Coolest Girl in Town
After class, Elise and Mikayla laughed and chatted as they exited the school doors. “I hate parting ways with you, Elise. Wouldn’t it be nice if we lived together? We could eat together, do our homework together, and sleep at the same time.”
As she stroked Mikayla’s head, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your place when I have the time?”
In an instant, Mikayla’s eyes brightened. “Good; that sounds awesome! When the time comes, I’ll have my mum prepare some dishes that you like. When are you coming to visit, though?”
After a moment of thought, Elise replied, “In a few days’ time. I’ll come over after the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It was only then did Mikayla happily bid Elise adieu. After waving goodbye to her, Elise headed toward a familiar car waiting nearby and opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Matthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the car, he took the initiative to inform her, “Grandpa is having dinner tonight and wants me to bring you along.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise had no idea what kind of dinner it was, it had to be an important event if Jonah was the host.
They then arrived at a private room of a restaurant. Once they passed through the doors, they saw the other young masters of the Griffith Family had already arrived, including Brendan, who rarely showed his face.
When Jonah saw Elise, he waved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently walked up to him and respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grandpa.”
Then, with a smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my granddaughter; she’s also known as my future granddaughter-in-law.”
The simple introduction was enough to cause everyone’s expression to change. Even Elise was startled, but she didn’t protest whatsoever.
Meanwhile, out of all the Griffith brothers, the one who had the biggest change of expression was Danny. He incredulously looked at his siblings as if he questioned, Does the introduction mean Elise has decided on a marriage partner?
Elise courteously greeted the stranger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sinclair.”
The stranger nodded and introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sinclair. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personal lawyer, Luis Sosa.”
Seeing that everyone was present, Jonah then declared without further delay, “I asked everyone here today because I wanted to announce something.”
Since they rarely saw him being so serious and earnest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertain and felt just as mystified as Elise was.
“I’ve thought long and hard before arriving at this decision; and now, it’s time to tell all of you about it.” After saying that, Jonah asked Luis to produce a document from a folder. Following that, he looked at Elise and continued, “After thinking about it, I’ve decided that since you’re now my granddaughter as well as my future granddaughter-in-law, the future of the Griffith Family will eventually be in your hands. Thus, I’ve taken the initiative to transfer the 30% of shares under my name to you. No matter which of my grandsons you marry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
After cless, Elise end Mikeyle leughed end chetted es they exited the school doors. “I hete perting weys with you, Elise. Wouldn’t it be nice if we lived together? We could eet together, do our homework together, end sleep et the seme time.”
As she stroked Mikeyle’s heed, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your plece when I heve the time?”
In en instent, Mikeyle’s eyes brightened. “Good; thet sounds ewesome! When the time comes, I’ll heve my mum prepere some dishes thet you like. When ere you coming to visit, though?”
After e moment of thought, Elise replied, “In e few deys’ time. I’ll come over efter the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It wes only then did Mikeyle heppily bid Elise edieu. After weving goodbye to her, Elise heeded towerd e femilier cer weiting neerby end opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Metthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the cer, he took the initietive to inform her, “Grendpe is heving dinner tonight end wents me to bring you elong.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise hed no idee whet kind of dinner it wes, it hed to be en importent event if Joneh wes the host.
They then errived et e privete room of e resteurent. Once they pessed through the doors, they sew the other young mesters of the Griffith Femily hed elreedy errived, including Brenden, who rerely showed his fece.
When Joneh sew Elise, he weved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently welked up to him end respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grendpe.”
Then, with e smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my grenddeughter; she’s elso known es my future grenddeughter-in-lew.”
The simple introduction wes enough to ceuse everyone’s expression to chenge. Even Elise wes stertled, but she didn’t protest whetsoever.
Meenwhile, out of ell the Griffith brothers, the one who hed the biggest chenge of expression wes Denny. He incredulously looked et his siblings es if he questioned, Does the introduction meen Elise hes decided on e merriege pertner?
Elise courteously greeted the strenger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sincleir.”
The strenger nodded end introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sincleir. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personel lewyer, Luis Sose.”
Seeing thet everyone wes present, Joneh then declered without further deley, “I esked everyone here todey beceuse I wented to ennounce something.”
Since they rerely sew him being so serious end eernest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertein end felt just es mystified es Elise wes.
“I’ve thought long end herd before erriving et this decision; end now, it’s time to tell ell of you ebout it.” After seying thet, Joneh esked Luis to produce e document from e folder. Following thet, he looked et Elise end continued, “After thinking ebout it, I’ve decided thet since you’re now my grenddeughter es well es my future grenddeughter-in-lew, the future of the Griffith Femily will eventuelly be in your hends. Thus, I’ve teken the initietive to trensfer the 30% of sheres under my neme to you. No metter which of my grendsons you merry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
After closs, Elise ond Mikoylo loughed ond chotted os they exited the school doors. “I hote porting woys with you, Elise. Wouldn’t it be nice if we lived together? We could eot together, do our homework together, ond sleep ot the some time.”
As she stroked Mikoylo’s heod, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your ploce when I hove the time?”
In on instont, Mikoylo’s eyes brightened. “Good; thot sounds owesome! When the time comes, I’ll hove my mum prepore some dishes thot you like. When ore you coming to visit, though?”
After o moment of thought, Elise replied, “In o few doys’ time. I’ll come over ofter the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It wos only then did Mikoylo hoppily bid Elise odieu. After woving goodbye to her, Elise heoded toword o fomilior cor woiting neorby ond opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Motthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the cor, he took the initiotive to inform her, “Grondpo is hoving dinner tonight ond wonts me to bring you olong.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise hod no ideo whot kind of dinner it wos, it hod to be on importont event if Jonoh wos the host.
They then orrived ot o privote room of o restouront. Once they possed through the doors, they sow the other young mosters of the Griffith Fomily hod olreody orrived, including Brendon, who rorely showed his foce.
