Chapter 2516: Chapter 222: Drawing the Line
"As everyone knows, my wife Leslie’s last name is Howard, full name Leslie Howard. The Howard family is just an ordinary family in A City, incomparable to her stepfather Bruce Wallace’s family. However, all these years, Leslie has never thought of changing her name, not only because she doesn’t want to forget her roots but also because the Wallace family isn’t worth her adopting its surname."
"Today, in front of everyone here, especially those guests invited by the Wallace family, let me make a statement. I, Cesare Redington, hereby announce that the Reddington family has no association with the Wallace family. If anyone in the future uses the name of the Reddington family to swagger outside, the Reddington family will hold them accountable."
This is why David Redington deliberately let the Wallace family handle the wedding banquet and have them invite guests.
The guests of the Wallace family are strangers to the Reddingtons.
To show off and expand their network, the Wallace family invited almost all the important business partners or clients of the Wallace family to the wedding banquet.
Among them were also other wealthy families that the Wallace family wanted to curry favor with but had not yet established relationships.
Originally, because of becoming in-laws with the Reddington and Lucas families, the Wallace family has been basking in the limelight in Eastonia these days.
However, the higher you are lifted, the harder you fall.
Mrs. Wallace never anticipated that David Redington deliberately uplifted the Wallace family, allowing them to organize the wedding banquet and personally invite guests, only to hit the Wallace family hard in the face!!!
Mrs. Wallace grasped Sheila Fletcher’s hand, trembling. Her lips were blue, her wrinkled old face almost turning a purplish red: "Iris, Iris... quickly, speak to your grandson-in-law... tell him this is a misunderstanding. Hurry, tell him that our Wallace family treated Leslie well... quickly tell him..."
Mrs. Wallace couldn’t get up anymore.
She was already greatly disturbed by Bruce Wallace’s antics earlier; she had long been unable to hold on.
And now, upon hearing David Redington publicly sever ties with the Wallace family, even openly expressing disdain for them.
Thinking of the presence of so many clients of the Wallace family, thinking of the goodwill shown by many families across Eastonia these days, Mrs. Wallace suddenly felt an overwhelming, catastrophic pressure.
The Wallace family is finished, done for...
"Iris... go quickly, you’re Leslie’s biological mother, go say some good words..." Mrs. Wallace’s lips quivered; the more anxious she became, the weaker her voice grew.
Almost only Sheila Fletcher beside her could hear her words.
However, Sheila Fletcher seemed truly bewildered.
She appeared deeply affected by David Redington’s words, covering her mouth, lowering her gaze, one could even see tears falling, dripping onto her knees.
Sheila Fletcher was entirely timid, scared, yet sad and mournful.
"You... crying won’t do any good, quickly go plead with Leslie, quickly go..." Mrs. Wallace already spoke weakly, powerless to urge.
But Sheila Fletcher just cried, just buried her head and covered her lips, making it hard for anyone to discern her expression.
From start to finish, she seemed not to hear Mrs. Wallace’s urging.
"You..." Mrs. Wallace’s lips paled from blue, irritated by Sheila Fletcher’s incompetence; how can she drop the ball at this critical time!
Mrs. Wallace didn’t understand; her hand was tightly gripping Sheila Fletcher, trembling hard despite weak strength, yet why did Sheila show no response at all.
No, no...
Someone must stick up for the Wallace family, otherwise, they’re done for.
Must!!!
"Ah, Mrs. Wallace!" Suddenly someone in the audience screamed.
The long weeping Sheila Fletcher finally reacted.
She raised her head, with a tear-stained face, looking at the suddenly collapsed Mrs. Wallace beside her, finally uttering her first words since the wedding began: "The lady has fainted, quickly call an ambulance!"
[Sorry for the late update, next Chapter before 20:30]
