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Daniel summoned the thire of them hom
Liam and Hannah went back to their apartment to change , so they got back a bit late .
Daniel commended , “ know what happened tonight . Since you’re staying in the country , you two should get married as soon as possible and give the Cole family a healthy heir . ”
Daniel didn’t care who Professor Colton was . His only concern was to raise his great grandson in his lifetime , so the boy could one day take over the reins of the Cole Group .
Hannah’s expression stiffened . She said , “ Then we need to prepare the wedding first ”
Daniel’s face darkened . “ It’s your second marriage . What’s the point of throwing a big wedding ? isn’t that just blatantly telling the world that one of you is a cheater while the other played homewrecker ? ”
Hannah was taken aback by Daniel’s harsh words . Her forced smile faltered as she said weakly , “ No , that’s not true . ”
She wasn’t the type to care much about ceremonies , but a wedding only happened once in a woman’s life .
If she didn’t hold a wedding , she didn’t know how many people would ridicule het .
Hannah said . “ I’m only twenty – four . It’s way too early for me to have a baby I was hoping to wait until I’m twenty – nine . ”
“ Five more years ? That’s far too long ! ” Daniel snapped . “ I’m giving you one year , and I expect a grandchild by then ! ”
Liam frowned and said firmly , “ Grandpa , Hannah is the only woman I’ll ever love . I want to give her the grandest wedding she truly deserves . ”
Hannah reached out and took his hand reassuringly , saying , “ Liam will still return to Erenoland , but we arrange the wedding soon and start planning for a baby ,”
Daniel could see she was using the child as leverage . His brows furrowed with barely concealed anger as he fixed a stern gaze on Liam . He declared , “ you’re not leaving the country until you give me a grandchild ”
Over the past few months , Daniel had come to realize that Liam simply wasn’t cut out for the family business . He couldn’t contribute anything meaningful to the Cole Group .
Daniel had no choice but to use this as leverage to force them to conceive a child first .
He said sternly , “ You can hold the wedding whenever you want . As for trying for a baby , put it on the agenda . It won’t be noticeable in the first few months anyway .”
Hannah nodded . “ Alright . ”
“ We’ll leave now . ”
Daniel watched their retreating figures , his brows knitted in growing frustration .
Upon learning that Aria was the largest shareholder of the Stars Group , he was filled with deep regret .
only he had known , he would never have let them divorce , no matter what
But there were no “ if in life .
The Cole family had already offended Aria
He had no choice but to stabilize the Cole Group for now and pin his hopes on his great – grandson
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Liam dropped Hannah off at the Gibson family’s place . As soon as he got back , he bumped into Ophelia
“ Llam , the charity gala is such a major event . How come Hannah didn’t get me a couture gown ? ”
Ophelia usually attended such charity parties . As always , she went back to her room to pick out a couture gown , only to find none prepared .
Ophelia’s tone was full of accusation . Liam frowned in displeasure . “ Hannah isn’t even officially part of the Cole family yet . Shouldn’t you be asking Mom for the gown you want ? ”
Ophelia pouted , “ Now that Aria’s gone , Isn’t Hannah in charge of the money ? Who else would I goto ! ”
“ Wasn’t Aria just responsible for the company ? ” Liam asked in surprise . “ Since when does she manage
the household too ! ”
“ Aria’s always been in charge ! She covers all our family’s expenses , big and small . For charity parties like this , whenever I wanted to ga , she’d always have three couture gowns ready for me to choose from . ”
“Aria was actually so nice to Ophelial Liam was stunned ,
Ophelia pouted and said , “ Liam , I’ve run out of clothes ! Just wire me 1.5 million dollars sol can buy a whole new wardrobet
“ 1.5 million dollars ? ” Liam gasped . “ Just for clothes ? ”
Ophelia blinked in confusion . “ Is 1.5 million dollars really that much for clothes ? ”
Ophelia said matter – of – factly , “ Every quarter , Arla would wire Mom and me 1.5 million to 3 million dollars for clothes , and 3 million for jewelry . As for couture gowns ? She always had those specially prepared for us .”
Liam was stunned . The two of them spend almost eight million dollars a year just on clothes and jewelry ? ”
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