"Dad, do you know why they are talking about engagement all of a sudden?" Jack's father, Dalton, asked Victor.
"What's there to be worried about? This is a good thing for our family. Maybe, we may rise and be able to compete with some families in the capital." Victor replied with a smile plastered on his face.
The moment that Dalton heard his father's words, he was at first surprised then the next moment he was ecstatic. This was a great opportunity for his Alfonso family.
After all, a member of a big family wanted to marry one of the sons or daughters of Alfonso family. Even if it won't be one of his children, or even if it was his brothers' child, he would still benefit at the end of it as he was the current family head.
With the support of such a big family, he could start influencing the capital city. Furthermore with such a connection, he could start expanding the influence of the Fonso group. As such, the competition that he would be experiencing from other families from other cities, would be greatly diminished if not removed.
As he thought of this, a smile gradually appeared on his face. He could not wait to know who was going to get married or being married. The other party had just stated that they were coming for an engagement.
But till this moment, they didn't know if the one that was coming with the old man was a boy or a girl. It was at this moment that Dalton finally understood why his father Victor had summoned all the members of Alfonso family to come back.
Furthermore, he had made sure to someone back even those that had gone to other cities, as long as they had not married or been married. That's right, only those that were in marriage were spared from this.
Although there were some of the family members that had been engaged already, the old man didn't care about it. Engagements could be broken as long as that person was selected by the old man that was coming.
"Are you sure that all the preparations are in position?" Victor suddenly asked bringing Dalton out of his thoughts.
"Yes father, I have already made all the arrangements that are necessary. I know how important this occasion is, so, I won't mess up." Dalton replied confidently.
Victor nodded in satisfaction while looking at the members of the Alfonso family that were standing with him at the entrance. He suddenly frowned as he looked into the crowd.
Upon noticing the frown on Victor's face, Dalton asked, "Father, is something wrong?"
At this moment, Victor shifted his gaze towards Dalton as he asked with confusion, "Where is that little brat, Jack?"
Upon hearing this question, Dalton's heart skipped a beat. When he made a decision to expel Jack from the Alfonso family, he hadn't asked his father about his opinion. His father was away at that time and only came back the previous night with the news about the engagement.
He had planned to tell him later but he had forgotten about it with the news of the engagement coming in. It was only at this moment that he was reminded about it.
After hesitating for a moment, he replied without hiding a thing. He told the old man about everything that had happened since Jack's departure.
The more the old man listened, the colder his expression became. It was a sure bet that his anger was soaring at the moment.
"Why did you come to such a decision without consulting me?!" Victor roared at this moment. This roar immediately attracted the attention of the other members of the Alfonso family.
But although their attention was attracted by the shout, it had successfully repelled them as their bodies tried to move as far away as possible from the old man. None of them didn't know about the old Man's temper. As long as he was angered, he would turn the house upside down till the moment that is anger would cool down.
Facing the angry old man, even Dalton was flustered. He took a deep breath, but he didn't dare to speak a word. He knew that the more he spoke, the more he would anger the old man.
After ranting for a while, Victor calmed down. This was not just because of his anger had calmed down at the moment, it was simply because there were visitors, very important ones as a matter of fact, that were coming not long from that moment.
"Let us receive the guests first. After they leave, we will talk about this." Victor stated as he tried to retain his composure.
Although he didn't like Jack, that didn't mean that it was to the extent of expelling him from the family. He was an Alfonso at the end of the day. And no matter what they did, if they took a DNA test, they would still find that he had the Alfonso bloodline.
"Hehehe, I want to see how he gets out of this now."
"He decisively expelled his own son out of the family just to maintain his reputation. Now that the old man is back, he sure is going to suffer."
"Oh, I can't wait for the time that the visitors will be leaving. At that time, there will be a good show to watch."
At the side, those that were competing for the CEO position or they didn't like Dalton, began murmuring to each other. It was only when Victor glared at them that they shrunk their necks and kept quiet.
