Things moved toward her favor as Harold would not have to do anything to get rid of Gilbert.Half an hour later, Gilbert regained consciousness after taking the medicine prescribed by Graham. When Iris explained his condition to him, Gilbert was utterly stunned and was at the brink of a mental breakdown."How could this happen?" Gilbert paled, his shoulders slumping.Young Group was the foundation of the family and he went as far as to forcing Iris to sell"Gilbert, your health comes first. You can stay home to rest for now. As for Young Group, perhaps we can hand it over to Jonah for now!" One of the elders suggested.Jonah Young was Randy's father, another direct descendent of the second generation among the Youngs."Yes. Jonah's a talented man and he should have no problem taking over."The other elders nodded in agreement."N- No way!" Gilbert gaped.Jonah was his cousin and was also one of the very best martial artists of the second generation among the Youngs. He reached
If Gilbert insisted on acting as he pleased, the elders still preserved the right to remove him even if he managed to be appointed as the leader."I-" Gilbert's expression darkened at the confrontation. He glanced at Iris and an idea began to form in his mind."Elders, please wait! How about this? I can hand the company over to Iris and she can manage it as the chairman in my absence!" Gilbert blurted out.Iris was his daughter and handing the company over to her would be a hundred times better than to hand it over to Jonah.If Iris succeeded in overcoming the crisis, her success would only be considered as Gilbert's accomplishment and he would have no issue in becoming the next leader of the Youngs."That's a good idea!""Iris has just made great sacrifices by selling Elegante Group to save us. She's a talented businesswoman and if we hand the Young Group over to her, she might be able to get us past this storm!"...The elders whispered to one another and agreed with Gilbert
Royce was his son and Iris was his daughter, so there was no difference if Royce or Iris took over so long as the Young Group did not fall within the hands of someone else."Is that supposed to be a joke or something, Daisy?!""What you said might make sense, but Royce is far too young and hasn't even graduated from university. How can he take over?"...The elders argued."It's true that Royce doesn't have much experience in managing a company, but he had Gilbert and me with him. Elder Albert handed Elegante Group to Iris back when she graduated from university, didn't he? Royce is about to graduate right now and we can hand the company over to him with Gilbert and me guiding him. There won't be any issue!" Daisy said casually."What?! How can that possibly work?!""Daisy, the company is at risk and we need someone with sharp eyes for running a business to take over. That's the only way the company could stand a chance in surviving!""Royce doesn't know a thing! It's insanity
Iris was stunned and jumped to her feet as she glared daggers at Daisy. "Daisy Finch, what's the meaning of this? I've done as you said and sold Elegante Group, and now you want me to sacrifice even more by marrying Jacob Low?! What are you trying to do??" Iris questioned sharply.She only sold Elegante Group to avoid marrying Jacob and did not expect Daisy to continue pushing her to accept the marriage despite the fact that she already sold the Elegante Group, so she was fuming with rage."That was then, and this is now! I told you to marry Jacob Lowe and you refused to. You were the one who insisted on selling Elegante Group, so how's that my fault?" Daisy retorted.It was always Daisy's plan to slowly melt away Iris's reluctance by asking her to sell Elegante Group first, before forcing her to accept the marriage proposal.Now that Iris sold her own company, she had nothing left to defend herself and could be easily manipulated because she no longer held any value to the Youngs
If Daisy and Gilbert managed to convince Iris, they would be pleased to see their family join with the Lowes."Why is this happening?" Iris paled as she stumbled backward, coming close to falling onto the ground.She wronged and broke up with Leon for her family and sold Elegante Group for them yet again. After all that she sacrificed for her family's sake, this was the ending that awaited her.Her father and all the elders were hoping to marry her off for profit and her heart was filled with disappointment."Iris, you'll eventually need to marry someone in the future. We're all just trying to help you," Gilbert smiled sheepishly...."I don't need your help! I won't accept this marriage no matter what. You should all just give up!" Iris said despite the sorrow taking over her, before turning to leave."Iris, don't you dare walk away from me!" Slightly embarrassed, Gilbert called out for her to stop, but Iris ignored him and left the room."Gilbert, this is your own family matt
Though the Northern King was formidable, the Youngs had far higher power in comparison to them and even if Gilbert broke their promise, Harold could only accept it as it was.Gilbert desperately wanted Iris to marry Jacob so that he could take the Lowes' power for his own, but since Iris refused to do so, he could only manipulate Harold into getting what he wanted.Harold was only a Semi-Overlord, so he would not be able to destroy the Youngs no matter what happened."Daisy, as expected of my wife. I can't ask for a better wife!" Gilbert burst out laughing.Daisy smirked as she watched Gilbert laugh.Harold was referred to as the Northern King because he was just as talented as the likes of Albert and Benedict, so Gilbert could not hold a candle to Harold. With her as Harold's spy, Gilbert was bound for failure....In the evening, Gilbert sent Randy to bring Harold over to the Young Mansion, and with the other elders as witnesses, they reached an agreement for Iris and Jacob to
Shocked, Leon stood from his chair.He never stopped loving Iris and despite how calm a man he often was, he could no longer keep his composure at the news of Iris's engagement to Jacob."Yes. According to what we heard, there'll be an official family meeting for the Youngs to name Gilbert Young their next leader. That's when they'll announce the engagement," Spencer continued."No way! Iris can't marry Jacob Lowe! It's not happening!" Leon shouted as he hurried outside.Iris did not reach out to him and since he made the Youngs his enemy, Leon had no reason to get involved. However, the woman he loved was going to marry another man and he could no longer stay away.Determined to swallow his pride to see Iris and ask about it, Leon ran into Cynthia on his way out."Leon, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Cynthia asked."I'm going to find Iris!" He gritted out."What?" Cynthia was stunned for a moment, but soon came to a realization. "Have you already found out about t
Leon said with determination.He broke up with Iris and if she loved Jacob and accepted the marriage by her own will, he had no other choice but to wish her happiness. However, if she was forced into it, he had to do whatever he could to stop the woman he loved from marrying another."I understand how you feel! But you can't rush into this. The Lowes and the Youngs won't confirm the engagement until three days later. Until then, there's no point for you to go to the Youngs!" Cynthia sighed, her heart filled with jealousy at how much Leon cared for Iris."Yeah, you're right!" Leon slowly began to regain his composure.As Cynthia mentioned, the engagement was not announced at the moment and reaching out to Iris at this very moment would not help with the situation. He could only interfere with the gathering three days from now in hope to stop the engagement."How about this? I'll go to the Young Mansion with you three days from now!" Cynthia smiled bitterly.Iris was her rival and