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The executives in the room couldn’t understand it–how could young people these days call off are engagement like it was nothing?
And this wasn’t just a personal matter.
One of the older executives finally lost his patience. “Mr. Hayes, forgive me for saying this, but this is no joke. Your engagement to Ms. Elaine is a business arrangement. It’s not just between the two of you. The Lynn family and our Hayes family had an official agreement. Now that the Lynns are gone, if you’re casting Ms. Elaine aside, we’ll have to reconsider whether you’re fit to lead the Hayes family”
“Exactly. As the family head, your first priority should be the company’s interests. With all due respect, that girl from the Sue family is nothing more than the late Mr. Goldbert’s illegitimate daughter. No matter how much Tristan dotes on her, there’s no way he’d actually hand over his assets. It’s all just talk. Mr. Hayes, you’d be wise to think about what’s right in front of you.”
Elaine had inherited quite a bit from the Lynn family–enough to start a company and take it public.
If Nolan married her, everything the Lynns had would belong to them.
As for Eliza, it wasn’t even clear if they’d ever get married. And it was highly unlikely Tristan would ever let his sister marry into Westbrook.
From their perspective, the best thing for the Hayes family was for Nolan to marry Elaine.
Nolan spoke slowly. “This meeting is only to inform you of the decision. I’m not here to ask for your input.”
The executives‘ expressions grew even darker.
One of them slammed the table and stood up. “Nolan! Do we even matter to you at all?”
Seeing that things were getting heated, Tyson finally stepped in. “Of course the Hayes family won’t mistreat Ms. Elaine. The engagement still stands. But as far as I remember, it was never specified that she had to marry Nolan.”
Elaine froze when she heard Tyson say that.
The rest of the room looked confused.
Tyson went on, “The agreement was between the Lynn and Hayes families. That means Ms. Elaine can marry anyone from the Hayes family. Isn’t that right, Ms. Elaine?”
Elaine didn’t quite understand what he was getting at.
Then Tyson stood up, walked over to her, and gently took her hand. “If you don’t mind, Ms. Elaine, I’d like to be your fiancé.”
The color drained from Elaine’s face.
She’d only agreed to call off the engagement to get Nolan’s attention, just like Tyson told her.
But now Tyson wanted to marry her?
The other executives seemed to like the idea.
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“Mr. Tyson’s right. He and Ms. Elaine would make a great match.”
“If Ms. Elaine doesn’t want to marry Mr. Hayes, then Tyson is a perfect alternative. He’s one of the best of our younger generation.”
And Tyson wasn’t even that much older than Nolan.
Elaine’s mind was a complete mess.
She didn’t even know what she was doing anymore.
Nolan sat silently in his chair, saying nothing.
Tyson looked at him and asked, “What do you think, Nolan?”
“I think Ms. Elaine and my uncle are a perfect match.”
Nolan said it without a flicker of emotion.
Elaine’s face turned even paler.
“Nolan, what did you just say?”
She felt utterly humiliated.
Nolan didn’t want to marry her, so now he was handing her off to Tyson?
For the first time, Elaine felt like she was just a product being passed around.
Tyson, meanwhile, hadn’t expected Nolan to agree so readily.
Didn’t Nolan realize what this meant?
If Elaine married him, it would basically mean handing over half of the family’s power.
“Then it’s settled. Meeting adjourned.”
Nolan didn’t even glance back at Elaine. He stood up and walked out of the conference room without a second thought.
Elaine tried to call after him, but Tyson grabbed her arm. “Ms. Elaine, keep your dignity.”
She was the one who initiated the breakup. If she chased after Nolan now, it would only make her look pathetic.
Even if she wanted to run after him, she didn’t have an excuse anymore.
In the lounge next door-
Eliza hadn’t been trying to eavesdrop, but the shouting from the conference room was impossible to ignore.
Every word carried straight through the walls.
Especially the part where Tyson proposed to Elaine–it couldn’t have been more obvious what he was after.
And Nolan had agreed to it just like that.
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“Waited long?”
Nolan opened the lounge door.
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