All Chapters of I Built Her Empire — Then I Buried It : Chapter 21
- Chapter 23
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21. Five million dollars
"Come on, Mikael, tell us how you did it." Vivienne pressed when he stayed quiet. "What, did you do something you're not proud enough to admit?"Seeing Mikael stay silent, the crowd immediately started speculating — some siding with Vivienne, others not buying it at all."Could he really have done all this just to win her back? Damn, that's something," someone murmured."Doesn't make sense, though," another countered. "If he was really trying to win her back, why would he bring his wife to the wedding?""That's if they're even married. Could've just brought her along to make the bride jealous.""Of course he can't say anything," Diane said, loud enough for people to hear. "He's nothing more than a useless nobody. My daughter was the one feeding and clothing him, and he never once showed her a shred of gratitude.""Yeah," Ella added. "My sister was the one taking care of him — and that little slut standing next to him."Mikael took only one step forward, his eyes landing on Ella. "You
22. Twelve million dollar phone
"Did he say five million?" someone exclaimed, the words tumbling out before they could stop themselves."Oh my, that's a lot of money," another guest whispered, fanning themselves with a folded wedding program as though the number alone had made the room warmer. "Will Mikael actually be able to hold up his end?""Hmph. Let's see him pull out any proof," Vivienne said with a smirk, tilting her chin up so the cameras could catch her confidence at its best angle."See, everybody? He's suddenly gone silent," Diane said, a wicked gleam in her eyes as she looked around the room, gathering agreement like she was collecting votes. "Of course he can't provide any proof. Where's a useless nobody like him supposed to get the money for clothes that fine?""Someone should call the police," Ella added, crossing her arms with theatrical outrage. "These two need to be arrested for this. Impersonating wealth, or whatever the charge is called."A ripple of laughter moved through a small cluster of gues
23. A Winston
"Young Master Adrian," the older man said, his head still bowed, not daring to look up without permission.The whole room — no, the whole world — wasn't ready for this plot twist."No way. Are you kidding me?" someone exclaimed, loud enough to be heard over the low buzz that had already started spreading through the hall."What next, is he king too?""Young Master? Damn, who is this man?"Inside the hall, the guests didn't bother hiding their shock anymore. There was no point pretending to whisper when everyone was thinking the same thing out loud."It's no wonder he can afford all this," a woman said, her eyes darting toward Aurora. "Wonder how she managed to snag a man like him.""My daughter would've been a better fit for someone like that," another added, not bothering to hide the jealousy in her voice as she looked Aurora up and down.A third guest leaned toward her husband. "Honey, isn't that the butler of the Winston family?""Shh — I'm trying to hear."Vivienne's face twisted