Power of Money

Chapter 183

"I don't think it's my fault."

Jason said seriously.

The toilet was just a small issue. It was clear that Stephanie had remembered the time wrongly and insisted on reapplying her makeup halfway. Now they were stuck on the road and had to walk over. It was really not his fault.

"I'm not blaming you. I'm blaming myself!"

She couldn't even remember the time of her mother's birthday party, Stephanie hated herself so much.

The two of them abandoned the car and walked quickly on the street.

Fortunately, these people who were standing around the building did not know this icy beauty who was rushing in. She was Stephanie, the icy goddess amongst the well-known Chan sisters from Nandu.

Otherwise, even if they chose to walk, the crazy crowd would not let them through, and it wouldn't be different from being stuck in the car.

"They're so lame." In the face of bystanders who kept raising their mobile phones to take pictures of themselves, Stephanie just frowned and did not stop walking.

But when they were about to arrive at the gate of the building, she couldn't help but stop.

There were too many people.

Those top luxury cars and the young masters of the upper class had not left yet because of the traffic jam.

They were gathered together, laughing and talking about the topics of the upper circle, but Stephanie did not doubt that once one of these people found her, there would be chaos and it would be difficult for her to enter the hotel quickly.

"Let's go through the back door!"

Stephanie stopped for a moment, took Jason's hand, bypassed the front door, and trotted to the back door.

On the way, her cell phone rang.

"Hello Dad, I was stuck outside, but I have already reached the entrance. I can go up right away." After picking up the phone, Stephanie said in a hurry.

William paid great attention to the manner.

Since they were children, the parents did not hold high expectations on their studies, but rather on tradition, they were no less than the feudal families in the ancient times.

The way they ate, dressed, walked, talked...

In particular, they should not be late for this kind of family gathering, not to mention such an important occasion as a mother's 50th birthday. Stephanie could guess what kind of violent state William was in now.

"Is Jason with you?" William asked.

"Yes, he is." Stephanie said.

"Alright, then take your time. Don't worry. We'll be waiting for you."

Snap!

The phone was hung up.

Stephanie was stunned.

Looking at the call notification, Stephanie slowly stopped. For a moment, she did not understand the meaning of her father's last words.

Was he really waiting for her?

She looked sideways at Jason, who also did not understand what was going on.

Shaking her head, she took his hand and continued to move forward.

At this time, only the Chans and some people from the Han family were in the banquet hall.

Unlike the Chan family, the Shen family was headed by David alone. After he got successful, the family followed and enjoyed the wealth together, while growing even more successful.

However, the Chans were different.

William married into a good family.

William's wife, Pearl Han, was born to a local rich family in Nandu.

Before the founding of the country, more than half of the land in Nandu belonged to the Han family. They ran around and monopolized all the most profitable industries at that time. Even among the important officials of the government, there were people with the surname of Han.

However, due to some historical problems, the Han family gradually became neglected after the founding of the country. As time passed, the family began to fade away from the public eye.

But after all, a lean camel was bigger than a horse.

Without the full support of the Han family, it was impossible for William, an outsider, to rise rapidly in a place like Nandu. With a fortune of tens of billions, he became the richest man in Nandu.

So far, although William's status was extremely noble in front of outsiders and he was the richest man in Nandu, the Han family still treated him like any other son-in-law, and many of them didn't bother about him.

"William, it's my sister's birthday but only one of your daughters is here. Why isn't Stephanie here yet?"

As soon as William hung up the phone, Aidan Han, Pearl's elder brother and William's brother-in- law, leaned over with a goblet in his hand and asked.

"Yes, I just called her and she's upstairs. She'll be here soon," William said with a smile.

"But I just overheard from your call that you want us to wait for her. If she doesn't come, are you going to wait on your own or let us old people wait with you?"

Aidan had always been dissatisfied with William marrying into the Han family. At that time, he was in contact with the Jiang family from the Capital City, and already had a private agreement with Master Jiang that he would marry his prettiest sister, Pearl, to him. However, he was interrupted by the wildcard William, and the marriage did not happen. In the end, Master Jiang accused him of being untrustworthy, and he had lost such a huge backing in the Prosper Group.

William looked at the time and said with a smile, "The dinner party only starts in half an hour. They should be in the elevator now. There's plenty of time. There won't be any situation like what you

mentioned."

"So do you mean that I am spouting nonsense?" Aidan frowned. "William, do you think that it was especially easy to become the richest man in Nandu? Or, after you became the richest man in Nandu, you don't care about the Han family anymore? Or is it that the Han family is in the way of you climbing further up the ladder, and you want to draw a clear line with us now and stop all contact? If that's what you think, you can say it directly. We are all relatives and everything is negotiable."

William looked at Aidan in confusion. "I didn't say that, did I?"

"You didn't say it, but it doesn't mean that you haven't thought about it that way." Aidan laughed.

"What do you mean?" William asked lowly.

"Nothing. I just want to remind you that Stephanie is not young anymore. You should think about what I told you last time. Don't let me down again after so many years."

Aidan patted William on the shoulder and turned to leave with a smile.

Crash!

Looking at the back of Aidan, the goblet in William's hand fell to the ground and smashed to pieces.

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Pearl, who was chatting with her sisters, heard the sound and ran over in a hurry.

"Why are you so careless? Your hand is bleeding. Hurry up, let's go find a nurse and get it disinfected and bandaged. Don't let the wound get infected."

Looking at the bleeding wound on William's hand, Pearl's eyes were full of distress.

"It's okay. It's just a small wound. It'll be fine after I clean it."

William waved his hand and got a waiter to clean up the mess. He turned around and left in silence.

In the Bloom Revolving restaurant, there was a floor-to-ceiling window, and there was a gorgeous 360 degree view.

Here, one could enjoy the night scene of every corner of Nandu.

The lights were shining brightly, neon lights flickering.

"Did my eldest brother look for you again?" Standing beside William, Pearl looked at the night scene outside the window with her beautiful eyes twinkling and said sadly.

"Yes, it's about Teddy Jiang," William said.

"I knew it. If we don't betroth Stephanie to Teddy, my big brother will not give up." Pearl sighed. Then, she looked sideways at her husband and pursed her lips and asked, "Then do you know who is Teddy's father?"

"Who?"

"Luthor Jiang," Pearl said.

"I knew it." William sneered. "Back then, your big brother wanted to marry you to Luthor. As the son of the Jiang family, he would get support and would win the old master's favor. But he didn't expect that you would marry me, a good-for-nothing poor man. And he didn't expect that I would accumulate such wealth in such a short period of less than ten years. It's reasonable that he doesn't like me."

"But he shouldn't be having intentions towards our daughter!"

As William spoke, his tone suddenly became cold, and he exuded a murderous aura.

"Riley and Stephanie are part of me. I have tried my best to make money over the years and constantly improved our family's status in Nandu in order to give them a free life so they can live as they want. But now that he can't use you, he's extending his claws towards our daughters. Even if I go bankrupt, I will play with him to the end. Even if we are both suffering, I will not let him go!"

"So now you're putting all your hopes on the boy who may be a relative of the Shen family, right?" Pearl asked softly, her beautiful eyes flashing.