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Chapter 38 To a Banquet 

Raymond had spent a long time negotiating with Philbert before marrying Wendy. With help from his family, he finally got rid of those troublesome people and was able to live peacefully with his wife and children, enjoying warm meals at home. 

Maya didn’t care about any of that. 

She angrily yanked out several strands of his hair. 

Wendy’s beautiful face turned cold. She hadn’t expected him to shamelessly use their child as protection. Without hesitation, she grabbed his ear and dragged him into the bedroom to beat him. 

Even while being dragged away for punishment, Raymond still leaned over and kissed Maya. “Next time, pull a bit softer. I’m going to go bald if this keeps up.” 

Maya looked down at the dozen hairs still stuck in her fingers and awkwardly rubbed her hands together. 

After living together for so long, she realized Raymond was just like an average office worker. 

Sometimes, he traveled for work. When he came home, he played with them like a child, joked around, teased her, and complained daily about work while loving sleep the most. 

What dangerous job could someone as ordinary as her father possibly have? 

Maya felt like her imagination might be getting too wild. 

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At 8:00 p.m., after carefully finishing her bath with her mother’s help, Maya put on her dinosaur pajamas, pulled up the hood, and prepared to watch cartoons to pass the time. 

Toby sat nearby in a chair, flipping through an invitation. His head was slightly lowered, as if deep in thought. 

Against the cheerful cartoon music, his somewhat arrogant teenage voice sounded out of place. 

“There’s a banquet this week. I want you to go with me.” 

His tone sounded commanding and full of authority. 

Maya looked confused. 

Did someone just speak? 

Seeing she ignored him, Toby held back his annoyance and repeated, “You’re coming with me to a banquet 

this week.” 

Who was talking? 

This time, Maya finally realized Toby was speaking to her. 

“No way.” 

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She refused immediately. She had no interest in banquets. “Don’t you have a girlfriend? You’re not short on companions. And I’m still a kid-I can’t even be your date.” 

Maya understood banquets well. They were mostly for socializing and business talk. Powerful people used them to build connections or introduce newcomers. 

Or sometimes, rich people just gathered because they were bored. 

Whatever the reason, Maya didn’t want to attend. 

But she underestimated Toby’s persistence. 

He kept asking again and again why she refused. His voice showed confusion and irritation. 

It completely ruined her cartoon time. 

Finally annoyed, Maya decided to push back. She raised her voice on purpose and asked, “If I go, will you introduce me to your rich friends?” 

She thought he would mock her with words like “dream on” or “shameless.” 

But instead, Toby chuckled and asked in return, “Why not?” 

She froze in confusion. 

That felt strange. 

As the top heir of a powerful family, everyone Toby knew was wealthy or influential. Introducing Maya would mean publicly recognizing her identity. 

He had always tried to stay distant from his mysterious sister, afraid she would damage their family name. 

Yet now he was inviting her to a banquet. 

That was way too suspicious. 

“What do you want?” She pulled her dinosaur hood tighter and hugged a pillow for protection. “I don’t understand you.” 

“I don’t understand you either,” Toby sneered. “I already agreed to introduce you to my friends. What else do you want?” 

Maya clutched the pillow harder, clearly resisting. “I don’t want to attend banquets. You already have plenty of people around you. Why choose me?” 

She was just a child. At a flashy event like that, she would probably just be there to fill space. 

Children were rarely seen at those events. Only parents trying to push their kids into high society would bring them, and those children were never ordinary. 

Most kids at those events were often more mentally mature than many adults out in society. 

“That’s different.” Toby suddenly bit his lip hard, almost like he was possessed. “The people around me 

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always want something from me.” 

He muttered, drifting into his own strange thoughts, “And I give them what they want in return.” 

Maya became even more confused. She didn’t understand what he was talking about. 

Why was he suddenly saying random thoughts out loud? 

She stared at him like he made no sense. 

Toby grew irritated again. He reached over, grabbed her hood, and pulled it down hard so she had to face him. His face stayed blank. “That’s a fair exchange.” 

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