"Good evening, Mr. Davies."

Casey nodded.

When Edith got off, Zane also smiled at her politely. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Davies. It was my son's mistake that upset you. He has been punished for it. Could you please forgive him?"

Edith looked at him with surprise as she didn't think that he was too nice to be the master of Gray family.

Because she was almost assaulted by his son?

In spite of everything, Edith felt weird as she was called "Mrs. Davies".

"Come and go inside, and our dinner will begin soon," Zane said.

Casey nodded. Following Zane's lead, he walked into a open-space living-room with Edith together. There were some showcases where various antiques were displayed.

Obviously, Zane was also an antique lover.

Some people were sitting there who were of the same age as Zane. And they also brought their young generations to broaden their horizons.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to introduce Mr. Davies to you, and this is his wife," Zane said.

The crowd all turned around to look at the young couple with contempt.

People invited by Zane here were all pundits and elites from all walks of life, with years of experience. They looked down on Casey and Edith for they looked like rookies as young as their young generations.

"My friend, I'm afraid this Mr. Davies is only an apprentice. It must be a joke that he's your important guest tonight," an old man with a beard said.

Zane felt a bit embarrassed, but Casey was from the Davies family of B City. He was more than a young apprentice.

He couldn't tell the old man the truth as Margaret told him not to expose Casey's identity.

"Mr. Abraham, trust me, he is an important guest," Zane said.

"Mr. Gray, among us are masters of powerful families, business moguls, medical pundits, and so on. As for me, my teacher is the top appraiser of J City. What about Mr. Davies?" said by a young man standing beside Mr. Abraham.

Mr. Abraham was Abraham Brooks, a famous appraiser of antiques in J City, who was called the top appraiser of J City. And the young man was Caleb Cole, his young apprentice.

Abraham exceled in the world of the appreciation of antiques. As a master of appraiser, he was not only well-known but also enjoyed a high social status.

Zane loved antiques, and he got along well with Abraham. So, Abraham was also an important guest at the dinner.

As a proud apprentice of Abraham, Caleb couldn't bear that Casey, as young as he was, was treated as an important guest.

Zane was rendered speechless by Caleb's tricky question. Casey depended on the Davies family, but it was a secret.

Zane didn't like Caleb as he stuck his nose into his business.

But Caleb was Abraham's apprentice rather than his.

"It's simple. I think he's qualified, so I invite him," Zane said unhappily.

Caleb smiled. "Fine. I see. Mr. Davies depends on your favor, doesn't he?"

"Caleb, it's none of your business. Just leave it along," Abraham ordered.

Caleb stopped his gossips.

Then Zane arrange for Casey and Edith to sit together, looking at them with apology.

"Sorry, Mr. Davies. Mr. Abraham's apprentice was a little proud," Zane said.

"It's alright," Casey said.

Edith started to believe that his husband was invited because Zane wanted to make up for his son's mistake, and that was why everyone treated Casey badly except Zane.

Caleb stared at Edith for a while as he was attracted by Edith's beauty. She should belong to him.

Caleb felt envious and jealous.

He kind of knew Casey's identity, as he overheard some stuff about Casey when Zane and Abraham was talking about Casey Davies.

Caleb looked at Casey and smiled. "Mr. Davies, what's your full name?"

"Casey Davies."

"It's said that there's a coward in J City also called ‘Casey Davies'. Oh my God! Your names are the same. What a shame!" Caleb taunted.

"I am the Casey you mentioned. So what?" Casey questioned.

Because Casey had admitted, Caleb was more jealous. How could a piece of garbage become the important guest of the Gray family?

The guests here were all from J City, and they knew stuff about Casey. Now they all looked at Casey with contempt.

Zane got worried about his guests as he was afraid that if they irritated Casey, they'd got themselves into great trouble.

Lucky them that Casey didn't care about their bad attitude at all.

"By the way, Mr. Abraham, it's been widely acknowledged that Caleb is your best apprentice. I've got many valuable antique, and I wonder if I could have the honor to invite Caleb to appraise them," Abraham said.

"Of course, Mr. Gray. Come and nail it, Caleb," Abraham said.

Caleb also wanted to show off in front of Casey and Edith as he glimpsed at the young couple.

"Yes, sir."

Abraham discreetly handed an ancient vase to Caleb from the showcase.

"Start form this one." Abraham smiled.

Caleb instantly studied on it.

Abraham had discovered the vase' history from a casual glimpse.

But he kept silence to leave the chance for his apprentice.

After a while, Caleb said with surprise, "Jesus Crist! It was from the Ru Kiln (a kiln famous for producing porcelain wares in the Song Dynasty). If I'm not mistaken, it's a Chinese-staff-shaped vase produced in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127AD- 1179AD). An authentic chinaware from a folk kiln."

Zane immediately smiled with pride and said, "Brilliant! It was from the Ru Kiln. I believe that Mr. Abraham has got an excellent apprentice."

However, Abraham was unhappy as there was something wrong with Caleb's appraisal.

"He has just become my apprentice for less than two years. Don't you boast his skill too much?" Abraham said.

Caleb was confused about Abraham's dissatisfaction. Wasn't he right about the history of the vase?

"In spite of some misunderstandings, your apprentice's appraisal is not bad. I believe he'll become a good appraiser," Zane said.

Caleb instantly disagreed. "Hugo, I'm afraid my appraisal was perfect."

"Well, the vase was from the Ru Kiln, but…," Zane hadn't finished his explanation.

When Casey suddenly broke in, "The Ru Kiln wasn't a folk kiln as its products were prepared for the royal family in the Song Dynasty."