Chapter 551

"What? He threatened to send his troops?" Everyone was startled by the ne

ws Jacob brought. They had all thought that things would run smoothly. As

long as Tyler agreed to their proposal, the marriage alliance would stil

l be on. Who'd have thought that this was how things turned out?

"I just don't get it. What am I lacking compared to Natasha? Why would Ty

ler refuse to marry me?" Kate hissed through gritted teeth, livid. As a w

oman, she had lowered herself so much by going to

the Grants

to offer her hand in marriage. Not only had Tyler not appreciated the ges

ture and thrown her out, but he also did not even spare her a glance once

the entire time! It was pure

humiliation!

"So Tyler

rejected the swap, and Natasha refuses to marry him. Now what?" Someone a

sked.

"I say we go head–

on against them!" Kate exclaimed in frustration. "Since Tyler isn't showi

ng us any respect, I don't see why we should honor them either!"

"Watch your words, Kate!" Trent immediately stopped her from continuing.

They never knew who might be listening in on them, so they had to practic

e caution with every word they said.

"You're the leader of the family, Hector. You decide!" Jacob took his sea

t huffily and downed an

entire cup of tea. He had been thoroughly put to shame at the Grants earl

ier on and needed something to calm his nerves.

"Since the suggestion for the swap has been rejected, we'll have to find

other means of getting out of the wedding alliance," Hector said gravely.

"Here's my plan. I'll have my 50th birthday celebration in advance, and h

old it on the same day as the wedding. I'll organize a huge banquet

and invite everyone we know."

"A celebration for your 50th birthday?" Nobody seemed to understand what

Hector had in mind. How would it help to have his birthday celebration in

advance?

"What you're suggesting, Hector, is to pressure the Grants into backing o

ff with the celebration?" Trent seemed to catch on very quickly.

"Precisely." Hector nodded. "Since Tyler insists on forcing Natasha into

the marriage, I'll hold a huge celebration on the same day, and invite al

l the rich and famous that we know. I'm sure the Grants would dare not ac

t rashly in the presence of all the elites."

"You make a good point there …" Trent considered as he rubbed his chin. "

We have always made sure to stay in others' good books and made many valu

able connections. It's time we showed the Grants who we have behind us. I

t might make them stop and rethink their choices before acting recklessly

."

"Hector, your

suggestion is only a temporary solution. At the end of the day, the root

of the problem still exists. What will we do if Tyler really sends his tr

oops?" Jacob went straight to the point. The Grants were so powerful

because

they had strong military backgrounds. That was the only reason why nobody

dared to mess with them, and the sole reason why the Harmons feared

them

"I've considered that too, so I've contacted Sir Moran in hopes that he'd

be able to help us," Hector said. Sir Moran was a regional deputy chief

who was immensely powerful, and based on military

ranks, he was considered Tyler's superior.

"Will Sir Moran agree to help us?" Jacob had his doubts.

"Jayla had put Sir Moran's daughter in trouble before. Though she might b

e dead

now, the hatred he has for them will not vanish just like that. We will m

ake use of this and have him help us out,"

Hector explained.

"If you really do get Sir Moran on our side, then there's still hope for

us!" Trent looked hopeful.

"I'll try my best to persuade Sir Moran before the birthday banquet!" Hec

tor announced resolutely. Sir Moran's powers were their only hope of gett

ing through the mess with the Grants.

"Why would you need to go to anyone else for help when I'm here, Uncle He

ctor?" A deep voice boomed in the meeting room. Soon after, a well–

built man in a military uniform walked in with his head held high, and

trailing behind him were two adjutants.

"Dylan?" The crowd was pleasantly surprised to see the man because he was

none other than Dylan Harmon, Jacob's son!

Dylan was stationed at the country's borders year–

round and would only be home once a year. Nobody had expected him to be b

ack so soon!