Miles was a privileged heir from the Peck family, one of the Five Apex Families, and was on the same level as people like Elon from the Golding family. In Blumedale, he was naturally considered a top-tier, second-generation elite.
Lately, Miles had even started his own company, trying to break away from his family and build something on his own. That kind of ambition was not unusual among young Heirs. After all, none of them wanted to be seen as soft, trust-fund kids with no bite.
Everyone wanted to prove themselves without leaning on their last name.
Then again, most of the time, the smartest thing a wealthy heir could do was not start a business. Instead, they should just live comfortably off their family’s wealth and assets. More often than not, once they started entrepreneurial ventures, even the most substantial family fortunes could not withstand the losses.
While Miles was not reckless, his company’s financial situation was dire, and he could barely make payroll anymore. Hence, he had turned to Supreme Capital Group and secured an eight-million-dollar financing.
In other words, Andrew was now his financial lifeline.
After getting out of his car, Miles jogged over to Andrew and started bowing and scraping. “Mr. Lloyd, this isn’t the place to talk. Let’s go inside!”
His attitude was extremely humble, showing none of the arrogance typical of Five Apex Families heirs.
Andrew waved his hand casually. “Mr. Peck, your timing is perfect! Your company needs to start paying me back by the end of this month, so make sure you have the funds ready in advance. I don’t want to have to track you down at your company like I did with the Ackermann family.”
Miles’ eyelid twitched, and he laughed nervously. “Of course! Mr. Lloyd, please don’t worry. My company will absolutely honor our agreement! The Ackermann family was completely dumb for trying to scam you. Frankly, it’s a miracle any of them made it out alive.”
Andrew gave a soft grunt, then glanced at Liliana. “So, do you believe me now?”
Andrew nodded and looked at Liliana. “Now, do you believe what I told you earlier?”
Liliana stood there dumbfounded, her eyes widened in disbelief. “Miles, did you really borrow money from this guy? And did you call him Mr. Lloyd?”
Miles frowned. “Liliana, don’t you know that Mr. Lloyd is currently the Chairman of the Gabo Creek Chamber of Commerce? Dad has been working for years trying to get us accepted into the Chamber, and Mr. Lloyd is now one of the most influential figures in our province’s business community!”
Liliana stammered, “B–But-”
Miles interrupted her impatiently. “There’s no ‘but’ about it. You’re being a spoiled brat again, aren’t you? I’m warning you to be respectful toward Mr. Lloyd from now on. Stop throwing these princess tantrums, because if Dad finds out you’ve been this rude, the family will pull funding from your club and you won’t be able to keep it running!”
Liliana’s face immediately turned deathly pale. She appeared glamorous on the surface, carrying the Peck family heiress title and running a luxurious fight club frequented by skilled fighters. However, without the Peck family’s connections and financial backing, her own abilities alone would have led to the club’s bankruptcy and closure long ago.
Being exposed by her own brother in front of Andrew made her face burn with shame, and she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.
It was just too humiliating.
Andrew smirked. “Mr. Peck, your sister was threatening to deal with me earlier! Ever since I became Chairman of the Gabo Creek Chamber of Commerce and won the Grand Medical Summit championship, I’ve received plenty of threats, but Ms. Peck might be the most aggressive one yet.”