Third Person's POV Derrick nodded after a moment of thought and said, "Come to think of it, there is something to that. But Theodore wouldn't give a damn about this kind of show." Grace was puzzled: "This is just 'a kind of show'? It feels way too grand to me! It's not a formal ball or a branded event. Why go through all this trouble?" "If you'd seen Theodore's days overseas, you wouldn't think this was anything," Derrick remarked, his eyes glazing over as if reminiscing about the days of strutting alongside Theodore. Vanya inquired curiously, "Was Theodore really that flashy back then?" "You have no idea! He'd throw around luxury cars and mansions like they were nothing. Money was like toilet paper to him. His life was pure debauchery—utterly extravagant!" he said. "Ahem—!" A deep

