Chapter 4 Engaged When They Were Little

The night was long. The Imperial City that was supposed to be quiet and peaceful became lively when a piece of news broke out.

"The Luo family is going to hold a press conference tomorrow." This was the new headline.

People knew that it had something to do with Andres' illegitimate daughter. And they guessed that the Luo family would finally accept her during the press conference. Many were actually surprised because they didn't expect that Andres was a playboy when he was young.

Comments on the Internet poured down in torrents, and it had generated enormous publicity for the press conference.

But some people from the upper class were not surprised anymore. In rich and powerful families, it was common for them to have a few illegitimate children. It was just that they were good at hiding it. This was actually the first time that a family would hold a press conference because of this matter.

As for Andres' family, they were now in an apartment, all wearing a frown.

"Dad must have been out of his mind. Don't worry, Cecelia, I won't recognize that bitch as my daughter."

Cecelia didn't say anything. Everly, on the other hand, was holding her phone and looking at something.

Andres was like a cat on hot bricks now. He even jolted a little when his phone rang. It was Eddie calling.

"Dad, whatever you say, you can't persuade me. No matter what, I won't accept her. She is definitely not my daughter." As he spoke, the look on his face gradually became ferocious.

"Of course, I know that Miss Luo is not your daughter. Besides, you don't deserve to be her father at all. But you must accept her as your own child and announce that she is your adopted daughter."

Andres was overjoyed when he heard Eddie's first words. But his face turned gloomy with Eddie's last sentence.

"Dad! Why do I have to take her as my adopted daughter? Why don't you ask my brother to do that instead?"

"If you agree, I will transfer ten percent of the shares of Luo Group to your name," Eddie said unhurriedly.

Cecelia overheard their conversation and poked Andres in a hurry.

She thought to herself, 'Say yes! It's ten percent of the shares. Definitely not a small amount of money.

Now that the truth about Ansley's real identity has been brought to light, I can agree to have her as our adopted daughter as long as we can get ten percent of the shares. We will be a fool if we miss such a great opportunity.'

"Dad, are you sure about that?"

Andres was in disbelief because Eddie was a stingy person. It was unusual for him to be so generous today.

"Do you want it or not? If not, I'll give it to your brother."

"Of course, I want it. If you give me ten percent of the shares, she can't only be my daughter. I can even accept her as my mother." A gleam of greed shone in Andres' eyes.

'This bastard. He is still as greedy as ever, ' Eddie thought to himself.

But he was relieved to hear that Andres agreed.

He knew that Andres was not as excellent as Crosby. That was the reason why he asked Andres instead of Crosby to adopt Ansley. She could help Andres in the future. He just hoped that Andres wouldn't let him down.

Although the Luo family was not as powerful as the four great clans in the city, they were still respectable figures in Imperial City. People couldn't help but wonder why they would hold a press conference just because of an illegitimate daughter. Was it really necessary?

The reporters were already waiting at the hotel entrance, hoping to get first-hand information.

The members of the Luo family had been preparing for the press conference since early in the morning. Eddie was the most excited about it. He stood in front of the mirror and looked at his reflection, feeling satisfied.

Today was a big day for the Luo family, so he naturally took it seriously.

"Sir, do you want to wake Miss Luo up?"

asked the butler. Eddie just glared at him.

"Wake her up? Are you serious? I'll go and arrange everything first. Let Miss Luo sleep for as long as she wants."

The butler nodded. But deep inside, he felt strange. He thought that Eddie was being too respectful to Ansley.

Smiling from ear to ear, Eddie led Andres and his family to the stage. They all faced the flashes of lights and cameras with a smile.

"Mr. Luo, we are all wondering why you've suddenly decided to hold a press conference today. Is there anything important to announce?"

Although the reporters already knew what was about to happen, they still asked on purpose.

Still wearing the same smile, Eddie nodded and said, "Yes, there is something very important."

"Some people say that today's press conference is for another daughter of the Luo family. Is this true, Mr. Luo?"

