Chapter 321
"Why? You''re not willing to?" Hawthorne asked unhappily when he saw Tom''s reaction.
Tom smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Paynes, to be honest, I''m married, so I don''t have that luck to
marry your granddaughter."
The fact that Tom was the uxorialocal son-inw of the Scotts was no longer a secret in H City. How
could Hawthorne not know? Now that Hawthorne said so, Tom suspected that Hawthorne was teasing
him.
Hawthorne was not surprised at all and said, "I know. Your wife''s name is Phoebe. She is Richard''s
granddaughter and the chairwoman of the SK Lighting. As far as I know, why she can be the
chairwoman of the SK Lighting was because of your help."
"Since you already know, why do you still mention that you want to marry your granddaughter to me?"
Tom said with a bitter smile, implying that Hawthorne was teasing him.
Hawthorne said, "Haha, Tom, don''t you think I''m joking with you?"
Tom rolled his eyes, which was obvious a yes to his question.
Hawthorneughed and said, "You misunderstood me. It''s normal for a good man to keep several
women. In the world, those excellent men have not only one woman for the rest of their lives. I''m not
joking with you. You are the best young man I have ever seen. Keeping several women is what you
deserve. Otherwise, it would be too boring to be with one woman for the rest of your life."
Tom was stunned when he heard this. He couldn''t believe that it was from Hawthorne''s mouth. Now it
was the 21st century, not the feudal era, and a society ruled byw. How could he act in this way?
Besides, Hawthorne was in his eighties. It wasn''t appropriate for him to say so.
Facing Hawthorne''s words, Tom could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.
Myles, who was making tea, said, "Tom, you don''t have to worry about if my little girl is your good
match. She is indeed a little cold and arrogant, but in terms of her figure, appearance, personality, and
manners, she is excellent. She won''t disappoint you."
It turned out that they wanted him to marry Myles''s daughter. No wonder Caroline looked at him
strangely just now. She looked at him as if he had already been her son-inw.
"Uncle Payne, I''m married. If I marry your daughter, it''s a crime of bigamy. It''s not fair to your daughter.
I assume she probably won''t marry a married man, right?" Tom thought he had said it tactfully and
clearly.
Now he really didn''t understand what these two men thought about. They actually proposed to marry a
daughter to him at this time. Were they teasing him?
Myles shook his head and said, "As long as Tom nods, I can make this marriage happen. We don''t
need you to be an uxorial son-inw, just be my son-inw. This is a good offer for you. Besides, as
long as you marry my daughter, you will have our the Paynes''s support, and the North Sky Association
will definitely not dare to trouble you again."
It did sound tempting, and there was nothing but good for Tom. Any normal man would know what to
do. But Tom knew that the reason why the Paynes made this choice was not simple as it seemed, and
there must be something more.
Tom thought for a while and said, "It sounds very tempting. I''ve taken all the advantages. But grandpa,
uncle, you may not know me very well. I don''t like taking advantage of others, so I''m sorry. I can''t agree
to this marriage."
Hawthorne and Myles looked at each other, and then Myles said, "Tom, I knew we couldn''t hide
anything from you. At your age, with such achievements and such a manner, you are one in a million!"
Tom just smiled and said nothing.
Then Myles added, "Tom, you''re right. Now, we won''t hide it from you. The reason why our the Paynes
wants to marry a daughter to you is not that simple, but there is nothing harmful to you. We like you.
You are only 28 years old, and you have reached the Innate Realm, which is rare in the world. I''m not
afraid to tell you the truth. Although our the Paynes seemed very powerful, in fact, there are no experts
cultivating to the Innate Realm in our family."
Tom remained silent after hearing this. He was thinking if Myles was telling the truth. Logically
speaking, a business family like the Paynes had very strong connections. Even if there was no expert
reaching the Innate Realm in the family, it didn''t matter.
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After analyzing, Tom thought that Myles was still hiding something from him.
Just as Tom was about to speak, suddenly, the door of the study was violently pushed open. A graceful
figure came in, with an angry voice sounded, "I can''t marry him!"
Tom was not surprised by this woman''s intrusion. He had already heard her footsteps.
He looked back and saw a tall, beautiful, and fair-skinned beauty. She looked very young. At eighteen
or neen years old, she was probably still a college student. Undoubtedly, this beautiful woman was
Myles''s daughter, Isabe.
Hawthorne immediately frowned and said unhappily, "Isabe, how dare you to break in? Get out!"
Isabe didn''t go out. Instead, she strode in, took a cold look at Tom, and then said to Hawthorne and
Myles seriously, "Grandpa, dad, I''m still in college, and I have a boyfriend. I can''t marry him! Just give
up!"
Myles was angry. He had just promised Tom and boasted that as long as Tom nodded, he could make
the marriage happen. He didn''t expect that Isabe immediately appeared and pped him hard in the
face. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he felt embarrassed now.
"How dare you!" Myles pped the table and stood up to scold, "To make match by parents'' order and
match-maker''s word is right and proper, and it''s not your turn to decide your marriage! Besides, your
bullshit boyfriend is much worse than Tom. You have to break up with him as soon as possible, or I
won''t spare him!"
Although Myles was very well-bred in front of Tom, it was terrifying when he got angry
Isabe''s face was cold. She was not too afraid. It could tell that she was a very stubborn person. She
boldly looked at Myles''s eyes and said, "It''s the 21st century now. Are you still doing this? Anyway, I
can''t break up with him, let alone marry this man!"
Without Myles and Hawthorne''s agreement, she turned around and left, giving them a cold and
stubborn figure. She would not change her attitude easily.
After Isabe left, the air in the study was a little awkward. Hawthorne and Myles were a little
embarrassed.
Tom was very good at dealing with people. He took the initiative to break the silence and said with a
smile, "Grandpa, uncle, there''s still something waiting for me to deal with at mypany. If there''s
nothing else, I''ll take my leave first."
Hawthorne said, "Tom, as for what happened just now, don''t take it to heart. My granddaughter has
been naughty since she was a child, but she is good-tempered."
"Actually, Miss Payne is right. It''s the 21st century and people own their freedom of marriage. Since
Miss Payne already has a boyfriend, we really shouldn''t force her to do something she doesn''t like."
Tom said.
Myles said, "That''s not the case. No matter when, parents arrange marriage for their children for their
own good... Forget it. Tom, since you have something to deal with, then we won''t dy you. Come to
visit us when you have time."
"Okay."
Tom and Master Chou left the Paynes. Halfway through, Master Chou said, "Young Master, actually,
you shouldn''t have rejected their offer. It would bring you benefits if you marry Isabe."
"How dare you talk to me about this. I haven''t med you yet. You had a hand in this marriage offer,
right?" Tom said coldly.
Master Chou did not deny it and said, "It''s also what Master Sunny wanted."
Sunny again? Tom frowned and said, "She shouldn''t stick her nose into my business."