Archie’s words caused his father to fall silent. However, there was still disappointment in his eyes.
“You can get married, but why don’t you discuss it with me? I am your father after all.” Ferdie still felt that his son’s marriage was too hasty, and he did not respect his father’s role.
“I remember that I had discussed with you before, but at that time, you were busy showing off your affection to Clara and did not take my words seriously.” Archie mocked.
Ferdie was stunned and frowned. “If you seriously mentioned this to me, how could I not take it seriously?”
“Alright. If you really take my wedding seriously, you will definitely keep your word with the Sandford Family. In the end, you still want me to marry a woman from the Sandford Family.” Archie shook the ashes of his cigarette in the crystal urn and mocked himself casually.
“Why is the Sandford Family so annoying to you? Do you know what kind of exchange we had with the Sandford Family? When your grandfather gave our ancestral blood jade to the Sandford Family as a betrothal gift, he had said something ruthless. If you don’t marry the daughter of the Sandford Family, when you grow up, you will have to give half of the territory you have conquered to the Sandford Family as compensation. You should know about this matter.” What Ferdie cared about wasn’t who his son married. He was afraid that the family fortune of Grafton Family would be given away for free.
Archie’s eyes suddenly turned ruthless, and his tone became slightly colder. “I don’t understand what all of you were thinking back then. When I was five years old, I was already involved with a newborn baby girl. Have you ever asked me how I feel?”
Ferdie did not dare to look straight into his son’s angry eyes. He lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice after a long time. “Why did your grandfather make such an oath? Don’t you know? The grandfather of Sandford Family has done us a favor.”
“We can repay a favor, but why do you want to block my happiness?” Archie still couldn’t understand this way of repaying kindness. It was simply too inhumane.
Ferdie sighed, and his tone eased a little. “We were not supposed to be engaged. When Minlan gave birth to Luisa, she did not mention about the engagement. But when she gave birth to the second child, she took the uterus with a lot of blood. She could not give birth anymore. The Sandford Family only had two daughters. However, they did not give birth to a son. This made the Sandford family very sad. That was why they wanted to make an engagement with the Wolfleim Family or the Grafton Family. In the end, this was a chain of interests. No matter which one was broken, it would involve the other two families. If you want to continue to be rich, you must adhere to this rule.”
Archie’s eyes were filled with determination. There was resentment in his eyes that was difficult to vent. He pressed the cigarette against the glass table. His voice was so cold that it could not be any colder. “Benefits? In the end, my marriage and Yoseph is just a tool to stabilize the family’s interests? We are chess pieces played by money. You understand that, right?”
Ferdie knew that his son had the genes of rebellion in his bones. Therefore, this marriage had always been a mental illness in his heart.
However, he didn’t expect that his son would actually arrange his marriage so hastily.
“Alright, let’s not talk about your marriage first. Let’s talk about the girl you married first. Who is she?” Ferdie asked. When Ferdie heard this news from a friend, he rushed back in a hurry. Naturally, he had not gone to find out more about the girl Archie had married.
Archie replied with an indifferent expression, “I might have to disappoint you again. She isn’t some precious daughter of a prestigious family. She is just a poor person who has been sent to hell. Moreover, she is Gustav Quinsley’s granddaughter.”
“What?” This time, Ferdie was so angry that he almost vomited blood. She wasn’t a daughter of a prestigious family, so he could tolerate it, but she came from the Quinsley Family. This was something he couldn’t tolerate no matter what.
Archie knew that his father must be furious, so…. After that, he continued to speak plainly, “Don’t be angry yet. Listen to me, the reason why I want to marry her. . . It’s not because I love her. I just want to make Gustav lose all his face. In fact, I did it, so Gustav’s reputation had been tarnished, and he couldn’t raise his head anymore. The Quinsley Family’s stock has also been dropping recently, and the Quinsley Family is going to be finished soon.”
After Ferdie heard his explanation, his facial expression slightly recovered, but he was still extremely angry. “You are really messing around. That old fox Gustav, even if you want to punish him, you don’t need to marry a woman from the Quinsley Family to take revenge on him.”
Archie smiled disapprovingly. “If I don’t use this method to take revenge on him, I’m afraid that the world will be deceived by his disguised philanthropist appearance. My marriage is to expose his true face of selling a woman for glory and being snobbish and cold.”
Ferdie’s expression was still extremely ugly, and his tone was also very annoyed. “Alright, your objective has been achieved. Quinsley Family has lost all face and its stock has plummeted. You can divorce this woman now. Anyway, you didn’t marry her out of your heart. You should settle the divorce procedures as soon as possible.”
“I originally had the same plan, but now. . . I have decided not to divorce.” Archie stood up in a cynical manner. His hands were in his pocket, and there was a faint smile on his face. “I found out that she is an interesting and cute girl. She was my ideal wife. Dad, I helped you and Clara, so you should help us.”
“No, you must divorce her immediately. You can marry any woman, but you can’t marry the Quinsley Family.” Ferdie insisted, and his attitude was firm.
“Dad, I have already avenged the Quinsley Family. The next thing I need to do is to make my own decision. No matter how you try to persuade me, I will not divorce.” Archie’s attitude was also very firm.
“You have fallen in love with her?” Ferdie believed that his son was definitely a smart and rational person unless there was some kind of relationship in this marriage. Otherwise, he would not be so persistent.
Archie could not help but reply sincerely, “Maybe. I was just about to love her.”
“Don’t joke with me like this. This concerns the future of Grafton Family. You’d better be more serious.” Ferdie was about to go crazy from anger. How could he give birth to such a troublesome son?
“I have always been serious. Dad, it is getting late. Do you want to stay for dinner?” Archie looked like he did not want to talk about it anymore. He asked with a faint smile.
Ferdie was not in the mood to eat. He stood up and said with a gloomy tone. “Chie, I will discuss this matter with your grandfather. I will also treat you to consider the future of Grafton Family. Giving away half of your property is such a stupid thing. I believe you won’t do it.”
“Alright, help me say hello to my grandfather!” Archie withdrew his playful tone and his face darkened.
Ferdie snorted and strode out of the living room. Archie’s cold eyes were tightly shut. He turned around and walked upstairs.
Although his father’s attitude was very tough, how was he going to let that woman out?
He was already infatuated with her sweet taste. When he thought about how she might be touched by another man after the divorce, he was so angry that he wanted to kill her.