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Chapter 350 You Don't Have A Choice, But So Do I
Chapter 350 You Don't Have A Choice, But So Do I
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After having a small chat with his in-laws, Jack and Celine both left. Jack had decided that he was supposed to deal with the matter as soon as possible, to prevent any future troubles from arising.
As he left, he informed Denali to begin researching about the Smith family. And apart from that, she had to find the information about the Gravy family.
Since these families were reclusive, unless Jack actively looked for information about them, there was no way that he was going to know about their existence that easily.
But even so, as long as either Jack or Denali decided to look for information about these people, there was not much that could be hidden from them.
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A few days later, Bruce was still present in his home. He had been wondering why his brother had not been making a move during the past few days, and that had already made him restless.
If it was true that his brother had gone back to Summer City, to let his father take over the situation, then, he knew that he was going to be facing something bigger.
It won't be just a matter of his daughter getting married, but it would also be a matter of him not following the family rules in traditions.
At this moment, Collins who had disappeared for a two days finally appeared once again. This time, his expression was calm, and like how angry he was when he left.
As usual, Bruce welcomed him. At this moment, he was the only person present, as both Celine and her mother had gone to deal with their businesses. As for him, on that day, he did not have anything specific to do, so, he decided to stay at home.
"What brought you here today?" Bruce asked after he had served his brother with a drink.
Although the two of them currently were not on the same side concerning Celine's matter, the relationship between the two of them had not been affected that much.
"Sigh. You should already know the reason as to why I have come back. It is still concerning the matter of your daughter's marriage." Collins released a sigh as he replied.
Bruce on the other hand, although he was expecting the response from his brother, he remained silent, as if the response that he had received had not been heard by him.
When Collins saw this, he could only shake his head. After all, he knew how stubborn his brother was. At this moment, he had come over to make sure that what brought him to Kartu city was completed.
Otherwise, there was no way that he was going to go back to Summer City without completing it.
"Alright, I already know that this is something that you don't want to happen to your daughter. But, you should know that we don't have any other choice than this." Collins began.
"Back then, during the time that they were making this agreement, father agreed with the fact that the one amongst the two of us that will have a daughter first, will be the one that will be supposed to make sure that the marriage agreement is carried out."
"Till this day, I only have two sons, and I don't have a daughter. But you on the other hand, you have already gotten a daughter, and they gave her 20 years to make sure that she had matured enough for marriage."
"Since you had been in the family before you left, you should already know about the situation that the family is in. Without cooperation with the Smith family, most of our businesses are definitely going to suffer."
"And other than this, there is also another fact that, since the agreement had been made by our grandparents, there is no way that we can break it. And, that is especially so since grandfather is present."
"You should know that I do care about you. And since I do care about you, I will definitely care about your daughter. But, you should know that even if I didn't come, there is someone else that was going to come to make sure that your daughter got married."
"But, they would have already resorted to extreme means the moment that they arrived. And that is the reason as to why I agreed on the mission given by father."
Bruce listen to his brother, not making a comment about what he was saying. He knew that the majority of what Collins was saying was actually the truth.
Although it was true that he had stayed away from home for over two decades now, that didn't mean that he wasn't catching up with the things that were happening in the family.
"Alright, let me get straight to the point this time. The reason as to why I came over today, is to try to convince you once again that, you will have to allow your daughter to get married to the Smith family." When he saw that his brother was not responding, Collins decided to stop beating around the bush.
"We can make simple arrangements. Your daughter is so beautiful, and I'm sure that she can easily captivate Eugene. And for that reason, it won't be something difficult for her to control him. Once she has him under her control, life will definitely not be difficult for her."
At this point, Bruce finally began speaking. "Brother, I can understand all that you are saying. But you have to know, even though it is true that I do owe a lot to the family, and it is true that I also care about the development of the family, you have to know that I am a father before all of this."
"And as a father, there is no way that I am going to allow my daughter to have her future ruined. I have already done my investigation, and have gotten all information about Eugene."
"Sigh! Perhaps had it been another person, then I might have considered the matter. But still, there is no way that I am going to break the engagement that has already happened. My daughter is already happy with what she has, and I hope that you don't try taking it away from her."
At this moment, Collins felt his heart go cold. At the same time, his previously gentle expression suddenly stiffened. He looked at Bruce with disbelief clear in his eyes.
He couldn't believe that the strategy that he had been trying to use this time wasn't going to work. He had always been doing something like this during the time that they were growing up, and it had always worked. He couldn't help but wonder what changed?
"Okay then, I won't force you. But you should know that I am not the only person that came over for Celine. And for that reason, you have to be careful, because that hedonistic young master is definitely going to make a move soon." Collins stated dejectedly before leaving.
Bruce on the other hand watched his brother as he left, silently thinking about what he was supposed to do. At the same time, he couldn't help but blame himself for not rejecting the proposition that had been made several years ago.
Had it not been for the fact that, at that time, he thought that it was going to be his honor to have his daughter married, and do something important for the family.
But, once he became a father, he realized that this was not an honor at all. Due to the love that he possessed for his daughter, he knew that this was going to ruin her completely.
He had observed at the time that his daughter was so cold, and he didn't even know the reason as to why she behaved in such a manner. He had tried looking for many means to melt her heart, but none of them succeeded.
He had tried asking his wife about it, but she always kept it as a secret. She always said that, she would tell him after a few years. But surprisingly, till this date, she had not told him anything.
But, what he was happy about was the fact that, his daughters cold personality had already been melted. Now, she smiled more often. And the reason behind that was simply because she had gotten together with Jack.
Since Jack was her source of happiness, there was no way that Bruce was going to take it away from her. He didn't want to see his daughter go back to the previous cold personality.
In the end, he could only shake his head, as he stared at the door. 'I'm sorry brother, I know that you don't have a choice at this moment, but so do I. For my daughter's happiness, I don't have a choice but to go against you.'
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During the past two days, Jack had been inside his villa, writing scripts and new songs for the artists of The Rose Entertainment company.
But during this time, he had already begun making arrangements on how to deal with the two families. Currently, with the abilities that he possessed, it wasn't anything difficult for him to deal with them.
And within the past 2 days, Jack had been receiving some information about several attempted kidnappings and so on. Yes, they were 'attempted' as they did not succeed.
With Samantha being present, she was able to make sure that Celine was not going to fall into harm's way.
As for any other people that he thought of as important for him, all of them were protected by some of the 99 puppets. With their strength, it wasn't difficult to ensure their safety.
"Okay then. It is finally time for me to deal with this family. They have been getting on my nerves these past 2 days." Jack stated as he got onto his feet.
Although he was not worried about any person that he cared about getting harmed, the repeated provocations that he was receiving had already irritated him. For that reason, he had to deal with the fly that was the cause of all of this.