Midnight Bride The CEO’s Temptation

"How much do you want?" asked Savannah coldly, in rage and fury.

"We're not one of those greedy people," Dalton said quickly, "a lucky number, seven million."

Now their niece married into the richest family in LA, the request didn't seem unreasonable.

"Seven million? I don't think I'm worth so much," said Savannah sarcastically.

The servants in the room covered their mouths and laughed quietly. Old Sterling almost lost his patience. The couple had asked for four million when Valerie married Devin, and now they wanted to sell their brother's daughter?

"Savannah, how can you say that?" A little embarrassed, Dalton did not bother to talk to his niece. He just looked at old Sterling and waited for his reply.

In fact, old Sterling had been too kind to bear the rudeness of the couple. He didn't need to talk with them in person, and he could refuse them directly. It was all for Savannah's sake that he didn't drive them away.

Now Savannah was obviously annoyed by the couple, it's time to ask them out. Old Sterling was about to ask Cooper to send them away when a familiar footstep was heard at the door.

"Mr. Sterling." The servants greeted the coming man, respectfully.

Savannah turned around and looked toward the doorway, her eyes gleaming with delight. She looked like a helpless bird who finally found the big tree for protection. The tumult within her subsided.

Resisting an impulse to run to him, Savannah looked at him with an expectant face.

The strong emotion in Savannah's eyes pleased Dylan. He smiled at her reassuringly and then turned his eyes to the anxious couple as he walked to them.

"Savannah's good girl, gentle and pretty. Of course, she's above price. I should pay to thank her parents for bringing up such a nice girl, and seven million isn't too much. I'd like to give all my personal property to them if they want." With that, he took out his checkbook and wrote a number on it.

"You're right, Mr. Sterling!" Dalton and Norah nodded with surprise and bright eyes. "We don't ask for too much."

They thought it would be difficult to ask for money from Dylan, so they came to Sterling's house and talked with old Sterling. Well, old Sterling looked much kinder than his son, but they forgot that he was also a merciless businessman when he was young. Anyway, it really surprised them that Dylan agreed immediately! Oh, he's really rich!

Savannah looked anxiously at Dylan and wondered what was in his mind. He was not the kind of person who would comply with such an unreasonable request to keep face.

Yes, the Sterling family was rich, and Dylan had quite a lot of money, but she would prefer to see them do some charity with such a large sum of money rather than give it to the greedy couple.

But before she could stop Dylan, he tore off the check and waved it in front of the Schultz.

Dalton and Norah fixed their eyes at the huge number on the check. They were about to reach for it when Dylan quickly withdrew his hand.

They stared blankly at Dylan, whose smile became hard and cold.

"I'll give the bride price," he said sardonically, "to Savannah's parents, not you. You've just raised her for a few years, and I don't think you're qualified to take the money."

Savannah breathed a sigh of relief. He was not going to give the two people the money.

"Savannah's parents are not here, and they would never show again! We're now the only family of Savannah, why can't we accept the bride price for her?" Dalton said worriedly.

Savannah felt so sick that she wanted to throw the couple out immediately.

"Her father's dead, but her mother's still somewhere in the world," Dylan said coldly.

"Her mother's disappeared long ago, as well as dead!" Norah blurted out.

"Yes, Savannah's an orphan, and we're her only family. No one can take the bride price but for us!" Dalton added quickly.

Savannah clenched her fists, and her face became cold and hard. Her uncle's words stabbed her, reminding her that her mother had deserted her for no reason. In order to get the bride's price, they didn't care about her mood at all.

"Her mother must be still alive," said Dylan, coolly.

"But now we can't find her mother! Who else can take the bride price?" Dalton said rapidly.

Dylan didn't answer but put the check into Savannah's hand and curled up her cold fingers. "It belongs to your parents. Keep it for your mother for the time being, and give it to her when you find her."

Savannah looked at him with shock. Was he serious?

Norah and Dalton were crushed ---to be so close to the huge sums of money, and then it was gone. Their face flushed with eagerness. Before they could say something again, old Sterling ordered Cooper impatiently, "it's getting late. Cooper, see Mr. and Mrs. Schultz off."

Cooper immediately walked up to Dalton and his wife, "Mr. and Mrs. Schultz, please."

Dalton and Norah saw the gloominess on the face of old Sterling, knowing that they could not expect good results if they stayed any longer. They looked at each other and finally walked out with a bad grace after Cooper.

Old Sterling was tired too. In Cooper's company, he went upstairs first.

The house became quiet again. Savannah reacted, handed the check back to Dylan.

"Why? Too little?" Dylan didn't take it, frowning.

"I accepted it just now because I don't want my uncle to take advantage of you again. Take the money back, Dylan, I can't take it. I…I don't want the bride price." Savannah stammered, biting her lip.

Most of those women who fought hard to marry a rich guy lusted for wealth only. Like Valerie, she asked four million when she married Devin with a baby in her.

But his woman was a little fool. She even wanted to return such a large sum of money back to him.

Dylan put his hand under her chin and tipped her head back, his grey eyes soft, "you're my wife. It's quite normal for you to accept the bride price. Don't feel embarrassed and don't care about others opinions."

"No... My dad passed away many years ago, and my mother's disappeared. You don't have to give it to me. I…I have no family now." Savannah murmured as she put the check in his hand.