The Rise of Dragon Temple

Chapter 49

In Gempoint Group president’s office, Joseph continued to make arrangements with Alpha 1. “After

this, go to the Municipal Administration Department, Police Department, and the other departments to

exchange information….” With a smile, Alpha I nodded and assured, “Don’t worry, Mr. Dawson. I have

talked to all the departments in Oplen. They not only expressed their full support, but they are also

grateful that you held your wedding here as it greatly benefits Oplen…”

To that, Joseph nodded. Then, when he wanted to say something, his phone rang. It was Paige who

called. “Hey Paige, what’s up?”Joseph answered the call. Paige hesitated for a while before she

whispered, “Joseph… Grandpa wants to have lunch with you. Are… Are you free?” When Joseph

heard that, his eyes turned, and a few thoughts came across his mind. He thought Leonard was indeed

quick-witted enough to suspect him. After all, he bought Estella a car and a house in Paragon Villa

yesterday. Through this, Leonard must have caught on to something. However, to him, it didn’t matter

as the wedding was driving near. Thus, he nodded and agreed, “Sure. I will come to you later…” After

hanging up the phone, Joseph looked at Dennis and Ernie. “Alright. That’s all from me. You may go

back to work.” With that, Dennis and Ernie left with great respect. Then, Alpha 1 smiled at Joseph and

said, “Oh, it seems like Leonard is suspicious of something. Speaking of him, he is also a big shot. In

recent years, he single-handedly expands Aceshine Group to what it is today. It’s just that he is too old,

and I heard that he is now supporting his grandson, Maxton Mooney, who is serving in the military.

Also, he has great expectations for Maxton, saying that Maxton will definitely lead his family to glory in

the future…” However, Alpha 1 soon paused for a while and added in a playful tone, “Haha, but he is

short-sighted after all. Perhaps he has been in a small town for too long, so he has no idea how big the

outside world is. Why would he care about Maxton when he has a grandson-in-law that is way more

powerful than the god of war?” Hearing that, Joseph chuckled and waved his hand, “Well, you also said

that he is old and short-sighted. Whatever. I have been giving them chances all the time, and the

choice is in their hands. Alright, you should also go ahead and do your work. The wedding must not go

wrong. As for me, I will go and meet the old Patriarch of the Mooney family…” A smile flashed across

his eyes. There was more than an hour before noon. When Joseph got downstairs and saw

the cars passing by on the road, he was dazed for a while before he monologued, “I should buy

another car. I no longer plan to hide anyway.” Thus, he went to the Mercedes-Benz 4S outlet again,

bought another Mercedes S, and drove it away. As for Halle and the other saleswomen there, they

were all astounded. That was because he had bought three luxury cars in three consecutive days.

Besides, he voluntarily gave up all the promotions, so Halle’s commission was also shockingly high. At

noon, Paige, Leonard, Lily, and Rory were sitting in a private room of a grand restaurant next to

Aceshine Group. For the whole time, Lily never stopped smiling, while Paige just sat silently with her

hands secretly clenching under the table. As Lily had gotten Gempoint Group’s collaboration

agreement, Paige felt somewhat unwilling. With that, she sighed inwardly, and a trace of helplessness

flitted through her eyes. “Paige, where is Joseph? Have you contacted him?” Leonard—who was sitting

by the window-asked Paige. “He just called me and said that he will arrive soon. Right now, there are

some traffic congestions. Sorry, Grandpa…” Paige explained. “It’s alright. Let’s wait. We are not in a

hurry anyway…” Leonard nodded without any hard feelings. Then, he opened the window, looked at

the scenery outside, and breathed in some fresh air. But just at this time, a brand new black Mercedes

pulled up abruptly in front of the restaurant entrance downstairs. Following that, the handsome and

refined Joseph in a black suit got down from the car. At once, Leonard-who was looking down from

upstairs-narrowed his eyes. When Joseph looked up, he saw Leonard standing by the window in a

daze. Right away, he smiled at Leonard, threw the car key to the valet, and went upstairs. “What’s

wrong, Grandpa?” Lily asked when she saw Leonard spacing out by the window.

