Laura scooted over to where Wendy stood as she whispered, “I’m sorry, Wendy. I-I shouldn’t have
stopped you from getting married to Ed. I’m here to apologize. Ed, you… you aren’t angry at me, are
you?”
Ed lowered his head without saying anything. Wendy, on the other hand, wore a crossed expression on
her face as she said, “You don’t have to apologize to me. I’ll never forgive you for what you’ve done!”
This got Laura anxious as she quickly replied, “H-How could you be so heartless, Wendy? I’m your elder
sister!”
“Oh, so you know that you’re my elder sister? Yet you forced me to marry some dumba*s just for the
sake of your own benefits! Have you ever treated me as your own younger sister?” Wendy cried angrily.
She then turned to look at Brandon as she continued shouting, “Didn’t you wish for me to die?
I already died once when I fell from the building. We’ve already given you the betrothal gift of one
million that you’ve asked for. I hope you’ll never disrupt our lives from now onward!” With that, Wendy
held onto Ed’s arm and pulled him along as she stormed off.
Brandon and the rest were about to go after her, but they were stopped by the men around them. Max
stood beside them as he pointed at Brandon and said, “I want you gone now, you old b*stard. I’ll be
working with Ed from today onward, and I’ll make sure to break all your legs if you ever appear in front of
him again! Throw them out of the place!” With a wave of his hand, Max’s men immediately dragged
Brandon and the rest out of the hotel. Max himself then hurried after Ed.
This time around, Max had benefited quite a bit from the whole situation with Ed. Being one of the first
batches of people to have arrived at Ed’s house, Max was extremely helpful and good at whatever he
did.
He somehow managed to form tight relationships with Ed’s family, resulting in their tight-knit bond, where
he would talk to even Ed’s distant relatives as if they were his own. Furthermore, Matthew also took note
of how Max seemed like a hardworking man that could get the job done, so he ordered him to help Ed
out.
Max nearly cried because he was so touched to hear this. At this point, being with Ed was equivalent to
being with bigshots like Matthew and Julian. Although Max was a local bully, his family background was
average; they probably only had about 20 million worth of assets.
If he could stick around people like Matthew and Julian, he might be able to find a chance to achieve
greater success like Tiger did! He therefore treated Ed like his own boss now, and was extremely
respectful toward him!
Both Matthew and Julian left after all the guests went back home, while Max and his men stayed back to
help out. Ed and Wendy were exhausted from the long day, and they finally got a chance to sit down in
their room and pour themselves some tea.
Being the thoughtful man he was, Max had already arranged for the kitchen to prepare a few dishes for
the newly-wedded couple—they had been busy greeting and drinking with everyone throughout the
evening and hadn’t gotten a chance to eat dinner at all. Both of them were tired and hungry right then, so
Max’s arrangements were perfect.
The two of them sat in the penthouse suite of Times Hotel, where they enjoyed the most delicious meal
they had ever eaten in their lives. Max stood beside them as he reported the incidents of the day. “Ed, I
calculated the sum of all the wedding offerings we received today; it’s a total of 18.73 million…”
Water burst out of both Wendy and Ed’s mouths once they heard the number. This surprised Max for he
quickly asked, “What is it, Ed? Wendy? Is there something wrong with the food?”
“N-No… W-What did you say earlier? H-How much is the sum of all the wedding offerings?” Ed asked.
“Did you get it wrong?” Wendy added anxiously. “How could there be more than 10 million in there? The
difference shouldn’t be so huge even if you made a mistake with the calculation!”
This was when Max finally understood what was going on. The two of them are shocked by the large
amounts of wedding offerings.
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