100 Days to Seduce the Devil

Day Thirty-Five...

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[ Ancestral Mansion of Xu Family... ]

*Note: This mansion was built for the Maternal Side of Old Man Xu. Old Man Xu's complete name was Cedric Xu Sparks. He preferred to be called Old Man Xu than Old Man Sparks to honor his mother's side.

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Old Man Xu returned to Country M today. Leaving the airport, he proceeded to his mansion to take a rest. He was not feeling good after meeting the man who had been blackmailing him for several months now.

"That ambitious old man! He wants to marry his daughter off to my family. How impressive his daughter is, aside from being a pretty face? How dare he use me to have my son?" Old Man Xu was still fuming with rage.

"Master, do you need something?" the butler asked Old Man Xu when he heard him talking to himself.

"No. Just let me be. Go and ask the Chef to prepare some lunch. I will be inviting my son over." Old Man Xu commanded the butler.

"Okay, Master! It's been so long since the last time Master Nathan visited this mansion. I will tell the Chef to prepare his favorites. How about young master Ethan? Is he coming too?"

"My grandson will be visiting next week. I will only invite my son today because I have something important to discuss with him." Old Man Xu sighed deeply, still preparing himself. He could already imagine how Nathan would react. He would definitely reject him.

Nathan didn't want to date anyone. How much more marry someone?

"Master, is there anything more you want us to prepare?" the butler asked him, wondering why his master was troubled by something.

"Nothing," Old Man Xu lazily said, waving his hand as he dismissed him.

When the butler left, Old Man Xu picked up his phone and dialed Nathan's number. His son was probably working right now. But this matter was urgent. Helena Carlsen was already here in the country. She was expecting to meet Nathan tomorrow.

'Damn! I have to set the two for a dinner date. I hope Nathan will cooperate with me. Sigh! That stubborn son of mine. What am I gonna do to him?'

Old Man Xu massaged his temples. He was racking his brain so hard, thinking of a way on how he would be able to convince Nathan.

"I must do this. Nathan must not know about the recordings, otherwise, he will hate me. He might even try to prevent me from meeting my grandson, Ethan. I can't afford this to happen." Old Man Xu continued his monologue.

It did not take long before Nathan answered the call.

"Hello, Dad. Why did you call me at this hour? Are you back?" Nathan knew that his father went to Country R. He thought it was a business trip. His father didn't tell him the true reason he went to that foreign country.

"Yes, I'm back. I need you to go here at our Ancestral Mansion... now. I have something to tell you. Come. I will be waiting for you in my study room."

"Okay. I'll be there in Twenty Minutes," Nathan simply said before dismissing the call. He didn't ask him further. He just decided to meet his father in person.

"That rude punk! He didn't even let me speak before hanging up the phone." Old Man Xu glared at his phone.

"Sigh. I have to calm down. I shouldn't reprimand or argue with my son. I have to control my temper and be more patient while talking to him..." Old Man Xu breathed in and breathed out. He had twenty minutes left to compose himself and prepare his speech, hoping that Nathan would listen to him.

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[ 20 minutes later...  ]

Old Man Xu kept pacing back and forth across his study room as he waited for Nathan to arrive. He looked anxious.

Knock! Knock!

Old Man Xu's heart leaped the moment he heard the knocking sound of the door. It only meant his son finally arrived.

"Come in," Old Man Xu said, allowing Nathan to enter the room.

Creek!

The door slid open and Nathan stepped into the room. He gazed at his father with his expressionless face.  "I'm here," Nathan said, greeting his father.

Old Man Xu motioned his son to come over. Nathan slowly traced his steps toward his father. He removed his coat and put it down on the backrest of the sofa.

"What do you want to talk about? How's your trip in Country R?" Nathan sat down on the couch, facing Old Man Xu.

Old Man Xu took a deep breath before sitting down on the chair opposite Nathan.

"It's okay. I found a suitable business partner. The Chairman of AMB Diamond Corporation..." Old Man Xu smiled at his son sheepishly.

Nathan just arched his eyebrow. His father was acting weird today.

"Okay. So what kind of business deal did you propose with him?" Nathan asked his father, eyeing him with his scrutinizing gaze.

"Cough! Cough!" He cleared his throat first, mustering up his courage to open the topic about the marriage proposal of Chairman Maximilian Carlsen.

"Actually, I didn't propose anything. It was Chairman Carlsen who proposed a business deal with me." Old Man Xu maintained his smile as he spoke to his son.

Nathan could tell that something was off with his father and his fake expression.

"What kind of business deal are you talking about, Dad?" Nathan didn't like suspense. His father was dragging this talk too much.

"Just a simple...An Arranged Marriage Proposal between you and his daughter, Helena Carlsen!" Old Man Xu said spontaneously, without a second thought. Oops! His tongue slipped.

Nathan: "..."

Old Man Xu cursed himself inwardly. He already rehearsed his speech over and over a while ago. However, he ended up telling something he was not supposed to. It was a direct confession, giving Nathan a great shock.

"What did you just say, Dad? Did I mishear it?" Nathan questioned Old Man Xu, a deep crease forming on his forehead.

Nathan's poker face a while ago was replaced by a serious one. He was looking daggers at his father.

"Are you kidding me, Old MAN?!"