Chapter 80



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Joseph didn’t change his expression. He took a sip of coffee and put the cup down, “You got it wrong. I’m just guessing that you probably came to the celebration personally for Hayden’s sake.”

Those words were cleverly explained.

Bentley’s face relieved slightly. He expressed no opinion.

No matter what the real reason was, a wealthy and noble family must always put decency first.

Speaking of his daughter, Bentley felt a little proud. “Hayden has been doing serious projects since she was young. There’s certainly nothing wrong with her ability to work. It’s just that, after all, the working environment is different from foreign countries. Now, it seems that Mr. Beckham has helped her a lot.”

“It’s because she is exceptional.” Joseph couldn’t help but recall the matter during the interview in which she confidently said she could reach the performance target in two months, “I don’t help her much, even if I do, it’s just the normal care a boss should take with subordinates.”

These words sounded reasonable, but they were not what Bentley wanted to hear. He frowned and took a sip of tea.

As Joseph was still not hearing the main topic of conversation, he looked at his wrist.

“Mr. Downey, I have to catch a later flight, so maybe I can only stay with you for a little while.”

Hearing this, Bentley took a deep breath and said, “You should know my purpose in meeting you.”

At that engagement banquet, Joseph publicly declared that Hayden was his fiancée. This matter had already spread in the circle. In fact, when Joseph saw Bentley, he already knew the purpose of his coming over to talk.

It made sense that a father would be concerned about his daughter and want to see what kind of person his apparent future son-in-law was.

“Hayden told me everything.” Bentley slowly let out a sigh and made a sentimental face.

“Hayden was born without a mother and didn’t grow up under my care, so I owed him. Before she went abroad, I have already decided that no matter what kind of person she wants to marry, as long as the man treats her well, I have no other requirements.”

Hearing these words, Joseph suddenly became curious. “What did he say to you?”

“I thought you and Hayden were in a relationship? And that you were preparing to get married?”

Joseph’s expression froze for a moment. Due to an unknown reason, he surprisingly nodded. “Yes, exactly as she said.”

Bentley heaved a sigh of relief and spoke sincerely. “If you have time, come to my house together. I know young people like you don’t care about traditions, but treat it like you’re compassionate to the elderly. It will be fine even if you only care about the formalities.”

Joseph was in a complicated mood. He wanted to know the reason why Hayden had arranged their relationship in front of his father. Did he really have a special thought for him or did he just want to get rid of his family’s concern?

“If you and Hayden marry, I will have the assurance to entrust the Downey Group’s affairs to the two of you.”

Hearing this, Joseph was secretly surprised. But after thinking for a while, he was able to understand why.

The Downey Group had been doing quite well in N City, but a few years ago, Bentley began to delegate power to his eldest daughter and some nephews due to his health condition. That year, several incidents occurred that significantly affected the reputation of the Downey Group. After that, Bentley had no choice but to return to work, and only then did the company’s situation improve.

For a family-owned company like the Downey Group, what it needed most was a talented leader whom those in power could trust.

But, unfortunately, Bentley had only two daughters.

Although Hayden had never run a group’s business before, based on his current work capacity, he did qualify for the position. As for Chelsea, Joseph had seen her before. It seemed that other than buying brand name handbags and attending parties with her friends to show off her wealth, she had no skills whatsoever.

Naturally, Joseph disagreed. He tried to divert the topic of conversation to another. After seeing that it had become late, he was urged by his assistant, got up and prepared to leave.

Before he left, Bentley suddenly called out to him.

“By the way, there’s something else bothering you. The 15th of next month is Hayden’s birthday, and also the anniversary of his mother’s death. If you have time, spend more time with her.”

Joseph stopped his pacing. When he nodded, he showed an expression with a solemnity he rarely displayed.

As they descended the stairs, the venue was lively. The raffle part had arrived. As the young men took turns performing on stage, the fans in the back screamed madly. They made the celebration look like a fan meeting.

When the attendee followed Joseph, he couldn’t help but praise Hayden.

“Miss Downey is really smart, as she was able to think of a good approach. I heard that since the sweepstakes was announced on the Internet, all the ST Hotel branches across the country this month are all full.”

“What kind of approach is this?”. Joseph looked at the slender figure in the distance and hid the admiration in his eyes. He purposely pretended not to like that idea and said, “The pre-investment is too high, the uncertainty and risk are also high. If not for the celebration, how are you going to have the opportunity to take advantage of this short-lived fan effect to make money. Not to mention, this approach is useless for the long-term development of the hotel and may have a negative impact not long after.”

“Huh? Useless for the long-term development? Negative impact? Then why did you order me to call the finance department to ask them to increase the budget?”.

After uttering these words, Joseph glared at him.

Magnus trembled with fear, completely unaware of what he had said wrong again.

As the organizer of the entire celebration, Hayden naturally had to entertain all the guests. So he wandered around with a glass of wine and never noticed a tall figure standing in a distant blind spot in the crowd. Occasionally he exchanged pleasantries with the guests he met, but he didn’t get too close.

“Mr. Beckham, are we still not coming over to greet you? We’ll have to go to the airport in a few minutes.”

Joseph averted his gaze, “No need, let’s go.”

“Oh? The draw is in progress, don’t you want to see the results?”.

“It’s not important.”

These two words were uttered coldly. Magnus could only sigh inwardly and hurried after Joseph to leave the place. He thought he shouldn’t talk too much, as he was very curious about the results!

“Next is our most exciting moment of the draw.” The host announced loudly on stage.

“I invite our five actors to come up on stage and personally draw a prize for their fans.”

In front of each of the five actors, there was a red raffle box with their respective names on it. Before each guest entered the venue, they would insert their ticket into the raffle box of the actor they wished to travel with and the actors would personally draw it.

The prizes were transferable. So even if many of the guests didn’t like these young people, they could take it back to their companies as a benefit for their employees if they won.

“All right, all of our actors have chosen. Now, from left to right, announce the name of the guest you have taken!”.

Five charming and handsome men lined up on stage with friendly smiles on their faces. From time to time they interacted with the fans below, and when this happened, a series of shouts could be heard in the background.

Hayden was standing at the bottom and couldn’t help but cover his ears because of the screaming.

People always said that one woman’s scream equaled five thousand ducks. Maybe all the ducks in the whole room could circle the earth several times if they were connected.

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