Chapter 1886 Blackmail
Mystification swamped Davin. What on earth got his dander up? It seems as though he’s throwing a tantrum with someone.
“Aw, don’t be so stubborn. Look, your daughter—Sally—is dating my nephew, Kyle. We’ll be a family in the future, so let’s discuss things nicely.”
“A family? Your mother is now urging Kyle to break up with my daughter after learning that she isn’t pregnant! She hasn’t such luck to be a family with you all!”
“What’s this nonsense about breaking up? My mother is just running her mouth in anger. Don’t worry, for they’ll never break up.”
As soon as Steven heard that, he seized the opportunity and suggested, “In that case, have Kyle get engaged with Sally so that everyone in Y City knows that she’s his fiancée. In that case, I’ll rent the underground palace to you for another year. How about that?”
Davin was taken aback for a moment. Mom is still fuming, so I’m afraid that it’ll be rather tough to have the two of them get engaged at this time.
“Can you do it, Davin? If you can’t, get out of my territory!”
“How about this? Give me a few days, and I’ll accomplish this task.”
“Fine. I’ll give you ten days. Is that enough?”
“Uh… Okay,” Davin replied unconfidently.
“It’s a deal, then. You’ve got to move out if you can’t do it!”
Steven then left in the same manner he came, leaving in a whirlwind. Watching as his office door opened and closed, Davin plopped onto the wooden chair and heaved a long sigh.
Later, he took out his phone and gave Kyle a call to ask about his opinion.
Kyle was exceedingly surprised to hear him bringing that subject up out of the blue. “Uncle Davin, I’ve got to consider my parents’ opinion on this matter. After all, my engagement is a big deal for the Seet family. Grandma has a problem with Sally, so I’m afraid that she won’t allow us to get engaged.”
“As long as you have no objections to it, I’ll talk to your parents and grandparents.”
“Uncle Davin, why are you suddenly so concerned about my engagement?”
“Because I’m incredibly kind and am worried about your future.”
Well, your future father-in-law is blackmailing me, so I’ve got no other choice! Otherwise, why would I bring this matter up before your grandmother’s fury has abated?
“I don’t have any objections. As long as my parents agree and my grandparents have no objections, I’m fine with getting engaged with Sally anytime.”
“Okay, leave the rest of it to me, then. You don’t need to bother about it anymore.”
After hanging up the phone, Davin instantly made plans to turn that into a reality.
That night, he deliberately went to Imperial Garden for dinner, planning to talk to Evan and Nicole about the matter to see what they thought about it.
The moment he stepped foot into Imperial Garden, he was greeted by the sight of Nina sitting on the couch with a cup of latte and a fashion magazine in hand.
“Are you the only one home, Nina?”
“Yup! Mommy and Daddy aren’t home yet. Why are you so free to come over, Uncle Davin?”
“N-No reason. I just came over for a look. Where’s Maya? Is she not home as well?”
“Wilbur took her to the Simpson residence for dinner.”
“Really? That’s great! Oh yes, where’s Stephen, Nina? Is everything going well with your relationship?”
“He went to K Nation to investigate Chris’ death and hasn’t come back yet.”
Davin was silent for a moment before commenting, “The fact that he’s willing to investigate your ex-boyfriend’s death proves that he’s a decent man.”
“His heart belonged to Chris, so he said he’ll regard it as repaying the debt of gratitude. Our relationship will be official when he returns.”
“I support you both.” Having said that, he mentioned the engagement between Kyle and Sally, asking Nina whether she was in agreement.
Nina considered it solemnly for a while. “Uncle Davin, Grandma doesn’t like Sally all that much at present, so I think this matter should be tabled for now. She’s hot-tempered, so it’s best not to push her on this.”
“I know that as well. Nina, do you have any idea of how I can convince your grandmother to agree to Kyle getting engaged with Sally?”
As Nina was mulling over it, Blake announced that Evan and Nicole were back.
“I don’t have any ideas, Uncle Davin. I’m still busy with the press conference announcing the launch of our new product, so you should ask Mommy and Daddy about this.”