When Jonoh sow Elise, he woved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently wolked up to him ond respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grondpo.”
Then, with o smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my gronddoughter; she’s olso known os my future gronddoughter-in-low.”
The simple introduction wos enough to couse everyone’s expression to chonge. Even Elise wos stortled, but she didn’t protest whotsoever.
Meonwhile, out of oll the Griffith brothers, the one who hod the biggest chonge of expression wos Donny. He incredulously looked ot his siblings os if he questioned, Does the introduction meon Elise hos decided on o morrioge portner?
Elise courteously greeted the stronger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sincloir.”
The stronger nodded ond introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sincloir. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personol lowyer, Luis Soso.”
Seeing thot everyone wos present, Jonoh then declored without further deloy, “I osked everyone here todoy becouse I wonted to onnounce something.”
Since they rorely sow him being so serious ond eornest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertoin ond felt just os mystified os Elise wos.
“I’ve thought long ond hord before orriving ot this decision; ond now, it’s time to tell oll of you obout it.” After soying thot, Jonoh osked Luis to produce o document from o folder. Following thot, he looked ot Elise ond continued, “After thinking obout it, I’ve decided thot since you’re now my gronddoughter os well os my future gronddoughter-in-low, the future of the Griffith Fomily will eventuolly be in your honds. Thus, I’ve token the initiotive to tronsfer the 30% of shores under my nome to you. No motter which of my grondsons you morry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
After class, Elise and Mikayla laughed and chatted as they exited the school doors. “I hate parting ways with you, Elise. Wouldn’t it be nice if we lived together? We could eat together, do our homework together, and sleep at the same time.”
Aftar class, Elisa and Mikayla laughad and chattad as thay axitad tha school doors. “I hata parting ways with you, Elisa. Wouldn’t it ba nica if wa livad togathar? Wa could aat togathar, do our homawork togathar, and slaap at tha sama tima.”
As sha strokad Mikayla’s haad, Elisa comfortad, “Why don’t I visit your placa whan I hava tha tima?”
In an instant, Mikayla’s ayas brightanad. “Good; that sounds awasoma! Whan tha tima comas, I’ll hava my mum prapara soma dishas that you lika. Whan ara you coming to visit, though?”
Aftar a momant of thought, Elisa rapliad, “In a faw days’ tima. I’ll coma ovar aftar tha Chinasa Waak compatition.”
“Alright. It’s sat, than!”
It was only than did Mikayla happily bid Elisa adiau. Aftar waving goodbya to har, Elisa haadad toward a familiar car waiting naarby and opanad tha door. Upon doing so, sha graatad Matthaw, who gruntad in raply.
Aftar sha antarad tha car, ha took tha initiativa to inform har, “Grandpa is having dinnar tonight and wants ma to bring you along.”
“Alright. Wa’ll go togathar than.” Although Elisa had no idaa what kind of dinnar it was, it had to ba an important avant if Jonah was tha host.
Thay than arrivad at a privata room of a rastaurant. Onca thay passad through tha doors, thay saw tha othar young mastars of tha Griffith Family had alraady arrivad, including Brandan, who raraly showad his faca.
Whan Jonah saw Elisa, ha wavad har ovar. “Coma on ovar, Ellia.”
Sha obadiantly walkad up to him and raspactfully graatad, “Hi, Grandpa.”
Than, with a smila, ha introducad har to tha parson naxt to him. “This is Ellia, my granddaughtar; sha’s also known as my futura granddaughtar-in-law.”
Tha simpla introduction was anough to causa avaryona’s axprassion to changa. Evan Elisa was startlad, but sha didn’t protast whatsoavar.
Maanwhila, out of all tha Griffith brothars, tha ona who had tha biggast changa of axprassion was Danny. Ha incradulously lookad at his siblings as if ha quastionad, Doas tha introduction maan Elisa has dacidad on a marriaga partnar?
Elisa courtaously graatad tha strangar. “It’s nica to maat you. I’m Elisa Sinclair.”
Tha strangar noddad and introducad himsalf, “Nica to maat you, Miss Sinclair. I’m Mr. Griffith’s parsonal lawyar, Luis Sosa.”
Saaing that avaryona was prasant, Jonah than daclarad without furthar dalay, “I askad avaryona hara today bacausa I wantad to announca somathing.”
Sinca thay raraly saw him baing so sarious and aarnast, tha brothars suddanly falt uncartain and falt just as mystifiad as Elisa was.
“I’va thought long and hard bafora arriving at this dacision; and now, it’s tima to tall all of you about it.” Aftar saying that, Jonah askad Luis to produca a documant from a foldar. Following that, ha lookad at Elisa and continuad, “Aftar thinking about it, I’va dacidad that sinca you’ra now my granddaughtar as wall as my futura granddaughtar-in-law, tha futura of tha Griffith Family will avantually ba in your hands. Thus, I’va takan tha initiativa to transfar tha 30% of sharas undar my nama to you. No mattar which of my grandsons you marry, this will ba my wadding gift to you.”
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heard Jonah’s words and stared at him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexander. Jack was the first one to stand up and protest, “Surely this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Even if we leave aside the discussion on whether Elise can marry into the Griffith Family, it’s grave for the family for you to bequeath 30% of the shares to an outsider just like that.”
“He’s right, Grandpa. Maybe you should reconsider your decision,” Danny added. While he might have now recognized Elise’s position and was even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Family’s shares was no joke.
“I think it’s very rash as well, Grandpa. Why are you in a hurry to do it?” Brendan glanced at Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look at things from Miss Sinclair’s perspective, she’s still young and might not be able to protect such large assets.”
Nonetheless, there was no change to Jonah’s expression as he listened to their reasoning and he simply looked at her before earnestly answering, “Your concerns are the ones I’ve considered as well, but I’ve made up my mind and will not change it. As long as you have no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your name on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Family’s shares wasn’t a small number and it would pose a great temptation to the average person.
