NOVEL DRAMA ONLINE Chapter 723
"You..." Milo's face turned crimson, and he nearly passed out from anger. He stared unblinking at Charles, his chest heaving as he said, "Charles, I am your uncle! Is this how you speak to your elders?"
The corner of Charles' lips curled upward, and the look in his eyes did not change either. He seemed cool as a cucumber and much calmer than Milo. Charles poured Milo another cup of tea and then pushed it toward him. "Don't be angry, Uncle Milo. Have some tea to soothe your throat and calm yourself down. It would not do good to have your health suffer because of your temper!"
Charles had maintained an attitude of not having a care in the world all this while. Milo held a powerful position, but he had never met anyone as rational as Charles during his previous negotiations. It was obvious the sort of people Charles spoke to were of a different kind to his.
Others may have refrained from acting overly audacious before him to show him respect, but that was not the case for Charles, who did not seem to care that he was his uncle.
Upon realizing this, Milo regretted meeting Charles and playing his most powerful card too quickly. Not only had he failed to garner any favors from Charles, but he had also exposed his vulnerabilities. Charles Hoffman was no easy force to reckon with.
Milo had wanted to meet Charles because he wanted to get a better understanding of how genuine Charles was and had not expected himself to end up on the side of failure.
"Do things really have to be this way? I hurried here from Capiton so I could discuss Janet's marriage with you. No matter what, Janet is a clean and innocent girl. Meanwhile, based on my knowledge, Winter Shaw is not only married but also has a pretty lousy reputation in Brookville. If you get together with a woman like her, it's not just me, but the Hoffman family who will not approve of this."
Milo realized that coming in at full force would not work against Charles and switched his attitude. "Winter is a married woman, and that alone is enough for her to not be competition for Janet. I know you're just speaking out of anger. That woman is no match for you."
"You're right, Uncle. I could have my
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pick of any woman I like, don't I? It doesn't necessarily have to be Winter," Charles said, his elegant fingers dancing through the teacups before he finally chose one and poured himself a cup of tea. "I'm sure you know, Uncle Milo.. comparison to someone crazy, the Hoffman family would be more accepting of someone who's got their head screwed on right. Don't you think I'm right?"
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"Chares, do you have to keep going on about this? Both of us know that Janet does not have any sort of mental illness."
"Oh? Then what sort of attack did
Janet have ten years ago? What about the attack three years ago? Also, what sort of attack did she have just a while ago? Was it an attack of rabies?" Charles asked as he clapped his hands. The door to the private room soon opened, and Ronald walked in as he asked, "Mr. Hoffman, what can I do for you?"
"Where's the material I asked you to get ready?" Charles asked as he put his hand out. Ronald immediately walked over and opened a briefcase, where he took a yellow envelope out and handed it to Charles. Charles smirked as he beckoned with a look in his eyes to have Ronald hand it to Milo instead.
"Mr. Baker, this is a gift from Mr. Hoffman to you!" Ronald said, a smile on his face as he handed the envelope to Milo.
Milo's eyebrows knitted themselves
together. He had no idea what ploy Charles was hatching and thus took the envelope so he could open it and look at its contents. The color drained from his face upon realizing what was inside. "Charles, this... This isn't true. Janet is not ill. She's perfectly normal. Where did you get all this stuff?"
"Loose lips sink ships, Uncle. Did you think I couldn't find this out?" The fact that Janet was ill was not new knowledge to Charles. "Uncle Milo, back then, not even the Baker family could accept this mental illness, yet you're hoping I'll be fine with it?"