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 fin
gers 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
after going through the risk analysis.” Mr. Cohen‘s face darkened. “Why didn‘t you say this earlier?” Bo
th 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 h
appened, they would no longer need to fight with their relatives over who had the final say over the com
pany. 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, a
nd 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, howe
ver, was a different issue altogether. It was legally binding, and therefore a marriage alliance had comm
ercial value.
Although Guinevere had no clue about such commercial gains and losses, she knew clearly in her hear
t 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 much to do with whether W
The most important thing is our affection for each other, which has finally come to fruition after so many
relationship, right? As long as both of us get along well as a married couple, these benefits are but addit
She wasn‘t sure of that herself. She just knew that she had to exert some level of pressure on her paren
“What‘s the matter? Say something, please!” Mr. Cohen opened his mouth, but no words came out. Gui
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