The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 20

When Wendell fled the scene, Harold was walking into the hall along with his sister, Wendy, and her fiance, Gerald.

Walking next to Gerald was a young man in a smart suit. There was a slight facial resemblance between the two of them.

When Harold met Wendell head-on, he hurriedly approached him and said, "Hey, Wendell! When I came in just now, I heard that something happened to your family. Is it true?"

Wendell shoved him away hastily, mumbling, "I'm done, it's over, I'm done..." 1

Harold asked with concern, "Mr. Jones, what’s wrong?” 1

Wendell shook his head in panic, not daring to say anything.

Right now, he had no doubt that if he said something h e shouldn’t, he would be a corpse lying somewhere tomorrow.

Thus, he pushed Harold's hands away and ran out of the hall like his life depended on it.

Harold looked the way he ran and sighed. "I bet it's really the end for the Jones family. D*mn, isn't it all a little too fast? They were still fine yesterday but they've gone bankrupt today!”

Then, when Harold saw Charlie and Claire, a wicked thought appeared in his mind. He went towards Claire and ushered, "Claire, let me introduce you to our distinguished guest tonight. This gentleman over here is Gerald's cousin, Kevin, the eldest son of the White family.” 1

"Kevin, this is my cousin, Claire," Harold said to Kevin with a coy smile. 3

Ever since Kevin walked into the hall, he had been locking his gaze at Claire at all times. Upon Harold’s introduction, he quickly extended his hand and said," Claire, hi. I've heard all about the gorgeous beauty of the Wilson family, your reputation precedes you." 1

There was a trace of annoyance in Charlie's eyes. This was the unfortunate perks of having a beautiful wifesuitors would come in all directions like flies and he couldn't stop chasing them away.

Thus, he stepped forward, shook hands with Kevin, and said coldly, "Hi, I'm Claire's husband."

"You?" Kevin eyed Charlie from head to toe, disdain oozing from his expression. He retracted his hand and said flatly, "I didn't know Claire was married. Such a waste for a beauty like her marrying someone like you ..." i

Wendy hurriedly said, "Kevin, the loser is our family's live-in son-in-law, he does not have a job nor any skills!"

Then, she winked at Kevin and continued, "After

Gerald and I get married, we will be one big family then. Let's get together more often..." 2

Of course, Kevin knew what she meant instantly-she was encouraging him to pursue Claire. He smiled and said, "Miss Claire is so beautiful and elegant, I'm certainly willing to get together more often."

At this moment, Charlie saw his in-laws, Elaine and Jacob, walking towards them.

Elaine hastily said when she came over, "Claire, have you heard? The Jones family has gone bankrupt!"

"Huh?" Claire gaped in extreme shock. "When did it happen?"

"Just now!" Elaine continued with a sigh, "I thought that when you divorced Charlie, you can be with Wendell. From the looks of it, the plan is going out of the window...”

Charlie felt agitated inside. Was his mother-in-law a fool? Didn't she know that her current son-in-law was the real catch? 1

Kevin quickly marched forward and introduced himself to Elaine. "Hi, you must be Claire's mother? I'm Gerald's cousin, Kevin. You’re so beautiful, it's no wonder your daughter is as pretty and captivating as you are." 1

Upon hearing that Kevin was Gerald's cousin, she made a quick mental calculation-eldest son of the White family, a wealthy prince charming! She blinked i n excitement and said happily, "Yes, yes, I'm Claire's

mother. Are you Claire's friend?"

Kevin nodded with a smile. "Yes we are, but we’ve just met today!” 1

Joy and thrill were written all over Elaine's face. She nodded vigorously and said, "Come, let's sit. Mr. White, my Claire is beautiful, she's also as pure and honest as an angel. You youngsters should keep in touch more often..."

"Mom!" Claire chided in agitation, interjecting her mother’s words. 1

Elaine was about to object when Claire tugged her gently and gestured to her to look at the stage. 2

At this moment, Lady Wilson was standing in the spotlight!

She looked around in astonishment before standing in front of the microphone and said with a smile, "First 0 f all, on behalf of the Wilson family, I welcome all our friends, partners, and esteemed guests to our banquet tonight.”

"Next, let us welcome the vice-chairman of Emgrand Group, Doris Young, with a big round of applause!”