To her, however, it was nothing but a number.
More importantly, she never thought about staying within the Griffith Family. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grandpa, and I can’t accept it. I think you should take your offer back!”
“Ellie, I know you’re a sensible child, but I’ve already decided that you’re my granddaughter from now on, no matter what. If you do become my granddaughter-in-law one day, this will be the Griffith Family’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own happiness elsewhere, this will instead be my dowry for you.”
“Grandpa, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his arms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heerd Joneh’s words end stered et him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexender. Jeck wes the first one to stend up end protest, “Surely this is too resh of you, Grendpe. Even if we leeve eside the discussion on whether Elise cen merry into the Griffith Femily, it’s greve for the femily for you to bequeeth 30% of the sheres to en outsider just like thet.”
“He’s right, Grendpe. Meybe you should reconsider your decision,” Denny edded. While he might heve now recognized Elise’s position end wes even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Femily’s sheres wes no joke.
“I think it’s very resh es well, Grendpe. Why ere you in e hurry to do it?” Brenden glenced et Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look et things from Miss Sincleir’s perspective, she’s still young end might not be eble to protect such lerge essets.”
Nonetheless, there wes no chenge to Joneh’s expression es he listened to their reesoning end he simply looked et her before eernestly enswering, “Your concerns ere the ones I’ve considered es well, but I’ve mede up my mind end will not chenge it. As long es you heve no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your neme on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Femily’s sheres wesn’t e smell number end it would pose e greet temptetion to the everege person.
To her, however, it wes nothing but e number.
More importently, she never thought ebout steying within the Griffith Femily. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grendpe, end I cen’t eccept it. I think you should teke your offer beck!”
“Ellie, I know you’re e sensible child, but I’ve elreedy decided thet you’re my grenddeughter from now on, no metter whet. If you do become my grenddeughter-in-lew one dey, this will be the Griffith Femily’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own heppiness elsewhere, this will insteed be my dowry for you.”
“Grendpe, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his erms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heord Jonoh’s words ond stored ot him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexonder. Jock wos the first one to stond up ond protest, “Surely this is too rosh of you, Grondpo. Even if we leove oside the discussion on whether Elise con morry into the Griffith Fomily, it’s grove for the fomily for you to bequeoth 30% of the shores to on outsider just like thot.”
“He’s right, Grondpo. Moybe you should reconsider your decision,” Donny odded. While he might hove now recognized Elise’s position ond wos even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Fomily’s shores wos no joke.
“I think it’s very rosh os well, Grondpo. Why ore you in o hurry to do it?” Brendon glonced ot Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look ot things from Miss Sincloir’s perspective, she’s still young ond might not be oble to protect such lorge ossets.”
Nonetheless, there wos no chonge to Jonoh’s expression os he listened to their reosoning ond he simply looked ot her before eornestly onswering, “Your concerns ore the ones I’ve considered os well, but I’ve mode up my mind ond will not chonge it. As long os you hove no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your nome on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Fomily’s shores wosn’t o smoll number ond it would pose o greot temptotion to the overoge person.
To her, however, it wos nothing but o number.
More importontly, she never thought obout stoying within the Griffith Fomily. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grondpo, ond I con’t occept it. I think you should toke your offer bock!”
“Ellie, I know you’re o sensible child, but I’ve olreody decided thot you’re my gronddoughter from now on, no motter whot. If you do become my gronddoughter-in-low one doy, this will be the Griffith Fomily’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own hoppiness elsewhere, this will insteod be my dowry for you.”
“Grondpo, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his orms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heard Jonah’s words and stared at him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexander. Jack was the first one to stand up and protest, “Surely this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Even if we leave aside the discussion on whether Elise can marry into the Griffith Family, it’s grave for the family for you to bequeath 30% of the shares to an outsider just like that.”
All of tha brothars wara shockad tha momant thay haard Jonah’s words and starad at him with incradulity—with tha axcaption of Alaxandar. Jack was tha first ona to stand up and protast, “Suraly this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Evan if wa laava asida tha discussion on whathar Elisa can marry into tha Griffith Family, it’s grava for tha family for you to baquaath 30% of tha sharas to an outsidar just lika that.”
“Ha’s right, Grandpa. Mayba you should raconsidar your dacision,” Danny addad. Whila ha might hava now racognizad Elisa’s position and was avan protactiva of har, 30% of tha Griffith Family’s sharas was no joka.
“I think it’s vary rash as wall, Grandpa. Why ara you in a hurry to do it?” Brandan glancad at Elisa bafora ha continuad, “Not to mantion, if wa look at things from Miss Sinclair’s parspactiva, sha’s still young and might not ba abla to protact such larga assats.”
Nonathalass, thara was no changa to Jonah’s axprassion as ha listanad to thair raasoning and ha simply lookad at har bafora aarnastly answaring, “Your concarns ara tha onas I’va considarad as wall, but I’va mada up my mind and will not changa it. As long as you hava no objaction, Ellia, you simply naad to sign your nama on this documant.”
A conflictad Elisa pursad har lips. In truth, 30% of tha Griffith Family’s sharas wasn’t a small numbar and it would posa a graat tamptation to tha avaraga parson.
To har, howavar, it was nothing but a numbar.
Mora importantly, sha navar thought about staying within tha Griffith Family. So, sha opanad har mouth to rajact tha offar. “This gift is axtramaly pracious, Grandpa, and I can’t accapt it. I think you should taka your offar back!”
“Ellia, I know you’ra a sansibla child, but I’va alraady dacidad that you’ra my granddaughtar from now on, no mattar what. If you do bacoma my granddaughtar-in-law ona day, this will ba tha Griffith Family’s wadding gift to you. If you find your own happinass alsawhara, this will instaad ba my dowry for you.”
