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David smiled. “Dustin is our benefactor, and we’re pleased with him. If he’s willing to marry Simone, we’d be completely on board with that.” Margot’s face turned as dark as a thundercloud. “Simone, what do you think of this?” She looked at Simone. Simone shot a glance at Dustin, and her face turned red. “What my father said… is exactly what I was going to say.” Dustin’s composed face registered some surprise. During his time living with the Langley family, he and Simone only flirted occasionally. They never crossed that line. But David and Simone had just made their thoughts clear. He felt warmth in his heart, and his gaze grew sharp. If he was so highly valued in this family, he could not let them down. “You b*stard!” Margot slammed the cane on the floor again and snapped. “Are you stupid?! Has he cast a spell on you?! “He’s just a piece of trash! He’s completely alone with no one to support him! He’s nothing! With Simone’s beauty and qualifications, he isn’t wo
Chapter 120
“Please come forward, Mr. Devon,” Margot called out to the right side of the living room. Soon, a young man walked forward with a smile. He had an air of nobility about him, and he was dressed head to toe in designer clothes. But his looks were only average. “This is the second son of Somerton’s Aquila family, Devon Aquila,” Margot said with a smile as she introduced Devon to Simone and her family. “I’m Devon Aquila. Hello, Simone, Mr. David, and Ms. Monique.” Devon greeted Simone and her family politely. He was very formal and appropriate. He then shot a glance at Simone, and his eyes gleamed. While Simone was not of high social standing, she had an ethereal grace and beauty about her that was something that most rich heiresses only hoped to compare to. She was very pretty. While she was not drop-dead gorgeous, she was close enough to captivate many people. Devon seldom met such beautiful women. Her attitude and looks were a perfect blend and made her incredibly attr
Chapter 121
For a time, no one dared to say anything. “Good!” Margot was satisfied and was about to seal the deal. “I object,” Dustin said. “You?” Margot looked at him, and her face darkened. “Who do you think you are? You have no place to speak here.” “Shut up! Pick up the money on the floor and leave!” Christian shooed him away in annoyance. “You’re not satisfied with three million dollars and want to marry Simone anyway? Dream on! You’re not even worthy of dusting Mr. Devon’s shoes, and you dare try to steal Simone from him?” Devon scowled. He looked at Dustin and frowned. “I heard that you saved Simone’s life once. If you’re not satisfied with three million, I can give you ten. Stop bothering her from now on, or you’ll pay for it.” He took out a checkbook, scribbled down a figure, and signed it. Then, he threw the check at Dustin. To him, the problems that could be solved with money were no big deal at all. It was just ten million, anyway. He would just treat it as charity to
Chapter 122
“Are you saying that you called the president of the Excelsior Group to help the Langley Group?” asked Dustin with a teasing tone as he stared fixedly at Devon. Devon’s face froze. But after some thought, he assumed that Dustin would not know the president of the Excelsior Group personally. Feeling at ease, he said, “Yes! I owe him a huge favor since he agreed to help the Langley Group!” Dustin laughed and said, “Then, I’ll have to ask him myself if that’s truly the case…” Everyone was shocked. “You know the president of the Excelsior Group? You’re lying!” Christian was the first to mock Dustin. “Who do you think you are? The president of the Excelsior Group is someone of high social status. You can’t possibly know him. You say you want to ask him? You act like you’re so amazing. Your nose grows longer by the second because of your lies!” “Kid, your lie is far too obvious this time. You should be humble instead,” Derek growled. “You lie to make yourself look good, but you
Chapter 123
Devon did not know why the senior members of his family were so wary of the Mortimer family, but he did not have the courage to defy them. “It seems I’ll have to visit the Aquila family myself and ask when I became their subordinate…” Duke Mortimer said coldly. Devon’s face drained of all color. If Duke really went to the Aquila family, he would surely be punished. The Langley family wore odd expressions. The truth was out. Devon was the one who had lied. He claimed credit for what he did not do. If that was the case, who had managed to get Duke to work with David’s family? Margot and the others could not help but look at Dustin. Could it be him? But Dustin was supposed to be a piece of trash that had been thrown out of the Wyatt family. If he had such power, would he have been kicked out? After saying that, Duke hung up. It seemed like he was really going to the Aquila family. Everyone fell silent. An awkward air settled over all of them. “It doesn’t seem lik
Chapter 124
It was not until Devon Aquila had been thrown out of the Langley house for a good while that the Langley family members snapped out of their shock. Their faces turned grim. Devon was the second son of the Aquila family. In Margot’s eyes, he was a genuinely rich son-in-law who could help the Langley family fulfill their dreams of reaching a higher social standing. But Dustin had ruined it all! Margot was furious, but she was also scared of the Hell Guard, so she did not dare be too hostile to Dustin. Instead, she turned her anger on Simone and her family. “Simone, I’m going to ask you this just once. Are you going to marry Devon or not?” she asked loudly. “If you marry him, you’ll still be part of this family and will be treated right. You’ll be seen as someone who brought us great success and will be treated as an important member of the family. “But if you insist on protecting that worthless trash, refuse to consider whether we rise or fall, and insist on getting on the
Chapter 125
“From now on, you will have nothing to do with us. Get out of my sight now!” Margot roared. “The Langley Group also belongs to us. You are to return it all to us!” “Fine!” David said loudly. The Langley Group had been on the verge of bankruptcy, and they were the reason it had started to gather some profit. Since business was good for the company again and the main family wanted it back, they were not going to insist on keeping it. They were going to give it up. “Very well. I’d like to see how your family will survive without the Langley Group!” Margot said in a huff. “We’re able-bodied adults. We won’t starve,” they shot back. The Langley family members were furious and yelled at them to leave. Dustin let out a chuckle. “Why are you laughing, boy?” The Langley family was already seething, and they hated Dustin the most. Their rage burned even more when they glared at him. “I’m laughing at you for being stupid!” Dustin said mockingly. “You might have disowned David an
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This was the third day since Simone and her family had been disowned. They handed over all the documents of the Langley Group to the main Langley family and also completed the transfer procedures. The Langley Group was thus under the main family’s control once more. Derek and Christian happily drove over to the Langley Group in the morning. Margot told them that the Langley Group was to be under their jurisdiction from this point onward. The Langley Group was currently a highly profitable asset. In the past, it was on the verge of bankruptcy, and everyone in the family avoided it. That was why it was given to David in the first place. However, since they had completed their order with the Excelsior Group, the company had started profiting again. It also received a lot of orders and trade deals. It had a great influence compared to other material manufacturing companies in Rivenesco. Derek and Christian did not need to do anything to enjoy the fruits of the company’s profits
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