Chapter 1881


    “Birthday party?” Francesca sat up straighter in surprise. “Is it Danrique''s birthday today?”


    “Yes, it is.” Gordon nodded.


    “That''s weird. Why are other people preparing his birthday celebration instead of his family?”


    Francesca asked in confusion. “What''s that about?”


    “Well...” Gordon trailed off as he thought about it for a second. “You''re going to be part of the


    Lindberg family eventually, so I had better let you know about the four great families first.” “Okay!”


    Francesca was already intrigued. She really wanted to know why exactly the Lindberg family would


    have such immense control along with the other three great families. How could these four families be


    more influential than the royal family?


    Gordon began telling her everything.


    “There are four great families: The Harringtons, the Yarrows, the Atkinson, and, of course, the


    Lindbergs. A hundred years ago, the four families founded the Lindberg


    Corporation.


    “Thispany really took off and eventually became highly renowned because of the cooperation


    between the four great families, as well as the skillful management by the Lindberg ancestors.


    “However, after Old Lady Lindberg passed away, the Lindberg Corporation higher-ups stopped getting


    along. Once Mr. Lindberg took over at a young age, the four great families began to split apart.


    “The Harrington, Yarrow, and Atkinson families refused to be led by the Lindbergs and constantly


    plotted how to get a bigger portion of the shares. They wanted to be on the same level as the


    Lindbergs, and at one point even that wasn''t enough. They wanted to overthrow the Lindbergs and


    take over thepany.”


    Gordon suddenly paused and said seriously, “They definitely have an ulterior motive for nning this


    banquet. Of course, they wouldn''t dare to do anything major, but they certainly didn’t have the best


    intentions. With this in mind, please stick closely to Mr. Lindberg and don''t lose sight of him.” “Well, if


    this is the case, then why did he want me there?” Francesca asked, now ufortable with the


    prospect of her attending. “What if they''ll target me from now on?”


    “Mr. Lindberg will protect you,” Gordon said with a chuckle. “Don''t worry. No matter how sinister they


    may seem, all they''re after is money. They wouldn''t dare get on Mr. Lindberg''s bad side, and they


    definitely won''t bother you.”


    “Are you sure?” Francesca pursed her lips. “Danrique is too arrogant sometimes. It''s always better to


    be safe than sorry.”


    But-’


    “It’s okay. I got it.”


    Francesca couldn''t be bothered to say more. It wasn''t as if she was actually going to get married to


    Danrique. She was simply ast-minute cover-up, so those people probably wouldn''t waste too much


    effort on her anyway.


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    Gordon didn''t say anything else.


    Francescay against the headrest and closed her eyes to take a nap.


    However, the moment she began to fall asleep, they arrived at their destination.


    One of the subordinates opened the door for her. The moment she stepped out, two female


    bodyguards reached out to help her, but she was already standing on the ground steadily. Compared to


    the other female guests, she was extremelyfortable and self-sufficient.


    “That''s quite the crowd.”


    She nced at the flurry of expensive cars parked all around.


    Some extravagantly dressed people were already waiting to greet others by the sidewalk.


    Francesca was still zoned out looking at the people around her when she heard a few cars


    approaching. She turned to see some silver cars pull up and the bodyguards immediately rushed over.


    “What are you looking at?”


    Danrique reached out and caressed her head softly. Their height difference made it seem like he was


    an adult teasing a child.


    “You look great,” Francesca said as she looked up at him admiringly.


    Danrique smiled and reached out a hand to her. New ch?pter av?ble o? Draмаnоvеls.cоm


    She hesitated, but couldn''t hold herself back from putting her hand in his. He naturally intertwined their


    fingers together and held her hand tightly.


    Almost instantaneously, she felt a surge of warmth rush up her arm and into her heart.


    Her heartbeat began to speed up and her pretty little face began to redden.