Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Chris Roland was seated at the dining table with the entire Lancaster family when Amella, Sophia's grandmother, walked into the dining room.

Her eyes lit up as soon as she spotted him.

"Chris Roland, how is your fatho

Jerry, doing?" she asked warmly.

"He's doing great, thanks for asking," Chris replied with a smile.

"I heard your father not only helped us secure three invitations to the Kingston banquet but also sent a gift to Sophia. I haven't had the chance to thank him personally," Amelia said, somewhat coyly.

"It's all right," Chris responded. "He's been very busy."

"No," Lady Lancaster interjected firmly.

"It's impolite not to thank him directly. We have our manners to uphold. Please video call your father. I want to thank him personally, and Sophia should

ds well."

"All right," Chris agreed, pulling out his phone and connecting the call to the large screen in the dining room so everyone could see.

Jerry's face soon appeared, set against the backdrop of a hotel room.

"Father," Chris began, "I'm here with the Lancaster family. They want to thank you for the invitation cards and the jewelry you sent."

face twisted

the invitation cards from the table and held them up alongside the jewelry that Sophia was still deciding whether to wear to

Your Ele nce

added, "It's not my father's store; it's Kingston's store that

on the

same jewelry that had

he had been

those gifts last night?"

smiling. "Thank you,

as Lady

to get us those

at this banquet. I've heard they're venturing into biomedical; doesn't that align

Jerry frowned.

Lancaster pressed on, her voice

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and making him the CEO, You leveraged your connections to align Kingston's business with his, didn't you? In just five years, that company has already become

eyes as she continued, "I want

we're going to be family. You know Chris

face turned pale, "Grandma, I'm already

Chris, with or without your grandfather's consent!" Lady Lancaster

in his eyes, seizing the opportunity. "But if you can promise that Sophia will marry Chris, I'll help the Lancasters secure the Kingston

Jerry was desperate.

been fired as the general manager of Elegance & Co. and hadn't dared to tell his wife,

real name wasn't Jerry Roland but Jerry White. When he started working at Elegance & Co., he used his

insisted he change his last name to fit into the family, and so he

gain favor with the wealthy, but after fifteen years of kowtowing, it had all

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