- Insults from Lancaster
The car slowly drove into the manor. The atmosphere inside was completely different from the clamor outside, it was extremely solemn inside. The endless green fields were filled with Cullen Family's and Lancaster family's bodyguards, and each one of them stood with their hands behind their back preparing for battle.
Many cars were parked in front of the large villa.
A bodyguard stepped forward to help them open the car door. Just as Alice was about to get out. She was suddenly hugged from behind.
William reached out and hugged Alice from behind, and lowered his head and buried his face into her neck.
Maybe only at this moment, when he was about to go in and meet the people from Lancaster family did William become more honest.
Alice sat there motionlessly as she was held by him. Her heart felt like it had been grabbed by something, and she felt slight pain as she tilted her head.
"Don't look at me!"
William's voice was heavy.
Alice held his hand without turning her head, and said gently, "Alright, I won't look at you. I will sit here. You can carry me however long you want."
William didn't say anything as he tightly embraced her. He buried his face in his neck and breathed on her skin, as if he could stay there forever.
But reality was something to be faced with, and no one could avoid it.
When William got off the car, there was nothing strange with it. He reached out and straightened his sleeves, and under the protection of Frank and the bodyguards. He walked towards the door in high spirits.
The conference room was spotless and empty.
The sofas were all single-seater. Before Lancaster's people could arrive, Alice sat down beside William. Before she could steady himself, a voice sounded.
Young Master Peter.
Alice looked at William’s darkened face. She had her doubts, and hadn't asked Frank who was standing behind them, "Peter is Mona's little brother. The most unfavored son of the Lancaster family. She was placed in a foreign country all year round, but I didn't expect him to come here to meet with her.
So it was like this.
After the death of Master Cullen, everyone knew that William was the manager of the Cullen Family.
How could William endure it?
Alice looked at William and let go of her hand. A hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, and she stood up from the sofa.
At the door, a few bodyguards walked in first. Following which, a youth in a suit and leather shoes walked in. He was around sixteen to seventeen years old. With brown hair, blue eyes and a childish face.
"Second Young Master Cullen, hello."
The teenager walked in front of William and looked at him with disdain, and his chin raised very high.
Behind him stood Lancaster's team of lawyers. All of them looking down on him with contempt in their eyes.
"Hello, Peter."
William expressionlessly extended his hand out to shake hands with him.
The youth withdrew his hand and said, "You should respectfully call me Young Master Peter."
Honorable title.
Normally, William would have kicked the youth out already, but now he just stood there and said without getting angry, "Hello, Young Master Peter"
The teenager shook hands with him in satisfaction. William suddenly exerted force in his hands, and the teenager's face immediately flushed red. Before he could say anything, William had released his hand, "Sit."
As if reciting his words, he said, "Second Young Master Cullen, I am glad to meet you. I am still young, and my words are direct.
Alice looked at William, and William lowered his gaze. His eyes were gloomy. When he raised his head again, and his eyes were filled with the intent of friendship, "What do you want to say?"
"I really admire Second Young Master Cullen. Even though you knew you couldn't beat our family, and you still provoked us a few times, like the monkeys in the zoo. Father knew that I like monkeys, so they sent me over." It was obvious who had asked him to say it.
Hearing this, the atmosphere in the meeting room turned ice-cold.
Alice knew that Lancaster was here to insult them, but she never thought that they would be so ruthless. He directly likened William to a monkey, these words were from the mouth of a young man, and it was even more unbearable.
She sat with her hands clenched in her lap, almost wanting to get up and speak.
However, William just laughed indifferently, and said with a deep voice, "I can see that you memorize these words is also very tiring, why don't you get straight to the point, and let me see what your family wants."
Peter did not know how to reply. Someone at the side lowered his head to remind him, and Peter said, "Alright then, let my lawyer announce my father's intentions."
With that, an old lawyer walked to the center of the room, opened the black folder in his hands and started to read, "The right to exploitation of resources, Cullen Family’s three mines in South Africa, Cullen Family’ s..."
Without saying anything extra, the lawyer immediately started to propose a settlement request, directly asking for it with his mouth wide open. They really wanted to humiliate William with all their details.
As the lawyer read the words, the remaining people of Lancaster including Peter started to size up William, hoping to see his ugly expression.
But when they looked over, all they could see was an image, which was William staring at Alice, staring at him non-stop.
Lancaster had a lot of things to ask for and couldn't finish a few pages.
William allowed them to talk about him as they pleased, his handsome face carrying a sense of ease. After a while, he glanced behind him and saw Frank standing there, looking at the time. Then, he lowered his head slightly towards William.
David had already begun to move.
Everyone in Lancaster must be paying attention to the situation over here. They wanted to see if William would agree to all the conditions forthem to make way for him.
Alice sat there and raised her hand to hold William's hand.
When the lawyer was about to ask William to give up a few big wineries, William frowned. The people Lancaster had sent all had a look of joy on their faces, but they heard William holding Alice's hand and say, "Why is your hand so cold? I'll cover it for you!"
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