Chapter 4


    Chapter 4 Mr Park Is Here


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    Annalise interjected before Kent could finish his sentence, “Yes. I know about Mr. Parks and Abigail’s


    engagement.” Half a year ago, when Kent went on a business trip to Jadeborough, he had helped an


    elderly by chance. The elderly man he helped turned out to be none other than the patriarch of the


    Parks family, Samuel Parks. Samuel thought Kent was a kind-hearted man, so he asked if thetter


    had a daughter and inquired how old she was, as Samuel had a grandson who was still unmarried.


    Kent immediately agreed to the suggestion after he knew that the old man was a member of the Parks


    family. He did not even ask about Samuel’s grandson’s age or health condition. Annalise remembered


    how Kent had rted the story to them back then. He told them he had helped that old man only


    because he saw that thetter was d in expensive clothes and had an extraordinary air about him.


    Seeing Samuel passing out after exiting the bank, Kent had helped the old man up just as over a dozen


    bodyguards immediately rushed over to protect Samuel. Judging by that unusual scene, Kent reckoned


    the old man’s identity had to be remarkable. Hence, when Samuel mentioned marriage, Kent agreed at


    once. Initially, Abigail was thrilled as well when she heard that she would be marrying a man from a


    wealthy family in Jadeborough. However, she regretted it after she requested her friend to ask around


    and found out that the eldest son of the Parks family was fifty-two years old and disabled. “Anna, Abbie


    and Benjamin are in love with one another. You know that they’ve been sleeping together as well. Our


    two families are already discussing their marriage, so I have no other choice but to let you fulfill the


    engagement with the Parks family from Jadeborough.” Annalise stared at her uncle with an amused


    expression. “Abbie and Benjamin are in love with one another? You don’t have any other choice but to


    let me fulfill the engagement with the Parks family from Jadeborough? Uncle Kent, are you talking


    about Benjamin Quigley when you mentioned Benjamin?” “That’s right.” “Riddle me this. Why is Abbie


    in love with my boyfriend? Is it because we did not announce our rtionship to the media, or is it due


    to the infrequency I’ve brought him home for meals together?” Kent was stumped. He rubbed his nose


    awkwardly. Abigail was displeased. She said haughtily, “Anna, I’m sorry, but Benjamin and I could not


    contain our feelings for one another. We’ve been together for so long. Perhaps I’m even carrying his


    child now.” Looking at Abigail’s smug appearance, Annalise retorted in disdain, “As someone with a


    great upbringing, you’re oddly proud of snatching another’s boyfriend and getting pregnant before


    marriage when one would normally feel ashamed after doing these things.” “You-” Abigail immediately


    exploded with fury. Annalise kept her calm. She stood up and said, “The engagement with the Parks


    family is your problem. I have nothing to do with it. It’s gettingte now, so I’ll be turning in now.”


    Annalise thought, “What a joke. They’re unwilling to let Abigail marry an old man, yet they are so


    desperate to be associated with the Parks family from Jadeborough. How dare he suggest that I


    marry into the Parks family instead and with such conviction.” At this moment, she even felt grateful


    that she was not raised by Kent. Otherwise, they would probably guilt-trip her into doing their bidding by


    telling her that they had brought her up. “Anna, no matter what, I have nurtured you to this age after


    your mother’s passing,” Kent piped up. Annalise was shocked to her core. She thought, “This is


    outrageous! How shameless is he to say something like this?” She gazed at him with a smile. “Did your


    way of nurturing me involve sending me to the countryside and allowing me to fend for myself?


    Bethany immediately attempted to lighten up the mood by chiming in cheerfully, “Anna, don’t me


    your uncle for that. We sent you to the countryside and provided our rtives with money to take good


    care of you. We were only informed of how they tormented youst year when-” “I’m going to bed first,”


