" What are you hitting for ? We just got back to the country , haven't even had our reunion dinner yet , and you want Reginald to lie in bed and not get up ? " Denise was so worried , standing in front of Reginald to protect him . Seeing Reginald's refusal to compromise , Byron also didn't give up . " Come here ! Get the whip ! " Soon , Byron's family matters spread to Nyasia's ears. She was stunned , " How did it come to using corporal punishment ? " She just wanted her eldest son to teach her youngest son a lesson , not to resort to physical punishment . Watching her husband leisurely cutting his flowers , Nyasia's blood pressure almost went up . " Are you still cutting ? Is the flowers more important than your son ? Go talk to him quickly ! " Marques Thorton sighed , " Blame yourself for calling Byron to complain . He came back early just to teach Reginald a lesson ." " I … , " Nyasia blushed , " wasn't it all for Reginald's big life event ? " " You just keep stirring things up , stirring until the brothers turn Chapter 204 against each other , stirring until the second brother runs away and never comes back , then you'll be happy !" " …….. At night , Dream Restaurant . After the initial screening , there were a total of forty - eight contestants left . Adelaide and Jorge arrived here and found the huge banquet hall already packed with people . 7 According to the seating arrangement , they sat at the table on the right side of the main table . It's not just Adelaide's excellent performance in the initial screening , but also they represented Orvenix Group , so of course they were treated well . As soon as she sat down , a lot of people were staring at Adelaide and whispering . After all , she went viral online a couple of days ago . The man sitting on the right side of Adelaide picked up his glass with a smile and said , " Ms. Pierce , I've heard so much about you . Care for a drink ? " The man's gaze wasn't friendly , but Adelaide pretended not to notice , and clinked glasses with him . " Thanks . " Chapter 204 Took a sip , but the man didn't drink , instead he started a conversation . " When news spread that Ms. Pierce joined Orvenix Group , the industry was buzzing for a long time . We were all curious how Ms. Pierce , as a newcomer , managed to catch Mr. Thorton's attention ." He was picking faults right from the start . Adelaide was fearless and said , " What is it ? " The man chuckled with a hint of sarcasm , pretended to think for a few seconds , and solemnly replied , " It must be Ms. Pierce's thick skin ." After hearing this , the closest few people burst out laughing . The man was busy explaining , " Ms. Pierce , don't get me wrong , when I said ' thick - skinned , I meant it as a compliment . " Jorge was about to get angry , but Adelaide held his arm and said with a smile , " Oh ? What's up ? " The man , chin up , totally ignoring Adelaide , said , " Let me give you an example , Ms. Pierce eloped with Mr. Barnard just a few days ago , causing a big stir , and today she's sitting here at the event as if nothing happened . We all should learn from this shameless attitude ." " After all , in our line of work , getting rejected , criticized , or having our ideas stolen is common . If you don't have a thick Chapter304 skin , how can you survive ? Don't you agree , Ms. Pierce ? " It involved two things about her in one go . Others laughed even harder . In their eyes , Adelaide was a newcomer , and she got ahead by her looks . How could he possibly catch Reginald's eye ?