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“The great young master Bottoms of the Bottoms family wants to propose a marriage between himself and the Johnson family!!!”Everybody's eyes instantly widen to the extent that they almost started falling out of their sockets.What Alan Bottoms said just now is completely out of their expectations and thoughts.“Wow!!! What a lucky family!”After overcoming their shock, thick enviousness that could almost drown an entire nation abruptly descended over everybody.As for Rex Magnus who also heard this statement, he doesn’t think much about it because his wife wasn’t the only young lady in the Johnson family.Also, he felt that she wouldn't be an option since she was already married to him.Thinking dismissively like this, he finally walked away without anybody noticing......“You… you… you want to marry someone from my family?”The Old Matriarch ultimately returned to her senses after looking astonished for a while and instantly became thoroughly excited to an extent that she couldn’t control herself anymore.‘The Bottoms family wants to connect with my family?’‘Wow!!! Husband, do you see this, it's like I would end up being the one to finally lift the family which was raised and wrecked while you were alive.’“Wonderful!!!”“This is truly wonderful!!”Not waiting for Alan Bottoms' response, the old Matriarch began to exclaim excitedly all over.Never in her entire life had she expected this sort of startling surprise.Whilst that was going on with the Old Matriarch, all the married women of the Johnson family apart from Fiona has also returned to their senses and now become filled with regret for having married earlier.‘Ahh… poor me, how could I have married this ugly person? Why hadn’t I waited a bit for this handsome godly being?’‘Boohoo… I lost, I've lost so much!’It is the unmarried ones right now who are the most excited and are currently about to get drowned in their fervor.And luckily for them, the Johnson family only have three unmarried maidens, so they had automatically assumed right now that Alan Bottoms would definitely pick from them.They began to recheck themselves, making sure they were still great looking and in outstanding shape.One of the trio even goes further by taking out a little makeup kit and applying the contents to her face.“Move forward, move forward. We mustn’t lose this great opportunity.”Ethan suddenly urged one of the ladies, the one currently applying makeup on the one already present on her face.Right now, his heart is about to burst out of his chest due to tension.‘Wouldn’t I automatically become the Patriarch if my sister marries that great figure?’‘I must do all it takes to make sure grandma picked her for him!’Thinking of this, Ethan suddenly yanked his sister's hand roughly and rushed toward Alan Bottoms.Although the hand yanked is currently hurting her badly, Ethan's sister, Sarah is already over the moon excited by the great opportunity before her, so she willingly allowed herself to be pulled forward without the slightest reluctance.When the families of the remaining two ladies saw this, they also yanked their hands and rushed forward with them, competing with Alan Bottoms.The funniest thing is that it wasn’t only these three that were urged forward.Even the parent of some of the already-married ladies couldn’t control themselves anymore. They instantly shamelessly dragged their already married daughters forward, hoping slightly that Alan Bottoms would be interested in them.“Who cares if you already have two children for your husband, you would directly be divorcing him if you were chosen by the young master.” The mother of one of the married ladies chastised her blushing and slightly reluctant daughter.As for the rest of the ladies present that doesn’t move, their eyes were filled to the brim right now with remorse and sadness.It was only Fiona that doesn’t look moved at all by everything going on.What she's currently feeling at this moment is a great relief.Yes, an enormous relief that Alan Bottoms had entered and diverted the topic from her husband.‘I must teach that stupid Rex Magnus a lesson he would never forget in his life after returning home tonight.’Just as she made up her mind, Fiona suddenly felt a tug on her arm.Startled and scared, she immediately yanked it back before abruptly realizing that the person tugging her was her mother.“What are you doing, mother?” She couldn’t help but mouth while squinting her eyes.“What do you mean by that stupid question of yours, hun?” Sally abruptly queried furiously while glaring at her daughter.“Of cause, I’m taking you to go meet that young master in case he takes a liking to you.”The instant Fiona heard this, her eyes widen for the first time today, and she became thunderstruck.She suddenly eyed her mother as if she is a stranger.“Mo… mother, have you forgotten I’m a married woman?” she suddenly questioned, making Sally's glare on her turn increasingly furious.“What marriage are you talking about, hun? Haven’t I told you a long time ago that that stupid fool isn’t my son-in-law? So you definitely will divorce him if this amazing young master takes even the slightest interest in you.”Finished spatting this, Sally doesn’t give her daughter any more opportunity to speak and directly tries dragging her again when she realized that Fiona wouldn’t bulge.“You stupid child, are you now too old to listen to your mother?”Although everything that just happened looked like it had taken a long time. Barely three minutes had passed since the Old Matriarch questioned Alan Bottoms.Looking at the overly enthusiastic and excited Old Matriarch, Alan Bottoms finally became greatly relieved.