Mr. Ford is Jealous

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Chapter 320

At Ford Mansion,

Lawyers from both sides began declaring both parties‘ respective financial situations.

All documents were duplicated multiple times, so everyone could have their own copy.

Everyone in the room took it seriously as they read the documents in their hands, and the atmosphere

was tense and quiet.

As they read on, Mr. and Mrs. Cohen‘s brows began furrowing tightly.

It was especially so for Mr. Cohen, who suddenly placed one of the files on the table and tapped his

fingers on it. “What‘s with this? I don‘t recall that the risk level of this Fern City project was so high.”

Weston simply glanced over him and said, “Things have changed. This is our most optimistic projection

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after going through the risk analysis.” Mr. Cohen‘s face darkened. “Why didn‘t you say this earlier?”

Both families had high hopes for this project, with the Cohen family ready to participate the moment

they got married, going as far as to invest a huge portion of their family fortune.

This project appeared to be a sure profit which was guaranteed to multiply their net worth. When that

happened, they would no longer need to fight with their relatives over who had the final say over the

company. With such earnings, the right to inheritance would naturally fall upon them. Now that the risk

level seemed so high, things did not look so rosy after all.

“I‘ve already discussed this matter with the Board of Directors. If they were to find out about this newly–

assessed risk level, they would never be convinced about going ahead!” What‘s more, the sole reason

why they decided to trust Weston Ford was his marriage to Guinevere.

Marriage alliances were an effective tactic even in today‘s corporate world. The law protected the joint

assets and benefits between a wedded couple, and it was a solid guarantee for any commercial activity

that a couple would be involved in. In the corporate world, nobody believed in emotional ties. Marriage,

however, was a different issue altogether. It was legally binding, and therefore a marriage alliance had

commercial value.

Although Guinevere had no clue about such commercial gains and losses, she knew clearly in her

heart that her family supported her marriage with Weston because of these unspoken benefits. Hence,

they chose to turn a blind eye to the grievances they suffered and could only issue weak, verbal

warnings to Weston.

That was because marrying Weston brought great benefits to the Cohen family.

Although she didn‘t understand how the corporate world worked, she can sense that

something was wrong. She couldn‘t help but speak up, “Dad, Mom, these things probably don‘t have

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much to do with whether Weston and I get married, right?” She forced a smile and tried to smooth

things over, “Today is the day Weston and I will register our marriage. The most important thing is our

affection for each other, which has finally come to fruition after so many years. Regarding the business

collaboration between both families, I suppose that is also built upon the foundation of our relationship,

right? As long as both of us get along well as a married couple, these benefits are but additional

bonuses, right?”

She wasn‘t sure of that herself. She just knew that she had to exert some level of pressure on her

parents. She wanted to make it clear to them that their daughter‘s happiness was of utmost

importance, and they should put everything else aside. However, Mr. and Mrs. Cohen remained silent.

Their faces turned downcast. Guinevere‘s heart immediately turned cold. “What‘s the matter? Say

something, please!” Mr. Cohen opened his mouth, but no words came out. Guinevere‘s words had

placed him on moral grounds. If he were to stop them from registering their marriage on the grounds of

commercial benefits, wouldn‘t that be equivalent to regarding his daughter‘s happiness as less

important than earning money?

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