Chapter 998:
Eileen, with a hint of frustration, smacked Bryanâs âinjuredâ arm and scolded, âEven after I broke your arm, you still canât keep your mouth shut. Do I need to gag you? Go sit over there and stay out of my business!â Much to Chanaâs surprise, Eileen directed Bryan to a small chair in the corner and made him sit down. The chair was meant for Gabriela, and Bryan, being tall, looked quite out of place and pitiful as he sat on it. If not for Bryanâs noble aura, Chana might have doubted if he was really Bryan, the famous businessman.
Eileen, with a warm smile, gestured for Chana to sit on the sofa and said, âAccording to the tradition here, I wonât be able to marry Benicio immediately after my divorce. However, I will marry him as soon as I can. But before we get to that, letâs discuss the marriage arrangements first, shall we?â
Chana sat down and asked with a frown, âWhat are you getting at here?â
Eileen smiled and quickly replied, âYou know I have several companies under my name, like EB Group and Apex Group. I also have considerable influence inside the Dawson family. Once I join the Brown familyâ¦â From the fact that she had persuaded Bryan to marry her and hand over all his assets, it was evident that she was capable.
Chana realized that Eileen was now considering leaving Bryan and marrying into the Brown family, bringing along with her the EB Group and Apex Group.
This was not something bad for the Brown family. After all, once Eileen married into the Brown family, everything she had would become part of the familyâs property.
However, Chana knew she had to consider this carefully. If such an ambitious woman gained substantial power, would she still be committed to advancing the Brown family, or would other temptations sway her? This remained uncertain.
âMrs. Brown, why are you silent?â Eileen asked, waving her hand in front of Chanaâs face.
âIf you expect me to join your family just to be a trophy wife, Iâm not interested. By the way, how old are you? Are you thinking about retirement soon? Before that happens, could you arrange a position for me? I plan to network and work my way up to your position within a few years.â
I donât want to start from scratch. Iâm sure you didnât begin at the bottom, either. Do you get what Iâm saying?â Eileen posed a series of questions and demands that left Chana bewildered.
Chana turned to look at Bryan.
Bryan, who had been leisurely watching Chana and Eileen talk just a second ago, quickly changed his expression. His eyes were now filled with distress, and his lips were pressed tightly together as if he had endured a great injustice but couldnât express it.
Chana felt the need to say, âHold on a minute! Are you seriously discussing terms for marrying into the Brown family with me now? But youâre not divorced yet. Youâre still married to him!â She gestured towards Bryan.
Eileen gave Bryan a dismissive look. Then, she turned to Chana and replied, âMrs. Brown, youâre really interesting. You came all the way here to talk about me marrying into your family, right? Iâm just complying with you here.â
Chanaâs face twisted in a mix of shock and anger.
âI didnât expect you to discuss this in front of Mr. Dawson!â Eileen said. âYou are the one who thinks you can just waltz in here and convince me to dump Bryan for the Brown family. Since youâve done that, you must believe you are more capable than Bryan and have the confidence to convince me to marry into your family. Youâre doing this before I even get a divorce, clearly insulting Bryan!â
Eileenâs aura was so intimidating that Chana was speechless.
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