A convoy of luxurious wedding cars was driven, and Tyler temporarily forgot about the frustration of his failed investments. He happily went over to receive Hailey.
When he arrived at the first floor of the villa, he ran into Elle before even going forward to pick up Hailey.
Elle wasnât a bridesmaid, but she was similarly dressed in white and had dolled herself up gorgeously.
âWow, Elle, you look so pretty today. I almost thought you were my bride.â
Tyler teased when he saw Elle.
Elle fiddled with her hair with her right hand and said, âPsht, my groom-to-be is the esteemed president of Ace Corporation.â
Tyler exclaimed in a moment of epiphany, âNo wonder youâre dressed to the nines today, Elle. It turns out itâs all for Mr. Steele!â
Elle nodded and said, âOf course, I heard that Mr. Steele is definitely going to attend your wedding today. Tyler, I didnât expect that Mr. Steele would show up for the Collinsâ sake. He has always been mysterious and unwilling to meet anyone.â
Tyler said with a smug smile, âHaha, that goes without a word. The Collins are a top-tier family in Orlando. Itâs only right for Mr. Steele to do us a favor.â
âElle, from today onwards, we will be a family. We must keep in touch.â
Elle said, âOkay, I will remember what I promised you. Now go pick Hailey up.â
Elle couldnât wait to go to the wedding venue, but of course, it wasnât because she was looking forward to the wedding itself.
She was looking forward to meeting her Prince Charming, Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!
An hour later.
In Ritz Carlton Hotel Orlando.
As expected of a wedding held by a top family in Orlando, a continuous line of luxury cars belonging to the invited guests streaming into the hotel.
Leonard and Rosie were busy receiving the guests.
âMr. Sanders! Itâs really a great honor for my son that youâre here to attend his wedding!â
âChief Brown! Welcome, welcome, you must drink more water.â
âVice-Mayor Dyer! Welcome, please pardon me, I havenât been able to entertain you well. Iâll punish myself by toasting you later. Haha, please have a seat quickly.â
Watching Leonard and Rosie greet the dignified officials, Hailey, who was now clad in a white wedding dress, was just as elated.
She secretly thought to herself, âThe Collins have such an impressive social circle! Many of the guests here werenât even present at Grandmaâs birthday banquet. Theyâre probably the bigwigs of the business and political circles of Orlando. Itâs great to be married to such a powerful family. The wedding is so grand, unlike when I married Jordan. At that time, the guests who attended our wedding were only there for our family! There wasnât even a proper guest!â
Hailey actually fancied Jordan more than Tyler.
Nevertheless, Tyler, in her opinion, had a much better family background and could provide her with a lot of material comfort that would satisfy her vanity and make her happy. Hence, she felt that Jordan was way inferior to Tyler in those aspects.
At this moment, she didnât feel the slightest bit of regret for divorcing Jordan. Instead, she was thankful that she had done so.
All of a sudden, the crowd got into an uproar.
âMr. Walton! Oh my gosh! Mr. Walton is here!â
Leonard got a great shock, and he hurriedly strode over to give Mr. Walton a handshake with both hands. âWelcome, Mr. Walton. Itâs such a huge honor for me to have you here!â
Tyler, Hailey, and the rest of the Camdens covered their mouths in astonishment.
âThe Collins are acquainted with one of the richest men in the country?â
The Collins were only a top-tier family in Orlando.
Meanwhile, the Waltons were among the top 20 richest families in the country!
They were on completely different levels!
Leonard said loudly, âWho helped me to invite Mr. Walton? Iâll definitely thank you greatly later!â
Mr. Walton shook hands with Leonard and said with a smile on his face, âMr. Collins, youâre too polite. I hope you wonât mind that I came here uninvited today.â
Mr. Walton didnât actually know the Collins at all, and he didnât have an invitation to the wedding either. Hence, he managed to enter entirely because of his status.
Leonard said, âMr. Walton, youâre standing on ceremony with us. Itâs my sonâs honor, and also mine, to have you here! Did you make a special trip here because of something important?â
Leonard, who was also a businessman, was well aware of Mr. Waltonâs busy schedule, and knew that he frequently travelled for business to meet powerful businessmen and politicians. He wouldnât have the time to attend a strangerâs wedding at all.
Hence, Leonard guessed that Mr. Walton must have gone to the wedding for something important.
Mr. Walton said with a smile, âTo be frank, I came here to give the newlyweds my blessings and also to meet Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation.â
His first reason could be ignored because it was merely said out of courtesy. However, the latter half of his sentence gave Leonard a great shock.
âEven one of the richest men in the world yearns to see Mr. Steele?â
âIn that case, this mysterious Mr. Steele might be even richer than Mr. Walton!â
At this point, everyone had even more respect for the president of Ace Corporation.
Leonard hurriedly said, âMr. Walton, please take a seat quickly. Iâll call the deputy president of Ace Corporation immediately and ask them where they are now.â
âThank you, thank you.â Mr. Walton thanked with both hands. He greeted the other businessmen smilingly without putting on airs at all. However, he was one of the richest men in the country.
âMr. SteeleâŠâ
Hailey was filled with great curiosity about the president of Ace Corporation when she saw that.
âWhat kind of girl would be worthy enough to be Mr. Steeleâs wife? How pretty must she be, and what should her family background be like? Ah, Iâd better not think about it.â
Unlike Elle, who kept harboring unrealistic fantasies, Hailey admitted that she wasnât worthy of being the president of Ace Corporation.
Leonard arranged for Mr. Walton to be seated, he immediately called Victoria.
âVictoria, have you and Mr. Steele left yet?â
Victoria answered, âWeâre going to reach the entrance of the hotel soon.â
âWhat? Youâre already at the entrance? Iâll go out to receive you guys now!â
Leonard was overjoyed and immediately rushed to say to his wife and children, âMr. Steele and Mr. Steele have arrived at the entrance. Come with me to greet them!â
âYes!â
Tyler, Hailey, and the others tagged along.
âAh! My dear Mr. Steele is here! Grandma, Dad, letâs go over there too!â
Elle jumped up in excitement.
Diana nodded and said, âMr. Steele is our business partner, so we naturally have to go.â
When the other guests heard what they said, they immediately got up from their seats as well.
âI heard that Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation, has acquired many restaurants and entertainment joints. Heâs also monopolizing many industries in Orlando now!â
âThatâs not all, I also heard that he has just destroyed dozens of companies and pushed them to bankruptcy in the past month, for no rhyme or reason!â
âQuick, look, even Mr. Walton has gone to the entrance. Letâs all go see who this amazing Mr. Steele is!â
âI must take the opportunity to befriend Mr. Steele today!â
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At the hotel entrance, a white Maybach Landaulet, which was priced at 1.8 million dollars and was once known as the âworldâs most expensive carâ, was driven over slowly and stopped in front of the entrance.
The hotel service staff opened the door, and Victoria stepped out of the car in a white dress.
Everyone knew that the next one to get out of the car would be Mr. Steele!
Next, Jordan alighted from the car in a white suit!
Victoria held Jordanâs arm and introduced him to Leonard, âMr. Collins, this is Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!â