Chapter 251 Beat Him Until He Remembers
A week later, Ada's big ol' wedding with the CEO of some fancy international car brand went down at the KS WORLD Hotel, just like they planned.
That day, the internet and social media were blowing up, both here and abroad. Everyone was talking about it.
All the media in Mugden were going nuts, trying to outdo each other with their coverage!
The headlines online were stirring the pot big time.
[Congrats to KS WORLD! Nailed the event and left everyone else in the dust!]
[KS from Hameen makes a killer debut in Mugden! The Wellington Group takes a hit and looks awkward!]
[The Wellington family keeps getting hit with scandals. How can two top-tier families be so different?]
KS WORLD Hotel was the center of attention that day!
Netizens were all over it, chatting away.
[In the end, Ms. Taylor wins. She's Alexa, and Edward still thinks he can take her on?]
[Come on, how's this Edward's fault? It's totally Debra overestimating herself!]
[Debra thought she had Ms. Taylor beat, but it backfired big time!]
[It was a total mess! She actually bought fake jewelry for an international superstar!]
[Even if she gets out of the police station fine, her rep is toast!]
Debra, now infamous, saw herself getting dragged and shamed all over trending searches. She got so mad she fell seriously ill and was stuck in bed.
Tiffany, always competitive, had to chill for now, taking care of sick Debra while trying to get back in Patrick's good graces.
So, in her forties, Tiffany went for some cosmetic treatments, secretly bought a bunch of black lace lingerie, and even got some aphrodisiac aromatherapy, hoping to make Patrick as crazy about her as he was twenty years ago. After all, the guy who used to be all over her hadn't touched her in almost six months.
But Patrick seemed to be dodging her on purpose, barely coming home this week, and when they did cross paths, they hardly talked. He didn't even give her a second look!
'How can I not be pissed? How can I not be mad? Evelyn, it's all Evelyn's fault! The humiliation I'm going through now, I'll pay back to Evelyn a thousand times over!' Tiffany thought.
But no matter how much Tiffany hated, she couldn't stop Evelyn from winning big.
This big-time celebrity wedding really showed off how much pull KS, the top dog in Hameen, had in Mugden.
Meanwhile, the stock price of Knight Spear Group shot up the same day, and everyone was betting it would hit the sky when the market opened the next morning!
Moreover, the wedding pics and vids blew up online, sparking a nationwide buzz among netizens!
[A sea of black roses! Ada's wedding is so dope!]
[I don't care! I want my wedding to look just like this!]
[I'm so over those boring traditional weddings. KS WORLD's got my vote for the best wedding setup ever!]
Edward was chilling in his office, glued to the live stream from Ada's wedding.
His usually tight-lipped face had a slight smile, and his cold eyes softened a bit.
Normally, he couldn't care less about these kinds of events.
But he knew this wedding was all Evelyn's doing, so he was all in.
A knock on the door, and Bart walked in with a big olive green nylon bag, saying, "Edward, got all the climbing gear you asked for."
"Thanks."
"Why the sudden urge to go climbing this year?" Bart asked, curious.
"I go every year," Edward replied, cool as a cucumber.
Back in the day, to blow off some steam, he spent two months as a forest ranger volunteer at Thunder Peak National Forest Park during a summer break.
Life was simple then; besides eating and sleeping, he'd follow Joseph Martinez around, climbing mountains, rescuing hikers, or checking for safety hazards.
It was a rare, chill time in his life.
Later, after becoming the CEO, he'd donate a hefty sum to the park's forest protection fund every year. Only he and Joseph knew about this.
"Edward! Did you catch Ada's wedding? Mrs. Wellington is a genius!" Bart's eyes lit up, totally fanboying over Evelyn. "Black roses! How did she even think of decorating with black roses? And Ada was all for it!"
"Because she's not just any woman; she's Evelyn." Edward's deep black eyes softened as he said, "She always finds a way."
Thanks to Edward and Byron's meddling, Gordon didn't get the head of the Wellington Group's legal department gig.
For the first time, he tasted defeat and took off for a week to clear his head before heading back to the Flynn family.
As soon as he walked in, William, who'd been waiting for him all week, caught him.
"Well, isn't this Ms. Taylor's loyal lapdog?" Gordon sneered at William. "Why aren't you off running errands for your precious Ms. Taylor? What are you doing back here?"
