All that Glitters is not Gold

The vase shattered resoundingly, just as my bellow rang throughout the gala hall.

Still, everyone was laughing in contempt.

"I guess he's really nuts! He first claims he's Miles' grandson, and now he's the heir to Skymex too? It's killing me!"

"Exactly! Why does he think he could impersonate Mr. Langford? Ellie and Jennie would always bring Harold along for their public appearances."

Despite the snide comments, I glared at my Ellie and demanded, "Do you really think you and Jennie are the rightful heirs of Skymex?"

Jennie's gaze flickered, but she soon composed herself and tugged on Ellie's sleeve. "It's alright. It's a big day for the company—Mom will be here soon. Just let it go."

But for me, just seeing Jennie's reaction told me that she remembered her place and was therefore worried.

After all, despite being Adonia's richest man, my grandfather only had one son—my father.

As for Ellie and Jennie, they were actually orphans—children of my mother's younger brother. Back in the day, my mother took them in, saying she didn't want to see them suffer.

In other words, they had no biological connection to my father or my grandfather, and certainly wouldn't get to inherit Skymex Group.

However, Ellie did not care about what I said, and was even glaring at Jennie, her brow furrowed, "He hurt Harold! Are you going to make Harold take this lying down?!"

Then, wheeling on me, Ellie snapped, "It seems that your schizophrenia is getting worse. Let's have Mr. Zimmer take you to the asylum right away!"

Just hearing the mention of asylum left me seething with hatred, as I was reminded of the agony when Harold had skinned me.

After all, both Ellie and Jennie worked blood and sweat to win his heart, and were therefore simultaneously scheming against me.

And as a medical student, Harold's greatest ambition was to witness what set a dead person and a living person apart.

After he told them that, Ellie and Jennie worked to put me on Harold's surgical table, who then cut me into pieces.

Though I lived with Ellie and Jennie in Langford Villa for eighteen years—since I was just a child, they were doing all they could to please Harold, allowing him to impersonate me while coming up with all sorts of ideas to help him torment me.

And now, I finally understood—family was nothing to those two, and only love mattered.

But I was also curious… When it came to love and privilege, which of the two would they choose?

With that thought, I chuckled coolly, "I'll ask you one last time—who's Miles Langford's grandson? And the heir to Skymex Group?"

Even before Ellie and Jennie could speak, Ian Smalling—the son of one of Skymex Group's business partners—rushed up to slap me.

"How dare you!" he shrieked. "You're just a bum given alms, but you dare to strut here in Skymex Group?! Why don't you look in the mirror first?!"

I recognized Ian—he didn't just have the hots for Ellie; he was always dreaming about marrying her to gain access to my family and take over Skymex.

And after he heard the rumors that Harold was heir two months ago, he had been spending his time sucking up to Harold, earning Harold's favor so that he would help him hook up with Ellie.

Regrettably, he was sucking up to the wrong guy—Harold wasn't just going to be the heir, he was Ellie's secret lover, whom she had invested billions in for years.

Refusing to let Ian's slap go unanswered, I kicked him in the gut as I snapped back, "And you're just the youngest son of a third-rate company's CEO! Who do you think you are, laying a finger on me? I just have to say the word, and your family goes bankrupt!"

Ian was left clutching his stomach and staring at me in disbelief, "How dare you kick me! Not even my parents hurt me! Just wait—you'll pay for this!"

Harold hurried to help him up, sighing apologetically, "Don't stoop to his level, Ian—he's crazy. I'm so sorry you had to go through that."

I smirked at Harold right then. "You're the crazy one here—you could have walked away with all the money Ellie and Jennie gave you, but instead you had to come here and pretend to be the heir of Skymex Group."

Then, wheeling on Ellie and Jennie, I pointed at the door and growled coolly, "If you two are so keen on your little role-play with your lover, then take him with you and leave my company this instant!"