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In the face of absolute power
Just as Victoria was admiring herself in the mirror, Tanya arrived. “Your father wants to see you.”“Okay.” Victoria nodded and then quickly left with Tanya.Meanwhile, over in the hall, time slowly ticked by, and more guests arrived to join the celebration. The entire ballroom was alive with chatter.“Hey, isn’t that Mr. Black from the Black Rock Group? I heard he’s worth billions!”“Oh? Even Mr. Crawford is here?”“Look, I think that’s Mr. Langdon if Langdon Institute!”“As expected of the Smiths. I didn’t expect so many big shots to show up. This is really impressive!”Any one of the men mentioned could cause a huge ripple in the outside world. Yet, they had all gathered there.Truly, this was an assembly of the elite and the powerful!‘Not bad. It seems like our family still holds some influence,” Dennis said from the front–row seats, observing the lively ballroom with a wide grin.“Why, of course! When our family throws a birthday party, I can’t think of anyone who wouldn’t respe
Six days later
“Why are you back so soon, Son? Weren’t you on a secret mission with your unit?” Kyle quickly approached his son joyfully once he snapped out of the initial shock of seeing Charlie.“Everything’s peaceful now, so I took a few days off.” Charlie chuckled.“Good, that’s good… It’s great to see you back! I haven’t seen you in a while!”“I’ve got good news, Dad. I’ve been promoted! I’m now a high–ranking commander in the Black Ops Division!” Charlie announced proudly.“What? A high–ranking commander?” An excited chatter broke out among the crowd, who were all delightfully surprised to hear that.“Hahaha! Great! That’s amazing!” Kyle laughed heartily. “My son is amazing! He’s been promoted again in just a year! I’m proud of you, Son!”“Like father, like son!” Dennis exclaimed enviously. “You’ll be as great as Trevor Storm, if not better than him in the future, Charlie!”“The Smith family has produced yet another amazing talent!” Richard was pleased too. “Congratulations, Charlie! You’ve a
Rejected and humiliated
Kyle and Tess finally returned to the Smith estate after almost the entire day had passed.“How’d it go, Kyle? Did Trevor agree to it?” Dennis asked Kyle when he saw the two of them.Kyle snorted. “Trevor Storm is as stubborn as a mule! No matter what I said or what offers I made him, he refused to agree! He insists on marrying Victoria, and that’s the end of the discussion. He even threatened us, saying that if Victoria did not appear as his bride on the day of the wedding, he’d bring his troops in and annihilate all of us Smiths!” “What? He threatened to send his troops?” Everyone was startled by the news Kyle brought.They had all thought that things would run smoothly.As long as Trevor agreed to their proposal, the marriage alliance would still be on.Who’d have thought that this was how things turned out?“I just don’t get it. What am I lacking compared to Victoria? Why would Trevor refuse to marry me?” Tess hissed through gritted teeth, livid.As a woman, she had lowered herse
Hoping for the best
“Well, since Tess is adamant, I have nothing to say.” Dennis calmly remarked, deciding to trust in his daughter's abilities. “What do the rest of you think?” Richard turned to face the rest of the family to get their say on the matter.“Tess is doing this for the family! We should support her!”“That’s right! There’s no better alternative anyway!”The crowd was quick to voice their approval.It didn’t matter to them who married Trevor.All they were concerned about was the success of the marriage alliance to protect the interest of the family.“I have everyone’s support, Uncle Richard. Surely you can’t say no?” Tess asked cautiously.“Sure, I can agree to it. But the question now is, will Trevor agree to it?”“Uncle Richard, I’m not lacking in the looks department, and I’m much more talented than Victoria. I’m certain Trevor will not reject me.” Tess confidently said. “Why don’t we ask him to find out?” Kyle suggested. “I will go to the Storms with Tess to talk about the marriage ar
Suitable candidate
“Kyle, this is a family meeting. Everyone is free to voice their thoughts. I will consider your suggestions if you come up with any good ideas.” Richard calmly remarked.“Alright, then I’ll tell you what I think.” Kyle cleared his throat before he continued. “Richard, I know that Victoria is reluctant to marry Trevor, but the consequences of breaking off the marriage alliance are severe. I think that we should just change our strategy slightly.”“Oh?... How so?” Richard asked.“It’s simple. Many eligible young ladies in the Smith family are of marriageable age. Since your daughter is unwilling to marry Trevor, we’ll send someone else to marry him. As long as we have a marriage alliance, it doesn’t matter who marries him,” Kyle said plainly.“Send someone else?” Richard pursed his lips as he pondered the suggestion.It seemed like a decent enough proposal.Victoria might not agree to marry Trevor, but other people would readily agree to the marriage.Trevor was an excellent candidate t
Smith family meeting
Early the next morning, Richard was returned to the Smith family home, looking quite haggard.Naturally, his arrival was met with excitement from all family members with Victoria rushing over to support him. “Dad, you’re back! How are you feeling? Are you hurt anywhere?”“I’m fine. Sir Dylan let me out as soon as they realized that I had been framed,” Richard answered, smiling. “That's good. At least now we can put all this craziness behind us.” Charlotte said as she came to support him as well. Just as they were about to head inside, the butler, Jon, rushed over with some worrying news. “Sir, the Storms just sent us a letter. Please have a look.” “What?” Richard’s expression darkened after reading the letter. “What’s wrong, Dad?” Victoria leaned closer and soon frowned. The letter only consisted of a few words, but they couldn’t be more threatening.The Storms were blaming the Smith family for Jane Storm’s death, and they claimed that William was the one who ordered the Smith f
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