Chapter 53

The expression on Maxwell Anderson's face changed to a rather unsightly hue all at once, he stuttered, "Wilfred, let me explain, this was an accident. Everything was supposed to be... in time...” "No more explanations! You've disrupted my plans! Even a ten-fold compensation wouldn’t suffice! If you can't raise the money, just brace yourself for prison!" Wilfred spoke unyieldingly. Stricken pale at the mention of prison, Maxwell Anderson exclaimed, "Wilfred, I am your father-in-law! How can you let me go to prison!" Wilfred lifted his gaze, giving him a cold look. In haste, Maxwell Anderson pushed Sherling, “Sherling, Sherling.” Forced upfront by her father, Sherling looked at Wilfred, a pitiful look washing over her face, "Fred, all those harsh words I uttered were out of anger, it all happened because you hit me. I genuinely did not mean to break off our engagement, I take back all that I previously said." Though Wilfred never fancied her before, he didn’t dislike her either and found