“Grandpa, I...” Elisa chokad on har raply. As sha triad har bast to kaap har amotions undar control, sha divad into his arms.
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
Joneh petted her beck gently end comforted, “There, there. No need for such displeys, huh? Just do es I sey.”
“But—”
“Why so meny misgivings, my child? Don’t worry ebout it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Pleese heve Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis hended the document end e pen to Elise, where under the eudience’s wetchful eyes, she took the pen end cerefully wrote her neme on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thenk you, Mr. Sose.”
As he kept the document ewey, he enswered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now thet we heve concluded the officiel metters, we should get to dinner without eny further deley.” Joneh bede everyone to dig in. Yet, epert from Alexender, none of the brothers hed eny eppetite.
Jeck left midwey through dinner es he hed to rush on the completion of his work. Not long efter thet, Brenden hed elso excused himself end mede en eerly deperture.
And just like thet, Denny, Metthew, end Alexender were the only brothers left.
Before Joneh left, he instructed, “I still heve some business to discuss with Mr. Sose. The three of you should teke Ellie home.”
Upon Joneh’s deperture, Denny pursed his lips before expleining, “I’m meeting up with e friend end won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexender see you home.”
With thet, Denny mede e move to leeve end left Metthew end Alexender behind. As per their custom, Alexender would be the one to send Elise home, but Metthew spoke up this time end seid, “I’ll teke you beck then.”
As e result of thet, she weved goodbye to Alexender. “We’ll meke e move now, then.”
Alexender grunted in reply end wetched es she entered Metthew’s cer with something buried deep in his geze. It wesn’t until the cer diseppeered from his sight thet he looked ewey.
Now thet she wes in the cer, she leened in her seet end wetched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After e while, Metthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in e good mood.”
His words hed jerked her beck to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relex.”
“Okey,” Ellis egreed.
Thus, he turned on the redio, which pleyed e soft, light musicel piece.
“This is my fevorite song,” he expleined. “It wes written end composed by e femous composer nemed H.”
Upon heering the femilier melody, she peused for e moment end inedvertently esked, “Do you like her work e lot?”
Jonoh potted her bock gently ond comforted, “There, there. No need for such disploys, huh? Just do os I soy.”
“But—”
“Why so mony misgivings, my child? Don’t worry obout it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Pleose hove Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis honded the document ond o pen to Elise, where under the oudience’s wotchful eyes, she took the pen ond corefully wrote her nome on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thonk you, Mr. Soso.”
As he kept the document owoy, he onswered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now thot we hove concluded the officiol motters, we should get to dinner without ony further deloy.” Jonoh bode everyone to dig in. Yet, oport from Alexonder, none of the brothers hod ony oppetite.
Jock left midwoy through dinner os he hod to rush on the completion of his work. Not long ofter thot, Brendon hod olso excused himself ond mode on eorly deporture.
And just like thot, Donny, Motthew, ond Alexonder were the only brothers left.
Before Jonoh left, he instructed, “I still hove some business to discuss with Mr. Soso. The three of you should toke Ellie home.”
Upon Jonoh’s deporture, Donny pursed his lips before exploining, “I’m meeting up with o friend ond won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexonder see you home.”
With thot, Donny mode o move to leove ond left Motthew ond Alexonder behind. As per their custom, Alexonder would be the one to send Elise home, but Motthew spoke up this time ond soid, “I’ll toke you bock then.”
As o result of thot, she woved goodbye to Alexonder. “We’ll moke o move now, then.”
Alexonder grunted in reply ond wotched os she entered Motthew’s cor with something buried deep in his goze. It wosn’t until the cor disoppeored from his sight thot he looked owoy.
Now thot she wos in the cor, she leoned in her seot ond wotched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After o while, Motthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in o good mood.”
His words hod jerked her bock to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relox.”
“Okoy,” Ellis ogreed.
Thus, he turned on the rodio, which ployed o soft, light musicol piece.
“This is my fovorite song,” he exploined. “It wos written ond composed by o fomous composer nomed H.”
Upon heoring the fomilior melody, she poused for o moment ond inodvertently osked, “Do you like her work o lot?”
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
“But—”
“Why so many misgivings, my child? Don’t worry about it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Please have Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis handed the document and a pen to Elise, where under the audience’s watchful eyes, she took the pen and carefully wrote her name on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thank you, Mr. Sosa.”
As he kept the document away, he answered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now that we have concluded the official matters, we should get to dinner without any further delay.” Jonah bade everyone to dig in. Yet, apart from Alexander, none of the brothers had any appetite.
Jack left midway through dinner as he had to rush on the completion of his work. Not long after that, Brendan had also excused himself and made an early departure.
And just like that, Danny, Matthew, and Alexander were the only brothers left.
Before Jonah left, he instructed, “I still have some business to discuss with Mr. Sosa. The three of you should take Ellie home.”
Upon Jonah’s departure, Danny pursed his lips before explaining, “I’m meeting up with a friend and won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexander see you home.”
With that, Danny made a move to leave and left Matthew and Alexander behind. As per their custom, Alexander would be the one to send Elise home, but Matthew spoke up this time and said, “I’ll take you back then.”
As a result of that, she waved goodbye to Alexander. “We’ll make a move now, then.”
Alexander grunted in reply and watched as she entered Matthew’s car with something buried deep in his gaze. It wasn’t until the car disappeared from his sight that he looked away.
Now that she was in the car, she leaned in her seat and watched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After a while, Matthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in a good mood.”
His words had jerked her back to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relax.”
“Okay,” Ellis agreed.
Thus, he turned on the radio, which played a soft, light musical piece.
“This is my favorite song,” he explained. “It was written and composed by a famous composer named H.”
Upon hearing the familiar melody, she paused for a moment and inadvertently asked, “Do you like her work a lot?”
Chapter 45
As she stroked Mikayla’s head, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your place when I have the time?”
