A POWERFUL SON-IN-LAW

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“What? Are you crazy? Do you want to take my position in my own family company? You really are hallucinating!” Miles shouted.

How could Miles not be angry, he was invited to meet with Mrs. Hoodie to discuss the position that Daren would occupy, and what was crazy for them was that Daren asked for an unreasonable position.

“Which school do you think you graduated from, Daren? Explain to me! What’s your degree? And how long have you worked at the company? Even you are just a food delivery person from a small restaurant. How can a beggar like you ask for an unreasonable position in the company? Do you want to destroy the company owned by the Hoodie family?”

Serena, who heard this, didn’t seem to deny Miles’ words, Serena even agreed with Miles’ words this time. Serena thought that what Daren asked was completely unreasonable.

“Didn’t Grandma say that I could take any position in the company when I managed to get an extension of cooperation with the Wiles company? So I think whatever I asked for was not wrong, it was even quite commensurate with what I gave to the Hoodie family company. More than that, what’s wrong with my request? Just leading a company is not something difficult.”

“Tch! Why do you act as if you are the most meritorious figure in the Hoodie family company just because you can extend your cooperation with the Wilies family company? Do you think you can lead a company that big just by chance or even luck? There are thousands of employees there who depend on the Hoodie family company for their lives. If the Hoodie family company goes bankrupt because of you, many employees might be threatened with being fired just because of your crazy attitude!" Miles snapped, he was furious with Daren.

“Why are you so sure that I will make the Hoodie family company go bankrupt? Don’t you think that maybe I could bring a lot of benefits to the Hoodie family company? The system you use in running the company is really messed up, and you can ask the Wiles family company yourself why they want to terminate the cooperation contract with the Hoodie family company.” Daren said quite loudly. “The main cause is because the current leadership of the Hoodie family company is incompetent in running the company so they are afraid that their company will suffer losses because of the arrogant attitude of the leadership of the Hoodie family company.”

Everyone there was silent, especially Miles. He felt slapped by everything and it made him feel humiliated in front of his grandmother.

“You really know who—”

“That’s enough, can you guys stop arguing about this matter?” Mrs. Hoodie finally spoke after her long silent.

“Grandma, you have to support me, because what Daren is asking is unreasonable. I’m sure all of that is impossible, and—"

“Okay, I will entrust the Hoodie family company to you to take over temporarily, Daren. What if I give you one year? You will take over leadership of the Hoodie family company within one year, I want to know how you will lead your company. But remember, in making any decision, you have to ask for my approval first, you can’t sign an agreement or anything, you have to send everything to me. In the sense that you only personally lead the Hoodie family company, and the final decision is still in my hands. It’s not because I don’t trust you, Daren. You certainly know the reason I do this.”

“Okay, if it’s like that. That’s very good, Grandma. I’m really reluctant to show my name to everyone, with Grandma’s name I actually feel helped.”

“Grandma, are you crazy? How could you—”

“Tonight, gather all members of the Hoodie family and announce all this to them. Agree or not, they must obey my decision and everyone must obey what I have decided.”

“This is crazy!” Miles immediately slammed one of the ceramics beside him and then he just left the Hoodie family residence.

“Thank you, Grandma. I will prove to you that I am capable, and I promise to make you proud to have a leader like me.”

Daren insisted on becoming the leader of the Hoodie family company because he wanted to fight directly with Erdward. Daren was very curious about how Erdward would see him become a leader in another company, and prove to his family that he was capable. Even though he was in the position of a family company which it still needed an injection of funds from his family company in any case.

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“Of all the greedy humans, you are the only one who doesn’t know himself, Daren.”

After Daren and Serena returned home, Serena immediately said something unpleasant to the ears.

Daren was silent, trying not to respond to Serena’s words at all. He knew that this was enough to shock Serena beyond words.

“Do you know enough about who you are? Even I, who studied business majoring, who even studied with my late grandfather in the company, don’t dare to ask for the position of company leader. Why are you so presumptuous? Will you teach all employees how to deliver food to all your customers? Will you convince the board of directors how to work delivering food very well? You will be laughed at by them because they think you are a stupid man who doesn’t know himself, and the company's shares will immediately’fall drastically because the Hoodie family company has an uneducated and inexperienced leader like you, and what’s even stranger…” said Serena while scrambling. She brushed her hair, feeling frustrated. “Why did Grandma have to entrust such a big company to you to lead, Daren?”

“Am I that bad in your eyes, Serena?” Daren asked with an extremely disappointed expression on his face.

“Are you not?” asked Serena with a contemptuous look.

Daren smiled then he nodded his head perfectly. “How about you make a bet with me?”

“A bet?”

“Yes, if I am able to make your family’s company have a good image to other companies so that other companies want to collaborate with your company, then you have to do something for me.”

“Are you crazy? Are you sure you can do it? Don’t bet on things that don’t make sense, Daren.”

“I’m sure I can do it.”

Serena was silent for a moment seeing Damian’s confidence. It was a belief that was enough to make Serena shudder.

“Okay, what would you want if you could do it?” Serena asked at last, folding her arms across her chest.

Daren tried to think about what things he could ask his wife, until finally a grin appeared faintly on the edge of Daren’s lips.

“If I succeed in doing that then sleep with me like a real husband and wife.”

Serena was speechless by these words, her mouth pressed tightly, her face was bright red. She really didn’t expect that Daren’s request would be completely beyond her reasoning.