Chapter 550 by Marina Vittori
An Understated Dominance
Jacob stood up and enunciated each word slowly. âI will go to the Grants with Kate to talk about the marriage arrangement in detail.â âThank you for backing me up, Uncle Jacob!â Kate was overjoyed.
âIâll leave the task to you then, Jacob.â Hector nodded at him. âWait for our good news, everyone!â Jacob looked around the room and nodded at his brothers before leaving with Kate in tow. Hector seemed deep in thought as he watched them leave.
Over in Natashaâs room, she laid on her bed with her eyes closed as Dustin sat beside her, meticulously applying an ointment to her wound. The wound on Natashaâs face wasnât severe, and after applying some of Dustinâs special ointment, it was clearly much better than it had been before.
âSis! I have good news!â Ruth barged into the room excitedly. âOh? Whatâs the good news?â Natasha asked with her eyes still closed, enjoying the attentive treatment Dustin was giving her.
âUncle Jacob suggested that someone else take your place for the marriage alliance during the meeting earlier on, and Kate stood up and volunteered herself! She said that she would take your place and marry Tyler. Everyone agreed!â Ruth announced with joy.
âKate offered to marry Tyler?â Natasha sat up in surprise when she heard what Ruth said. âAre you
sure that you heard right, Ruth?â
âOf course! I heard it loud and clear!â Ruth nodded with certainty. âUncle Jacob and Kate have
already left for the Grants to discuss the matter. As long as Tyler agrees to it, weâll have nothing left to worry about!â
âThatâs great! Kate has always been after wealth and status, anyway. Sheâd be the best candidate to marry Tyler!â Natasha was glad.
âThatâs right! You wonât need to suffer; Kate will get what she wants; and both families will be at
peace with each other. Weâll be getting the best of both worlds!â Ruth smiled brightly.
âLadies, itâs too early to be happy just yet. Iâm afraid things might not be so easy.â Dustin put a damper on the situation.
âWhat do you mean? Isnât it a good thing that my sister will not have to marry Tyler?â Ruth asked curiously.
âOf course it is, but the question is, would Tyler agree to it?â Dustin proceeded to explain his view on the situation. âIâve only met Tyler once, but I can tell straight off the bat that heâs an arrogant and conceited person. And people like him rarely accept changes once theyâve made up their
mind.â
The Harmon sisters frowned when they heard that.
âSo what youâre saying is that Tyler will not agree to the swap?â Natasha probed.
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âHe will most likely refuse the notion.â Dustin put his ointment away and handed Natasha a glass of water before stating nonchalantly, âThings would have worked out fine if he had been the one who came up with the idea of swapping, but he would never accept it if others were the ones to suggest it and mess with his marriage.â
âNo way, he canât be so stubborn, can he?â Ruth could not seem to believe it.
âThis isnât about being stubborn. Itâs the sense of superiority that he was born with. Simply put, heâs the only person whoâs allowed to be in charge, and no one else is allowed to challenge that,â Dustin expounded.
âYou say it like itâs already set in stone. Well, what if Kate succeeds?â Ruth challenged.
âOf course, itâs best if she succeeds, but all Iâm saying is that you shouldnât bear high hopes.â Dustin wasnât entirely sure either.
âRuth, go wait in the meeting room. Inform me as soon as you get any news,â Natasha instructed.
âAlright.â Ruth nodded and left.
Around dusk, Jacob and Kate finally returned to the Harmon estate. They didnât look too pleased.
âHowâd it go, Jacob? Did Tyler agree to it?â Trent immediately stood up and asked Jacob the
moment he saw the two of them coming in through the doors.
âLike hell, he agreed!â Jacob was riled up. âTyler Grant is as stubborn as a mule! No matter what I said or what offers I made him, he simply refused to agree! He insists on marrying Natasha, and thatâs the end of the discussion. He even threatened us, saying that if Natasha did not appear as his bride on the day of the wedding, heâd bring his troops in and annihilate all of us Harmons!â A commotion broke out in a split second.