The Marvelous Elijah's Return novel Chapter 165

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Silence engulfed the room, and Mrs. Taylor frowned before she cleared her throat and said, “We trusted you and give Emma to your bastard, and you betrayed us the moment your son–“,

“He‘s not my child anymore.” Mr. Briggs coldly interrupted.

“Well, the moment he rebelled against you, you turned on our family… So how do you expect us to trust you when you have the means and ability to back out from any deal you make?”

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“Well, that‘s why I drafted out a contract. Mr. Alfred is offering fifty million for the project, and if we settled on Theo marrying your granddaughter and living with you, I will offer you fifty percent of the fifty million.”

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Shock by her husband‘s sudden decision that she knew nothing about, Deborah cried, “Honey–”

“Stay out of this woman.” Mr. Briggs sternly replied, shooting his wife a deadly glare , and then, his gaze shifted to Mrs.

Taylor as he added, “What do you say to such an offer?”

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“Also, you wouldn‘t need to feed me like that bastard or worry about me becoming a liability in your home. After all, I am the Chief Financial Officer of my father‘s company. I have a master‘s degree and Doctorate Degree.” Theo bragged.

His titles immediately drew their attention like a mosquito is to an o blood person and also because of the offer Mr. Briggs was making, the pair were immediately sold and smiling widely at Mr. Briggs, Mrs. Taylor said, “Emma is not here, but

“We are not here for Emma!” Theo scoffed, already knowing the history behind Emma in the Taylor family.

Clearing his throat, Mr. Briggs glared at his son before looking at Mr. Taylor, saying, “We are interested in Ava, your oldest granddaughter.”

A slight frown crossed Mr. Taylor‘s face, anger boiling inside him, but he forced it aside, knowing that twenty–five million was at stake, and then he said, “The first agreement we had, I reap nothing from in it, except headaches, disrespect, and problems because my granddaughter got married to such a man that is unworthy of her. And now, you are asking me to give another of my granddaughter to you?”

A nervous look passed Mr. Briggs‘ face at Mr. Taylor‘s words as he continued, “Emma is a beautiful young lady, and another wealthy family would have been excellent to have her as their daughter–in–law, but now she‘s stuck with the child you don‘t want.”

A line formed between Deborah‘s eyebrows as she looked at her husband and then said to Mr. Taylor, “Why doesn‘t she just dumb him and remarried? it‘s only been a couple of days that they have been wedded, so what‘s the issue?” Now it was the Taylors‘ turn to feel uneasy as they exchanged glances with one another, knowing Emma already refused, and yet, they still wanted more out of the deal. “Zane had already know about our granddaughter, devaluing her worth to get married to the next suitor, and the title of a divorced woman is also degrading… Because of you, she has become corrupt.” Mr. Taylor spat.

“50.5 percent of the fifty million.” Mr. Briggs stated, giving Mr. Taylor a smug grin. “Honey,” Deborah cried.

“sixty percent.” Mrs. Taylor said. “After all, this project was supposed to be her dowry… Now, you want to use it to marry another one of our granddaughters.”

Scowling, Deborah met Madam Taylor‘s eyes, and she was about to object to such a bizarre request when her husband suddenly interrupted, “Deal. My son, Theo, is going to marry your granddaughter then.” “Who is Theo going to marry?” Zane asked, his eyes darkening at the sight of his father. As Zane led her into the room, Emma kept close by his side, seeing how her grandfather was glaring at her.

“Mr. Briggs has come to ask for my granddaughter‘s hand in marriage.” Mr. Taylor proudly uttered.

“Grandfather, I already told you that I am not divorcing my husband,” Emma said, keeping her tone low, even though she was furious inside. A wild laugh left Theo‘s lips as he sized Emma with his eyes, saying, “Don‘t toot your own horn. I don‘t want what had already been thrown into the trash and stunk up.”

‘I will make you pay for those words soon…‘ Zane thought, giving Theo a hard stare.

“That‘s good then because I don‘t what a man whose mouth is filthier than trash,” Emma blurted out, making Theo jump to his feet.

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Immediately, Zane pulled her behind him, challenging his half – brother with a look that was filled with rage.

His aura made Theo hesitate, seeing how dangerous Zane looked, and he quickly regained his composure and stood up straight, saying, “Teach your wife to watch her mouth, do you hear me?”

“I am not going to. So how about you come over here and do something about it?” Zane growled, glaring furiously at Theo as he clutched his fists.

Frowning at Emma behind Zane, Mr. Taylor scoffed, “You should apologize to Theo now! He‘s going to be your older cousin‘s husband, and you will address him respectfully, do you understand me.”

Knowing that Ava and she were the only two females among the cousins, Emma mumbled, “Your brother is marrying Ava.” Those words left a frown on Zane‘s face, and then he grabbed Emma‘s wrist, leading her out of the living room.

Then Deborah looked back at Madam Taylor and then said, “It doesn‘t seem like he corrupt your granddaughter, but it‘s her that wants to be corrupted, and yet you make it seem like–”

“Deborah, stop talking.” Mr. Briggs mumbled to his wife again.

When they got to their bedroom, Emma looked at Zane and said, “I don‘t like your brother… He is arrogant and conceited…”

“You are not alone in that thought. I don‘t like him either.” Zane mumbled.

It was taking everything in him to suppress the rage he felt as

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he thought, ‘Why would father all of sudden want to get theo married into the Taylor family? It doesn‘t make sense.”

The buzzing sound from his phone made Zane reach into his back pocket, took out his phone, and answer it, seeing that it was Mr. Alfred calling.

“Zane, why didn‘t you tell me what happened between your father and you?” The old man‘s voice came over the receiver.

Sighing, Zane closed his eyes as he took a deep breath and then answered, “I–”

“Are you sure… You can come-”

“Master, Sir Zane is here.” The older gentleman said before turning away, when Mr. Alfred dismissed him with a wave, and then he walked out the room.