"Gordon, don't you have something to explain to me?" William shot back, ignoring the sarcasm.
"Explain to you? William, is that how you talk to me?" Gordon, already fuming, was about to blow his top.
"First it was Tiffany, now it's Debra. You're really the industry's workhorse, taking on all the dirty, thankless jobs," William clenched his fists, letting out a cold laugh.
"William!" Gordon shouted.
"I know you want to bring glory to the Flynn family and reach heights others can only dream of, but not at the cost of being ungrateful!" William's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "If it weren't for the Taylor family, we wouldn't be where we are today! Now you're helping the Wellington family against Ms. Taylor? You're heartless."
"Heartless? I'm doing this for the family!" Gordon, angry and feeling wronged, didn't see his own fault. "Just because the Taylor family helped us once, does that mean we owe them forever? That's ridiculous. If you want to be Evelyn's lackey, that's your business. Jesse and I have our own ambitions. Don't think we're all like you."
William couldn't take it anymore. He gritted his teeth and punched Gordon right in the face!
It was the first time in his twenty-eight years that he had ever hit Gordon.
Once, Gordon made him proud. Now, he only felt shame.
Gordon, humiliated and furious, punched back!
They started brawling in the living room, scaring the maids out of their wits!
But Gordon was no match for William, a Taekwondo expert, and was soon pinned to the ground and getting beaten!
"William! Stop it!" At that moment, Brian, Isla, and Jesse came downstairs and were stunned by the scene!
Jesse reacted quickly, rushing over to pull the enraged William off Gordon, holding him tightly from behind, and said, "William! Are you crazy? How can you hit Gordon?"
"Crazy, he's gone crazy!" Gordon got up from the floor, clutching his face. "He's so obsessed with Taylor family's Evelyn that he's become a monster!"
"The monster isn't me, it's you, Gordon!" William shouted, his eyes bloodshot.
"Enough! Both of you, shut up!" Brian held Isla, shouting angrily at them.
Isla, never having seen them like this, was already anxious.
"William, I've heard about Gordon helping the Wellington family. Don't blame him; as a lawyer, it's just his job," Jesse tried to mediate, worried that saying too much would spark another fight.
"I'm staying out tonight." With a bruised face, William said nothing more and walked out.
"William! Where are you going?" Isla called out, worried.
"Where else? Rushing to serve his Ms. Taylor!" Gordon, never having been so humiliated, spat out the most cutting words he could think of. "I wonder if Ms. Taylor can sleep well without William around."
"I won't let you insult Evelyn like that!" William's eyes were so red they seemed about to bleed, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked! If Jesse weren't holding him back, he would have gone at Gordon again!
"Gordon! You will not speak ill of Ms. Taylor!" Brian couldn't stand it either. He quickly stepped between Gordon and William, exuding an invisible pressure. "None of you are leaving the house tonight. Go stand in my study!"
Isla wanted to intervene, but she couldn't persuade Brian and could only sigh in frustration.
"William, did you start the fight?" Brian asked sternly, his brows furrowed.
"Yes." William said.
"Apologize to Gordon, now!" Brian demanded angrily.
William's fists remained clenched, his blood still boiling with anger, and he said, "Brian, I'm willing to accept punishment for my actions, but I will never apologize to him. If he dares to disrespect Evelyn again, I'll hit him every time he does until he learns his lesson!"
"William!" Gordon was about to explode with rage!
Brian didn't expect usually obedient William to lose his temper over Evelyn and even hit his own family. He felt a growing sense of gloom.
Just then, the butler hurried in. "Mr. Flynn, Mr. Taylor's secretary is here!"
Hearing that Charlie had sent someone, they were all taken aback and quickly put their family matters aside.
Hubert walked in with a smile, sensing the tense atmosphere. Seeing the injuries on Gordon and William's faces, he understood but only addressed the main issue. "Mr. Flynn, Mr. Taylor invites your family to have dinner at Oasis Villa."
"Got it. Thank you for coming. We will be there on time," Brian replied politely.
After seeing Hubert off, the atmosphere at home became tense again.
"I'm not going." Gordon refused decisively, turning away. "I just got back from abroad and I'm tired. I'm going to rest."
"No way!" Brian roared, "Who do you think you are to snub Mr. Taylor? Even if you have a broken leg, you will hop to Oasis Villa if you have to!"
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