The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

The wedding drama had gone viral.

I woke to a flood of unknown callers spamming my phone. That was when I knew: shit had really hit the fan.

It took less than two days for me to be doxxed. My personal and business information was out in the open, and things were spiraling out of control.

As soon as I stepped out of my car, the path between me and the company gate was swarming with tabloid reporters.

I silently thanked Cherry for her foresight in assigning security to escort me.

Maddison was the one at fault, but her status as someone with an incurable illness had earned her sympathy points online.

Most people were attacking me and the company’s flagship website instead. Our server couldn’t handle the onslaught.

The PR department tried to put out the fire but achieved little. At my wit’s end, I hired lawyers to help draft a statement. We were preparing to defend me through legal action.

The chaos continued late into the night.

When I noticed most of the media had finally dispersed, I tidied my desk and prepared to leave.

knock on my door

was Edward. He looked haggard–thinner

care of Maddison in the hospital, on top of his workload, had clearly taken a

the past, seeing him like this would have hurt. Now, all I felt was indifference, maybe even

“Why are

gazed at me intently.

came to see if I

forced a smile.

overexert yourself. I know how hard this has been for you,” he said, his voice laced with concern as he

my coat and bag. “None of your business, Edward. I’m not interested in whatever

brushed past him, making my lack of interest

me into a

through me. “We are nothing to each other now. Stay in

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tighter, and I felt

every right to,” he murmured, his face buried in my

his behavior. Then, a thought struck me.

is she dead?” I asked, my voice