The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 37

"I heard the Mcdaniel family's Great Demon King is at this party too. He's up in the private lounge, right?"

"Yeah, but it's not like just anyone can get up there. I'd love to see what he actually looks like; there isn't a single photo of him online."

"That's the confidence of a winner, I guess-doesn't care about being in the spotlight. He's in a whole different league compared to Neville."

"But when the Great Demon King first returned to the Mcdaniel family, you were the one saying he was in terms of resources and skills, that he'd never catch up." way behind Neville

all

"Don't act like it was just me. When we were all betting on who'd become CEO of Mcdaniel Group, didn't you put your money on Neville too?"

group fell silent for a moment before someone sighed. "Who could've predicted that Neville, groomed with the best resources from the start, would end up losing..."

Maeve was just on the other side of a potted plant wall, and it was hard not to overhear their conversation.

Swallowing a bite of cake, she casually asked Bonnie, "Why do they call someone Great Demon King?"

She thought, 'Doesn't it sound kind of... embarrassing?'

Hearing this, Bonnie immediately perked up.

"As you just heard, the Mcdaniel family has two sons, but the eldest was lost for many years and only found a few years ago.

"I heard that the eldest son had a tough life before he was found. Even though he got into one of the top universities in the country, he couldn't compare to the younger son, who was showered with resources,

"Back then, everyone assumed the younger son would inherit the family business. They thought the eldest didn't stand a chance.

"But Mcdaniel Group's chairman was fair. He set a challenge for his two sons: whoever could multiply the startup funds he gave them by ten within a year would inherit the group."

Bonnie told the story with such flair that Maeve couldn't help but be intrigued. "And then? Did the younger son win like everyone expected?"

Nope. wow!

Bonnie shook her head. "He lost in less than a year."

"The eldest son not only multiplied the funds by ten, but when Mcdaniel Group's supply chain hit some snags, he stepped in with strategies that solved the issues, causing the company's market value to skyrocket. Meanwhile, the younger son, who thought he had a huge lead, looked back only to realize he'd lost everything."

started calling the eldest Mcdaniel son the Great

had a day of elite education. It wasn't that Neville was lacking; his opponent was just

the story. "To grow up in such tough

heard he's difficult to get along with-cold, unpredictable, and his peers in the

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out to her, "Bonnie, what are you doing hiding here? Come on, need to greet the elders

too?" Bonnie quickly stood up and apologized to Maeve, "Maeve, I have to go meet the elders.

waved her off. "I'm not a child. Go ahead,

see you later." With

her plate and got up to take a

already here, it would be a

Meanwhile, i Looks like

gambling, the young men around the table looked increasingly despondent as their bets

casually picking up the contract from the table and glancing at the bottom. "Anyone else want to keep going? If not, I guess we're done here." Jeff sat there, his face pale as he stared at the cards in his hand. His legs, still aching from the

is even worse than the last; I have gambled away all the property Father has given

gleaming with desperation as he raised his voice to get Ray's

Graves, from what I've seen, you're out

have the means to win it from me, it's

bet everything I just won, plus my

Father start taking me seriously, but the board of directors will also back me. There is no way Nestor will be able to take the company inheritance from me! I have to go all in

Jeff's greed-twisted face with a knowing smile.

hour

Mall all

ended.

slumped back into his seat, drenched in cold sweat, clutching his head

'How could Hose? I was

won earlier, but he had also gambled away his shares in Graves