All Chapters of The Richest Man in Metropolis is My Backer!: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I expected him to blow up in my face. Instead, after a pause, he replied, "Alright. See you tonight."Three years ago, Edward and I had created a haute couture fashion house, The Edwardian Taylor. By this point, it had become a massive success.Edward financed the operation while I was the principal designer. Honestly, he was the one winning without lifting a finger—especially considering its net worth now.It could easily be traded publicly, making even more money, and yet he would give The Edwardian Taylor away for his beloved Maddie.Talk about true love…After getting up, I scanned the wedding preparations in my room, and the sight stung my eyes. I would have loved to burn them all.I called a packing company to handle everything related to him.God, I felt lucky that I had insisted he could only have me after we were married. I would never want anything of his inside me.Once the house was cleaned up, I changed into my clothes and applied my best makeup. It was then that I

Edward remained silent, so Cameron intervened, raising her voice, "You got that right! Your sister deserves to inherit your things because she's your family. Just think of it as a wedding gift from you to her."I smiled sweetly and replied, "Wait! There's one more thing to add to this gift!""Oh yeah?""That's right. A nice, expensive coffin in the middle of the altar too!" I chirped.Her face turned blue. "You bitch!""Come on, it's a pragmatic gift. She's going to need it pretty soon anyway! I'm just giving it to her in advance so you guys don't have to spend money on it someday."They scowled at me but couldn't say anything. It was just like how I had gotten away with the sparkler candle incident before. They couldn't do anything to me.None of these people had stood up for me when I was bullied all these years, so it was high time I made them suffer my worst!Cameron pointed at the door in a rage. "Get the hell out of here!"She pointed at my dipshit father too. "Are you g

Edward's face darkened, his expression contorting into a death glare. "If anything happens to her, Taylor, you'll pay for this!"He took her in his arms and left.I stood there, stunned.He had sworn to love me forever back then—the same man who had bared his fangs at me because of Maddison.The irony was agonizing.When did it happen? When had he started falling for her? Why hadn't I noticed?Pain gripped me. It wasn't until Cherry came into my room and asked if I was okay that I finally snapped out of it.I should not be feeling hurt over a bastard who didn't care about me!I returned to work.-By noon, my phone rang.Seeing it was from Cameron, I ended the call without picking it up.A while later, it rang again. This time, it was from my father.I started to wonder if Maddison had finally died. Hesitating for a moment, I answered.Unfortunately, the first thing I heard was my father's verbal abuse at a volume that could have made my ears bleed."Taylor Jones, you he

Maddison's eyes began to well up, and I realized what she was doing—she was trying to guilt-trip everyone in the audience."I want to thank my sister for letting me be with the man I love, for letting me leave this world without regret. So I wish… I wish all of you would stop making jokes at her expense! She's the best sister in the world!" she cried.The audience fell silent. No one was jeering anymore.I scanned the crowd, wondering if I was mistaken. There was an exceptionally handsome man in the crowd who didn't seem at all convinced. He smirked.Maddison turned around, eyes tearful. "Taylor, I want to know… Do you hate me?"I quivered with rage.She had been planning this all along! She wanted me to perform for her.God, I could hurl.The host passed me another mic, thinking my silence was due to a technical issue.I was already struggling to hide my contempt, but with this?I decided I wouldn't suffer in silence anymore.I took the mic and smiled, then turned to face t

Why would a Kenway—especially this mysterious "S"—show up at my wedding?I couldn't think of a reason. Did we mail our invitation to the wrong person?Well, at least he got to witness the most entertaining show in all of Metropolis the moment he arrived. I'd call that a win.My phone rang, pulling me out of my thoughts.It was Jean. She wasted no time, snarling, "Those two assholes! I almost smashed my phone just watching them! Girl, I'm so glad you fucking shot back at those pieces of shit!"I sighed and leaned back into my car seat. "Don't tell me it's gone viral.""Can you blame it? You don't see people this insane that often. You can't make this up!" she replied. "The Internet is split into two camps, and they're at war, Tay-Tay!"I closed my eyes, a headache beginning to pulse through my skull.I wanted revenge, yes. But I didn't want to drag myself into this maelstrom, too. I could capsize just as easily."Are you alright, Tay-Tay? You were attacked!" Jean asked, concern