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"Could you all use your brains for once? There were over a hundred soldiers inside the restaurant, yet you two got into a fight right outside!"

The three of them argued incessantly. Percival tried to reason with them when suddenly, Damien exclaimed in shock with his phone in hand, "Dad, Mom, my bank card has been frozen!"

The couple froze. At the same time, their phones also rang with incoming text message alerts. They took out their phones and saw the message informing them that their bank accounts had been temporarily frozen due to a system upgrade. This kind of situation likely involved someone pulling strings in the back, possibly involving the bank. Saskia grabbed her hair angrily, "It must be that bitch's doing! She must've gotten the Roche family to freeze our bank accounts!"

It was then that Wagner descended the stairs with his hands behind his back. "I froze your bank accounts, as well as all the assets under your names. I intend to reclaim everything!"Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The three's expressions changed drastically at that.

"Old man, have you gone mad?" Saskia exploded. Freezing their bank accounts and confiscating their assets, was he trying to lord over them?

"How dare you speak to my dad like that?"

Percival did not bother arguing against Wagner and slapped Saskia. If he did not stand with his father at this moment, he would truly be finished! Under normal circumstances, Saskia would have jumped and beaten Percival to a pulp.

She did not dare do that now, though. Instead, she suppressed her anger and asked, "Dad, what are you trying to do?"

Wagner remained calm as he replied, "Do you have no idea what you've done? Offending the Roches is equivalent to throwing this family into the fire, do you understand?"

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It was now 11:00 pm. Miriam and Sammy escorted the soldiers to their accommodations in batches. Of the 12 they owned, only three rooms were left vacant at the end. By the time they were done settling everyone, it was already midnight. Nash located the both of them and took out his bank card, saying, "Calculate the total expenses for tonight."

Miriam hurriedly shook her head. "All

expenses tonight are on the house. You're all great heroes who

defended our country. Consider it a simple meal in an ordinary home!"

Although 600 seemed like a lot of people, the actual expenses were not substantial. Food and drinks for one table cost around 500, and even with 60 tables, it was only about 30 grand. As for accommodations, it was around 120 per room, totaling about 72 grand for 600 rooms.

Nash said seriously, "A hundred years ago, martyrs endured hardships without burdening civilians. Now, we're in an era of peace. How can we freeload?"

Nash slapped the bank card on the counter indifferently. "Charge as much as it is, not a penny more, not a penny less!"

"You saved us yet we don't even have the chance to repay you!" Miriam replied helplessly.

"It's a soldier's duty to defend the country."

"Alright, alright Stop fussing. I want to go sleep!" Nash persisted, even thinking of leaving the card with her However this card held over a billion dollars. If he gave it directly to the mother-and-daughter duo, they would probably have trouble sleeping and eating.

Sammy smiled and said, "Mom, calculate how much it is. They're soldiers; they have strict discipline."

In the end, Miriam reluctantly totaled the meal and accommodation expenses and accepted a hundred thousand dollars.

"Only a hundred thousand?" Nash furrowed his brows. "Is the bill wrong? Did you make a mistake?"

Miriam did not know whether to laugh or cry. "I didn't. I'll show you the bill!"

After confirming it was correct, Nash swiped the card and paid the bill.

For a wealthy family, a hundred thousand was not even enough for a bottle of wine, but it was enough to cover the soldiers' meals and accommodation. Nash felt a myriad of emotions and silently resolved to be more frugal in the future.