"I am ready for marriage." Killian replied without changing the expression on his face. No one can truly understand what he is thinking at all.
"Marriage?" Grandma and his father looked at him at the same time in shock and confusion. As if they couldn't believe what they were hearing.
"But I will decide who I will marry, and I have already chosen someone. You don't have to worry about anything else, just prepare for the wedding ceremony." Killian said.
"Have you really decided to marry? Who is she? What does she do? How does she look like?" His father suddenly spoke after listening for a long time.
"She's pretty good, and Donna doesn't reject her either," Killian said.
The members of the King family immediately looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Is she pretty good? Hmm, they have never heard Killian praise someone, especially a girl?
Grandma was immediately stunned, then started to laugh thinking he had already selected the girl. OK then, let's do it. Her grandson must really like that girl! Finally, he will realize what it means to be touched by someone. He looks like he doesn't care, but he will realize very soon what it means to have a real family very soon. That feeling of loving someone unconditionally.
His father glanced at his son, but in the end said nothing. He has always respected Killian's decision no matter what, since he said that he would marry, then let him marry someone he likes.
"Sir..." Miles glanced at his boss in fear, whether he could ask him questions or not. But curiosity got the worst of him, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you really want to choose Madam Liona as your wife?"
"That's right..." Killian nodded.
"Mr Milton would be overjoyed by this news. So sir, have you thought about pursuing Madam Liona for marriage? She will definitely agree."
"It doesn't matter whether she wants it or not. I want it. Besides, I know everything about my own future wife, I just need her at the wedding to say I do. I will make sure she never gets hurt, at least under my protection. As long as she doesn't dare to touch my bottom line, it's fine." Killian has a scar of about two centimeters at the corner of his eye. He looks a little fierce when he smiles. "As for love in marriage? I don't believe it. As long as she gives me an heir to please my Grandma, she can live like a queen beside me and enjoy my wealth and power."
Miles always felt that things shouldn't be like this, but he didn't know how to solve it. He found out that the young lady of Mr Milton's family was never brought into the public eyes, he despised his own daughter. Especially after seeing them that day. But why?
Mr King has already read everything about her, from her daily life routine to her habits, her favorites, her dislikes. He seemed to know her more than she would ever know about herself.
It's truly terrifying how much control Killian has over Liona's life decisions. And she doesn't even know her one innocent smile leads the most dangerous Mafia on earth to take interest in her. Poor girl, has no idea how drastically her life is going to change for the worse.
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A week later, Kings Building.
Mr Milton was sitting in the conference room, feeling both nervous and expectant. He kept looking at the door to see if Mr King's Assistant Miles had arrived or not.
Another secretary, who came in to help him change the coffee, comforted him, "Mr Milton, please wait a moment. The special secretary is almost done talking. He will probably be here in ten minutes."
"Okay, no rush, no rush." Mr Milton sat down with a little embarrassment.
Soon, Miles came in. The second secretary immediately stood up and greeted him, saying, "Sir Miles, this is Mr Milton's cooperation plan. He had been waiting for an hour. It's in Conference Room No. 2."
"Yeah." Miles took the document but did not look at it. He turned around and went back to Conference Room No. 2.
Mr Milton waited for an hour and finally waited for Mr King's arrival, but he doesn't like to talk about small things in person but his special assistant handles everything on his behalf. He immediately stood up excitedly: "Mr. Miles."
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, Mr. Milton," Miles said, with a hint of apology.
"It's okay, I came too early." Mr Milton said, but his eyes were fixed on the document in Miles' hand.
Miles smiled and said nothing. He sat opposite him and casually put the cooperation plan next to him: "Mr. Milton, we have studied your cooperation plan. It is very feasible. We are very interested in cooperation."
"That...that's great. It's our honor to cooperate with Kings." Mr Milton's eyes lit up, and his excitement was beyond words.
"But..." Miles' expression suddenly changed the subject.
"Is there any problem?" He asked nervously.
"Oh, don't be nervous. We are not only cooperating but also thinking about building a personal relationship with each other, so we should be more intimate." Miles said with a smile, "It's just that Grandma of Mr Killian King wants to invite Madam Liona to our house for a simple meal next Wednesday, which can be regarded as promoting the relationship between us. It's better for both parties to meet before they get married."
"Liona?" Mr Milton was shocked. "But she..."
"Is there any problem?" Miles asked with a smile, his fingers tapping casually on the cooperation plan at hand.
After a brief moment of shock, Mr Milton quickly reacted. Recalling what Mr King said the day when he left the hotel last time, he said he chose his daughter? He knew that the King family was arranging blind dates for marriage to have a future heir, and the marriage partner had become his own daughter Liona? Was Mr King really serious at that time?
"Okay, she will be there on Wednesday," said Mr Milton.
"Okay, then next week I'll have someone come to your office to discuss the specific plan with you. If there's no problem, the first batch of funds will come in soon." Miles continued.
