The Pinnacle Of Life

As night fell in California, the Assex’s residence was filled with brilliant light and cheerful noises.

Today marked the birthday of Madame Claire of the Assex family. Despite her age, she was still the epitome of elegance and beauty. More remarkably, was the beauty and grace of her two daughters. One of them was deemed California’s most beautiful; and the other was said to be the best looking in her college. Countless men who had been drooling over their beauty seized the opportunity, and came to wish Madame Claire a happy birthday.

“Madame Claire, I present to you, The Pearl of the East Sea. Wearing it will help your complexion. Happy birthday!”

“Madame, I present to you, a pair of jade scepters. Wishing you eternal youth and may all your wishes come true.”

As the gifts were presented to her one by one, the look of delight could not be hidden on Madame Claire’s face. She was feeling overjoyed.

Like a bolt from the blue, a young man wearing a pair of worn out jeans rushed into the villa looking distressed. He said to Madame Claire, “Mum, my mother is very sick and needs immediate attention. Could you please lend me half a million dollars?”

Everyone was in shock and stared at the young man. The disgust on their faces was apparent. He had the audacity to not only come in empty-handed, but to ask for half a million dollars of hand out. Had he gone insane?

A faint voice in the crowd asked, “Who is this person?”

A man in a suit arrogantly said, “Who else can it be? He is Alex Rockefeller, the son-in-law of the Assex family. The useless husband of Lady Dorothy! He is but a husband only in name, Lady Dorothy is a virgin. Otherwise, none of us will be here today!”

bursting with laughter as he

wife, Lady Dorothy Assex. They had been married for almost a year, but Alex’s status in the family was worse than that

framed for corruption, and his company as well as all the properties had been seized.

the only house that he had under his legal ownership, and it was still nowhere near enough to pay for the exorbitant fees incurred by her treatment. He had just been notified by the hospital that he had to come up with half a million dollars for a critical operation immediately, otherwise, his mother would only have three days of life left. Alex had exhausted all other options, he had no choice but to come to beg the Assex family

red with fury. She took a piece of her birthday

you a stipend of ten thousand dollars every month? You dare to come here begging

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handed some tissue to Alex. She then said, “Mom, you should be more civil about this, there’s no need

since he came into our family? Has he ever given a gift to me and Mother? No! What else can he do apart from asking our family for money? I think you should leave him as soon as possible. There are many young, talented, and eligible men here today. Any one of them is

heard the words of Lady Beatrice Assex, all of

this loser is truly unfortunate for Lady Dorothy, it’s much better to get the marriage annulled immediately!” said one young man. “I’m willing to marry Lady Dorothy immediately, I will

cheapest home in the neighborhood! I am willing to give a mansion worth eighty million in Beverly Hills if you marry

shouted, “Me, me, me! As long as Lady Dorothy marries

face had gone pale with humiliation. Dorothy’s face had also turned pale. She was depressed because of the words her

for her daughter’s hand in marriage and said, “Gentlemen, please settle down and listen to what I have to say. Truth be told, my daughter Dorothy