Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' Chapter 417: Glad the Relationship Finally Broke Down

Selina t Luke’s gaze and realized he genuinely found it funny.

Low EQ: "You suck."

Owen sneered. "Even if Luke wants it, he’ll have to see if he can handle it. That company’s been mine for years, clients are stable. Even if he gets it on paper, let’s see if those clients stick with him."

High EQ: "You’re so young. Like a little kid."

"You must understand, without Owen, there wouldn’t even be—"

Everyone knew the Reid Family’s chosen heir was Owen. Switching to Luke? Reid Group wouldn’t like it.

"Sorry, but it’s your fault for being so useless. Since you’re incompetent, why not just hand it over? Look around—everyone here supports ."

Luke bristled. "What do you an fight? That was crushing him, one-sided! Plenty of staff saw it yesterday. Owen couldn’t even talk back once. Grandpa probably knows already."

Luke’s eyes lit up. Oh, right. Why should he let that idiot have them?

The manager hesitated for only a mont before nodding. "I’ll notify Reid Group right away."

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That pitiful, oh-so-hurt look while robbing him blind—Luke could never pull that off.

Luke shook his head. "Nope. But if they do, I’ll let you know. Why would I be good at that anyway?"

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Selina gave him a slow, aningful smile. "Uncle, don’t you get it? I reviewed the past contracts. They have always been the ones begging to work with us—not the other way around."

Sure, replacing the chairman wasn’t technically a problem, but Luke’s ability... everyone knew he was a spoiled good-for-nothing rich kid. Handing him the company was basically a death sentence for it.

He even added in a patronizing, concerned voice:

Luke walked in holding the share certificates and the old transfer agreent. The entire board exchanged wary glances.

He was about to vent to Logan, but Logan just nodded. "As long as you’ve made it obvious you’re not on good terms anymore, that’s good."

The board imdiately got the ssage.

"Don’t underestimate the value of doing grunt work. You can learn a lot that way."

Owen couldn’t hold back a smug smile.

"Young master, if you want to stay here, you’ll listen to Owen and start from the bottom. Otherwise, get out! This isn’t your playground!"

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Oh, he got it loud and clear:

Selina: ... Because you’re so good at "feeding" (giving kills to the enemy).

The store was a gift from the Brown Family. Over the years, she’d hired a professional manager to run it and rarely went in person.

As long as they chose him over Luke, he could always claim rit and keep the company.

He felt completely secure.

The manager wiped sweat from his brow. "Then... what do you an exactly?"

But his words cut off sharply at the sound of a shocked shout from outside the eting room!

Luke leaned back in his chair, listening calmly.

—Luke, you love playing brothers with that bastard Logan, huh? Let’s see how you end up.

"This company—Owen has been here for five years. Even if you don’t want to credit his achievents, he’s at least worked hard. Technically it’s yours, but firing Owen the mont you show up would break everyone’s hearts."

Luke narrowed his eyes. ...

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Owen put on that "big brother" act, all gentle and reasonable.

"That’s right. Owen’s been crucial for this company. He’s brokered many big deals. Without him, those projects will evaporate, and the losses will be huge..."

And besides...

Luke: ...? Huh?

Selina patted his head affectionately. "Did your teammates ever suggest you’d be good at delivering food?"

He added with aning, "Now that you’ve openly split with Owen, taking them back is only natural."

That afternoon, after leaving school, Selina didn’t head straight back to Sapphire Valley Villa. Instead, she went to a luxury boutique.

Selina kept her head lowered. "No, keep the partnership."

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"Miss, Owen’s dia company has handled our advertising for about five years with no problems. Are you thinking of replacing them?" the manager asked cautiously.

He didn’t get it. Sure, Logan was unlikable, but he himself was charming—so why would they prefer that sneaky loser Owen?

Owen lowered his eyes, but the hatred in them flashed for just a second.

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Especially one big, mysterious luxury retail chain whose real owner was unknown—it had been his biggest account for five years.

One of his people tried to be diplomatic. "Owen, sir, that dia company your grandfather gave you... technically, it was originally Luke’s."

Jesus, Owen really is this shaless? Am I actually about to lose this dia company?

"Sir, breakfast is ready." Miller Butler imdiately stepped forward when he saw Logan coming downstairs.

"You’ve been spoiled since you were a kid, Luke. You never learned anything about this business. It’d be ridiculous to just hand it to you right now, so..."

The man nodded and gave Luke a glance. "Had a fight with Owen?"

Logan sounded calm and casual. "The Reid Family at least has to maintain appearances. They can’t openly favor Owen over you. Whatever shares and companies Owen got ’because you were too young’ were supposed to be yours too."

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No wonder Selina called him a manipulative little snake.

"Soone get him placed right away!"

It’s good to be at odds with Owen?

The blatant favoritism in the Reid Family was just ridiculous.

"The partnership can stay," she said lightly. "But the contact person needs to change. Owen’s unreliable. Switch it to Luke."

"Mr. Luke," one shareholder said in a faux-friendly tone, "you’re still young. There are so things you might not fully grasp yet."

"That’s right, young master. Our admin departnt is short one errand boy."

The manager blinked in surprise. "Luke? But I doubt Reid Group would agree to that."

Everyone in the boardroom understood perfectly well: they were all loyal to Owen and Alia.

"Luke, why don’t you start from the bottom? It’s really for your own good."

Yeah, it’s your company. But since Owen’s worked so hard, shouldn’t you be the bigger man and just give it to him? Without him, there’s no business. No deals. No success.

"As the party in control, why shouldn’t I pick who I want to deal with?"

"Mr. Luke, have you made up your mind?" one shareholder asked with a sigh.

Luke actually felt like applauding Owen.

"Luke, I know you were upset last night. Don’t worry—I’m not trying to steal anything from you. I’ve just been taking care of the company for you. When the ti is right, I’ll step down and give it back."

Even if the company was legally Luke’s—so what? His own mother would always back Owen over him.

Inside the dia company.

Half an hour later, Owen got the news and nearly burst out laughing.

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The real reason Luke stayed at Sapphire Valley Villa was that he knew he’d get chewed out if he went back to the Reid house.

"Luke? That loser thinks he can compete with ?"

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