Everyone knew that Everly was the only daughter of the Luo family, so obviously, the reporter had an ulterior motive in asking such a question.

Eddie laughed, but he didn't answer directly.

When he looked at the clock on the wall, it was already ten o'clock. He wondered why Ansley had not come yet.

One reporter suddenly said, "Mr. Luo, I don't know if we will be lucky enough to see Miss Luo today."

While listening quietly, Everly clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into the palms of her hands. She felt that the group of reporters in front of her was so hateful. She was sitting there, but they were all saying that Ansley was the daughter of the Luo family. For her, she was the only real daughter of the Luo family. Ansley was just a nobody. It was just that Eddie was blinded by Ansley.

"Grandpa, did my sister oversleep on such an important event today?" Everly asked worriedly with feigned consideration and tenderness.

She heard from the servant just now that Ansley had not woken up yet when Eddie left. The Luo family's villa was nowhere near this hotel. She thought that Ansley might not come in time.

Upon hearing what Everly said, the reporters started whispering to each other.

Eddie glared at her, not sure what to do. His father told him before that Ansley had a strange temper. If she really didn't come, this day would definitely not end well.

While they were wondering, the person they were talking about was now heading towards the hotel unhurriedly. She rode the Segway scooter that Jordy gave her, holding a map in her hand.

People who passed by her thought that she was much faster than the other motorists on the road. They couldn't even have a proper look at her before she disappeared.

"Jordy said that this thing is as fast as the speed that I fly at. But it blows. It's actually very slow." Ansley looked so disgusted. She crossed her arms over her chest.

"Beep! Beep!" A harsh sound of the car horn rang out behind her.

'Why do you have to honk your car horn? This is the fastest speed I can go, ' she thought to herself.

When she turned around, she almost fell off the scooter.

'This long procession of cars are all waiting for me?

Oh my, I'm such a trouble maker!' As she thought, she quickly got down the scooter and walked towards the roadside.

She watched the cars passed by her one after another. And when she thought it was about time to go back to the road, she felt something. She looked up, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity. It was him!

She went to great pains to find him. And now, she felt that it was all worth it.

Ansley tried her best to resist the excitement that surged up in her heart. She followed the car until it drove into the underground parking lot.

She looked up at the towering building and squinted her eyes.

'Yan Group?'

That man had been poor for so many lifetimes. In fact, he died early because of poverty in his previous lifetimes. She didn't expect that he would become a rich man this life.

'Forget it. When it comes to money... I am still the richest person in the world.

When it comes to status... Everyone has high regards for me.

Anyway, let's see first what he looks like after being reincarnated.

If he is too ugly, I don't mind waiting for his next reincarnation, ' she thought to herself.

She had waited for so many lifetimes, anyway. It didn't matter if she had to wait for another lifetime. After all, she had attached great importance to men's appearance. So if that man looked very ugly now, she would never date him.

She stepped on her scooter again and followed him into the underground parking lot.

Then she saw the man got in a strange box after walking out of the car. 'Is that a coffin? And it moves automatically?' she wondered.

Ansley walked over to the silver coffin. But when she tried to open it, it wouldn't open at all.

But she had seen it open automatically when they stood in this exact position just moments ago. Did she need a spell to open this coffin? Was it a divine weapon?

'Forget it. I don't know the spell. If I break this divine weapon forcefully, I may get hurt. Or maybe I have to ask Jordy what the spell for this coffin is, ' Ansley thought to herself.

She took out a champagne-colored phone from her pocket and dialed the only number saved in its phonebook.

When Jordy received Ansley's call, he was so excited that he almost fell off the bed. But when he heard her question, he was silent for a moment.

"Ancestor, are you sure it's a coffin?" Jordy asked suspiciously.

"Yes, it's a square and divided into two halves. It's just wide enough for two people to pass."

Jordy was so bewildered that he really couldn't think of what Ansley was talking about. Was it a divine weapon?

