Chapter - 128

Lily left, feeling dejected,

Lacey couldn’t hold back her curiosity and asked, “How did you prepare the contract beforehand? Does that mean you knew those from the Williams family had presented the gifts to the wrong person?”

Zeke nodded. “I’ve told you countless times, haven’t I? I said the Williams family would come and retrieve the wedding gifts.”

“How did you know?”

Zeke replied, “Actually, I’ve long heard from others that the descendant of the Williams family has a thing for the prettiest and kindest woman. I’m sure someone like Lily doesn’t deserve to be his spouse.”

Lacey was shocked. “The prettiest and kindest woman? How pretty does she have to be?”

Zeke reached for his phone and took a photo of Lacey. He showed Lacey his phone and announced, “This is her!”

Lacey blushed all of a sudden and replied, “Stop teasing me! I have to hurry back to the office to consolidate the Hamilton Group into our portfolio. I’m sure I’ll be able to take things to the next level with the addition of the Hamilton Group.”

Zeke asserted, “Please take your leave ahead of me, Lacey. I have to visit an old acquaintance of mine.”

Lacey nodded and paid no heed to his words. She departed right after she got into her car.

Zeke lit a cigarette and took a seat at an empty bench nearby to enjoy his cigarette.

The fleet of luxurious cars soon returned.

The senior officer led the bunch of men in black and approached Zeke. They bowed at Zeke’s presence and greeted him politely, “Mr. Williams.”

Zeke nodded and replied indifferently, “Mm. Uncle Williams, please skip the formalities.”

Uncle Williams had been taking care of him back when he was part of the Williams family.

If it weren’t for Uncle Williams, Zeke would have an even more miserable childhood.

Hence, Zeke treated Uncle Williams courteously.

Uncle William sighed a heavy sigh. “Mr. Williams, things must have been tough for you throughout the years, haven’t they?”

Zeke replied, “It’s nothing as compared to the tormenting experience I went through back in the day. Alright, Uncle Williams. I shall take my leave now. Please don’t get in touch with me anymore if there’s nothing urgent.”

Uncle Williams wanted to stop him but couldn’t bring himself to break the silence.

He had a lot to share with Zeke. However, he dared not share whatever he had in mind with him.

Zeke seemed to see right through his plan. “Uncle Williams, please stop persuading me. I’ll never return to the Williams family. I’m no longer who I used to be. I won’t allow others to bully and humiliate me anymore. I’m no longer affiliated with the Williams family.”

Zeke marched away once he finished his sentence.

Uncle Williams’ mind was all over the place as he looked at Zeke’s retreating back.

“”The Williams family from Atheville is unformidable in the corporate world. However, it seems like they’ve made a wrong call this time.”

Lily returned home with an awful expression on her face.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Jeremy, who were home, were indulging themselves, celebrating the joyous occasion of being an acquaintance of a top conglomerate.

They were in the middle of a hectic discussion as they were trying to figure out what sort of clothes should they put on for the wedding ceremony.

Jeremy rushed over and welcomed Lily the moment he saw her. “Lily, how did it go with the auction? Did you acquire the Hamilton Group?”

Lily replied with an awful expression, “Dad, forget about the Hamilton Group! I ended up with a hundred million debt instead! Lacey’s the debtor!”

What!

Jeremy and Adam’s heart pounded furiously.

It was a flawless plan! How did it turn out the other way round?

How and why did Lily get herself in debt to Lacey for a hundred million?

“Lily, what happened?”

Lily told them everything that occurred during the auction.

They were utterly shocked by her words.

Oh, God! The wedding gift was a mistake?

Adam and Jeremy were taken aback by the truth.

Endless despair engulfed them in the end.

Jeremy gritted his teeth with all his might. “Damn it! What Lacey and Zeke have done is too much!”

“They took over Hamilton Group with a net worth of a thousand million with a hundred million! That’s just rubbing salt in our wound! Nope! We won’t let them off the hook! We shall not pay the hundred million. We’re gonna request two hundred million in return instead! It’s such a great bargain for them! They actually get to acquire the Hamilton family with only four hundred million!”