Chapter 113: There’s a Chance

Charles looked at Michael with an interested expression as he said, “Just go ahead, tell me what’s on your mind.”

“I would like to ask, what are the benefits that you are going to get if this engagement goes through?” Michael asked.

Despite not understanding what Michael was thinking about, the old man responded, “We have a business deal that requires the cooperation of his family. In order for this cooperation to go through, we need to have close ties, which is why the engagement is quite important.”

While investigating the young man, he had also investigated an opportunity for the Morgan family. So, according to him, if there was no any other better option, this engagement had to go through.

“Is it possible for you to specify what it is exactly that you would be able to get? Or maybe, what does that business deal involve?” Michael inquired further.

The old man seemed to hesitate for a moment, but he still went ahead and said, “I believe that you have heard of Titan Wholesale?”

At the old man’s question, Michael nodded, before the old man continued, “Recently, we have been planning on improving this section. While it is not the main focus of our family, it is still a source of the family income.

So, we recently thought of boosting it, allowing it to be able to boost the level of our family. But, it is not going to be that simple to be able to do that.

That is why we decided to cooperate with the Kingsley family, in order to use their chain supermarket in order to supply the household essentials that we are mainly focused on.

As you know, recently, the real estate industry has been quite active, with many houses being built. As a result, the household essentials have been in quite a high demand.”

Hearing the elaboration from the old man, Michael fell into a moment of contemplation, as he began considering something.

As for Kate, she could not help but look at her grandpa and ask, “Grandpa, is the person that you arranged for my engagement with, from the Kingsley family?”

“Yeah, it is the second son of the Kingsley family’s younger generation, David.” The old man nodded as he responded.

Kate’s expression shifted completely when she heard those words. She looked at her grandpa with an expression of bewilderment.

It was as if she could not believe that this was the partner that her grandfather had found for her. Of all the people, why did he have to go with him?

Looking at the expression on Kate’s face, the old man simply sighed as he said, “I know what you are worried about. He is definitely not the best candidate that I would like to marry you. But still, of all the young masters within the Eastern province, he is definitely the best of them.

Unless we decide to form a marriage collaboration with another family from another province, we have to select this kid. Simply put, I am selecting the lesser evil. I hope that you don’t blame your grandpa for this.”

“Grandpa, you know, there are a lot of rumors surrounding him. In fact, if it had been someone else, I would not have much of a problem as I have now.

No matter, grandpa, you cannot allow this. I cannot get engaged to him.” Kate immediately resisted.

Looking at Kate’s reaction, Michael could not help but be quite puzzled.

He knew about this David, and his reputation wasn’t that bad. It was just that, the information that he had was just the base information.

And from the way that Kate was reacting, could it be that there was something more to this guy?

From Michael’s understanding, this Kingsley family had a net worth of $4.1 billion. So, within the Eastern province, it was quite a giant.

They mainly dealt in the chain supermarkets, with the supermarkets having already spread to several surrounding cities.

Michael took out his phone, before he sent a text to Adrian, asking him to investigate all the information related to David Kingsley.

Once he was done with acquiring all the information that he could, it should all be sent to him as soon as possible.

After that, he looked at the old man and said, “From the way that she is reacting, it is clear that she doesn’t want to get engaged to him. So, let me state my proposition.”

“Go ahead.” Charles nodded. If it was a good idea, he would not have any problem making sure that this engagement would not work.

“How about this? I will acquire the supermarket chain from the Kingsley family, or if it is not possible, I can acquire another supermarket chain.

Then, I will promote those supermarkets, making sure that they perform well enough to be able to meet the requirements that you have.

But of course, the condition is that, you don’t force her into an engagement. How about that?” Michael stated his thoughts.

The old man was shocked when he heard that. He was not the only one, even Kate could not help but look at Michael with a surprised expression on her face.

But at the same time, she was wondering, was it possible for him to actually acquire the supermarket chain from the Kingsley family?

Just how formidable was this uncle? To be able to allow Michael to be able to take over a business the moment that he wants to, he definitely was powerful.

She had not yet done her research on the Santos family. It seemed, today, she would have to do her own investigation about Michael’s background.

As for the old man, he fell into a moment of contemplation before he finally said, “If you can do that, I really have no problem. But, how can you guarantee that you will be able to acquire the supermarket chain from the Kingsley family? After all, that is their main business.

Additionally, if you acquire another supermarket chain, it would be almost impossible to be able to beat the Kingsley family in a short time.”

“I understand your worries. But, you should know, I was able to acquire Sky Technologies, which is bigger than the supermarket chain run by the Kingsley family.

So, if there is a need for me to go all out and acquire the supermarket chain, then no problem.” Michael responded.

“Okay. So, how long would you require in order to be able to acquire the chain supermarket? After all, we were expecting to reach an agreement on the cooperation within this month.” The old man asked.

“Just give me until evening. I should be able to give you a response by then.” Michael responded confidently.

“That’s great. If you can make it happen, then you will be a benefactor of our Morgan family. At that time, whatever requests you have, as long as we can fulfill them, we will do it.

Even if you want to marry her, because she seems to be quite willing, then no problem.” The old man said, finishing with a chuckle.

“Grandpa!” Kate suddenly exclaimed, only for the old man to burst out in laughter.

As for Michael, he could not help but feel that this old man, he was simply trying to make sure that he and Kate got together.

In fact, Michael felt that all this about boosting the family’s secondary business, was just a way of the old man trying to make Michael believe that they were under pressure.

This way, it would seem to be impossible for them to be able to cancel the planned engagement, while at the same time, maybe they could reach a cooperation with Michael.

It was no wonder that he was a leader of the Morgan family, having a loud the Morgan family to prosper during the time that he was in charge.

“Okay, if there is nothing else, I would like to get going. There are a few things that I would like to do, including this matter of acquisition.” Michael stated as he stood up.

“The drinks have just been served, are you not going to stay for a drink before leaving?” The old man asked.

“I am not really interested in alcoholic drinks. So, maybe next time, you can treat me to some good fruit juice or something like that.” Michael responded as he began heading for the door.

Kate followed him, while the old man said behind them, “Okay then. I will be waiting for your news. Kate will give you my contact information, so, you can directly contact me in case of anything.”

“I will keep that in mind.” Michael said as he left the private room together with Kate.

As soon as they left, a faint smile appeared on the lips of the old man. He seemed quite happy about what had happened.

’From the looks of it, there is still a chance. As long as I push this further, there is a possibility that it might work out. At that time, it would be the time for my Morgan family to rise.’ The old man thought to himself as he stroked his beard while gazing at the closed private room’s door.

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