Chapter 403 The Engagement Switch


    The executives in the room couldn’t understand it–how could young people these days call off are engagement like it was nothing?


    And this wasn’t just a personal matter.


    One of the older executives finally lost his patience. “Mr. Hayes, forgive me for saying this, but this is no joke. Your engagement to Ms. ine is a business arrangement. It’s not just between the two of you. The Lynn family and our Hayes family had an official agreement. Now that the Lynns are gone, if you’re casting Ms. ine aside, we’ll have to reconsider whether you’re fit to lead the Hayes family”


    “Exactly. As the family head, your first priority should be thepany’s interests. With all due respect, that girl from the Sue family is nothing more than thete Mr. Goldbert’s illegitimate daughter. No matter how much Tristan dotes on her, there’s no way he’d actually hand over his assets. It’s all just talk. Mr. Hayes, you’d be wise to think about what’s right in front of you.”


    ine had inherited quite a bit from the Lynn family–enough to start apany and <i>take </i>it public.


    If Nn married her, everything the Lynns had would belong to them.


    As for Eliza, it wasn’t even clear if they’d ever get married. And it was highly unlikely Tristan would ever <i>let </i>his sister marry into Westbrook.


    From their perspective, the best thing for the Hayes family was for Nn to marry ine.


    Nn spoke slowly. “This meeting is only to inform you of the decision. I’m not here to ask for your input.”


    The executives‘ expressions grew even darker.


    One of them mmed the table and stood up. “Nn! Do we even matter to you at all?”


    Seeing that things were getting heated, Tyson finally stepped in. “Of course the Hayes family won’t mistreat Ms. ine. The engagement still stands. But as far as I remember, it was never specified that she had to marry Nn.”


    ine froze when she heard Tyson say that.


    The rest of the room looked confused.


    Tyson went on, “The agreement was between the Lynn and Hayes families. That means Ms. ine can marry anyone from the Hayes family. Isn’t that right, Ms. ine?”


    ine didn’t quite understand what he was getting at.


    Then Tyson stood up, walked over to her, and gently took her hand. “If you don’t mind, Ms. ine, I’d like to be your fiancé.”


    The color drained from ine’s face.


    She’d only agreed to call off the engagement to get Nn’s attention, just like Tyson told her.


    But now Tyson wanted to marry her?


    The other executives seemed to like the idea.


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    “Mr. Tyson’s right. He and Ms. ine would make a great match.”


    “If Ms. ine doesn’t want to marry Mr. Hayes, then Tyson is a perfect alternative. He’s one of the best of our younger generation.”


    And Tyson wasn’t even that much older than Nn.


    ine’s mind was aplete mess.


    She didn’t even know what she was doing anymore.


    Nn sat silently in his chair, saying nothing.


    Tyson looked at him and asked, “What do you think, Nn?”


    “I think Ms. ine and my uncle are a perfect match.”


    Nn said it without a flicker of emotion.


    ine’s face turned even paler.


    “Nn, what did you just say?”


    She felt utterly humiliated.


    Nn didn’t want to marry her, so now he was handing her off to Tyson?


    For the first time, ine felt like she was just a product being passed around.


    Tyson, meanwhile, hadn’t expected Nn to agree so readily.


    Didn’t Nn realize what this meant?


    If ine married him, it would basically mean handing over half of the family’s power.


    “Then it’s settled. Meeting adjourned.”


    Nn didn’t even nce back at ine. He stood up and walked out of the conference room without a second thought.


    ine tried to call after him, but Tyson grabbed her arm. “Ms. ine, keep your dignity.”


    She was the one who initiated the breakup. If she chased after Nn now, it would only make her look pathetic.


    Even if she wanted to run after him, she didn’t have an excuse anymore.


    In the lounge next door-


    Eliza hadn’t been trying to eavesdrop, but the shouting from the conference room was impossible to ignore.


    Every word carried straight through the walls.


    Especially the part where Tyson proposed to ine–it couldn’t have been more obvious what he was after.


    And Nn had agreed to it just like that.


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    “Waited long?”


    Nn opened the lounge door.


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