It was the first time her son had ever yelled at her to her face. She knew she was in the wrong, but more than that, she was hurt.
Cradling Hailey, she mumbled and pouted unhappily. "You can't talk to your mother like that. We were just trying to help the family..."
"Help the family?" Benedict's eyes were red as he pointed at Hailey and Logan. "The Wynn family already suffered a massive blow after losing the investments and partnerships from Titancrest Group and NovaForge Capital! And now, you two... cozying up to that Adrian, playing some 'Overdrive Challenge' with him at the Apex Horizon Speedway."
"Now, the Cole family has casually dumped half the debt on our heads and is demanding immediate repayment. With such high daily interest, we couldn't pay it back even if we mortgaged the entire family! Isn't the Wynn family's situation chaotic enough as it is?!"
Scolded like this, Hailey's face went pale, and she felt incredibly wronged.
She had only been trying to secure her hold on her fiancé, Adrian, for the family's sake.
If she could just marry him.
The interests of the Cole and Wynn families would inevitably become entangled. Then, the Coles would have to help the Wynns resolve their current crisis, creating a win-win situation.
Hadn't she been working hard for the family too?
It felt like he was blaming her for everything.
Hailey was practically dying from the injustice of it all, but she didn't dare let it show on her face.
She knew full well that if she wanted to continue living as a wealthy heiress, she had to rely on her older brother, the family's business prodigy.
Only by relying on her big brother could the Wynn family make a comeback.
Hailey threw herself at Benedict's
side, hugging his arm and crying beautifully "Benedict, I'm so sorrye It's all my fault... It was me. I overestimated myself. I just wanted to help the family, so I begged Mom and Dad to come with me to plead with Mr. Foster and Miss Barnes... I wanted to beg them to let the Wym family off the hook, even if it meant getting on my knees..."
Seeing his beloved little sister crying like this, the rage boiling in Benedict's chest eventually dissipated into deep exhaustion and helplessness.
He raised a hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, frustrated and resigned. "The one chance we had is gone. It's too late to say anything now. We can't even get into the Obsidian Palace... so even if we wanted to beg, there's no one to beg to."
Hailey bit her lip hard and wiped her eyes, her beautiful, tear-filled eyes now red and tinged with a stubborn gligt. I just wait here at the entrance to the Obsidian Palace!
Even if I have to wait all night, I will
wait for Mr. Foster and Miss
Barnes!"
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"Nonsense!" Benedict's tone finally softened. "You're a young woman. What would it look like for you to be waiting around a place like this?"
As he was speaking, Marianne's eyes suddenly lit up. "Why wait for Mr. Foster? Look, that car!"
Everyone followed her gaze.
They saw a black Maybach speeding toward them out of the darkness, its unique license plate a blatant symbol of its owner's place at the pinnacle of Vaelion City's hierarchy.
It was... the car belonging to Nicholas, the heir of Vaelion City's Blackwood family!
Marianne's mind instantly started
racing. She threw an arm around
Hailey's shoulder, her voice
trembling with excitement. "Hailey, that's the heir to the Blackwood family! The Blackwoods are one of
Vaelion City's top families! Compared to Mr. Blackwood, that wimp Adrian is nothing!"
"You're so beautiful. If you go over there and plead with Mr. Blackwood, what if...
what if you catch his eye? Whatever the Blackwood family lets slip through their fingers would be enough for you to hit the jackpot!"