Chapter 2: I Am From a Wealthy Family!
1650 Words
Just because I am a failure, just because I am a worthless son-in-law.
Hearing the weak and heartbreaking voice of his daughter, Edwin clenched his fists and said, "I will get the money ."
Lauren's pupils dilated when she heard this, her heart trembling slightly as she stared at Edwin's figure.
So he still had the appearance of a man.
Edwin turned around and looked earnestly at Lauren, who turned her head immediately to wipe away her tears. Then, amidst the reproaches of the crowd, he left the hospital.
"Grandpa, look, Edwin is so audacious!"
"Yes, Grandpa, this worthless son-in-law dares not to listen to you!"
The Duncan family members were fanning the flames at this moment.
The old man just shook his head without saying anything.
Edwin was able to gather so much money?
Hahaha!
Lauren looked at Edwin's departing figure and felt helpless in her heart.
Although she was the granddaughter of the Duncan family, the financial power was in her mother's hands, and this time it was her Grandpa's order. Even if she had some savings, she couldn't use them.
Outside the bank, Edwin and Chester Will stood together.
Chester, who was tall and thin, took out the two hundred thousand and handed it to Edwin in a bag, saying, "Take it for now, no rush to pay me back."
Edwin took the bag, tears sparkling in his eyes, and gratefully said, "Chester, I will repay you as soon as possible!"
"Hey, what are you saying? We’re bros!" Chester patted Edwin's shoulder and laughed.
"Chester, if you dare to lend him money, we won't get married!" Suddenly, a delicate voice scolded, and a beautifully dressed woman, carrying a handbag, walked over angrily.
Slap!
She slapped Edwin as soon as she approached him, pointing at his nose and scolding, "Edwin, you are so shameless! How many times did you borrow money from my boyfriend? You have no shame, I'm ashamed for you!"
"Sabrina, what are you doing!" Chester panicked and pulled the furious Sabrina Bacon.
This woman was Chester's girlfriend, with a beautiful face and a good figure, but she had a proud personality and a snobbish look.
"What am I doing? Chester, I warn you, if you dare to lend him this money, we won't get married!" Sabrina shook off Chester's hand, raised her chin, and crossed her arms.
Naturally, there were already many people gathered at the entrance.
Chester desperately explained, "Sabrina, Maggie is hospitalized with leukemia and urgently needs money..."
"Just let her die! Besides, he's a worthless son-in-law who can't even recognize his own daughter. What are you doing helping him?" Sabrina was furious.
Edwin squeezed the cloth bag in his hand, then released it and stuffed it back into Chester's hand, smiling, "Chester, no need, I'll come to your wedding later."
After saying that, Edwin turned around and walked away quickly.
Behind him came Chester's repeated shouts and arguments with Sabrina.
Walking on the street, Edwin felt very bitter in his heart. What should he do?
At this moment, Lauren's phone call came, asking him to come back to the hospital.
After thinking for a while, Edwin returned to the hospital and ran into Lauren who was nervous and anxious at the entrance.
She ran over and handed Edwin a bank card, saying, "There's over two hundred thousand here, I secretly saved it, just say you borrowed it."
Edwin took the card and looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, feeling a sudden warmth in his heart.
She was still so kind and gentle.
For four years, he made her suffer for four years.
"Lauren, I..."
Edwin choked up, never feeling as much of a failure as he did now.
Since marrying him, Lauren had long lost the aura of the rich young miss of the Duncan family and became the object of ridicule for everyone.
Lauren sniffled, feeling wronged, "I just don't want Maggie to lose you as her father."
Edwin's lips trembled, and he said, "Thank you, I won't let you and Maggie down."
"Heh, as expected, Grandpa was right, I knew you would secretly give money to this loser!" Suddenly, Woodrow appeared from the side with a cold laugh and sneer in his eyes.
They had been caught, these two were doomed!
Edwin frowned, looking at Woodrow's confident departure, and then at the anxious Lauren. Softly, he said, "Don't worry, I'll bear it alone."
In the hospital ward, the old man sternly criticized Lauren, and naturally, her mother-in-law Faithe took the bank card and scolded, "You bastard! You don't even have money, and you want to ask my daughter for money. Such a loser!"
Lauren wanted to say something but was directly glared at by Faithe.
The Duncan family members joined in the rebuke, criticizing Edwin mercilessly.
Suddenly, a weak cry made everyone freeze!