    Annalise interrupted her. She despised recounting those incidents that happened in her past, as she


    would be enraged whenever those thoughts came to her. Annalise was finally made aware of the


    reason behind her uncle’s decision to keep her alive after meeting with her mother’swyer. Her mother


    had included a condition in her will that if anything unfortunate happened to Annalise, all the assets and


    profits belonging to Moonlight Group would be donated to the South River Foundation. Her mother had


    left her not only 70% of Moonlight Group’s shares but also the mansion her uncle’s family was staying


    in. Annalise vowed to take back everything that belonged to her. “Anna, don’t you want the shares that


    your mother left for you?” After Kent noticed Annalise’s stubbornness, his tone was no longer as gentle


    as before. Annalise had arrived at the bottom of the stairs when she heard his voice. She turned to look


    at him. “Yes, of course, I want the things my mother left for me.” She walked upstairs after that. Kent


    uttered firmly, “We will discuss your marriage when the members of the Parks familye tomorrow. I


    will return the shares your mother left you tomorrow if you marry into the Parks family.” Annálise


    continued going upstairs without saying another word. She thought, “I will take back all the shares my


    mother left me. As for the Parks family, feel free to arrange someone among yourselves to marry into


    their family!” Before this, she had not resorted to harsher methods such as using legal means to deal


    with the matter out of concern. Kent was her mother’s only brother. She had decided to take their blood


    ties into consideration. Now, it seemed that her concern was utterly unnecessary. Inside the living


    room, Bethany waited until Annalise went upstairs before she said in an undertone, “Hubby, do you


    think she agreed to our n?” Kent replied barbarically, “She has to agree regardless of her will. Once


    we’ve finalized the marriage between our family and the Parks family, we’ll render her unconscious and


    send her over if she’s reluctant to follow. our n.” Abigail was excited. “That’s right. That’s the right


    way to go. She’s the one who’s forcing us to do things the hard way.” Bethany whispered worriedly,


    “Are you really returning the 70% of shares of Moonlight Group to her?” Kent snorted. “In her dreams.


    She’s just a dumb and inexperienced girl who grew up in the countryside. I’ll talk to her nicely and coax


    her into signing a power of attorney to authorize me. In return, we’ll give her an annual dividend of 150


    thousand dors.” Abigail and Bethany looked at each other and smirked upon listening to him. The


    following day, before Annalise went downstairs, she heard the sound of car honks from outside the


    mansion. The living room turned lively afterward. At the same time, she received a WhatsApp message


    from Julian: “I’m here!” Annalise immediately changed into a T-shirt and jeans before heading


    downstairs. On the previous night, after she went upstairs, she had asked Julian about when he would


    be free to visit their family. He had informed her that he would be there with his grandfather, Samuel the


    next morning. Annalise was eager to observe the exciting turn of events after she found out that the


    patriarch of the Parks family would be tagging along with Julian. She had formted a n in her mind.


    She decided to take out her marriage certificate, embarrassing her uncle when he proposed to Old Mr.


    Parks to let her marry the eldest son of the Parks family. “Anna, hurry up and take a seat!” Kent and


    Bethany greeted her enthusiastically. “Uncle Kent, Aunt Bethany!” Annalise replied politely, wearing a


    grin. Then, she nodded courteously at Samuel and Julian. “Old Mr. Parks, is your eldest grandson not


    here today?” Kent asked after ncing at the two ssy-looking young men standing beside Samuel.


    He thought, “Are these two young men his other grandsons? If that’s the case, I should sound out if the


    Parks family favors them. If they do, I’ll let Abbie choose to be with any one of them. After all, marrying


    into the Parks family from Jadeborough is always better than the Quigley family.” Inside one of the


    rooms on the first floor, Abigail was peeking from the door gap at the scene in the living room. She


    shared her uncle’s sentiment when she failed to see an old man in a wheelchair and instead saw the


    two fine young men. If those two remarkable young men were Samuel’s grandsons and were


    coincidentally favored by the Parks family, she intended to select one of them to be with. At that


    thought, she instantaneously preened herself in front of the mirror and changed into a white dress.


    After putting on the dress, she twirled before the mirror, checking out her reflection before leaving the


    room in satisfaction. Abigail heard Samuel’s resounding voice upon stepping out of the room. He said


    to Kent, “My eldest grandson is here. We are here to discuss his marriage today, so there’s no way for


    him to be absent. Julian, where are your manners?” Speaking in a well-mannered yet distant tone,


    Julian greeted Kent and Bethany, “It’s a pleasure to meet with you. I am the eldest son of the Parks


    family, Julian Parks.”