"Hello, I am Jeff Sterling."
Jeff stepped out of the white Maybach Landaulet worth over $3 million, dressed in a crisp white suit. Combined with the previous admiration everyone had for him, he instantly became an unforgettable figure.
In everyone's eyes now, Jeff was like a prince from another world—extraordinary, noble, and untouchable.
Ryan Caldwell Sr. had never met Jeff before, unlike Ryan Jr. and the others; this was the first time the two had met.
Ryan Caldwell Sr. excitedly grasped Jeff's hand and said, "It is truly an honor for my son and me to have Chairman Sterling grace us with his presence!"
Laura Caldwell couldn't believe it either: "Chairman Sterling is so young and handsome! It's really unexpected."
Jeff glanced at Laura and said, "This must be Mr. Caldwell's wife, right? She is indeed a beauty."
Ryan Caldwell Sr. smiled and said, "You flatter her—she is indeed my wife."
Laura was also excited. A woman in her forties being praised by a man in his twenties actually made her feel a little shy.
At this moment, Ryan Caldwell Jr. saw Jeff staring at his mother blatantly and making flattering remarks, and he immediately became furious, saying...
"Jeff, you're pretending to be Chairman Sterling again! You're not the chairman of Horizon Group at all—you're Victoria Lang's bodyguard!"
Emily was also puzzled. Why was Victoria Lang cooperating with Jeff in this act?
Today, everyone present at the wedding was a prominent figure in Riverforge. Was it really okay for Victoria Lang to deceive everyone like this?
Before Jeff could speak, Mr. Ma stepped forward, extended his hand, and said:
"Chairman Sterling, I have long admired your reputation. It is an honor to meet you for the first time."
Jeff was also startled: "Mr. Ma? You still have connections with the Caldwell family?"
If Mr. Ma was related to or close to the Caldwells, then Jeff would indeed have a headache.
Although Jeff would still win in the final showdown, it would be much more difficult—after all, Mr. Ma was the richest man in the country on the surface.
Mr. Ma waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I came here specifically to see you. I only heard about your arrival in Riverforge a few days ago. Actually, three years ago, I had dinner with Mr. Sterling's grandfather in LA. Your grandfather is my idol. I've been thinking about visiting him again sometime, but I'm afraid of bothering him. I wonder how he is doing?"
Ryan Caldwell Jr. and Emily were taken aback. Did Mr. Ma know Jeff's grandfather?
Could there be a mistake?
Jeff smiled and said, "Grandpa is in good health. I've heard him mention President Ma before. He said President Ma is a legendary figure, a once-in-a-century business genius. He's always wanted to catch up with you again."
"My grandfather is in England now. How about this—when are you going to England? Tell me, and I will arrange a time for you to meet."
Mr. Ma immediately exclaimed excitedly, "That's great! Can I add you on Discord?"
Mr. Ma took out his phone and scanned Jeff's Discord QR code.
The business tycoons present were all drooling with envy; they all wanted Mr. Ma's Discord too!
Even someone as high and mighty as Mr. Ma would take the initiative to add a junior colleague on Discord!
After adding each other on Discord, Mr. Ma said, "I have a meeting to attend, so I'll be leaving now."
Mr. Ma shook hands with Jeff again, and then quickly left.
Just as Mr. Ma left, a person suddenly jumped out from the crowd.
This person rushed up to Jeff, knelt down in front of him, and kept kowtowing.
Everyone was startled. Ryan Caldwell Jr. was stunned when he saw him: "Isn't this Ma Kun, the general agent of Tuantuan Takeaway in Riverforge? It's been so long! Where have you been? Why are you kowtowing to Jeff?"
That's right—this was Ma Kun, the one who fired Jeff back then!
Ma Kun glanced at Ryan and said, "I went to New York to find President Wu and begged him to let me continue as an agent. I begged for more than half a month before he finally relented and told me that it was because I had offended Chairman Sterling. As long as Chairman Sterling is willing to forgive me, President Wu will be willing to continue cooperating with me."
After explaining, Ma Kun continued to kowtow to Jeff: "Chairman Sterling! Brother Jeff! I was wrong! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I offended you back then. It was all the Harper family's fault for instigating it. I have no grudge against you. It was all a misunderstanding! Please forgive me, Chairman Sterling!"
The Harper family was stunned. Michael asked, "Boss Ma, are you sure Jeff is Chairman Sterling? Don't be mistaken!"
Ma Kun turned around and cursed at Michael: "You bastard! President Wu told me personally that it was Brother Jeff who revoked my agency rights. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Michael swallowed hard. Could it be that the phone call Jeff made at the birthday banquet that day was real?
Did he really revoke Ma Kun's agency rights with just one phone call?
"Chairman Sterling! Chairman Sterling!"
At that moment, another person's wail rang out from the scene.
A middle-aged man walked over, looking disheveled.
"Isn't this Vincent Moretti, the owner of Bella Vista restaurant? Why are you dressed so poorly? How did you end up like this?"
"His restaurant was completely overshadowed by the seven stores of Skyhaven, and he had no business every day. He couldn't hold on any longer!"
Someone recognized him—he was Vincent Moretti, the owner of Bella Vista restaurant.
Vincent Moretti walked up to Jeff and immediately knelt down to Ma Kun's right, saying, "Chairman Sterling! Brother Jeff! I was wrong! I was blind to your greatness..."
Ma Kun said, "Don't recite my lines."
Vincent Moretti ignored him and continued, "It's all the Harper family's fault for instigating this. I took an instant liking to you. I really had no choice at the birthday banquet! Chairman Sterling, just ignore me and let me go!"
Jeff looked at him indignit, clearly remembering him saying
"With my connections in this industry, I guarantee Jeff won't find work in any restaurant in Riverforge! You won't even get a job as a busser!"!"
Vincent Moretti couldn't take it anymore. Skyhaven had popular singers performing every day, and the prices were cheap. Jeff was just burning pocket money to play with Vincent Moretti, and Vincent Moretti simply couldn't afford it.
Seeing Ma Kun and Vincent Moretti kneeling before Jeff, Ryan Caldwell Jr. no longer simply assumed that they had made a mistake.
"Could it be... that Jeff is really the chairman of Horizon Group?"
At this moment, Brandon stepped forward, holding his phone, and walked over, saying, "Those who still question my former brother-in-law's identity, take out your phones and use the Skyeye app to check who the chairman of Horizon Group is!"
The Skyeye app allows users to view the company chairman's name and photo. Jeff had previously kept this information hidden, so others couldn't find it.
Today, Jeff no longer needed to hide.
Ryan Caldwell Jr. and Emily simultaneously took out their phones and searched, and sure enough, they saw Jeff listed as the chairman!
"No!" Emily was so shocked that she dropped her iPhone!
She knew that the information on Skyeye could not possibly be wrong!
Ma Kun and Vincent Moretti's heads wouldn't be knocked in the wrong direction!
The facts were already clear: Jeff Sterling was none other than Chairman Sterling of Horizon Group!
"Grandma, Grandma, what's wrong?"
Brandon was feeling smug; he was the only person present, besides Victoria Lang, who knew Jeff's identity beforehand.
But suddenly, they saw Old Madam Harper, who was sitting in the chair, faint.
"Mom, how are you? I'll take you to the hospital!"
Michael quickly picked up Old Madam Harper.
Robert and Susan quickly said, "Let us deliver it!"
Michael held onto Old Madam Harper tightly, refusing to let go. At this moment, who would dare to face Jeff?
The entire Harper family wanted to flee!
"I'll take Mom here. Your daughter is getting married today, so you can all stay here."
After saying that, Michael left as if he were fleeing.