‘Since this lowly old woman is already this excited, she would happily give me her granddaughter, right?’Alan Bottoms suddenly thought happily.He doesn’t care at all about all the people crowding him at this moment since he's already used to something like this.He finally decided to reply to the Old Matriarch's question.Looking into her eyes filled to the brim with exhilaration currently gazing at him, Alan Bottoms abruptly nodded his head gently.“Yes, Madamé Johnson. There is a particular young lady in your family that has stolen my heart a week ago, and since then, I hadn’t been able to have a single moment of rest. I've been thinking nonstop and having dreams about her.”Just as Alan Bottoms uttered this, everybody, especially all the ladies present began to gasp.“Wow!!! How lucky must the lady be?!’“Who could have stolen the heart of the amazing young master to this extent?”While everybody was still busy thinking of this, someone could be seen currently jumping excitedly in the crowd.“Brother, that lady is me, I’m very certain of it!”Hearing this from his sister, Ethan suddenly widens his eyes.“Are… are you sure?”“Yes brother, I’m very certain of this. I saw him in a restaurant I went to with my friends last week, who would have known that he saw me too?”Although Sarah had tried her best to speak quietly, the excitement visible in her voice had made everybody near her hear clearly what she just say, so they directly became stumped, shocked, and dumbfounded.“Wow!!! This lady of the Johnson family has now gained a foothold in the world.”“Wow!! How lucky must she have been to have directly stolen the heart of such a great man?”Even Alan Bottoms had become dumbfounded right now.He suddenly couldn't help but glance abruptly at the lady that just claimed herself to be the one he had fallen in love with, then instantly, a wave of disgust hit him.Just as he felt this, the Matriarch’s voice sounded.“Young… young master Bottoms, is… is what my wonderful granddaughter just uttered the… the truth?”Everybody ultimately became quiet after hearing this question, then directly, their eyes turned to Alan Bottoms.As for Alan Bottoms who also heard the question, his gaze stayed on Sarah for a while, making her turn completely nervous before suddenly shaking his head slightly.“No. I haven’t met this lady before.”Everybody, “_”They became speechless and suddenly turned their gazes back to Sarah.“shameless!!!”“How could someone be this shameless?”“What a great liar!”“Wow, what an amazing granddaughter of the Johnson family.”Hearing all this, Ethan couldn’t help but abruptly glare ferociously at his sister before secretly dropping her hand and shifting to one side as if trying to inform everybody that he wasn’t related to her.As for Sarah, she doesn’t notice all this.Right now, she's currently busy being stunned to death and her head is presently thundering hysterically.‘How could it not be me?’‘I'm very certain I'm the only one from the family he saw last week, how could he say it was another girl?!’…..Looking at this person from her point of view right now, the old Matriarch couldn’t help but abruptly shake her head and breath in deeply.Although she’s currently angered to the core, she felt that now isn’t the time to teach her a lesson.Turning back to Alan Bottoms, she gave him an apologetic smile.“I'm sorry for letting you see this disgraceful side of my family,” she bowed.Instantly, Alan Bottoms shamelessly accepted the bow before waving her off.“It's nothing, madamé Johnson.”The old Matriarch finally heaved a great sigh of relief.“So… young master Bottoms, could you tell me which lucky lady of my family was able to gain your love?”Instantly again, everybody stopped whatever they were muttering and thinking before turning their complete attention to Alan Bottoms, waiting for his response.Alan Bottoms firstly smiled brightly for a while, remembering the stunning face he saw that day, then slowly, he raised his head and glanced in a particular direction before raising his forefinger, he pointed at her.“She, Fiona Johnson.”***** Everybody's heads followed the direction in which Alan Bottoms' finger was pointed, then instantly, all the buzzes within the hall died down and all sorts of expressions appeared on their faces. Two people standing beside each other could be seen there, Fiona and Sally. Right now, the two's mouths could be seen completely wide open. They couldn’t believe what they just heard. After a while, Sally gradually regained her composure and soon felt a surge of excitement building within her, growing into an overwhelming wave of fervor. She wasn’t expecting this great news. “You… you want to marry my daughter?” She suddenly questioned unconsciously. Hearing this, Alan Bottoms glanced at Sally, and although he felt nothing. Not even the slightest respect, he still nodded his head. “Yes aunty, your daughter had stolen my heart since the first day I set my eyes on her.” Apart from Sally and Alan Bottoms, nobody could still react. After another long while, Ethan's eyes abruptly f
*****“What nonsense are you brat talking, I dare you to repeat what you just said again!”Sally suddenly glared ferociously at her daughter, as if she would shoot out laser beams from her eyes and evaporate her to nothingness if she dares repeat what she just said.But unfortunately for her and the entire Johnson family, Fiona has already lost it completely right now to care about anything.“No!!!” She stood her ground without being moved at all and suddenly spat.“I will never agree to this! I’m a married woman!”Not flinching nor looking scared, she added.“How could I suddenly be told to marry another man?”Hearing this, the old Matriarch began to tremble all over again.She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.Ever since she knew Fiona. Apart from always acting cold, she had never been disrespectful to her or her seniors even when cursed to damnation.This is the first time.