Christina gave her a knowing smile as if she had already seen through her intentions.
"The sa thing you ca here to do. But unfortunately you are too late now."
Sarah's expressions shifted slightly at the ntion of her motives but she felt that Christina was only fishing for information and didn't actually know anything.
"What do you an?" Sarah tried to look genuinely puzzled and her acting skills weren't bad enough that Christina would notice her attempt at deception.
But Christina's answer made all her hopes co crashing down like a teor from outer space.
"I an that Zach and I are already engaged. So your little attempt to seduce him is going to end in failure."
Christina on the other hand smirked like a teenage girl who had managed to snag the school hunk. Seeing that her words had caused Sarah agony, Christina didn't stop and continued to push salt into her wounds.
"Elizabeth family entered into an alliance with Zach through our engagent so you can put aside any thoughts you or your family were having towards him."
Sarah burned with righteous anger as she thought of how all her plans had gone to the gutter just because she had been a few minutes late. She had been planning to apologize to Zach for their previous faults and wanted to enter an alliance based on interests of both the families by using the capital of the Macrae family and the infrastructure of the Luther family as the bargaining chips. She was sure that the terms she had thought of had been good enough for Zach to agree to her proposal but Christina had ruined it all by shalessly selling herself for the deal.
Cursing her luck, she stomped her feet in annoyance because she now had to co up with a different counterasure to save her family from the incoming changes in the business world. Since whatever she proposed now wasn't going to be as good as what Christina had done, there was nothing she could do but turn back for now and let things cook a little more.
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Elizabeth family mansion
George listened to the report of her daughter who had gone off to discuss the possibility of an alliance with the Luther family after the release of their new product.
He had wanted to go in person but his daughter had persuaded him to let her go. The reason was that he and his son had already lost the goodwill of the Luther family after their actions regarding the Sosis family assets were revealed.
George hadn't thought much of it at the ti because he understood the importance of this alliance and had let her take the lead. But now he could only regret having sent her for the negotiation.
He wasn't at all happy with the news that she had brought ho. The fact that his business was saved by his daughter who had to sacrifice her happiness and her future to bring about such a result disgusted him. He couldn't bring himself to feel good despite the fact that his daughter had saved the family legacy from being tarnished during his ti.
His face didn't hide this displeasure as he stared at his beautiful daughter with helplessness and guilt.
"I should have thought of it beforehand. How can soone not covet my daughter after seeing her? I shouldn't have let her go alone for this." Those were the only thoughts going through George's head at the mont.
He knew his daughter's attractiveness very well considering the amount of wedding proposals he had to reject on daily basis on her behalf. Her standards for a husband had been very high from the beginning and George had been very thankful for that. This way he didn't have to expend much effort because his daughter knew how to protect herself from profit seekers and those who purely lusted after her body.
This kind of situation had not even registered in his mind where his daughter would agree to a political marriage just to secure a good business deal for the family.
Under all the stress, he had forgotten how his daughter acted when it ca to business matters.
She beca as emotionless as a doll and asured everything in terms of profit and loss just like a good businesswoman.
That very attitude had led to this situation where he had to see his daughter smiling happily after having sold herself off for the profit of the family.
Christina on the other hand was feeling quite smug at having grasped this opportunity before everyone else. She wasn't like her father who kept thinking that she had ruined her life.
Her thinking was quite the opposite in fact. She had already been planning a political marriage for the benefit of the family but a suitable candidate hadn't appeared so far. But when she t Zach, who was not only good looking but far more qualified than anyone she could ever hope to et, she agreed to his proposal on the spot.
To her, it was a good deal but for her father who had to witness such a thing within his life, it was nothing short of the depiction of his failure as a parent.
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Striking a deal with one of the most prominent families for financial support of his project was always one of the goals that Zach wanted to achieve through this product showcase but the fact that he had agreed to give this opportunity to the Elizabeth family could only be attributed to the quick wit, enhanced intellect and the decision making ability of Christina who ca to him on behalf of the Elizabeth family.
She checked all the boxes for an accomplished business ally but just a joke got him engaged to her. Even though Christina was quite pretty, Zach wasn't soone who would be attracted by just the inherent beauty alone. The major reason behind the fact that he had continued the joke that Christina had sohow misconstrued into a marriage proposal was the he system prompt that notified her regarding the mysterious energy inside her.
With increased attention towards him, he needed to get stronger faster and Christina was the closest solution to that.
After the deal was done and dusted, Zach didn't wait around outside anymore and went back to the mansion where he asked the servants to serve him tea.
Luna tried to act cute and cuddled with him on the couch and Zach indulged her as much as she wanted.
He knew she must be feeling a sense of loss from what had happened earlier. He wanted to reassure her that her position wouldn't change in his heart. She still was the first woman who ca into his life.
Satisfied with the caresses of her loving master, Luna obediently sat beside him as Zach sipped on his tea while munching on a biscuit.
It wasn't long before the exhausted Diana and exceptionally cheerful Bruce entered the dining room as well.
"So? Did you catch a big one?"
It was Bruce who asked in anticipation of the answer. Since he already knew most of Zach's plans, he had an idea as to what Zach had wanted to do during the showcase.
"Mmm…a really big one." Zach played along as he responded to his question with a smirk.
"Which one is it? Stop trying to be mysterious."
"Elizabeth family" Zach replied with a helpless expression.
As he had expected, Bruce's expression fell at the ntion of the family na after all they had been the ones to stab him in the back after the Sosis family incident.
"Why them?" Bruce asked with visible annoyance on his face.
"Because I am going to marry Christina, the Elizabeth family heir, very soon. This way we can forget about them hiding an ulterior motive and we can receive financial support from the greatest business family of the city."
Zach's reasoning was sound and the logic irrefutable yet it left a bad taste in Bruce's mouth. Still, it didn't take very long for him to accept Zach's decision as it was the most profitable approach for the Luther family for the ti being as it involved almost risk free benefits.
Diana on the other hand didn't seem to care much about the new alliance as she congratulated Zach on his engagent with a smile on her face before taking her leave with asured steps.
To Zach she looked to be quite tired after the events of day as her steps wobbled every ti her feet touched the ground as if there was no strength in her legs.
He could only pity her condition since she had to stand for quite a while during the product showcase.
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As soon as Diana entered her room she slamd the door with enough force to pull the door off completely from its hinges.
Her face was already red from all the anger she had been holding inside. All that angst burst out as soon as she was alone in her room. She hadn't wanted to reveal this side of her in front of the object of her affection.
"I was supposed to be the first. How can master agree to marry soone else before ?" She thought as her insides boiled in anger.
Unable to contain the tsunami brewing inside her, she viciously kicked the only chair in front of her dressing table which sent it reeling along the ground before striking the wall with a loud thud.
Breathing heavily she sat on her bed in exasperation as she thought of the logic behind Zach's actions.
In the end she could only deduce that Zach had taken the most appropriate steps to protect the Luther family from their enemies.
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