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Mere mention of the Lee family’s power would discourage anyone from such action, as it was tantamount to digging one’s own grave. Bad luck upon oneself was one thing; worse could drag their entire family into the mess.

Thus, Fernando Lee speculated that this must not be a rich scion from the capital but very likely a second-generation rich from the Five-river Province.

This time, for Sophia Leocadia’s birthday, young people from other provinces who received invitations were either children of local tycoons or outstanding entrepreneurs, but the criteria for the Five-river Province was much looser.

Because Sophia Leocadia’s mother was from the Five-river Province, so generally, prominent families there would receive an invitation.

“An invitation? Sorry, I don’t have one!”

Julius Reed shrugged his shoulders, showing an indifferent expression.

“Without an invitation, how did you sneak in! Security, get him out and break his legs!”

With a wave of his hand, Fernando Lee summoned the security guards of the Global Hotel, who immediately ran over and approached Julius Reed to take action.

In such a situation, as security personnel, they could not shirk their responsibility; if the issue was not promptly dealt with, they themselves might be implicated.

“Wait a moment!”

Just as the security was about to move, Sophia Leocadia suddenly spoke up.

Her body trembled, and she looked at Julius Reed with extremely complex eyes.

Could this be fate?

Or was the wish she had just made realized so quickly?

But why, after so many years, had that young man not changed at all, just like back then?

At this moment, tears welled up in her eyes.

“Hold on!”

Seeing Sophia Leocadia speak, Fernando Lee quickly stopped the security about to take action.

“Sophia, this man has malicious intentions, daring to come and find trouble at your birthday! But rest assured, after tonight, I will make him pay!”

As he spoke, an unconscious air of arrogance exuded from Fernando Lee.

“He is a guest I invited.”

After calming herself down, Sophia Leocadia said lightly.

“What!”

Fernando Lee’s eyes widened in disbelief: “How is that possible! I know all your friends; when did this person show up?”

Both of their circles were in the capital, and they generally knew each other’s friends.

But the young man before him was quite unfamiliar. Fernando Lee could even be sure that he had definitely not seen this person before!

Not only him, but Julius Reed was also somewhat surprised.

He took a careful look at Sophia Leocadia and found no recollection of her. Before his amnesia, he was the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, and the Leocadia Family from the capital wasn’t qualified to be acquainted with him. Such so-called prominent families couldn’t even catch the attention of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance.

“Yo! So it turns out you’ve known each other already! Yet you told me you wouldn’t come, haha, men!”

Ives Abbott commented sourly from the side, her curiosity piqued about when the two had become acquainted.

“Since when must I report to Young Master Lee about whom I befriend?”

Sophia Leocadia returned to her detached demeanor, staring straight at Fernando Lee.

“No! That’s not what I meant. Since he’s a friend of Sophia’s, he’s also my friend!”

Fernando Lee chuckled awkwardly and walked up to Julius Reed, extending a hand: “Hello, my name is Fernando Lee. Since you’re a friend of Sophia’s, you’re also my friend. It’s good to meet you today. May I ask where you’re from?”

“Local!”

Julius Reed showed no intention of shaking hands, which once again left Fernando Lee in an awkward situation.

“What should I call you?”

Fernando Lee shook his hand as if nothing happened, but a barely noticeable gleam of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

As for the young men and women around, they were all stunned.

How dare he show such disrespect to Young Master Lee? Did he not want to live anymore?

Not to mention the people from a small place like Five-river Province, even the influential youths from the capital, how many would dare to disrespect Fernando Lee?

“Are you from an intelligence background?”

Julius Reed, with an arched eyebrow, asked aloud.

“What do you mean by that?”

Fernando Lee blinked, failing to grasp the meaning immediately.

“If you’re not from intelligence, why are you scrutinizing me so closely? Are you sick!”

Julius Reed huffed and sat back down in his chair, as if it was none of his business.

The hall erupted into an uproar.

Directly calling Fernando Lee sick was tantamount to not taking the Lee Family seriously at all.

They couldn’t understand, what kind of capital did a local family have to offend the Lees from the capital?

Fernando’s expression fluctuated between light and dark; if not for his consideration of Sophia Leocadia, he would have ordered his men to kill this young man right on the spot!

After all, it was at Sophia Leocadia’s birthday banquet, elsewhere, this person would have been dead long ago.

“Good! I like your spirit! But how do you explain saying that the gift I brought for Sophia was a chamber pot?”

Fernando Lee said with a smile, and casually motioned for someone to bring over the white jade cup.

“I spent a lot of money on this, and it has been appraised by several experts! Even the certificate of appraisal is in this glass cabinet! And you, as Sophia’s friend, dare to say at her birthday banquet that my gift is a chamber pot, what exactly is your intention!”

By the end of his speech, his voice had become extremely cold, “You are insulting Sophia!”

Once these words were spoken, the scene plunged into dead silence again.

Fernando Lee was clever; he directly framed Julius Reed with the accusation of insulting Sophia Leocadia, instead of opposing himself.

That way, even if he took action to teach a lesson, it would be for Sophia’s sake, not because he wanted to cause trouble at the birthday banquet.

Sophia Leocadia herself was at a loss for words.

“Who is this Young Master, courting death? Talking to Young Master Lee like this, he really thinks he is something!”

“I think there’s more to this than meets the eye. If he’s really a local elite of Five-river Province, how could he dare to oppose Young Master Lee? Besides, Sophia said this young man is her friend—there must be some story there!”

“No wonder Young Master Lee is so angry! Any man would be unhappy if his future wife had any sort of relationship with another man. This is going to end badly, Young Master Lee will surely not let this go easily!”

The young men and women buzzed with gossip, all with the eager look of onlookers at a spectacle.

After all, there were very few people who dared to oppose Fernando Lee these days.

“Young Master Lee, he’s my friend, let’s let this matter go,”

Sophia Leocadia walked up to Fernando Lee and glanced at Julius Reed, “Let’s all have some cake first.”

She knew that he did not recognize her, after all these years. Women change a lot after eighteen; she was no longer the teenage girl of those days.

Then they would get to know each other slowly. Since fate had granted her this wish, there was no reason to lose him again.

“No! Such a friend will harm you in the future!”

Fernando Lee, rarely denying Sophia face, shook his head, “If you can be friends with this kind of person, Sophia, you really have made a poor choice of friends!”

Hearing this, Sophia’s face showed a slight change, but before she could speak, she heard Julius Reed saying, “A chamber pot is a chamber pot; even a thousand years won’t change that fact!”

“Haha! Look at that, Sophia, he’s still being stubborn! I’ll expose him today and ruin his reputation!”

Fernando Lee walked over to the glass case and carefully took out the white jade cup, “Here is the certificate of appraisal by experts. This white jade cup in my hand is a drinking cup used by the Western Han imperial family! If you can’t clarify today, don’t think about leaving!”