Austin and his family were on the third floor of the Luxury Restaurant.
It cost his parents a whopping five hundred dollars to book this room.
Chad and their parents were all heartbroken when they caught sight of the bill.
To dine in such a fancy restaurant was indeed too much for any poor family from a small town, but they had no choice.
This was the restaurant chosen by the woman Chad had to meet up with.
"It's all right," Austin's mother kept reassuring him. "Your father and brother now have their own jobs. They can earn at least five thousand dollars every month. We can afford to eat here even just this once."
For his part, Austin was amused more than anything.
He was tempted to tell his mother that they had, in fact, enough money to buy the entire Luxury Restaurant, let alone have a single meal there.
They were filthy rich.
Well, he wanted the perfect opportunity and timing to break the news so he kept his mouth shut.
The four of them waited and fidgeted in the room for the better part of two hours before the door opened.
Afra entered along with a young girl.
Afra was in her fifties, had small eyes, and wore impeccable clothes and dark lipstick.
Austin immediately had the impression that she was a cunning old hag.
He turned to look at the girl behind her.
He eyed her up and down, his eyebrows slowly rising as he took in every detail.
The girl was probably around twenty-five years old, had curly red hair, fair complexion, and very fine features. In short, she was pretty.
What was more, she had excellent taste in makeup. She wore it lightly, with only a faint swipe of silver on her lids that made her look all the more alluring.
She was also wearing a beige one piece dress, which gave her an air of chic sophistication.
It would seem that she preferred a style that made her look more mature than her age.
Austin glanced at her eyes, and he couldn't help but feel that this younger girl was shrewd and experienced beneath all her facade.
His spiritual sense being as extremely strong as it was, and he being a good observer, so he could infer a person's character with a single glance.
'This woman appears to be very good with men, ' he thought to himself. 'She seems worldly and able to manipulate people easily. My brother, on the other hand, is simple and honest. They wouldn't be a good match.'
Meanwhile, Chad and their parents had also been discreetly eyeing the girl as they exchanged greetings and pleasantrie
hing his options.
'And there is no certainty that we will end up married. I don't think spending this much on her is such a good idea.'
Austin's thoughts were taking an angry route.
'Looks like this girl isn't here to find herself a marriage partner in my brother, but to swindle our family of our money!
There's no point in dragging this on any longer.'
Without saying a word, he picked up a cup of tea and rose from his seat. Drink in hand, he walked over to where Kate was sitting. "Stop!" the girl cried in alarm. "What do you think you're doing?"
Austin did stop just in front of her, and sneered.
"What do you think it is that I'm about to do? I'm going to teach you a lesson." Then he threw the tea at her face, and it soaked her hair and dress. Kate screamed.
"Are you out of your mind? You are so screwed, you son of a bitch!"
Afra was yelling furiously as well.
"Do you have any idea what you've just done?! How dare you insult her like this? Do you want your brother to live alone for the rest of his life?"
Austin only rolled his eyes, his cold voice laced with malice as he addressed the two women. "You bitches. Did you really think I wouldn't know the games you're trying to play here? You're just here to milk us out of money. Get out!"
"Nonsense!" Afra shouted at Austin, before turning to his mother.
"Has your son gone crazy? I'm trying to help Chad find a wife, and this is what you do! This is too much!
Do you know that I've been a matchmaker in this town for decades? I have connections to influential people! I swear to you, your sons will never be able to find a woman to marry in this town. Mark my words!"