Chapter 638

Perseus and Donald returned to the private room. The latter was still sulky while the former dragged him back to his seat with a smile on his face. In fact, Jacob and Mary knew deep down that all that talk about going to the toilet and the shortage of tissue was nonsense. Anyone with a functioning brain could tell that Donald was reluctant to collaborate. Perseus was the "Mr. Nice Guy" who made the collaboration happen by making both sides feel good. They played the good-cop-bad-cop act splendidly. Mary intimidated Jacob so much that he didn't dare have any unfavorable opinions on the collaboration. He drank a few glasses of wine and signed the agreement while he was half-drunk. "I'm sorry you must go through that, my dear Perseus. I will bring Poppy to you and make her apologize to you in the future." Everyone was drunk. Mary and Perseus were the only people who were sober. Once she made arrangements for everyone else, she personally sent Perseus to the cab. "Don't dwell on