The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Author: Dream Searcher

I threw the agreement in his face, leaped to my feet, and started showing them the door. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a beauty nap to take. Get out of here and remember to take your trash with you.”

I couldn’t believe it took me eight years to realize who Edward really was. I had liked him since I was 16!

I guess I had Maddison to thank for that. I was this close to marrying a snake!

Sally was upset. “This is what I don’t like about you, Taylor. You have the temper of a tyrant!

“Look at Maddie—she’s gentle, docile, soft-spoken, and reasonable. She’s so considerate of me, too!”

I forced the disgust in my heart down and commanded my pet dog, “Bullet, get them!”

Bullet barked at them incessantly.

Sally’s face turned pale. “You! How dare you!”

Edward had to hold her hand as they backed away.

He shot me a cold glance. “This is too much, Taylor! How could I have been so wrong about you?!”

I smirked as I could say the same about him!

Edward and Sally left in a hurry. They even forgot to take Edward’s things.

I frowned—it looked like all of it would have to be sent directly to the garbage dump.

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The next morning, I received the money in my bank account.

Indignant and righteously furious as I was, I still wouldn’t say no to money.

I prepared the jewelry and got ready to visit Maddison so I could happily watch her die.

My father, Harry Jones, called me while I was on my way. “You’ve never come to visit your sister since she was hospitalized! How lacking in conscience are you, huh?”

I’d grown accustomed to his verbal tirades.

“Should I buy some fireworks while I’m at it?” I asked.

“What the hell?!”

“You know, to celebrate the occasion,” I explained.

“You bitch! You’re just like your mot—”

I imagined how enraged he must

well last night, so I spent the whole time wondering if Maddison’s cancer was just divine

saw it, it felt like

on the door when I overheard the conversation inside. It was another round

congratulating herself over this. She’s hated Maddie’s guts since she was a kid! Always tormenting

couldn’t sleep last night because of how happy she

to me? Why isn’t Taylor the one who’s being

the door open and found my father embracing Cameron. How

door smacking against the wall attracted their

was the first to speak.

with a soft smile, but

and stuck them into a

father knew what was coming. “How

candles and dropped the

dropped them around the room.

crowd. It really

would have done more—fireworks, maybe—if it weren’t for the other patients on the

The sprinklers went off, and the whole ward turned

could hear Cameron shrieking while Maddison called out to her mother.

area, so I wasn’t drenched. The others, though, were

nurses

with concerned onlookers as Edward, Harry, and Cameron bolted

erupted into a

the one who did this! We

the most important thing

move her to a new

uniform, was hugged by Edward for warmth. Once a new room was prepared, he carried her inside.

with me, but her concern for Maddison took priority. She entered the ward before

off his

this!” he

was unfazed. The point of my visit was done. I was about to leave

back inside.

She shot me a wary look but didn’t do anything else. Maybe she

and immediately raised her voice. “Why are you here again?!”

jewelry box to Maddison. “Congratulations on your last wish fulfilled. Now you

bitch!” Cameron shrieked.

telling the truth, wasn’t I? It was what Maddison had

explode. Instead, she looked at me tearfully. “Thank you, Tay-Tay. Thank you for letting me marry Eddy. I

to cry.

you really are in private, Maddie. I guess that little girl has grown up. Now you

kid back then, Tay-Tay. Sometimes, children are

me at everything! And I came later—I was living like a plus-one! I was jealous and had a massive inferiority complex… I acted out of those feelings, okay?

wouldn’t understand, would you?”

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