‘This stupid brat. How could she act like this at this critical moment?’The Old Matriarch
***** At the moment, a solitary figure could be observed strolling calmly and leisurely down a deserted street illuminated solely by the street lamps and the faint glow of the crescent moon above. This person is Rex Magnus who just left the coffee shop and is on his way home.Despite his apparent calmness at the moment, his mind is currently overwhelmed with the information given to him by May not long ago.'So, despite the affection, attention, and care I show that cousin, he was involved in the planning of the unfortunate and tragic incident that happened to me three years ago.'He pondered before a deep sigh abruptly escaped him and his eyes flickered with a cold glint within the dimly lit street. Then suddenly, memories of the diligent and taciturn young lad he once knew flooded into his mind.Although he lacked a deep understanding of human emotions, Rex Magnus had recognized the reverence and admiration the young man had for him then which was why he frequently guided him duri
***** Upon hearing her grandma's cold, emotionless voice, Fiona trembled instantly. Nevertheless, she responded while her gaze remained fixated on her palms resting on her lap. “Grandma, it… it was because I'm already married to the man provided by my brother.”As soon as these words reached the ears of everybody present, they became still. It was as if a heavy weight of emotion had descended upon them.They couldn’t help but suddenly remember the person known well to all the members of the Johnson family, Ronald Johnson, Fiona's Brother.He was the young and lone man who had single-handedly made the Johnson family a first-rated family when he was alive.Till today, nobody has forgotten him.In fact, some people still don’t believe in his death to date because they hadn’t seen his corpse or heard of anyone seeing it for the past three years.Suddenly, the old matriarch involuntarily squeeze her eyes shut for a moment and upon reopening them, they had become utterly devoid
***** Not knowing that his wife was being schemed against, Rex Magnus is presently blaming himself inside a hospital lounge. It’s a hospital of a moderate size that falls somewhere in between the best and worst options available in Chase City. This was the first hospital Rex Magnus had sighted earlier after searching about, so he had brought the old man and his granddaughter here. Who would have thought that after Rex Magnus and some nurses had finished moving the patient into the best ward within the hospital, he would be detained because that was what happened? In all honesty, Rex Magnus could leave if he so much desired, but to avoid unnecessary complications, he chooses to remain and he was left at one side while everybody instantly became extremely busy. It was as if something significant had occurred within the hospital, everywhere became abuzz with activities as doctors, nurses, and cleaners rushed about to create the best possible environment for the elderly man. Re
***** “Master Rodriguez's condition is by no way looking good at all this time around.”As soon as everybody standing before Rex Magnus heard this, they became filled with fear and hastily advanced, their face etched with deep concern and anxiety, leaving Rex Magnus alone with an expressionless and unconcerned face.Without being hasty at all, Rex Magnus took his time to enter before turning his gaze to study the patient currently lying on the bed dismissively.Done with this, he glanced at the old man currently checking the patient’s pulse with a still utterly blank face.Without making a sound, Rex Magnus stepped to the side to watch further.“Mi… mister Du, plea… please, could… could you… you save father?”One of the three middle-aged men wearing expressions of extreme concern on their faces suddenly implored earnestly. This was instantly followed by the remaining two men and the young girl, all of whom began to give pitiful pleading looks.“Please mister Du, help us
***** Everybody was currently glaring ferociously at Rex Magnus with killing intent visible in their eyes, but like he doesn’t notice, Rex Magnus remained unfazed.To him, their killing intent that could scare ordinary people to death was nothing but the roaring of a fly before a huge elephant.Rex Magnus stared at the Old Man Du's face with a vacant expression and monotonously repeated his words, infuriating the elderly man even more. Just as the old man was about to spit angrily, two loud voices roared.“You… you… you, which son of a peasant are you? How dare a piece of trash like you curse my father, are you tired of living?”“You fucking brat, how dare you speak nonsense that Mister Du would kill my father, are you really that tired of being alive?”“Young man, please watch your mouth please, don’t do what would make your good turn evil!”Despite being the only person who was kind to Rex Magnus earlier, even the little girl’s father is extremely mad right now.He
***** As they witnessed the expression on Old Mister Du’s face and overheard his muttered words, all present except for Rex Magnus became struck with intense fear. Abruptly, they gathered around the patient whose state was deteriorating rapidly with each passing moment.“Father (boohoo!!) please hold on, please don’t die, we can’t do anything without you!”“Father Please don’t leave us like this, please!!! (Boohoo!)”“Grandpa, please don’t die yet, you still haven’t fulfilled your promise to me that you would be there at my wedding and make sure my husband wouldn’t bully me.”Although all this was witnessed by Rex Magnus and he was immediately filled with pity for them, he had promised himself to keep mute since nobody would believe him anyways.Promptly, he gazed at the hysterically trembling old man on the bed and shakes his head pitifully.‘Poor old man, he must be praying for a swift death in his subconscious mind right now due to the unendurable agony he must be