Aaron Ray listened, his expression unchanged, still maintaining a detached demeanor.
Wheatley is vast, not just Clearwater City alone. Griffin Dalton may reign supreme in Clearwater, but in the presence of Harvey Howard, he's nothing, because the Howard Family is practically the "earthly emperor" of the entire Wheatley.
Today's banquet likely includes all the prominent figures of Clearwater City.
Even if they don't get a chance to ingratiate themselves with the Howard Family, they still come to watch the excitement.
It was no surprise to Aaron Ray that Griffin Dalton would attend. In fact, his reason for attending today was not much different from Griffin Dalton's.
When Aaron Ray entered the hall, he drew many sidelong glances.
He is a naturally intriguing person, a favored son of heaven since birth, suddenly faced with bankruptcy, falling from the clouds into the mud, a life nothing short of dramatic.
