Mr. Bennet's red wine collection was considered high-class to his family, but when presented to Edward, it was as low as it could get.
Now, just by smelling the wine destroyed any of his desire to drink it.
Mr. Bennet smiled awkwardly. "So Edward, what would you like to drink? I'll ask my servant to buy them."
Edward simply glanced at Mr. Bennet. "No need, I don't have the appetite."
He was a strange individual. If he had to spend time with people he was not fond of, he would be disinterested and disgusted with everything they do.
It was even more pronounced if the purpose was for a meal.
Mr. Bennet thought it might be the dishes that were prepared, so he smiled at Rue. "Rue, what does Edward like to eat? I'll get the chefs to prepare some new dishes!"
Rue paused in frustration and embarrassment.
How would she know what Edward liked eating?
The times she and Edward had sat down together and ate could be counted in one hand. Moreover, it had never been just the both of them, it had to be with Josh.
Because of that, she knew nothing of Edward's preference!
Rue looked at Edward gently. "Edward, what would you like to eat?"
Edward ignored her. "I don't want anything."
Seeing as Edward was not responsive to her, Rue turned toward Josh, who had always responded to her. "Josh, are you hungry? Do you want to have dinner? Let me serve you some mashed potatoes, and what else do you want?"
Josh clutched at his very bloated stomach. "Mother, I'm not hungry. Please eat, I'll just have some of the drinks."
Then, he picked up his glass of orange juice and began to sip on it.
After two rejections, Rue was exasperated.
"Mom, dad, you should eat more. Don't be hung up on them. Edward and Josh could've eaten outside."
After hearing Rue's explanation, her parents finally looked less annoyed.
"I see."
Mr. Bennet peeked at Edward who kept looking at his watch. "Edward, you must have many clients and fans of your company, don't you?"
He could sense Edward's impatience and eagerness to leave.
Therefore, he needed to get his words out as soon as possible!
Edward responded, "Mm."
Mr. Bennet continued, "So, we have officially terminated our cooperation with the Chapman Group. I was wondering if we can use your company's inter-corporate connections to build new connections for the Bennet Group?"
Mrs. Bennet chimed in, "That's right. This should be an easy thing for you to do. You only need to nod in this matter, you don't even have to care about anything else."
Edward immediately set his freezing gaze upon Rue.
At that moment, Rue felt a chill running down her spine.
She immediately focused intently on her food, pretending not to notice.
So, Edward squinted and opened his thinned lips. "I think I have spoken at length about this with The Bennet Group. Bluemel Inc. will not have any cooperative ties with the Bennet Group. Also, I will not associate myself with the Bennets either."
"So don't place your small-minded scheming on me, it's useless. Also, I think it's good that you and the Chapman Group have terminated your contract. Don't pull Nathan down with you."
That was a scary consequence to think about.
The person with the most to lose would have to be Rue.
Regardless if Edward did not allow her to be in his company and did not give her any real power over his estate, at the very least, she could spend on whatever she wanted!
She was the envied Mrs. Bluemel!
Now that the Bennet Group had been driven to near bankruptcy by Mr. Bennet, it would be very problematic to inherit the company from him!
Not only that, but Mr. Bennet was also strict on her too!
She did not want to pick up Mr. Bennet's mess!
Edward slowly stood up and dusted his suit before turning to leave.
"I have made myself very clear today. You should know what needs to be done now, I hope."
With that, Edward walked straight toward the exit as the old butler carried Josh and followed after him.
Mr. Bennet was red with anger as he fell onto his seat, panting heavily.
Mrs. Bennet was also regretting the decision. Even though Ian was nothing compared to Edward, at least he was wholeheartedly devoted to Rue!
He would satisfy every bit of Rue's request, unlike Edward who would only show them his temper.
Rue's hand tightened. 'No! If I didn't marry Edward, it would've been Rachel who would marry Edward and hog all the glory!'
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