But the look of contempt, as well as a look of expectation didn't disappear from their faces. After all, this was one of the rare chances when the old man was angry at Dalton. So, they would make sure that they used it to the maximum possible.
Just as the old man was about to berate them, a car's honking sound made him shift his attention towards the road that led towards the highway.
There was a convoy of luxury cars coming towards the entrance of the Alfonso mansion. The old man immediately led the members of Alfonso family to go out and welcome the guests.
They escorted the cars to the parking lot. There was a total of 6 cars with the leading car being a Maybach GLS600. The others were all Volkswagen Arteon.
The moment that the doors of the Volkswagen Arteon opened, several bulky men in black suits and black glasses got out. There were about twenty of them present.
Two of them went forward and opened the doors of the backseat on each side, while the others stood in attention while observing the surroundings. Soon after that, an old man with grey hair alighted with his walking cane.
The walking cane was exquisite as it had a raven head. The handle was silver in color while the body was bronze. Just from a glance, one could tell that this walking cane was made from a special material.
pαпdα Йᴏνê|,сòМ The old man's face showed that he was in his mid seventies in the least. But, his walking posture, although slightly bent, was still energetic and domineering. The aura that was emitted by the old man would make all those that were looking at him feel both respect and fear towards him.
Currently, the old man was wearing a white suit. He had a pair of brown shoes on. As he walked forward, the walking stick would occasionally knock onto the ground, making people tense and sometimes, their hearts would skip a beat.
On the other side of the car, a young lady that seemed to be eighteen or nineteen years old alighted. She was a beauty with a rating of 91. Green hair that dropped to her shoulders, grey eyes that matched the old man's as well as a good figure.
As soon as she alighted, most of the males couldn't help but swallow their saliva loudly. The purple dress that she was wearing accentuated her figure so well in that, even those that were nearing their thirties were mesmerized by her.
Steve was amongst those that couldn't help but stare at her. But, he knew his limits and managed to shift his gaze towards the side. After all, this wasn't a simple girl that he could hit on.
But, he thought of something. That was the fact that, the two were here for an engagement. If they chose him, he would have this beauty to himself as his wife in the future.
He straightened his posture and tried to make sure that he would stand out among the crowd of the youths that were waiting and watching with hints of greed in their eyes.
The young lady walked towards the old man and held one of his arm as support. Although the old man was energetic, the lady seemed to be more concerned about him.
The old man simply smiled as he rubbed her head. He really dotted on this granddaughter of his.
"Welcome master Alton, and young miss." Victor went forward as he gave the old man a bow. The other members of Alfonso family immediately followed the gesture as they greeted the duo.
Alton nodded in satisfaction at the attitude that the family was showing. He rubbed the beard on his chin as he revealed a smile. He then waved his hand at Victor and the others, "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite. You all can rise up."
Victor and the others immediately rose their upper bodies that were slightly bent. After that, they welcomed the old man and his granddaughter into the well decorated mansion.
After serving them with a cup of tea with a few snacks, Victor and the others waited patiently for the old man to speak.
The boys were already looking at the old man with expectation in their eyes. Since there was only the old man and the girl, it was obvious that the one that was here for the engagement was the girl. So, the young men in the family were excited, waiting for the old man to say who she was getting engaged to.
Upon seeing the expectant look of the crowd, Alton put the cup of tea on the table and spoke, "I guess you all know the reason for my visit today. So, I don't think that I need to repeat myself. As you can see, my granddaughter here is the one that is going to get engaged."
Although the engagement was a decision made by Alton, none of the members of Alfonso family refuted as they lost nothing at all. In fact, they would benefit a lot from this.
"So, master Alton, can you tell me to whom you wanted your granddaughter to be betrothed to?" Victor asked after the old man finished speaking. He too was quite expectant to see which of his grandchildren wad going to be selected.
Alton shifted his gaze to Dalton as he spoke with a smile on his face, "Your youngest son."
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