The Amazing Son In Law Chapter 10
With that shouted command, everyone froze in disbelief.
In a flurry, they all pulled out their phones and searched for the official WeChat account of Emgrand Group!
Sure enough!
The official account of Emgrand Group had just posted an announcement!
“Emgrand Group’s $2 billion hotel project has signed its first partner. Doris Young, the group’s vice chairman, and Claire, the representative from Aurous Hill Wilson Group, signed a $60 million decoration contract!”
Upon reading the headline, chaos erupted among them!
Claire actually negotiated the project! And at an amount that had doubled!
It had been barely half an hour!
How could this possibly happen?!
It made no sense!
Harold felt a mix of shock and regret!
Before today, Claire had held no comparison to him in terms of status and identity.
If he had taken on the project yesterday, Claire would never have had the chance to shine, regardless of whether he could negotiate the deal or not!
Now, he regretted turning it down out of fear of failure!
If only he had just refused, but the real kicker was that Claire had actually succeeded!
This was a severe blow to his pride!
Lady Wilson immediately grabbed the contract, reading it with excitement before exclaiming, “Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Claire, you have truly made a remarkable contribution!”
She then asked eagerly, “How did you manage to do this?”
Claire replied, “It’s all thanks to Vice President Doris Young, who has a great deal of optimism towards our Wilson family.”
In truth, Claire wanted to disclose the full story, but after some thought, she realized she didn’t know who the chairman of Emgrand Group was nor could she be sure anyone would respond.
Upon hearing this, Harold’s frustration deepened, and he felt like he could sink into the ground!
No wonder Claire was able to secure the contract!
It turned out that Doris Young from Emgrand Group was favorably inclined toward the Wilson clan!
Didn’t that imply that anyone could have gone for it?
He had truly let a significant opportunity slip through his fingers!
At that moment, Charlie spoke up, “Harold, do you remember our bet?”
Harold’s expression suddenly became as dark as if he had tasted something foul.
How could he forget the bet? The loser had to kneel down and kowtow to the winner three times in public.
With Claire obtaining the contract, he clearly was the loser…
No!
There was no way he was going to kneel before someone he regarded as beneath him!
Absolutely not!
So, he immediately clenched his teeth and said, “Charlie, who do you think you are? You’re just a useless man who married into our family and lives off us every day. You expect me to kneel before you?”
Charlie replied calmly, “I may be useless and living off my in-laws, but we made a vow yesterday. If anyone backs out, there will be severe consequences!”
Charlie emphasized the words “severe consequences” for effect.
Sure enough!
Lady Wilson’s expression turned grim immediately!
She glared at Harold and asked in a stern tone, “What? Do you wish for me to suffer the consequences?”
Harold panicked and blurted out, “Grandma, don’t let Charlie trick you! He’s trying to embarrass both you and me!”
Charlie calmly interjected, “Harold, don’t mislead your grandmother. Remember, you swore a binding oath. If you break it, you face divine retribution. Are you willing to bring ruin upon your grandmother?”
Harold’s eyes widened with horror, and he quickly exclaimed, “Grandma, please don’t take this seriously!”
Lady Wilson replied coldly, “You know that I have devoted my life to Buddhism and sworn by the heavens. How dare you even think of breaking your promise?!”
“Grandma…”
Harold felt true panic, as he could see that his grandmother was genuinely angry!
Seeing Harold willing to forsake an oath that was tied to life and death for his own pride, Lady Wilson slammed her hand on the table and shouted furiously, “Are you truly willing to break your oath?”
“Grandma, I…” Harold hesitated, quickly weighing his options in his mind.
If he honored the bet and kowtowed to Charlie to admit his mistake, he would lose face.
But if he chose not to honor the bet and angered his grandmother, he would forfeit everything he had within the Wilson family!
Considering that, even though it pained him, he finally gritted his teeth and said, “Fine! I’ll accept defeat!”
Charlie looked at him with a smile, saying nothing, just waiting for him to kneel and admit his fault.
Harold felt his legs weigh a ton, moving toward Charlie with painstaking slowness.
Filled with loathing yet trembling, he ultimately buckled and knelt on the ground.
Thud!
A few onlookers, curious about the scene, discreetly took out their phones to record it.
Harold bowed his head and spoke in a quaking voice, “I was wrong!”
Then he bent down and kowtowed.
Charlie said, “What was that? I couldn’t hear you. Speak louder.”
Harold swallowed his pride and kowtowed again, “I was wrong!”
Charlie sneered, “Oh, you admit that you were wrong. But where exactly did you go astray?”
Harold felt a surge of rage at Charlie but knew he had one last kowtow to perform.
Through gritted teeth, he mumbled, “I was wrong to doubt Claire’s abilities…”
After completing his final kowtow, he bowed again!
Charlie felt a tremendous sense of satisfaction!
He had long been tired of Harold, and now, this moment of humiliation for him felt rewarding!
Claire watched in shock, sensing that her husband had suddenly transformed in some way!
She couldn’t quite place what the change was at that moment.
However, recalling the confidence he had displayed during the bet with Harold yesterday, it appeared that he had expected this victory all along.
What gave him such unshakeable confidence?