Leonard turned around and ordered, “Ask the waiter to serve the dishes. Joseph is here…” “Humph!

So, that wastrel is here. Grandpa, why did you bother waiting for him? None of us have accepted him

as a part of our family, and even if he marries Paige, he is nothing but a grandson-in-law…” Lily

mocked with disdain. Anyway, there was nothing she liked about Joseph. Upon hearing that, Leonard

frowned and reprimanded, “Enough! Didn’t you see that Paige is still here? Is this how you treat your

cousin?” After sneering, Lily stopped talking. She didn’t take Leonard’s words seriously at all. While she

was sipping tea, Rory–who was next to her-said in a faint tone, “Haha, Grandpa, you shouldn’t blame

Lily. These days, she has been working hard

to secure Gempoint Group’s collaboration. Besides, she has been traveling around during the day and

staying up late to work overtime. So, she might be saying that out of exhaustion. Don’t take her words

seriously…” When Leonard listened to Rory’s words, his face changed. Rory was right. Lily was now in

charge of the cooperation between Aceshine Group and Gempoint Group. In other words, she now had

greater importance than Leonard in the company. That was because the collaboration with Gempoint

Group alone could replace a lot of small cooperations. Nevertheless, Leonard still had doubts about

Lily’s ability to win the contract with Rory’s help. He somewhat felt that something was off, Since

several years ago, Aceshine Group had always wanted to cooperate with Gempoint Group. However,

they couldn’t achieve it throughout these times. Moreover, Rory and Lily were together for more than

three years. If Lily got the contract only with the help of the Shelton family, she should have gotten it

long ago. Therefore, Leonard couldn’t help feeling something was amiss. Even so, this wasn’t the right

time to say anything. Hence, he only nodded and replied. “Alright, thanks for being considerate, Rory.

The Mooneys are grateful for what you did this time. Thank you.” Hearing that, Rory also responded

with a nod before he looked at Paige insultingly and stopped talking. Just then, Joseph came in, sat

next to Paige, and apologized to her, “Sorry, I’m late.” Paige nodded and muttered, “You should greet

Grandpa too…” Hence, Joseph also said to Leonard, “Grandpa, I’m sorry for being late. There was a

traffic jam.” With a nod, Leonard stared deeply at Joseph. “Joseph, I heard you bought a car and a

house in Paragon Villa for Estella yesterday.” “What? Did you say he bought a house for Aunt Estella?

No way. That’s Paragon Villa. The housing price there is even higher than the villas in the main town.

You must be joking, Grandpa.” Lily spat out the tea, and her face was full of disbelief. Her parents

always wanted to buy a house in Paragon Villa, but it was too expensive. Ignoring Lily, Joseph smiled

at Leonard and nodded. “You’re right, Grandpa. News travels fast. I bought the house yesterday

afternoon…” “Great…” Leonard nodded and continued, “How considerate of you. I heard you bought a

car for Paige too. How about the car you parked downstairs? Did you buy another one?” Leonard

stared intensely into Joseph’s eyes, wanting to see through Joseph’s thoughts. Nonetheless, he soon

got disappointed because he couldn’t see anything The moment Leonard finished speaking, not only

was Lily stupefied but Rory and

Paige were also bewildered. Then, Rory ran to the window and looked down. Sure enough, he saw two

similar brand-new Mercedes-Benzs parked at the entrance of the restaurant! “How is this possible?

There are two cars indeed! If we include Aunt Estella’s, that makes three! Three Mercedes-Benz! And

it’s S-Class at that! This…” Rory-who saw

the cars with his own eyes-still found this unbelievable. How much money did Joseph own to afford a

house and a few cars at once? Needless to say, the Shelton family’s company was huge and had a

huge capital too. However, that was capital, not pure profit!!! Therefore, Rory was thunderstruck.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g