“Mr. Henley, Miss Henley, I didn’t see it wrong. It’s that man,” the butler said confidently.
Fanny exclaimed with excitement, “Bruno, I’ve been waiting for him for so long! It must be Tyler and his son coming to Langstel. I can finally marry into a wealthy family…”
“What are we waiting for? Let’s go and greet them!” Bruno waved his hand and was about to lead Fanny out of the meeting room.
Just then, the man who brought the betrothal gifts walked in.
Bruno quickly signaled Fanny to remain calm before approaching the man with a smile and asking politely, “Hello sir! Do you need something?”
Knowing that this man was sent by the Browne family, Bruno kept a polite tone.
The man gave Bruno a contemptuous look and sneered, “I thought it was Sophia in charge after Mrs. Henley passed away. I didn’t expect it to be you useless waste.”
Hearing this insult from the man made Bruno furious. He was about to retaliate when Fanny couldn’t wait any longer and spoke up hastily, “Sir, has Mr. Browne Jr returned? Are you here to take me to meet my future husband?”
The man shifted his gaze onto Fanny with disdainful disgust, “I don’t understand what you’re talking about!”
“Sir, you should understand that the engagement gift you brought last time was meant for me. I am the future bride of the Browne family,” Fanny’s self-righteousness had reached a transcendent state.
The man’s tone turned icy cold. “Let me reiterate, the engagement gift was not meant for you! I have come here today to retrieve the gift I previously sent!”
“Retrieve… retrieve the engagement gift!?” Fanny’s expression completely froze. After a moment of shock, she incredulously asked, “Why would you want to retrieve the gift? If the engagement gift was already meant for me, there’s no reason to take it back!”
The man wished he could kick this ignorant and shameless woman right then and there.
“Bruno, now that you are in charge of the Henley family, hand over the engagement gift,” the man ignored Fanny and turned to Bruno.
This time, not only Fanny was stunned, but Bruno as well.
Setting aside the fact that Bruno and Fanny had spent the two million from the engagement gift to frame Leo and Sophia, now that Bruno had become the chairman, he tacitly allowed Fanny to spend the gift as she pleased.
Fanny’s spending habits couldn’t be described as extravagant anymore; they were downright terrifying. Clothes, cosmetics, handbags-the most expensive and luxurious ones she could find. She even replaced her phone with a Titanium Gold smartphone, known for its exorbitant price!
Oh, and Fanny also bought a fully-loaded Porsche Panamera!
There probably wasn’t much money left from the engagement gift…
Fanny was well aware of how much money was left from the gift, so she was the most afraid at this moment.
“Sir, if the engagement gift was not meant for me, then who was it meant for?” Fanny’s voice trembled as she spoke.
The man sneered, “It’s none of your concern, and you don’t need to know. Hand over the engagement gift now, or the consequences will be unbearable for you!”
“No… it’s impossible! Within the entire Henley family, aside from the married Sophia, I am the most qualified to receive the engagement gift! The gift must have been intended for me…”
Under the tremendous mental blow, Fanny’s expression became somewhat deranged.
The reactions of Fanny and Bruno made the man quickly understand one thing, “It seems that you’ve spent the Browne family’s engagement gift, haven’t you?”
“So what?” Bruno retorted.
As the current helmsman of the Henley family and the chairman of the Henley Group, he couldn’t back down under the scrutiny of so many eyes in the family meeting room.
“The Browne family’s engagement gift was meant for the Henley family. Regardless of which member it was intended for, thet Henley family has the right to use it! Once water is poured out, there’s no reason to retrieve it!” Bruno adopted a tough posture.
“Is that so?” The man disdainfully asked, then clapped his hands.
Immediately, seven or eight burly men rushed in from outside.
“Disable him and report back to the master. Make sure the Henley Group disappears completely from Langstel.”
The burly men rolled up their sleeves, ready to attack Bruno.
Bruno’s fragile toughness couldn’t hold up any longer, and he immediately cowered. “Sir, we will return the engagement gift, we just ask for a little more time.”
The engagement gift was a small matter compared to offending the Browne family. Bruno weighed the gravity of the situation carefully.
Fanny collapsed like a deflated balloon, slumping to the ground, her face reflecting sadness, pain, and fear.
She had already spent most of the cash from the engagement gift, and now asking her to produce millions was akin to asking her to die.
“I’m here today on behalf of the Browne family. I can give you some time, at most half a month. After half a month, I will come back here. If by then I haven’t seen the cash and jewelry for the engagement gift, you better be prepared to face the wrath of the Browne family,” the man said, disregarding Bruno’s attitude. He waved his hand and left the meeting room with his group of burly men.
After the man left, Bruno looked at Fanny angrily and asked, “Fanny, how much cash do you have left from the engagement gift? And the jewelry, you didn’t pawn it, did you?”
Fanny remained stunned on the ground, seemingly not hearing Bruno’s words. In her mind, a loud buzzing noise echoed. Not only had her dream of marrying into a wealthy family been shattered, but she also found herself burdened with a huge debt due to using the engagement gift.
Even if she sold all the things she recently purchased, she would only be able to recover two to three million in funds at most. Adding the remaining one million and the three to four million deficit, she was still far from making up the shortfall.
Although she was currently the general manager of Breeze Cosmetics, she was used to spending money extravagantly and didn’t have any savings. There was no way she could come up with three to four million to fill the gap.
The only person who could save her now was Bruno.
“Fanny, I’m asking you a question!” Bruno shouted in anger.
Fanny suddenly snapped out of her daze, crawled up to Bruno, and grabbed his leg, pleading pitifully, “Bruno, I still have the engagement jewelry, but I only have a little over one million in cash left. If you don’t help me, I’m doomed!”
Bruno really wanted to kick Fanny to death at this moment. He looked at her pitiful appearance with disgust and scolded, “You spendthrift woman! You have no sense of money, and now you’re facing the consequences. How can I help you when you ask like this?”
“Bruno, we’ve always had the best relationship. You can’t just stand by and watch me suffer. If you help me get through this difficult situation, I’m willing to do anything for you. Please, I’m begging you,” Fanny pleaded.
Fanny’s words made Bruno’s mind quickly shift gears.