Johnny flipped through the channels to see if any footage had been leaked to the press. So far, there hadn't been any news about it in the past couple days. It seemed that the servants had been fully cowed into not attempting anything. That was good. He really didn't want to have to deal with another scandal so soon after the last one.
The only bright spot in this incident was that he was able to send a bill to the two families. His parents were fully onboard with the idea, but they made sure not to name names in case someone got ahold of it to use as blackmail. It only listed the names of the families involved and a bill stating it was for damages made to the Burns family.
He wished he could see what kind of expression they might have made when they saw the bill arrive at their doorstep. Johnny was sure that the two women would be chewed out for it. It must have been so embarrassing to receive a bill for causing trouble at another family's house. Of course, he would
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Johnny took a seat as he said, "I presume this is about the Martin and Wright families."His father nodded. "That's correct. They recently got in contact with us."The solemn expression on his father's face made Johnny uneasy. It should have been good to hear back from them. This was what they wanted. If the two families had chosen to ignore them, there were going to be issues. He glanced at his mother and saw her hardened expression. Whatever they heard from them couldn't have been good."How bad is the news?" Johnny asked as he braced himself.His parents shared a glance before his mother looked back at him and said, "They have a proposal."So far, that didn't sound too bad, and he nodded his head to signal for his mother to continue, but it was his father who said, "They seem to be under the impression that you are in a relationship with the two women and considering a possible arranged marriage."If Johnny had been drinking, he would have spat it over the table. Instead, he choked
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Johnny didn't see that happening. There was no way he was going to suddenly give up the position he had just received. Even if he really wanted to give up the position, it wasn't possible at that moment. His parents had announced he was the heir not too long ago. If he were to suddenly step down, they would face criticism for his choice.He might not know a lot about his parents. A couple weeks wasn't enough time to get to know them, but anyone could tell how much they cared for him. There was no way he would do anything to spit on their efforts. Since he wasn't going to step down, that would mean the other party would have to. Of course, they all knew that wasn't happening, so there was no point in thinking about it."Instead of a contractual relationship, why don't we enter a partnership?" he suggested.His father raised an eyebrow. "A partnership?""Both sides obviously don't want people to think we're in a relationship, and getting rid of the rumors won't be easy. The best we can
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Did Johnny know money? Honestly, he felt like he was the one who knew the importance of money best when he had been living in poverty. Everyone else had probably spent money on things like water. Okay, he knew he wasn't being fair. In order to run a successful business, they had to know how to handle money or at least hire someone competent. While he was tempted to say something sarcastic, Johnny simply said, "You don't have to worry about me, but I don't think you'll take my word for it. How about we make a little wager?" Rachel narrowed her eyes and asked, "What are you suggesting?" "Since you're worried that I don't know how to handle money, we will have a competition to see who would make the most money within a certain period," he said. "It sounds like you're assuming we'll be doing the jewelry business," Rachel's father said. "If you weren't thinking about it, you wouldn't have agreed to meet," Johnny said. Rachel's father frowned as he leaned back in his chair. "I don't li
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"Actually, I believe that hasn't been decided," Johnny said before the conversation could go any further.It caused everyone's eyes to turn back to him as the Martin family head frowned and said, "Did you call us here on false pretenses? If I recall correctly, you had wished to discuss an engagement between the two of you."Johnny's father jumped in and said, "An engagement was one of the suggestions listed. It hasn't been decided whether it will be an engagement that will lead to marriage or a contractual relationship."Dorothy's eyes widened as she outright stared at Johnny, who refused to look at her. He still felt weird about the personality changes between the two women. It made it hard not to confuse them. Hopefully, after this meeting was over, things would return back to normal and he wouldn't have to deal with these different versions again."I see," the Martin family head said slowly. "In that case, what are your intentions?""I think making an engagement between them is too
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Instead of the three families immediately going their separate ways, they still hung around in the restaurant. Everyone was chatting leisurely like they were friends, but in Johnny's eyes, it looked like they were probing each other. Fortunately, it was mostly the parents chatting away with each other. None of them were bringing Johnny, Rachel, Dorothy, or the Martin family heir into the conversation.Unable to take it anymore, Johnny stood up as he said, "I'm going to take a bathroom break."This stopped the conversation as Johnny's father said, "Be back soon."Johnny nodded before he took his chance to escape and catch his breath. He didn't really need to use the restroom. It was the only excuse he could think of where they wouldn't question why he wanted to leave the table and be interrogated. He didn't have to worry about anyone disturbing him since it was only them and the staff.Standing right outside the restrooms, he pulled out his phone to surf the web for anything interestin
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"Regarding what we were talking about before," Johnny said, catching Dorothy's attention. "I accept. We don't need to do a contract or anything."It took her a few moments to figure out what he was talking about, and she narrowed her eyes as she asked, "What's with the change of heart?""I had some time to think about it while I was stuck in the toilet and decided to take the gamble," he said as he shoved his hands into his pants pockets.Dorothy grimaced at the mention of what he was doing in the restroom. She did not need to know what he was doing in there. It was obvious to anyone with a brain. At the latter part of his sentence, she immediately perked up. It was still highly suspicious how he decided to go along with it, but it would be better if he just agreed to her proposition.Unbeknownst to her, Johnny was listening to everything she was thinking. This was the reason why he readily agreed to her proposal. He would have never gone along with the idea if it weren't for his mind
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