Chapter 326



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“Don’t worry, you can trust me. Franklin won’t make it after his drug dealing is reported.” Benjamin’s voice sounded confident from the phone.

Joseph nodded as he thought, “Take care of yourself.”

“I’m fine, aren’t you forgetting that I’m accompanied by the strongest and bravest soldiers? I believe we will be able to carry out our plan successfully.”

After hanging up the phone, Joseph looked with a cold expression at the pile of materials on the desk.

Those materials recorded Franklin’s tons of misdeeds over the past few years, including when he didn’t hold a high position in the ST Group.

“Master.” A servant knocked on the door, “Miss Downey has arrived with her family and they are talking to Mr. Beckham. Would you like to have dinner now or later?”

Joseph nodded, “Now, please.”

He then left the kitchen and walked to the front yard. At the door, he could hear the conversation.

“Before being raised by the Downey Family, Hayden spent her childhood in our family, whom we actually treated as our own daughter.” That was Hayden’s uncle Nathan talking.

Hayden had not had a future plan until Joseph had an honest and frank conversation with her. So, she agreed to Joseph’s grandfather’s request for family members to come and meet the Beckhams.

The dinner was held at the Beckham home, as Nathan’s identity did not allow him to appear much in public, which Harrison consented to.

Find your imagination at galn ovels ; con Joseph’s grandfather said emphatically, “I see you both almost share the same experiences. Joseph was raised by me because his parents were too busy, so naturally he became withdrawn and quiet. I remember he has never liked a girl, except Hayden, I can tell he really loves her. I like her too, so it would be great if they got married.”

Hayden was sitting quietly next to his aunt. She didn’t need to say much and all she had to do was be the audience for the grown-ups.

Apparently, his aunt was not pleased with the Beckham Family, she kept a poker face and seemed to disregard the enthusiastic elder since he entered the house.

When he became uneasy, Hayden noticed Joseph standing in the doorway and promptly got up.

“Joseph.”

Now the conversation was interrupted and everyone’s attention turned to Joseph.

“Oh, you’re here.” Mr. Beckham beckoned to him, “Come on. Why are you so late? We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Keeping quiet, Joseph chose the position next to Mr. Beckham, where he could look at Hayden. Between them was a long tea table.

Noticing Hayden’s hint, winking at him, he frowned, “Why not call the children now that dinner is being prepared in the kitchen?”

It was the longest sentence he could say because he wasn’t good at livening things up.

However, Hayden’s aunt turned a cold expression on him, “Let them take s Joseph didn’t trust it.

The atmosphere there seemed to vibrate with tension.

Hayden suddenly said, “My dear Aunt, both Stella and Noah are not naughty.”

“Oh, no.” Her aunt looked at her seriously, “It is said that only children who are naughty and energetic in childhood grow up to be intelligent. I remember at my house they were so energetic, but how could they have become so quiet here? Oh I guess they must be full of rules for my lovely children to be reserved.”

Hearing this, Mr. Beckham was disgusted, “But I have to say people need rules, Joseph obeyed family rules when he was a child. Now his children who are about six years old must be polite.”

“Well I’m afraid you are wrong, my dear Mr. Beckham.” Hayden’s aunt looked him in the eye confidently, “As you know, Noah has also been brought up by you and now seems too quiet. But Stella has been educated abroad, so I think your theory of upbringing cannot apply to her. I think she needs to come back to our house, to spend some leisure time.”

It is obvious that she, who was trying to be polite before, but now intended to agitate Joseph’s grandfather.

But she failed. Although his countenance changed into an expression of annoyance, Mr. Beckham did not respond to her provocation.

At that moment, a servant from the kitchen came to inform them that dinner was ready, which relieved the tension of their conversation.

Before the meal, Hayden took his aunt aside: “My dear aunt, what are you doing? We all feel ashamed, tell me why did you want to take Stella away from this family?”.

“You’re too young, darling.” Her aunt pointed to her forehead, “Before you get married, it’s better to keep your distance from your family. Besides, in this day and age, even if you are best suited to take care of Stella and not consider her spoiled. If you’re too busy, I can take responsibility for you.”

Hayden was amused, “So you’re afraid her family will look down on me because of Stella?”

“No, how dare you? Joseph is also the father of a child.”

Hayden understood that everything her aunt did was for her, so she felt grateful. Then she leaned affectionately on her aunt’s shoulder.

“So you see, everything is equal between Joseph and me. I hope you won’t be choosy with them.”

“Oh, you really are a member of the Beckhams now, aren’t you.” His aunt lightly pinched his cheek and said, “If I’m not so fussy, your mother won’t be happy to see you bullied by them.”

Hearing this, Hayden looked up at the starry sky.

“No, they wouldn’t do that to me, I’m sure she’s satisfied with my decision.”

She and Joseph had suffered a lot over the past few years, so it seemed like a miracle to get married after his departure six years earlier.

She had also planned to tell Joseph everything.

At dinner, her aunt seemed kinder thanks to Hayden’s persuasion. Or perhaps the happiness of the two children affected her as much as the other diners.

After dinner, Stella, who was playing and scampering around the table, suddenly asked after overhearing their conversation.

“Is my mother going to marry Joseph?”.

Hayden’s aunt looked at Stella sweetly and replied in a kindly tone, “Yes. Are you happy about that?”

“Not bad.” Stella slid Joseph a purposely sidelong glance, “My mother is so charming that many gentlemen are infatuated with her. If Joseph wants to marry her, he must perform quite well.”

Joseph asked Noah for help by throwing him a glance, hoping Noah would come up with a solution for him.

Noah understood what Joseph meant, so he took Hayden’s hand seriously, “He’s right. Mom, you should consider it cautiously.”

Joseph felt uncomfortable and sad as if he had an ungrateful son.

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