Chapter 407

Calliope and Silas never imagined that Gideon, not only drunk out of his mind, would start acting crazy right there in front of everyone.

Silas furrowed his brow slightly.

Calliope shot Gideon a warning look, her voice chilly as she said, “Gideon, it’s time to cut it out.”

“Sorry, folks, Gideon just had a bit too much to drink!” Gideon’s friends began apologizing to the crowd gathered around them, “Please, don’t get the wrong idea, Gideon and his uncle Silas are close. He’s just messing around!”

Gideon’s friends weren’t too bad, actually. They feared the repercussions of a bad relationship with Silas on Gideon’s future prospects. So, some of them tried to hold Gideon back, while others attempted to explain the situation.

“Mr. Myers, please don’t take it to heart. Gideon’s just excited about getting married tomorrow, so he went a little overboard with the drinks!”

“Everything he said was just a joke! He wouldn’t dare joke like that if he didn’t have a good relationship with you!”

“Please, be the bigger person and don’t hold it against him!”

“We’ll get him out of here right now!”

They all flashed Silas apologetic smiles, frantically trying to smooth things over.

One of them clamped a hand over Gideon’s mouth, whispering urgently, “Gideon, shut your trap already! Are you trying to get yourself killed? That’s your Uncle Silas, the one you’re terrified of!”

“Come on, let’s get you home! You’ve got a big day tomorrow as the groom; you need a good night’s sleep to be the dashing groom you ought to be!”

Gideon’s friends were really doing their best, covering his mouth and trying to talk some sense into him. They were even considering carrying him out of there.

But Gideon, in his drunken state, wasn’t having any of it. Not only was he belligerent, but he was also surprisingly strong.

Suddenly, he bit down on the hand of the friend trying to silence him. The friend yelped in pain.

“Let go!”

Once Gideon released his bite, the friend stumbled back a few steps, staring incredulously at his bleeding hand, tears springing to his eyes. He looked at Gideon in disbelief, then shouted, “Forget it, I’m done with you! Gideon, you turn into a rabid dog when you’re drunk, don’t you?”

The other friends tried to calm things down. But Gideon kept causing a scene, shoving everyone away from him.

“If you’re my friends, you’d help me win back my woman! Don’t hold me back!”

“Silas, you think you’re some kind of hero by stealing my woman?” Gideon turned to Silas with a cold glare, “What kind of man are you, taking a woman from your junior? I’ve kept my mouth shut for too long, but today I’m telling the whole world.”

“Everyone, come see! This man, Silas, the infamous Mr. Myers! Do you all know why he’s so wealthy? Do you know why he holds such high status and power?”

“It’s because, as an outsider, someone not even related to the Baker family by blood, he was taken in and raised by my grandfather. And now he’s thanklessly taken everything from the Bakers!”

“The Baker Group rightfully belongs to the Baker family! Yet, he’s been hogging the Baker Group and never willing to relinquish even a bit of control to us!”

“He’s a heartless, shameless man, stealing from others, even taking my woman!”

“Judge for yourselves, is he even human? Tell me, isn’t Silas too much?”

Gideon continued his drunken rant, laughing bitterly as he addressed the onlookers.

The music in the bar had quieted down, and everyone was gathered around, even those on the second-floor balcony were craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.