The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer by Dream Searcher

Chapter 269

The smile on my face disappeared. “You chose this path yourself.”

Silence fell on the other end.

After a moment, Edward’s voice, drained of strength, came through. “Which is why I give up… I can’t change the outcome, no matter how hard I try to turn it around. Honestly, I’m caught off guard by how ruthless you are.”

This time, I fell silent.

Edward was the one who had hurt me first, the one who had forced me into a dead–end, yet now… he was blaming me for being ruthless?!

“I’ll drop the appeal if you agree to settle Edith’s case. That’s all I ask,” Edward said, as if admitting defeat, hoping to end things on his terms.

But suddenly, I felt unwilling to let it go.

Why should I always let him call the shots while I just followed along with whatever he decided?

As such, I calmly replied, “I’m not settling her case, whether or not you drop the appeal, Edward. People have to face the consequences of their actions if they’re going to learn.”

“What?!” Edward’s tone sharpened. “W–What are you trying to do? Edith has already paid the price for what she did. Or are you trying to force her to her death?”

forcing anyone to do anything. I’m simply

stop him from using another dirty trick to torment me next time?

wisely and make them regret everything. I wanted

also heard that your family has spent a fortune hiring top attorneys. So… Best of luck to you all,

could finish, Edward lost his composure and erupted into curses. “You’ve become such a vicious woman, Taylor! Look at how arrogant

mirror? Can you still see the same woman from

without waiting for him

and the more curses he hurled, the happier

felt a thrill, like long–repressed vengeance

this is what it feels like to

point, I thought the Kennedys must have been in

more devastating, than watching that family

to say Edith’s lawyer wanted to speak

the request without

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noon, my aunt called. Apparently, she had also been harassed

to meet, so they reached out to me

long as you agree to settle. That way, they’ll be

mental state is deteriorating and that Sally has fallen ill. Basically, things are a complete mess