The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Jeff waved his hand before he said, “Yes, of course! Why not? Just serve us the dish!”
After he was done speaking, Jeff continued saying, “Oh, by the way, please bring us two bottles of Ace of Spades champagne!”
The waiter replied, “Sir, a bottle of Ace of Spades champagne is $18,888.00. It is also non-refundable once the bottle of
champagne is opened. Is that okay?”
Jeff replied immediately, “Yes! Hurry up and serve it as soon as possible!”
When they heard that he had just ordered two bottles of champagne which cost $18,888.00 each, all of them could no longer sit
still.
After doing the calculation, this meal had already cost more than sixty thousand dollars. Even if they would only have to pay for
half of the bill for dinner tonight, wouldn’t they still have to pay thirty thousand dollars then?
Even if they were to split the bill equally among the rest of them, each of them would still have to pay two thousand dollars each!
Caleb was a little embarrassed as he said, “Jeff, we don’t have to eat so extravagantly. The reason why we are having dinner
with Mrs. Lewis today is because we want to welcome Mrs. Lewis back home. Mrs. Lewis has just recovered from her illness and
she wouldn’t be able to drink any champagne anyway, so why are we ordering two bottles of champagne?”
Jeff replied contemptuously, “Caleb, this is the reason why I look down on you for being poor. Why are you so afraid when we’re
just having a meal together?”
After he was done speaking, Jeff did not wait for Caleb to speak and he immediately told the waiter, “Bring us a plate of big
grouper and also a set of one abalone and sharks fin for everyone!”
Jeff hoped that he would be able to order as much as he can. If that was the case, he would be able to earn more money today.
Everyone else could not help feeling a little worried because even if they were to divide the bill among themselves, each of them
would also have to pay a huge sum of money for the dinner tonight.
However, they were all too embarrassed to say anything at all. No one dared to say that they no longer wanted to eat this dinner
anymore. After all, Mrs. Lewis was still here.
Mrs. Lewis could no longer sit still at this time. She said nervously, “Jeff, we really don’t need to be so extravagant when we eat.
You’re ordering too many expensive dishes. I’m serious. I can feel my heart shaking simply by looking at the price of the dishes

that you have ordered. Could we order some simpler and cheaper home-cooked dishes instead?”
Jeff was unwilling to let go of any opportunity that he could use to make more money. Therefore, he naturally would not be willing
to eat just a simple meal that would only cost a few thousand dollars tonight. If that was the case, he would not be able to make
much money at all.
So, he hurriedly said, “Mrs. Lewis, you just have to relax and enjoy this meal tonight. You can count on us to treat you to this
meal tonight. You were the one who raised us up. How could we ever forget your kindness? Why would it matter to us if we have
to spend a little more money to treat you to a nice meal? Even if I have to pay thirty, forty, or fifty thousand dollars for this meal
tonight, I’ll be more than willing to do so!”
After he was done speaking, Jeff deliberately looked around the table as he looked at the expression on everyone’s faces.
In fact, Jeff was intentionally trying to occupy the moral high ground just so he could dictate how everyone should be acting. The
context was already very clear. Mrs. Lewis had been so kind towards each and every one of them, so why would any one of
them be unwilling to treat her to a nice dinner tonight?
Sure enough, as soon as he said this, no one dared to oppose his words or express any dissatisfaction at all.
Everyone could only secretly think in their hearts that since they were treating Mrs. Lewis to dinner tonight, then they should just
be willing to splurge a little.
At this time, Charlie suddenly sensed that something was amiss. Judging from how Jeff had deliberately crashed his car in order
not to honor his bet, he already knew that he was not a generous person. On the other hand, he was definitely a villain.
If he was not a generous person, then why was he being so generous when he was ordering the dishes tonight?
Would it be more advantageous for him to order the more expensive dishes?
However, Jeff had already said that he would have to pay half of the bill. Therefore, he would not be someone who was hired to
lure customers to dine in an expensive restaurant.
Then, there could only be another possibility—that Jeff could claim for reimbursement for this meal!
It turned out that Jeff was taking advantage of everyone. If this was the case, then Charlie should just beat him at his own game
then.

As he thought about this, Charlie said, “Everyone, why don’t we do this? I’ll split the bill with Jeff for dinner tonight. Each of us will
pay for half of the bill. Even if this meal costs us two hundred thousand dollars, it will be split between the both of us!”