While he was pacing back and forth, he caught a glimpse of the elevator next to him.

Then he seemed to know what she was talking about.

"Well... Miss Luo, is there a button that is emitting red light on the wall next to it?"

"Yes, there is."

Jordy was rendered speechless. Indeed, what Ansley meant was the elevator.

"Miss Luo, if you press the button on the wall, it will open. When you get inside, press the number of the floor you want to go to. It will stop and open on that floor, and you can go out. And by the way, it's called elevator, not coffin," Jordy said in one breath and hung up hurriedly.

Ansley stared at her phone speechlessly when she heard the busy tone. 'Jordy, you are really something, ' she thought.

The CEO's office was located on the sixty-sixth floor. The black and white motif looked dull and depressing. Conor Yu and the others were taking a nap when Ansley pushed the door open.

Looking at the woman who appeared in his office out of nowhere, Wilson put down the pen in his hand and frowned slightly.

"Who are you?"

he calmly asked. Obviously, he wasn't dumbfounded by her sudden appearance.

Ansley could tell that the man in front of her was not that stupid.

"I'm your ances..." she answered. But then she thought, 'Ancestor? I can't say that. Otherwise, he'll think I've lost my mind.'

"I mean, your ancestors said that we've been engaged since we were little."

Wilson lost his tongue all of a sudden. Staring at the woman in front of him, he frowned and thought, 'Have she lost her mind?'

A lot of women found different excuses just to throw themselves into his arms. But it was his first time to hear a woman said that they were engaged when they were little.

"Are you going to get out of my office by yourself, or do I have to ask the security guards to throw you out?" Wilson's voice was cold as ice, and his eyebrows showed his impatience.

But Ansley was always infatuated with handsome men.

So whether the man in front of her was that person or not, his meticulously crafted and delicate appearance was enough to amaze her.

She walked forward and rested her hands on his desk.

"Pick a date for our wedding. We have to get married soon." As she spoke, her eyes shone with excitement. It rarely happened that she found a handsome man she liked. So she should pursue her happiness, right?

"Oh, wait! I think there is no need to pick a date. How about today?"

Wilson didn't know what to say. He had never seen such a brazen woman.

He raised his eyebrows and fixed his beautiful eyes on Ansley.

Then he snapped, "Fuck off!"

Ansley looked at Wilson's angry face with a smile. She found him more interesting.

No one had dared to be rude to her. But this man in front of her obviously had a temper.

"Why don't you think about it? If you marry me, I will make you the richest man in the world." Her misty eyes were full of tenderness and seriousness.

However, Wilson felt that she had really consumed all his patience today.

"Tell me, who has sent you here? Is it my uncle or my father?"

He had been surrounded by countless women, and they had different methods in approaching him. And he never enjoyed a relationship or marriage that was thrust into him. However, this woman had a pure and harmless appearance. Her charm and amorous advances seemed to have fascinated him.

Indeed, a stunning beauty could confuse the world. He was a cold and composed man. But right now, it seemed that he couldn't resist the temptation. He even felt butterflies in his stomach.

Wilson guessed it must be his father who sent her here. He had made great efforts to confirm whether his son had a normal sexual orientation.

"No one has sent me here. Now tell me, what do you think of my offer?" Ansley leaned forward and faintly smelled his natural scent.

It was that familiar feeling. She couldn't be wrong.

While she was in a trance, Wilson's gloomy voice rang out in her ears, "Think about your offer? What if I think about how to kill you instead?"

Ansley was rendered speechless. She thought that she was already convincing enough.

However... It seemed that this sharp-tongued man was not easy to deal with.

While the two of them were confronting each other, Ansley suddenly saw the faint golden light in the sky outside the window. But she resisted the impulse to take him away.

She took a deep breath.

"You'd better think about it carefully. I can assure you, it's a good deal. You will make a profit without losing anything." Ansley snapped her fingers at Wilson cheerfully.

Then she opened the door and walked out swaggeringly without giving him a chance to retort.