Rose said.“Hmph! She can leave if she wants to! Out of sight, out of mind!” Lady Yaleman responded coldly.She then turned around to take a look at the scene of the banquet.“What’s going on? There were so many distinguished guests at my birthday banquet last year around this time. Where have they all gone this year?” Lady Yaleman suddenly realized that something was wrong.Yuma replied, “Yeah, it does feel rather odd. Why are there so few guests here today? I mean, didn’t I personally invite them here to the banquet?”On Lady Yaleman’s face was a sour expression.She signaled for her butler, Sheldon to step forward.She asked him about the low turnout rate for the guests they had specially invited to the event.Sheldon replied, “Lady Yaleman, I’m sorry but I too have no idea why this is happening. Many of the distinguished guests and partners that we invited suddenly called to say that something has happened and they cannot make it here anymore. They simply asked me to cong

“Hmm? But what she said made sense too. A young master from a top-tier family would never be cumbersome in doing things and they would never make their intentions direct and clear either. There was a real possibility that Mr. Crawford had indeed fallen for one of the young ladies from the Yaleman family!”“Ysabel, you’ve just started working with the company recently after studying abroad for years. I believe you have met a lot of people and participated in many different events and occasions, yes? Do you remember encountering any such powerful and formidable young masters?”Lady Yaleman asked. After all, she was perfectly aware of how eye-catching Ysabel was. Yeah, Bea was on par with her beauty but she was rarely exposed to grander events and the outside world compared to Ysabel.Ysabel took a moment to think about her experience before she replied, “I think so, grandma!”“Well, if that’s the case, then we’ll count it as a blessing for the Yaleman family! Ysabel, if there is anyt

“Something happened?”Bea proceeded to explain to Gerald what had happened to the Yaleman family.To put it briefly, the Yaleman family, which was already down in the dumps had just been stabbed in the back by the Long family, again.The Long family had set their crosshairs on the Yaleman family’s main source of income, which was also the largest remaining development project they had on hand. This was in spite of the fact that the Yaleman family’s finances were well-structured enough for them to retaliate.However, both of them had control over massive industries which further fuelled their never-ending demand for more capital.This was especially so for the kind of business their family was directly involved in. It was the Yaleman family’s immediate lifeline, without which they would cease to exist.Such a massive project had been yanked out of their hands.It was natural for them to feel the pain at first instance.When Lady Yaleman was lecturing Rose for her mistakes, she

Bea said a little nervously.“Your cousin? May I know who he is? Who did he ask you to look for here?”The receptionist working the front desk had a very good temperament and it was clear that she had received special training for serving their clients. She treated everyone in the room with respect, even the plainly-dressed Bea.“His name is Gerald Crawford. He told me to come here and look for a man named Mr. Kayden Zelly!”The receptionist at the front desk shook her head and with a painful smile, she told Bea, “I am sorry but there is no one named Kayden Zelly here. We have never heard of anyone called Gerald Crawford either. Are you sure you didn’t make a mistake?”“What?”Bea’s nervousness spiked upon hearing the receptionist’s response. This was especially so because everyone had their eyes on her. She started blushing out of embarrassment.“Oh my god! What did I say just now? God, how embarrassing! What a fool she was to come all the way here!”Speechless, Ysabel covered

Yura had asked that question in his sheer disbelief. “That’s right! To think that she had even claimed that it was because of Gerald’s connections… How does he even know such high ranked people? How is any of this possible?” grumbled Ysabel enviously. After being humiliated like that, they were sure that everyone was now looking at the two families with mocking gazes. Rose herself was now thinking of how Gerald had withdrawn a million dollars just the day before. She also recalled what Yura had told her about Gerald’s clothes. Adding that to the fact that she had now seen, with her very own eyes, that Gerald had the capability to pull strings from within the Trustdeck group, she was extremely certain that he was no ordinary person. “Hold on a minute!” interrupted Rose while Ysabel and her mother were still exchanging envious words in their annoyance. “Could it be that we’ve not investigated Gerald’s background thoroughly enough? Is he actually not a pauper at all? How else