My Cheating Wife Never Saw My Rise Coming

Chapter 011

They reached the hospital swiftly. After being examined and given medication, they returned home. Though Demontae (Zhao Gang) was badly injured, his condition wasn't critical enough to require hospitalization.

Moreover, tonight's pivotal banquet couldn't be missed. Even if hospitalized, Demontae would've refused treatment—this event took precedence.

The Veyra Family of Aetherdale had dispatched their heiress, Lirael, to Herbshire. As Old Man Veyra's favorite and the decision-maker for family partnerships, her arrival sent ripples through the city's elite. The governor himself had organized the banquet in her honor.

Demontae wouldn't dream of skipping it—not when the Connors had just secured preliminary ties with the Veyras. Their attendance was non-negotiable.

When Naviya (Wang Jing) heard, she begged Demontae to take her. This was her chance to network with the upper echelons—a golden opportunity the locally prominent Logans couldn't access on their own.

Still smitten, Demontae loved showing off for Naviya. He agreed without hesitation. Tonight, they'd attend together—though merely as part of the entourage. The real negotiations with Lirael fell to his father, Marks (Zhao Dongyang).

Eldric's (Tang Ye) beating left Demontae seething for payback. But revenge could wait. The banquet came first.

Preparations consumed their afternoon. Naviya spent an hour perfecting her makeup while Demontae gritted through his injuries to select his attire.

Meanwhile, Lirael was showing Eldric around the city.

After signing divorce papers at the Logans', Eldric slid into Lirael's sleek Maybach, expecting urgent business. Instead, she met him with a breezy, "Join me for breakfast?"

Though delayed, he arrived at her residence with plenty of morning remaining. Finding her breakfast untouched, she invited him to share the meal.

Eldric hadn't eaten yet, so he joined Lirael for breakfast without ceremony.

After the meal, Lirael took him to the mall. As the Logan family's unwanted son-in-law, Eldric had lived a shabby existence—his worn-out clothes told the whole story. Lirael planned to change that.

She'd invited him yesterday to accompany her to tonight's banquet—a high-profile event where his ratty outfit would stick out terribly. Showing up like that as her guest? Unacceptable. Lirael's chin lifted slightly at the thought. She'd be damned before letting him embarrass her. New clothes weren't optional.

Inside the luxury boutique, Lirael began sorting through racks with expert efficiency. Eldric gaped like a kid in a candy store, fingers brushing against a silk shirt's tag—then recoiling at the price. "Let's try somewhere cheaper," he muttered. "This place is way out of my league."

Prices starting at a thousand bucks? His meager savings couldn't cover a handkerchief here. He'd known this shopping trip was inevitable—Lirael had made that clear during the ride. His current clothes were indeed embarrassingly shabby for a banquet. Sure, he'd scraped together enough for decent threads... just not at this caliber.

Before he could protest further, Lirael held up three tailored pieces. "Try these on. My treat." Her tone left no room for argument. "I'm dragging you to this banquet. Least I can do is dress you properly."

She knew exactly how thin his wallet was—her background check had revealed everything. A few outfits? Pocket change to someone like her.

Before coming to Herbshire, Old Man Veyra had nagged relentlessly about taking good care of Eldric—until his words became a broken record in her mind.

Lirael knew the old man's insistence stemmed from one thing: Eldric's father had once done the Veyra Family a life-changing favor. He was their most revered benefactor, a debt Old Man Veyra never forgot, often hammering that gratitude home to the younger generations.

The old man was so desperate to repay this kindness—and to deepen ties between their families—that he'd hounded Lirael daily about marrying Eldric.

Marrying him was still questionable, but repaying his father's debt wasn't optional. Lirael wasn’t the type to forget favors. And after Eldric had cured her gastritis yesterday? Now she had her own personal debt to him—making his protection her absolute priority.