บททั้งหมดของ From Trash to Titan: บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 70

The crowd went completely silent, the realization dawning on them that Maxwell was actually proving he'd bought those shoes legitimately.Derek's face drained of all color.Amanda looked like she might faint. She could argue he was calling some random person pretending to be Vincent, but she recognized that voice. It was definitely the real Vincent from the store."Everything's perfect with the shoes," Maxwell said calmly. "But I'm at a charity gala right now, and someone is accusing me of stealing them. Could you please confirm for everyone here that I purchased them legitimately from your store?""What?" Vincent's voice rose with a mixture of surprise and indignation. "Stealing? Absolutely not. Mr. Sterling purchased those shoes fair and square. I processed the transaction myself personally. He paid in full with his black card. The transaction went through without any issues whatsoever.""His black card?" someone in the crowd whispered urgently."Only people with over a billion doll

A young woman approached Maxwell and Natasha's table with confident strides .Maxwell looked up and his breath caught slightly when he realized it was Tatiana .She stopped at his table, her expression a mixture of concern and confusion. "Maxwell, can we talk? Just for a minute?"Natasha glanced between them, sensing immediately that there was history here . These two knew each other already . "I'll give you two some privacy," she said, standing up smoothly. "I need to check in with some guests anyway."She walked away gracefully, leaving Maxwell and Tatiana alone at the table.Tatiana sat down in the chair Natasha had vacated. For a moment, neither of them spoke . The silence stretched heavily between them .Finally, Tatiana broke it. "Are you okay?" Her voice was soft with concern. "That whole thing with Derek and Amanda... that looked absolutely awful.""I'm fine," Maxwell said calmly. "It worked out in the end.""I saw," Tatiana said, studying his face carefully like she was searc

"You never mentioned him," Brandon said in a serious voice. He was still staring directly at Tatiana, and just like that, the admiration from mere seconds ago had completely evaporated into thin air.Well, of course he didn't admire Maxwell anymore after realizing that he and Tatiana had dated and she was still having feelings for him. How could he?Also, Brandon had overheard them speaking when he was walking up to Tatiana's table. He'd caught pieces of their conversation, her talking about how much she missed their relationship, wondering what would have happened if things had been different. At first, Brandon thought he must have misheard things because obviously his loyal girlfriend wouldn't be speaking like that while she was with him, right? But now he felt absolutely stupid for dismissing something he had heard so clearly with his own ears.Tatiana's smile didn't disappear from her face even for a second. "It was a long time ago, Brandon. Ancient history. It didn't seem relevan

"Maxwell doesn't live here anymore," Debra said simply, taking an exquisite sip of her wine. "We kicked him out five years ago. I neither know nor care where he stays.""Kicked him out?" Vivian perked up with interest. "Five years ago. But wasn't he at Armand's wedding not long ago?" "He still shows up every now and then, what a pathetic little leech," Debra said with a dismissive wave of her hand. "Clinging to the scraps of a family that never wanted him in the first place.""Oh, I didn't realize you'd finally gotten rid of him completely! Good for you, sister! That must have been such a relief! No more having to explain to people why we keep such an outsider around!""It was long overdue," Debra agreed coldly.___Meanwhile back at the Meridian Hotel, the rest of the charity gala continued smoothly without any more dramatic incidents.After the chaos with Derek and Amanda, and then that uncomfortable encounter with Tatiana, the event finally settled into a more predictable rhythm.

Sophia laughed at that, a genuine sound of delight. "Oh, Mr. Sterling. You clearly don't know Artemis Brin very well yet. She absolutely holds grudges over the smallest things. Trust me, you're on her list now and she might do something about it.""Great," Maxwell muttered. Another enemy made without even trying. This was becoming a pattern tonight. Although he didn't think Artemis would cause trouble for him. At most she might give him a stern look. Or maybe he was wrong and she was the type to go out of her way to do something. Whatever kind of person she was, Maxwell didn't know. There was a moment of comfortable silence between them as other guests passed by, saying their goodbyes and complimenting the event organizers.Sophia tilted her head slightly, studying him with curious eyes. "That watch you won. Two million dollars. Do you think it was worth it?"Maxwell considered that question seriously. "Honestly? I'm not sure yet. I got caught up in the moment, and maybe I bid more t