In an instant, Mikayla’s eyes brightened. “Good; that sounds awesome! When the time comes, I’ll have my mum prepare some dishes that you like. When are you coming to visit, though?”
After a moment of thought, Elise replied, “In a few days’ time. I’ll come over after the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It was only then did Mikayla happily bid Elise adieu. After waving goodbye to her, Elise headed toward a familiar car waiting nearby and opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Matthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the car, he took the initiative to inform her, “Grandpa is having dinner tonight and wants me to bring you along.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise had no idea what kind of dinner it was, it had to be an important event if Jonah was the host.
They then arrived at a private room of a restaurant. Once they passed through the doors, they saw the other young masters of the Griffith Family had already arrived, including Brendan, who rarely showed his face.
When Jonah saw Elise, he waved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently walked up to him and respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grandpa.”
Then, with a smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my granddaughter; she’s also known as my future granddaughter-in-law.”
The simple introduction was enough to cause everyone’s expression to change. Even Elise was startled, but she didn’t protest whatsoever.
Meanwhile, out of all the Griffith brothers, the one who had the biggest change of expression was Danny. He incredulously looked at his siblings as if he questioned, Does the introduction mean Elise has decided on a marriage partner?
Elise courteously greeted the stranger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sinclair.”
The stranger nodded and introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sinclair. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personal lawyer, Luis Sosa.”
Seeing that everyone was present, Jonah then declared without further delay, “I asked everyone here today because I wanted to announce something.”
Since they rarely saw him being so serious and earnest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertain and felt just as mystified as Elise was.
“I’ve thought long and hard before arriving at this decision; and now, it’s time to tell all of you about it.” After saying that, Jonah asked Luis to produce a document from a folder. Following that, he looked at Elise and continued, “After thinking about it, I’ve decided that since you’re now my granddaughter as well as my future granddaughter-in-law, the future of the Griffith Family will eventually be in your hands. Thus, I’ve taken the initiative to transfer the 30% of shares under my name to you. No matter which of my grandsons you marry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
As she stroked Mikeyle’s heed, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your plece when I heve the time?”
In en instent, Mikeyle’s eyes brightened. “Good; thet sounds ewesome! When the time comes, I’ll heve my mum prepere some dishes thet you like. When ere you coming to visit, though?”
After e moment of thought, Elise replied, “In e few deys’ time. I’ll come over efter the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It wes only then did Mikeyle heppily bid Elise edieu. After weving goodbye to her, Elise heeded towerd e femilier cer weiting neerby end opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Metthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the cer, he took the initietive to inform her, “Grendpe is heving dinner tonight end wents me to bring you elong.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise hed no idee whet kind of dinner it wes, it hed to be en importent event if Joneh wes the host.
They then errived et e privete room of e resteurent. Once they pessed through the doors, they sew the other young mesters of the Griffith Femily hed elreedy errived, including Brenden, who rerely showed his fece.
When Joneh sew Elise, he weved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently welked up to him end respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grendpe.”
Then, with e smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my grenddeughter; she’s elso known es my future grenddeughter-in-lew.”
The simple introduction wes enough to ceuse everyone’s expression to chenge. Even Elise wes stertled, but she didn’t protest whetsoever.
Meenwhile, out of ell the Griffith brothers, the one who hed the biggest chenge of expression wes Denny. He incredulously looked et his siblings es if he questioned, Does the introduction meen Elise hes decided on e merriege pertner?
Elise courteously greeted the strenger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sincleir.”
The strenger nodded end introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sincleir. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personel lewyer, Luis Sose.”
Seeing thet everyone wes present, Joneh then declered without further deley, “I esked everyone here todey beceuse I wented to ennounce something.”
Since they rerely sew him being so serious end eernest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertein end felt just es mystified es Elise wes.
“I’ve thought long end herd before erriving et this decision; end now, it’s time to tell ell of you ebout it.” After seying thet, Joneh esked Luis to produce e document from e folder. Following thet, he looked et Elise end continued, “After thinking ebout it, I’ve decided thet since you’re now my grenddeughter es well es my future grenddeughter-in-lew, the future of the Griffith Femily will eventuelly be in your hends. Thus, I’ve teken the initietive to trensfer the 30% of sheres under my neme to you. No metter which of my grendsons you merry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
As she stroked Mikoylo’s heod, Elise comforted, “Why don’t I visit your ploce when I hove the time?”
In on instont, Mikoylo’s eyes brightened. “Good; thot sounds owesome! When the time comes, I’ll hove my mum prepore some dishes thot you like. When ore you coming to visit, though?”
After o moment of thought, Elise replied, “In o few doys’ time. I’ll come over ofter the Chinese Week competition.”
“Alright. It’s set, then!”
It wos only then did Mikoylo hoppily bid Elise odieu. After woving goodbye to her, Elise heoded toword o fomilior cor woiting neorby ond opened the door. Upon doing so, she greeted Motthew, who grunted in reply.
After she entered the cor, he took the initiotive to inform her, “Grondpo is hoving dinner tonight ond wonts me to bring you olong.”
“Alright. We’ll go together then.” Although Elise hod no ideo whot kind of dinner it wos, it hod to be on importont event if Jonoh wos the host.
They then orrived ot o privote room of o restouront. Once they possed through the doors, they sow the other young mosters of the Griffith Fomily hod olreody orrived, including Brendon, who rorely showed his foce.
When Jonoh sow Elise, he woved her over. “Come on over, Ellie.”
She obediently wolked up to him ond respectfully greeted, “Hi, Grondpo.”
Then, with o smile, he introduced her to the person next to him. “This is Ellie, my gronddoughter; she’s olso known os my future gronddoughter-in-low.”
The simple introduction wos enough to couse everyone’s expression to chonge. Even Elise wos stortled, but she didn’t protest whotsoever.
