Gina's reaction actually left Frank feeling guilty.He threw up his hands and tried to explain. "That's not it. I—"Before he could finish, however, a middle-aged man came running to Jackie's headless corpse, dropping to his knees in front of it before clinging to it and bawling.In fact, he cried so loudly that even Gina was left distracted. "Eh?"Still, she froze when she abruptly saw the ring that the headless corpse was wearing was exactly the ring that Hardy Xinder's son was wearing."Hardy…"Wiping her tears, Gina stared in disbelief at Hardy as he continued to howl and cling to the corpse as she realized who the corpse was."I'll kill you, Gina Zonda!"Hardy wheeled on her right then and screamed maniacally, "Jackie's my only son, but your son-in-law killed him! What did he even do…"His hysterics left the wedding guests heartbroken too—nothing was more tragic than a father having to bury his son."Frank!"Seeing that, even Helen had enough.Clenching her knuckles, s
Gina's face turned pale at the crowd's contempt, and she wobbled like she could pass out in an instant.Meanwhile, her old classmates were still pestering her."Gina, word of advice since we go way back—does your daughter really have trouble finding a better man, being as rich and successful as she is?""But she had to pick him. Goodness…""Old classmates? Stop it already. Rub her son-in-law the wrong way once and you're dead.""Sheesh, that's just brutal.""Yeah. Let's not keep in touch, Gina—never, ever.""Exactly. You stay in your lane from now on, Gina. We're afraid of you now."Ilsa quickly added fuel to the fire as well. "Oh, Gina… I know we have our disagreements, but Theo's my only son. I'd rather not have you send your son-in-law after him."Beside her, Theo chuckled coolly. "Well, I wouldn't mind letting him take a shot if he thinks he can do it."Their endless mockery left Gina blacking out and collapsing right then."Mom!" Helen hurried to her, resuscitating her.
"Kind, virtuous?"Frank almost laughed from sheer frustration—someone like Jackie, the manager of seedy joints, was kind and virtuous?!"It doesn't matter! Jackie was killed, and that's a fact!"A middle-aged woman strode up just then, choking with tears as she snapped, "He was such a good boy, but he's now dead because of that heinous prick!""Exactly! Jackie's always been our little angel. How could he have attempted murder? It must be slander!""We can't believe him at all. And wasn't he the one who wore a knockoff suit?""Exactly. You can't trust a word he says!""Come to think of it, Lanecorp's probably nothing good. Helen Lane must be despicable just like him, which explains why they're a couple.""Hah! I already knew that their entire family is a nest of vipers."With the other women who knew Jackie jumping in to defend his honor, sentiment quickly turned one-sided. Frank certainly would not sit by and watch them slander Helen, but before he could speak up, the crowd
"Haha! Your son-in-law is such a treat!" Ilsa laughed just then. "He's really stealing the spotlight, getting a cheap knock-off suit and then killing Hardy's son. Tut, tut…"Before she could continue, however, a violent gust of wind kicked in from overhead, knocking many ladies and furniture over."What the hell?!"Everyone looked up to find a dark object slowly descending from the skies, and many soon saw what it was."A helicopter? What's it doing here?" a woman with a child in her arms cried out, pointing at the letters on the side of the helicopter and reading them. "Trevor… International?!""Trevor International? That chopper belongs to Trevor Zurich?"Most of the wedding guests were knowledgeable and naturally knew Trevor International.After all, a vast business empire that stretched across the globe suddenly ceasing operations abroad to focus locally would certainly make headlines.It was no different from shooting oneself in the foot as a handicap in sports, and many o
"Stop!"Frank wheeled on Ilsa with a sharp glare, leaving Ilsa pale in fear.He was clearly ready to hurt her daughter Ashley!As such, she wheeled on Gina and snarled, "Look, Gina! Your son-in-law is hurting my daughter… I-I'll kill you!"However, Gina was utterly confused too.What the devil was Frank up to?! Was he so bent on turning her old classmates against her?!"Frank!"Feeling butterflies in her stomach, Helen was shooting Frank with looks to try to stop him as well.While Frank certainly would not ignore her, he merely gave her an assurring nod before turning back to Ashley, who was still kept tied up in that body bag.Pointing at his own face, he stared at Ashley's face as he asked, "Do you remember? You sold me a suit yesterday."While Ashley appeared flustered, she slowly calmed down at Frank's words. "A-A suit?"She stared blankly at Frank for a while before realization showed on her face, and she nodded repeatedly. "Yes! Yes! Yes! Mr. Lawrence, was it? I recei
On the other hand, if Ashley decided to lie, she would have to suffer Frank's wrath.And that meant…Ashely flinched even as she saw the headless corpse in the distance—talk about a terrifying precedent!She threw all caution into the wind right then. The family business was important, but not as important as her life!"I'm sorry, Mr. Lawrence!" she yelled as the crowd looked on. "I brought you the wrong suit—""Hmm? The wrong suit, you say?" Frank's eyes turned cool. "I told you to be honest, didn't I?"Ashley flinched from Frank's looming presence and quickly corrected herself. "No, no, no… It was all me… I wanted to make a quick buck, so I brought you a cheap knock-off suit! It's all on me, and I regret my actions!"With that, she started begging panickedly, "I was blind and ignorant! Please, just let me go—I'll return your money!"Frank was relieved to hear that, and stood up, looking down at Ashley as he asked, "And how much did I pay you?""O-One million! That's how muc
Ilsa could not say a word despite Frank's gleeful reaction and bit her lip as she glared at her daughter Ashley, who was still left on the floor. She was utterly humiliated now and had no way to argue her case."W-What's going on here?"Ashley was bewildered seeing the awkward look on her mother's face, even though she could not quite understand what was happening."Hehe…"Gina strode over just then, patting Ashely's head before sneering at Ilsa. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Dear girl, so you're the one who sold that knockoff suit to my son-in-law, and now your mother's being exposed!""Tut, tut… and your mother was even using that to mock us, calling my son-in-law a fraud who could only afford a cheap knock-off suit. Oh! You and your mother are just so amusing."At that point, even Ashley understood—in the end, Frank never realized that the suit was a knock-off until Ashley's own mother made a show of it.A million dollars was lost just like that!Though troubl
"I… I…" Ashley was at a loss for words as her brother and mother kept shooting her looks. She eventually closed her eyes and decided to lie. "Yes! The people who kidnapped me coerced me and told me to stick to the script…""What?!" Frank was incensed—how brazen could Ashley get?! To think she and her entire family could spout such bare-faced lies!"See?!"Theo promptly leapt up, yelling, "My sister was innocent! It's all Frank Lawrence's doing! He was conspiring with Gina, who wanted to slander our family and our business because of her long-standing feud with my mother!""Slander?!"Many wedding guests nodded in understanding when they heard the word—that certainly made sense."What…"At the same time, Gina finally understood how one could never win against the mob.Even as she turned to shoot a pleading look at her daughter, Helen was already being targeted too."Tut, tut… I guess Lanecorp must be behind this! They intend to harass the Whitesons' business and tarnish the