"Daddy! Don't scold Daddy anymore..." Maggie cried on the bed, her big eyes brimming with tears.
Daddy...
This calling of "Daddy" made Edwin's heart excited.
Since Maggie was born, the Duncan family had not allowed him to have contact with her. For three years, the longest time he spent with Maggie was probably today.
And Maggie had never called him Daddy before...
This was the first time!
Lauren, on the side, was also moved when she heard Maggie call Edwin Daddy, tears rolling down her face.
"It's over, it's over! This little girl must be crazy, how could such a useless person be her father." Someone muttered on the side.
The pld man's face also darkened. He turned around and sat down, holding Maggie's hand, saying, "Maggie, have you forgotten what I said? He is not your father!"
This cold reprimand scared the cute Maggie to hold back her tears, her eyes brimming with tears.
She looked at Edwin and, surrounded by an angry crowd, mustered up the courage to stretch out her small, white hand and said, "He is my dad. I want Daddy to accompany me..."
"Shut up! He is not your dad! Having me with you is good enough."
The old man's face turned cold and he refused directly, without even looking back, he said to Edwin, "You have two days to think about it. You know what to do for Maggie."
At this moment, Edwin's heart hurt. Looking at his daughter on the sickbed, for the first time in three years, she called herself Daddy.
No matter what, he had to cure Maggie!
She was his little angel, his future!
"No need, I'll take this on! Her bone marrow, has to be mine. She is my daughter!"
At this moment, Edwin said earnestly like never before.
For his daughter, Edwin was willing to do anything!
This statement made everyone in the hospital room shudder.
At that moment, they felt a kind of pressure from Edwin!
This guy...
After speaking, Edwin left the hospital directly.
Lauren looked at Edwin's departing figure in disbelief, her heart trembling. Did he finally take responsibility?
But deep down, she was also sweating for Edwin.
How could that useless poor boy cure his daughter?
At the entrance of the hospital, he dialed a number that hadn't been called in four years.
The call went through.
"Young Master, have you made up your mind?" The voice on the other end sounded excited.
Edwin sighed helplessly and said, "Mr. Carter, I've decided to inherit Lion Guild."
Well, it was time to reveal the truth. I, Edwin, am a top-level rich second-generation!
Lion Guild's assets spanned the globe, worth trillions!
Even the Morgan family, the Rothschild family, and other financial consortiums had to show deference to Lion Guild!
"Young Master, that's great! You've finally decided. Where are you? I'll bring the inheritance documents right away," Mr. Carter said, filled with excitement and tears. Lion Guild was finally saved.
"Forget about that for now. I need money urgently, 200,000 dollars," Edwin said.
"Young Master, forget 200,000, 20 billion is also deal!"
Mr. Carter on the other end of the phone was very excited and said, "I'll have someone deliver it to you right away."
Edwin pondered for a moment and said, "No need, I don't want to cause any misunderstandings. I'll come over myself."
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the Ciadeles Imperial Club," Mr. Carter said.
The Imperial Club was a chain of Lion Guild's businesses.
Edwin hung up the phone, sighed, and looked up at the sky.
Without money, it’s difficult to take a step forward, and I can't even acknowledge my own daughter.
After being expelled from Lion Guild for four years, would I finally return to Lion Guild?
To be used as a puppet in their time of crisis?
Soon, Edwin arrived at the Imperial Club.
This was the most luxurious and bustling private club in Ciadeles, and the criterion for entry was a net worth of at least tens of millions!
Moreover, it required an internal member's recommendation to get in.
Therefore, the Imperial Club was not accessible to just anyone with money.
Those who could afford to come here were the big shots of Ciadeles with prestige, influence, and connections!
As soon as he entered the lobby, Edwin was stopped by an irritated voice!
"Hey, who are you? Who let you in? Get out quickly, you are wearing those tattered clothes, how dare you come to the Imperial Club!"
A beautiful woman in a red dress blocked Edwin, reprimanding him with disdainful eyes.
This woman had a plump figure, a slim waist, and a round bottom, and her dress with side slits revealed her ivory-white thighs, tempting one's imagination. Even a man would have an uncontrollable impulse.
"Get out quickly! This is not a place for a bumpkin like you!"
Jodie Hardy glared at Edwin with disgust. She had seen too many poor losers who wanted to enter the Imperial Club.
But he should at least consider what kind of place this was!
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