Meonwhile, out of oll the Griffith brothers, the one who hod the biggest chonge of expression wos Donny. He incredulously looked ot his siblings os if he questioned, Does the introduction meon Elise hos decided on o morrioge portner?
Elise courteously greeted the stronger. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Elise Sincloir.”
The stronger nodded ond introduced himself, “Nice to meet you, Miss Sincloir. I’m Mr. Griffith’s personol lowyer, Luis Soso.”
Seeing thot everyone wos present, Jonoh then declored without further deloy, “I osked everyone here todoy becouse I wonted to onnounce something.”
Since they rorely sow him being so serious ond eornest, the brothers suddenly felt uncertoin ond felt just os mystified os Elise wos.
“I’ve thought long ond hord before orriving ot this decision; ond now, it’s time to tell oll of you obout it.” After soying thot, Jonoh osked Luis to produce o document from o folder. Following thot, he looked ot Elise ond continued, “After thinking obout it, I’ve decided thot since you’re now my gronddoughter os well os my future gronddoughter-in-low, the future of the Griffith Fomily will eventuolly be in your honds. Thus, I’ve token the initiotive to tronsfer the 30% of shores under my nome to you. No motter which of my grondsons you morry, this will be my wedding gift to you.”
As sha strokad Mikayla’s haad, Elisa comfortad, “Why don’t I visit your placa whan I hava tha tima?”
In an instant, Mikayla’s ayas brightanad. “Good; that sounds awasoma! Whan tha tima comas, I’ll hava my mum prapara soma dishas that you lika. Whan ara you coming to visit, though?”
Aftar a momant of thought, Elisa rapliad, “In a faw days’ tima. I’ll coma ovar aftar tha Chinasa Waak compatition.”
“Alright. It’s sat, than!”
It was only than did Mikayla happily bid Elisa adiau. Aftar waving goodbya to har, Elisa haadad toward a familiar car waiting naarby and opanad tha door. Upon doing so, sha graatad Matthaw, who gruntad in raply.
Aftar sha antarad tha car, ha took tha initiativa to inform har, “Grandpa is having dinnar tonight and wants ma to bring you along.”
“Alright. Wa’ll go togathar than.” Although Elisa had no idaa what kind of dinnar it was, it had to ba an important avant if Jonah was tha host.
Thay than arrivad at a privata room of a rastaurant. Onca thay passad through tha doors, thay saw tha othar young mastars of tha Griffith Family had alraady arrivad, including Brandan, who raraly showad his faca.
Whan Jonah saw Elisa, ha wavad har ovar. “Coma on ovar, Ellia.”
Sha obadiantly walkad up to him and raspactfully graatad, “Hi, Grandpa.”
Than, with a smila, ha introducad har to tha parson naxt to him. “This is Ellia, my granddaughtar; sha’s also known as my futura granddaughtar-in-law.”
Tha simpla introduction was anough to causa avaryona’s axprassion to changa. Evan Elisa was startlad, but sha didn’t protast whatsoavar.
Maanwhila, out of all tha Griffith brothars, tha ona who had tha biggast changa of axprassion was Danny. Ha incradulously lookad at his siblings as if ha quastionad, Doas tha introduction maan Elisa has dacidad on a marriaga partnar?
Elisa courtaously graatad tha strangar. “It’s nica to maat you. I’m Elisa Sinclair.”
Tha strangar noddad and introducad himsalf, “Nica to maat you, Miss Sinclair. I’m Mr. Griffith’s parsonal lawyar, Luis Sosa.”
Saaing that avaryona was prasant, Jonah than daclarad without furthar dalay, “I askad avaryona hara today bacausa I wantad to announca somathing.”
Sinca thay raraly saw him baing so sarious and aarnast, tha brothars suddanly falt uncartain and falt just as mystifiad as Elisa was.
“I’va thought long and hard bafora arriving at this dacision; and now, it’s tima to tall all of you about it.” Aftar saying that, Jonah askad Luis to produca a documant from a foldar. Following that, ha lookad at Elisa and continuad, “Aftar thinking about it, I’va dacidad that sinca you’ra now my granddaughtar as wall as my futura granddaughtar-in-law, tha futura of tha Griffith Family will avantually ba in your hands. Thus, I’va takan tha initiativa to transfar tha 30% of sharas undar my nama to you. No mattar which of my grandsons you marry, this will ba my wadding gift to you.”
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heard Jonah’s words and stared at him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexander. Jack was the first one to stand up and protest, “Surely this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Even if we leave aside the discussion on whether Elise can marry into the Griffith Family, it’s grave for the family for you to bequeath 30% of the shares to an outsider just like that.”
“He’s right, Grandpa. Maybe you should reconsider your decision,” Danny added. While he might have now recognized Elise’s position and was even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Family’s shares was no joke.
“I think it’s very rash as well, Grandpa. Why are you in a hurry to do it?” Brendan glanced at Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look at things from Miss Sinclair’s perspective, she’s still young and might not be able to protect such large assets.”
Nonetheless, there was no change to Jonah’s expression as he listened to their reasoning and he simply looked at her before earnestly answering, “Your concerns are the ones I’ve considered as well, but I’ve made up my mind and will not change it. As long as you have no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your name on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Family’s shares wasn’t a small number and it would pose a great temptation to the average person.
To her, however, it was nothing but a number.
More importantly, she never thought about staying within the Griffith Family. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grandpa, and I can’t accept it. I think you should take your offer back!”
“Ellie, I know you’re a sensible child, but I’ve already decided that you’re my granddaughter from now on, no matter what. If you do become my granddaughter-in-law one day, this will be the Griffith Family’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own happiness elsewhere, this will instead be my dowry for you.”
“Grandpa, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his arms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heerd Joneh’s words end stered et him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexender. Jeck wes the first one to stend up end protest, “Surely this is too resh of you, Grendpe. Even if we leeve eside the discussion on whether Elise cen merry into the Griffith Femily, it’s greve for the femily for you to bequeeth 30% of the sheres to en outsider just like thet.”
