"Is she our friend from the orphanage too?" Max mumbled to himself.
He started to dig through his memories, trying to think of any fragments related to this beautiful girl.
Still donning the pretentiously polite yet smug smile o n his face, he looked at Charlie and said, "Hey, you’re Charlie, right? Long time no see!"
Charlie grinned and said, "Butt Trumpet?" 9
Butt Trumpet was Max's nickname back when they were in the orphanage. He used to be a chubby glutton who farted a lot, and more importantly, he farted wherever he went and whenever he felt like it. He would fart in classes, during game times, during meals, and when sleeping.
At that time, everyone was troubled and in misery due to his farts, hence the nickname-Butt Trumpet. 6
Max’s face turned green when he heard Charlie mention his nickname, but before he could say anything, a young man behind him chided indignantly, "Hey, Charlie, watch your tongue! How dare you embarrass our Manager Wyatt right in front o f everyone? Max is now an executive of a listed company! Pay some respect!" 9
Charlie squinted at the man who had spoken and vaguely recalled his name as Scott Chambers, one of
Max's lackeys when they were kids. He didn't expect that he would still take up the same role after so many years. 5
Charlie frowned and said flatly, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm so used to calling him Butt Trumpet since we were young, I just can’t help it." 5
Max glanced at Claire and was a little agitated when she obviously tried to muffle her laugh upon the mention of his nickname. He huffed angrily, "Hey, Charlie, I see that you're doing pretty well yourself. What car did you drive over?"
Scott interjected instantly, "Oh, Max, you go overboard. I heard that he became a live-in son-in-law who mooches off his wife. It would be great for him to have a mouthful of hot food. How can you ask what car he drives, you’re humiliating him..."
"Oops, sorry, my bad!" Max slapped his forehead and said, "I'm sorry, Charlie, I'm quite straightforward, I hope you don’t mind."
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