Edward lifted me excessive within the air and spun me round like a loopy man. Afterwards, he advised me he had been unscrupulously arrange the night of the social gathering. We kissed one another like by no means earlier than. I apologized for my pig-headedness. I ought to have given him an opportunity to elucidate. He apologized for all of the ache I had gone by though I acknowledged it was not his fault.

We returned to the lounge and Edward proceeded to inform Michael and I the entire story about how he had been arrange by Raymond Bidwell.

“Raymond Bidwell? Are you certain? What makes you suppose he was the wrongdoer behind it?”

“Properly… At first all I had was a hunch and an image of a canine, but it surely didn’t take lengthy to place collectively an indeniable paper path resulting in him that reveals he employed these three hookers in my workplace.”

“Actually? Why within the hell would he do one thing like this?”

Michael jumped in to proudly interject at that second.

“See I knew there was a logical rationalization for all this! Edward didn’t betray you Julia! I knew it!”

“Properly I’m thinkin’ you realized that after you socked me within the jaw! Anyway… There was a man that night time claiming to be an investor by the identify Max Wakefield. He wished monetary data on Armani Industries. I assumed it was odd that we have been out of prospectus brochures already. He will need to have hidden them someplace! Max demanded to see a kind of rattling brochures as a result of he was contemplating making an instantaneous massive funding within the firm. He was a weird-looking man with a nasty hair piece and really cheesy garments.”

“A foul hair piece and cheesy garments? Was he sporting pink cowboy boots by any likelihood?”

“Sure Julia! How do you know that? Did you see him?”

“I not solely noticed him I talked to him! Who do you suppose steered me up there to you? He advised me he had simply seen you out within the hallway ready for the elevator. He despatched me to your workplace!”

“That filthy fucker! By the point I acquired again downstairs everybody was shouting about goddamned meals poisoning.”

“I’m sorry about that,” Michael stated, trying down on the carpet.

“It doesn’t matter… What issues is Mr. Purple Boots was already gone.”

“That Raymond Bidwell! Wait until I get my palms on that creep! He purposely derailed our wedding ceremony! Why would he try this Edward?”

“Cash. Plenty of cash. Isn’t that at all times the motive? Once we missed our Halloween marriage deadline it’s not like my Grandfather’s inheritance cash vanished into skinny air. The need made it clear if I failed to attain the phrases introduced, my Grandfather’s total property would go towards charity work. The company lawyer is answerable for all selections from the charitable arm of the Armani company. He holds a 49% share within the firm Julia, and has almost a billion {dollars} in money at his disposal…” Edward stated quietly.

“And the company lawyer is…” I started, catching Edwards eyes.

“Raymond Bidwell, in fact. That’s why my grandfather had him working along with his property. Raymond is now in direct management of my grandfather’s property. He instantly cancelled each single charitable contribution I used to be making previous to the takeover. I’ve already found a number of disbursements Raymond has pledged to questionable charities! I do know rattling nicely he’s getting big money kickbacks. He’ll be capable to skim untold hundreds of thousands off the highest with no person ever being the wiser. That crooked bastard goes to get very wealthy very quick… All as a result of my grandfather’s beneficiant nature and depraved humorousness.”

I listened fastidiously to what Edward was telling me.

“Wait… Since your grandfather’s demise, you’ve been persevering with his charitable work?”

“In fact Julia. I wouldn’t take into account working his firm every other approach. I’ve seen the true worth of serving to the much less lucky. It’s fairly wonderful, similar to you at all times tried to inform me.”

A lump shaped in my throat. Edward was really carrying on his Nonno’s work and legacy!

“It’s not honest! Nonno clearly wished US to be collectively and he wished YOU answerable for his firm! Now Raymond Bidwell might be in management?! It’s sickening Edward!”

“It will get worse… The quarterly board assembly occurs tomorrow, and Raymond goes to make use of the voting shares he has to take away me as CEO. All the board is in on this Julia. They’ve shorted the inventory like loopy. They’re going to intentionally destroy my grandfather’s firm, they usually’re going to get wealthy doing it!”

“What’s going to occur to us?” I requested with tears filling my eyes.

“Properly there’s nothing stopping us from nonetheless being collectively Julia. Not even Raymond Bidwell…”

“Is there something we are able to do to cease this?” I requested him with tears in my eyes. “We are able to’t let this occur!”

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