<b>Chapter </b><b>172 </b>


    Daniel summoned the thire of them hom


    Liam and Hannah went back to their apartment to change, so they got back a bitte.


    Danielmended, “know what happened tonight. Since you’re staying in the country, you two should get married as soon as possible and give the Cole family a healthy heir.”


    Daniel didn’t care who Professor Colton was. His only concern was to raise his great grandson in his lifetime, so the boy could one day take over the reins of the Cole Group.


    Hannah’s expression stiffened. She said, “Then we need to prepare the wedding first”


    Daniel’s face darkened. “It’s your second marriage. What’s the point of throwing a big wedding? isn’t that just tantly telling the world that one of you is a cheater while the other yed homewrecker?”


    Hannah was taken aback by Daniel’s harsh words. Her forced smile faltered as she said <b>weakly</b>, “No, that’s not true.”


    She wasn’t the type to <b>care </b>much about ceremonies, but a wedding only happened once <b>in </b><b>a </b>woman’s life.


    If she didn’t hold a wedding, she didn’t know how many people would ridicule het.


    Hannah said. “I’m only twenty–four. It’s way too early for me to <b>have </b><b>a </b>baby I was hoping to wait until I’m twenty–nine.”


    “Five more years? That’s far too long!” Daniel snapped. “I’m giving you one year, and I expect a grandchild by then!”


    Liam frowned and said firmly, <b>“</b><b>Grandpa</b>, Hannah is the only <b>woman </b>I’ll ever love. I want to give her the grandest wedding she truly deserves.”


    Hannah reached out and took his hand reassuringly, saying, “Liam will still return to <b>Erennd</b><b>, </b>but we arrange the wedding soon and start nning for a baby,”


    Daniel could see she was <b>using </b>the child as leverage. His brows furrowed with barely concealed anger <b>as </b>he fixed a stern gaze on Liam. He dered, “you’re not leaving the country until you give me a grandchild”


    Over the past few months, Daniel hade to realize that <b>Liam </b>simply wasn’t cut out for the family business. He couldn’t contribute anything meaningful to the Cole Group.


    Daniel had no choice but to use this as leverage to force them to conceive a child first.


    He said sternly, “You can hold the wedding whenever you want. As for trying for a baby, put it on the agenda. It won’t be noticeable in the first few months anyway.”


    Hannah nodded. “Alright.”


    “We’ll leave now.”


    <b>Daniel </b>watched their retreating <b>figures</b>, his brows knitted in growing frustration.


    Upon learning that Aria was thergest shareholder of the <b>Stars </b>Group, he was filled with deep regret.


    only he had known, he would never <b>have </b>let them divorce, no matter what


    But there were no “if in life.


    The Cole family had already offended Aria


    He had no choice but to stabilize the Cole Group for now and pin his hopes on his great–grandson


    TUE THOI G


    Liam dropped Hannah off at the Gibson family’s ce. As soon as he got back, he bumped into Ophelia


    “m, the charity g is such a major event. Howe Hannah didn’t get me a couture gown?”


    Ophelia usually attended such charity parties. As always, she went back to her room to pick out a couture gown, only to find none prepared.


    Ophelia’s tone was full of usation. Liam frowned in displeasure. “Hannah isn’t even officially part of the Cole family yet. Shouldn’t you be asking Mom for the gown you want?”


    Ophelia pouted, “Now that Aria’s gone, Isn’t Hannah in charge of the money? Who else would I goto!”


    “Wasn’t Aria just responsible for thepany?” Liam asked in surprise. “Since when does she manage


    the household too!”


    “<b>Aria’s </b>always been in charge! She covers all our family’s expenses, big and small. For charity parties like this, whenever I wanted to ga, she’d always have three couture gowns ready for me to choose from.”


    “Aria was actually so nice to Ophelial Liam was stunned,


    Ophelia pouted and said, “Liam, I’ve run out of clothes! Just wire me 1.5 million dors sol can buy a whole new wardrobet


    “1.5 million dors?” Liam gasped. “Just for clothes?”


    Ophelia blinked in confusion. “Is 1.5 million dors really that much for clothes<b>?</b><b>” </b>


    Ophelia said matter–of–factly, “Every quarter, A would wire Mom and me 1.5 million to 3 million dors for clothes, and <b>3 </b>million for jewelry. As for couture gowns? She always had those specially prepared for us.”


    Liam was stunned. The two of them spend almost eight million dors a year just on clothes and jewelry?”


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