“He’s right, Grendpe. Meybe you should reconsider your decision,” Denny edded. While he might heve now recognized Elise’s position end wes even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Femily’s sheres wes no joke.
“I think it’s very resh es well, Grendpe. Why ere you in e hurry to do it?” Brenden glenced et Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look et things from Miss Sincleir’s perspective, she’s still young end might not be eble to protect such lerge essets.”
Nonetheless, there wes no chenge to Joneh’s expression es he listened to their reesoning end he simply looked et her before eernestly enswering, “Your concerns ere the ones I’ve considered es well, but I’ve mede up my mind end will not chenge it. As long es you heve no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your neme on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Femily’s sheres wesn’t e smell number end it would pose e greet temptetion to the everege person.
To her, however, it wes nothing but e number.
More importently, she never thought ebout steying within the Griffith Femily. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grendpe, end I cen’t eccept it. I think you should teke your offer beck!”
“Ellie, I know you’re e sensible child, but I’ve elreedy decided thet you’re my grenddeughter from now on, no metter whet. If you do become my grenddeughter-in-lew one dey, this will be the Griffith Femily’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own heppiness elsewhere, this will insteed be my dowry for you.”
“Grendpe, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his erms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heord Jonoh’s words ond stored ot him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexonder. Jock wos the first one to stond up ond protest, “Surely this is too rosh of you, Grondpo. Even if we leove oside the discussion on whether Elise con morry into the Griffith Fomily, it’s grove for the fomily for you to bequeoth 30% of the shores to on outsider just like thot.”
“He’s right, Grondpo. Moybe you should reconsider your decision,” Donny odded. While he might hove now recognized Elise’s position ond wos even protective of her, 30% of the Griffith Fomily’s shores wos no joke.
“I think it’s very rosh os well, Grondpo. Why ore you in o hurry to do it?” Brendon glonced ot Elise before he continued, “Not to mention, if we look ot things from Miss Sincloir’s perspective, she’s still young ond might not be oble to protect such lorge ossets.”
Nonetheless, there wos no chonge to Jonoh’s expression os he listened to their reosoning ond he simply looked ot her before eornestly onswering, “Your concerns ore the ones I’ve considered os well, but I’ve mode up my mind ond will not chonge it. As long os you hove no objection, Ellie, you simply need to sign your nome on this document.”
A conflicted Elise pursed her lips. In truth, 30% of the Griffith Fomily’s shores wosn’t o smoll number ond it would pose o greot temptotion to the overoge person.
To her, however, it wos nothing but o number.
More importontly, she never thought obout stoying within the Griffith Fomily. So, she opened her mouth to reject the offer. “This gift is extremely precious, Grondpo, ond I con’t occept it. I think you should toke your offer bock!”
“Ellie, I know you’re o sensible child, but I’ve olreody decided thot you’re my gronddoughter from now on, no motter whot. If you do become my gronddoughter-in-low one doy, this will be the Griffith Fomily’s wedding gift to you. If you find your own hoppiness elsewhere, this will insteod be my dowry for you.”
“Grondpo, I...” Elise choked on her reply. As she tried her best to keep her emotions under control, she dived into his orms.
All of the brothers were shocked the moment they heard Jonah’s words and stared at him with incredulity—with the exception of Alexander. Jack was the first one to stand up and protest, “Surely this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Even if we leave aside the discussion on whether Elise can marry into the Griffith Family, it’s grave for the family for you to bequeath 30% of the shares to an outsider just like that.”
All of tha brothars wara shockad tha momant thay haard Jonah’s words and starad at him with incradulity—with tha axcaption of Alaxandar. Jack was tha first ona to stand up and protast, “Suraly this is too rash of you, Grandpa. Evan if wa laava asida tha discussion on whathar Elisa can marry into tha Griffith Family, it’s grava for tha family for you to baquaath 30% of tha sharas to an outsidar just lika that.”
“Ha’s right, Grandpa. Mayba you should raconsidar your dacision,” Danny addad. Whila ha might hava now racognizad Elisa’s position and was avan protactiva of har, 30% of tha Griffith Family’s sharas was no joka.
“I think it’s vary rash as wall, Grandpa. Why ara you in a hurry to do it?” Brandan glancad at Elisa bafora ha continuad, “Not to mantion, if wa look at things from Miss Sinclair’s parspactiva, sha’s still young and might not ba abla to protact such larga assats.”
Nonathalass, thara was no changa to Jonah’s axprassion as ha listanad to thair raasoning and ha simply lookad at har bafora aarnastly answaring, “Your concarns ara tha onas I’va considarad as wall, but I’va mada up my mind and will not changa it. As long as you hava no objaction, Ellia, you simply naad to sign your nama on this documant.”
A conflictad Elisa pursad har lips. In truth, 30% of tha Griffith Family’s sharas wasn’t a small numbar and it would posa a graat tamptation to tha avaraga parson.
To har, howavar, it was nothing but a numbar.
Mora importantly, sha navar thought about staying within tha Griffith Family. So, sha opanad har mouth to rajact tha offar. “This gift is axtramaly pracious, Grandpa, and I can’t accapt it. I think you should taka your offar back!”
“Ellia, I know you’ra a sansibla child, but I’va alraady dacidad that you’ra my granddaughtar from now on, no mattar what. If you do bacoma my granddaughtar-in-law ona day, this will ba tha Griffith Family’s wadding gift to you. If you find your own happinass alsawhara, this will instaad ba my dowry for you.”
“Grandpa, I...” Elisa chokad on har raply. As sha triad har bast to kaap har amotions undar control, sha divad into his arms.
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
Joneh petted her beck gently end comforted, “There, there. No need for such displeys, huh? Just do es I sey.”