"Okay." Mr Milton knew in his heart that whether this person would come and whether they could really cooperate would depend on this weekend's dinner and Liona's behavior.
Miles personally escorted the person to the elevator, then returned to the office and gave the cooperation plan to his assistant, saying, "You will be responsible for the cooperation. Bring a lawyer with you when you go next week. Do you remember what I told you last time?"
"Don't worry, the additional terms have already been drafted." He handed a piece of paper to Miles.
Miles took it, glanced at it twice, and said he was quite satisfied. He immediately called Mr King, "Sir, Madam Liona will be there next Wednesday for the family meeting dinner."
"I know. I will come back early that day." Killian said with a smile, "After all, she is my future wife."
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Mr Milton sat in the car, thinking about what to do about this matter all the way. When the driver stopped the car, he didn't react.
"Boss, we're at the company." The driver couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.
"Oh, oh." Mr Milton glanced out the window. Thinking about something for a while, "Take me to Liona's place."
"Yes." Although the driver didn't understand why his boss suddenly changed his mind and wanted to go home, he still obediently drove the car out again.
Eight o'clock in the evening, in the living room of Liona's Villa.
Liona looked at her father sitting opposite her with an incredulous look on her face: "Father, what did you guys mean just now?"
"Let me tell you." Mr Milton took over the conversation and said directly, "Your father's new company has problems, and they need to cooperate with Kings to overcome this huge difficulty. But there is a condition for cooperation with kings. That is, they need to have a business marriage with the current heir of the Kings family. Last time you met Mr King at the meeting."
"Then what does this have to do with me?" Liona asked, puzzled.
"Of course, it has everything to do with you? If you hadn't suddenly barged in that day, Mr Killian King wouldn't have fallen in love with you. Now he specifically wants you to marry him."
"Father, I really didn't mean it that day. I can go and apologize to the King family and explain everything to them. Besides, I'm your daughter, and how can you bargain my life for money!" Liona said in disbelief. She knew her father had no moral ethics whatsoever, but this is on another level. How old is she now? Just 18? How could she marry someone she doesn't even know? Let alone Killian King! That man is not a normal man!
"No!" Her father immediately refused loudly. If Liona was really asked to explain, would there still be hope for this cooperation? "It's just an arranged marriage. Liona, you don't have to love him immediately, you don't need to feel any burden. Just marry him. And give him his next heir. He won't treat you badly. The King family is very rich and powerful. It's a fate that many girls can't even ask for. It's your blessing to be chosen by Killian King."
"But I don't want to get married yet."
"Liona, my company is really in big trouble. If it weren't for this cooperation, I would probably have gone bankrupt." Mr Milton said earnestly, "Originally, this matter had nothing to do with you. But you were there that day. If you hadn't suddenly barged in, things wouldn't have been so complicated. But things have developed to this point. I only hope you can repay that I was willing to let you live after you killed my beloved wife..."
Boom!
You killed my beloved wife!
I let you live!
Her father's words were like a bomb, exploding over and over in Liona's mind. Her hands were shaking, and her words were trembling: "But you are my father, how could you threaten me in this way?"
"What's with that expression on your face? The King family is not a hellhole, and your father is not trying to harm you." He couldn't bear to see Liona's expression of being so sad after getting an advantage. "If Mr King hadn't taken a fancy to you, you wouldn't have been able to marry him even if you wanted to."
"Does it really matter whether I agree or not? You have already decided that I will have to marry that man." Liona sneered. She felt angry, then she realized that all her life she had been hoping her father would love her was in vain. He truly never cared for her. She had already found out Killian King's identity after that meeting. Her father is acting like he is doing her a favor by marrying her to Mafia. But she knows the truth how he really deals with people who dare to displease him in the slightest. She could sense fear in her father's voice, no matter what, she did not want any harm to come to her father, "Okay. I agree." Liona suddenly said.
"What?" Mr Milton was surprised, as if he didn't expect Liona to agree so easily. He thought she would rebel against him.
"You are right, we are a family. I am very grateful that you raised me for years. Since your company is in trouble, I will naturally help you if I can." Liona said.
"That's great." Me Milton said excitedly.
"But after this, don't look for me anymore." After that Liona returned to her own room. She looked up at the starry sky where there were millions of stars, as if they were mocking her stupidity that she had always cared for her father when he bluntly ignored her existence. She really wanted to run away from this place, but she was worried about Mr King getting angry and hurting her father.
Liona shed enough tears for years, so she would not shed another tear for such a cruel father. In fact, it is a kind of transaction, so what's wrong with it? After all, no one owes anyone anything.
Think about it from another perspective. My future husband is, to some extent, my benefactor. If he hadn't liked me, my father would never let me leave this house my whole life. Maybe marriage to that unknown man is better than getting hurt by my own father. At least that man will respect her enough to let her live a life she craved for years. Her freedom.
Maybe....
She can only hope, right?
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