She Became Rich After Divorce (Cheyenne and Kelvin) novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27: I Only Have One Mother

As Layne accused him, George felt too guilty to answer. But in his mind, he was silently refuting Layne's claims. 'You left for Shedale years ago without caring that the Edwards family's business was facing financial difficulties. It was thanks to me going out and pulling in investors one by one that the Edwards family's business was able to pass its crisis.'

George was a conservative who didn't dare invest and insisted on sticking with traditional manufacturing industries. It wasn't until the global economic crisis hit that year that Lawrence Group's flaws became apparent. Being part of a low-end industry made them vulnerable and they quickly faced bankruptcy.

Fortunately, at this time Layne happened to know old Mr. Foley from the Foley Family who extended a helping hand so Lawrence Group could survive.

Years later, old Mr. Foley suddenly said Nora and Kelvin were a good match and demanded marriage between them with any conditions they wanted.

However, Kelvin had a reputation for being cold-hearted with a bad temper within Akloit's business circle. There were also rumors about his unattractive appearance and unpredictable personality which often led to scandalous news stories.

Malaya certainly wouldn't allow her only seventeen-year-old daughter Nora to marry such a man, but George couldn't bear losing the Foley Family's support either.

After much consideration, they ended up forcing Cheyenne onto the wedding car despite her notorious reputation while also demanding an exorbitant amount of money which became headline news throughout Akloit City.

Old Mr. Edwards only found out about all of this later on.

When Cheyenne turned eighteen, he was doing research abroad.

He had planned to come back and surprise her on her birthday, but instead he was shocked to find out that she had already gotten married.

And it seemed like old Mr. Foley was even more pleased with his new granddaughter-in-law, boasting that he wouldn't mistreat Cheyenne.

Layne finally let it be after that.

But Kelvin saw the whole thing as a scheme by Cheyenne.

Even though he didn't care who he ended up marrying, he despised this kind of scheming behavior.

Especially since the Lawrence family demanded 100 million dollars and showed their insatiable greediness. He was very disdainful of them.

If it weren't for his grandfather's pressure, he would never have married such a woman.

"Dad, you know how hard it is to do business these days. What can we do without connections and background?" George said.

Although the Lawrence Group had been around for many years, their business model was outdated. Besides, Kelvin only gave them 100 million dollars but completely ignored them afterwards.

Every time George invited him to dinner, Kelvin refused by saying that he was very busy.

"Alright, the company was bought by you back then, so it's your business and I don't care!"

As for the Edwards family's connections, why were they unwilling to collaborate with George?

Most likely it was because George married Malaya less than a year after Selah's death, which made everyone look down on him and naturally withdrew their investment.

"Yes... Yes."

"I came today because I heard that someone had taken possession of things my daughter left for my granddaughter. I came all the way from Shedale specifically for this."

Although the old man was smiling, the probing in his eyes made George's heart tremble.

He was even more embarrassed.

"Dad, you misunderstood. Malaya saw that Cheyenne wasn't home and locked those items in the warehouse because he worried that the servants might clumsily break something."

While George was speaking, Malaya came down the stairs wearing a new set of clothes.