Chapter 9 Jayden's Support

Elyse kept silent, offering no words to Lanny.

"Mr. Owen, I've married off my daughter to you. Surely you ought to show some gratitude?" Despite his fear of Jayden, Lanny believed he was owed some benefits as the bride's

father.

In shock, Elyse raised her head, looking at him with disbelief. She wondered how he could so brazenly request favors from Jayden in front of everyone.

Driven by her own greed, Glenda supported him. "Yes, Mr. Owen, Elyse is our precious daughter. Surely we can't marry her off to you for nothing."

"Precious? Wasn't she locked in the basement?"

The smile on Jayden's face only increased Elyse's discomfort.

"That's enough, stop talking. In your eyes, I'm merely an object. You have no concern for me. You're just trying to recover your losses."

"I'm the one who raised you. Is it wrong to expect some benefits from your marriage? How can you take his side?" Lanny exclaimed, unashamed even after his motives were revealed. Comforting the embarrassed and outraged Elyse with a gentle pat, Jayden spoke calmly. "Of

course I can offer somethin:

Right after his words, an assistant stepped forward from behind him with a file bag and laid out

for large-scale projects

benefits. Consider them your compensation. If they're

trembling as he

he had never imagined the possibility of collaborating with the

before him, he was set to make a

quickly scanned the contracts and, with a joyful expression, signed his name. "There is

I trust you,

signed, each kept a

have your compensation, can Elyse go with me?" Lanny

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do whatever you wish with her. If she

inform me, and I'll scold her for you,"

by her parents' behavior, Elyse

a sigh of relief and asked in confusion, "Dad, who exactly was

"He is notorious for his ruthlessness and cruelty. There was a

was taken aback. "But he seemed

his car

had almost forgotten about him."

how powerful he once was, that time is past. Now he's just a disabled

giving him

parents and had remained silent until now, now

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