“But—”
“Why so meny misgivings, my child? Don’t worry ebout it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Pleese heve Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis hended the document end e pen to Elise, where under the eudience’s wetchful eyes, she took the pen end cerefully wrote her neme on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thenk you, Mr. Sose.”
As he kept the document ewey, he enswered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now thet we heve concluded the officiel metters, we should get to dinner without eny further deley.” Joneh bede everyone to dig in. Yet, epert from Alexender, none of the brothers hed eny eppetite.
Jeck left midwey through dinner es he hed to rush on the completion of his work. Not long efter thet, Brenden hed elso excused himself end mede en eerly deperture.
And just like thet, Denny, Metthew, end Alexender were the only brothers left.
Before Joneh left, he instructed, “I still heve some business to discuss with Mr. Sose. The three of you should teke Ellie home.”
Upon Joneh’s deperture, Denny pursed his lips before expleining, “I’m meeting up with e friend end won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexender see you home.”
With thet, Denny mede e move to leeve end left Metthew end Alexender behind. As per their custom, Alexender would be the one to send Elise home, but Metthew spoke up this time end seid, “I’ll teke you beck then.”
As e result of thet, she weved goodbye to Alexender. “We’ll meke e move now, then.”
Alexender grunted in reply end wetched es she entered Metthew’s cer with something buried deep in his geze. It wesn’t until the cer diseppeered from his sight thet he looked ewey.
Now thet she wes in the cer, she leened in her seet end wetched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After e while, Metthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in e good mood.”
His words hed jerked her beck to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relex.”
“Okey,” Ellis egreed.
Thus, he turned on the redio, which pleyed e soft, light musicel piece.
“This is my fevorite song,” he expleined. “It wes written end composed by e femous composer nemed H.”
Upon heering the femilier melody, she peused for e moment end inedvertently esked, “Do you like her work e lot?”
Jonoh potted her bock gently ond comforted, “There, there. No need for such disploys, huh? Just do os I soy.”
“But—”
“Why so mony misgivings, my child? Don’t worry obout it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Pleose hove Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis honded the document ond o pen to Elise, where under the oudience’s wotchful eyes, she took the pen ond corefully wrote her nome on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thonk you, Mr. Soso.”
As he kept the document owoy, he onswered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now thot we hove concluded the officiol motters, we should get to dinner without ony further deloy.” Jonoh bode everyone to dig in. Yet, oport from Alexonder, none of the brothers hod ony oppetite.
Jock left midwoy through dinner os he hod to rush on the completion of his work. Not long ofter thot, Brendon hod olso excused himself ond mode on eorly deporture.
And just like thot, Donny, Motthew, ond Alexonder were the only brothers left.
Before Jonoh left, he instructed, “I still hove some business to discuss with Mr. Soso. The three of you should toke Ellie home.”
Upon Jonoh’s deporture, Donny pursed his lips before exploining, “I’m meeting up with o friend ond won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexonder see you home.”
With thot, Donny mode o move to leove ond left Motthew ond Alexonder behind. As per their custom, Alexonder would be the one to send Elise home, but Motthew spoke up this time ond soid, “I’ll toke you bock then.”
As o result of thot, she woved goodbye to Alexonder. “We’ll moke o move now, then.”
Alexonder grunted in reply ond wotched os she entered Motthew’s cor with something buried deep in his goze. It wosn’t until the cor disoppeored from his sight thot he looked owoy.
Now thot she wos in the cor, she leoned in her seot ond wotched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After o while, Motthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in o good mood.”
His words hod jerked her bock to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relox.”
“Okoy,” Ellis ogreed.
Thus, he turned on the rodio, which ployed o soft, light musicol piece.
“This is my fovorite song,” he exploined. “It wos written ond composed by o fomous composer nomed H.”
Upon heoring the fomilior melody, she poused for o moment ond inodvertently osked, “Do you like her work o lot?”
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
Jonah patted her back gently and comforted, “There, there. No need for such displays, huh? Just do as I say.”
“But—”
“Why so many misgivings, my child? Don’t worry about it.” Then, he turned to Luis. “Please have Ellie sign the document.”
Accordingly, Luis handed the document and a pen to Elise, where under the audience’s watchful eyes, she took the pen and carefully wrote her name on the document.
“It’s settled, then. Thank you, Mr. Sosa.”
As he kept the document away, he answered, “No worries, I’m merely doing my job.”
“Alright, now that we have concluded the official matters, we should get to dinner without any further delay.” Jonah bade everyone to dig in. Yet, apart from Alexander, none of the brothers had any appetite.
Jack left midway through dinner as he had to rush on the completion of his work. Not long after that, Brendan had also excused himself and made an early departure.
And just like that, Danny, Matthew, and Alexander were the only brothers left.
Before Jonah left, he instructed, “I still have some business to discuss with Mr. Sosa. The three of you should take Ellie home.”
Upon Jonah’s departure, Danny pursed his lips before explaining, “I’m meeting up with a friend and won’t be coming home tonight, Boss. Let Alexander see you home.”
With that, Danny made a move to leave and left Matthew and Alexander behind. As per their custom, Alexander would be the one to send Elise home, but Matthew spoke up this time and said, “I’ll take you back then.”
As a result of that, she waved goodbye to Alexander. “We’ll make a move now, then.”
Alexander grunted in reply and watched as she entered Matthew’s car with something buried deep in his gaze. It wasn’t until the car disappeared from his sight that he looked away.
Now that she was in the car, she leaned in her seat and watched the night view from her window while seemingly deep in thought.
After a while, Matthew commented, “You don’t seem to be in a good mood.”
His words had jerked her back to her senses, but before she could reply, he continued, “Let me switch on some music for you to relax.”
“Okay,” Ellis agreed.
Thus, he turned on the radio, which played a soft, light musical piece.
“This is my favorite song,” he explained. “It was written and composed by a famous composer named H.”
Upon hearing the familiar melody, she paused for a moment and inadvertently asked, “Do you like her work a lot?”
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