The Ex-Husband’s Revenge By Dragonsky Chapter 820
The Ex-Husband's Revenge
Harold refused to step down.
âHarold Lowe, whatâs the meaning of this? Are you worried that I might break my own promise?â Gilbert âs expression darkened.
All the major members of the Youngs were present and he was about to become the leader; if he confir med the engagement immediately, he would become the laughing stock of his own family for taking it b ack afterward.
If he lost the trust of his own family, he would no longer be respected.
âThatâs right. I am kind of worried! If you donât intend on breaking your promise, why are you trying to d elay it? Do you take me for a fool?â Harold scoffed.
Even if Gilbert was about to become the leader, he was still a step from it since the ceremony was not c ompleted. There was still room for discussion if there was a dispute between Harold and Gilbert at the
moment; but if the dispute occurred after Gilbert was made the leader, Harold would risk angering all the Youngs.
He knew his leverage and would not allow Gilbert to become the leader until he confirmed the engagement.
âThatâs enough, Harold Lowe!â Gilbertâs face twisted with anger.
He already decided to reject the proposal as soon as he became the leader of the family and did not ex pect Harold to be sharp enough to stop him from breaking his promise by catching him by surprise.
âGilbert, since the Northern King wants confirmation, you might as well give it to him!â
âYeah! This marriage will benefit both of our families and since we are all here, we might as well confir m the dates of the engagement so that we can all be witnesses to it!â
The elders agreed as they all wanted to join forces with the Lowes for the benefits of the family and con firming the dates would only be a good thing for the Youngs.
âI-â Gilbertâs expression darkened.
Unlike the elders, he promised Iris that he would turn down the proposal and did not know what to say t o Harold.
âDad, donât forget what you said to me earlier,â Iris paled and stared at Gilbert pointedly, fearing that he w âI know. I wonât forget!â Gilbert took a deep breath and gritted out, âNorthern King, Iâm sorry, but Iris refus He was just one step away from becoming the leader and since they were within the Youngsâ territory, H Overlord State.
âWhat?!â The Youngs were all taken by surprise as an alliance with the Lowes was beneficial to the fami The elders, who knew that Gilbert agreed to the marriage, were also taken by surprise that Gilbert broke promise. However, since Young Group stabilized and Gilbert was about to become their leader, they cou