Chapter 548

Dr. Alden did not hesitate to invite Dustin to join them. His medical ski

lls were truly miraculous, to say the least. It was amazing how he could

bring someone from the brink of death back to consciousness with just sev

eral needles. Had

it not been for his ego, Dr. Alden would have asked Dustin to be his ment

or.

"I have no such plans yet. We'll see when the opportunity arises." Dustin

rejected him nicely.

Then, without anyone asking, he quickly scribbled down a prescription and

handed it to Ruby." Remember to make sure that your mother takes her med

ications on time. She'll have to take them for about a month, and she'll

be alright."

"Thank you, Dustin!" Ruby beamed brightly at him

"I have other plans, so I'll take my leave now." Dustin did not stay ther

e much longer and left the hospital

soon after. As he left the hospital, Dustin was suddenly reminded that he

had yet to change Natasha's wound dressing today, so he hailed a cab and

headed straight for the Harmon

estate.

In the Harmons' discussion room, Hector was leading a group of the

Harmon family's key members in a meeting. They had divided opinions over

the marriage arrangement.

"Are you really going to break

off the marriage alliance, Hector? Have you ever considered what

this would mean to the family?" Trent asked with pinched brows.

"I've given things serious consideration, Trent. There shall be no marria

ge alliance!" Hector meant

what he said. The main agenda of the meeting today was to discuss the bre

aking off of the

marriage alliance. The Grants had gone too far. He could not sit back and

act like nothing had

happened.

"The Grants are already livid over Jayla's death. If we tell

them that we're breaking off the

marriage alliance, they'll use that as an excuse

to give us trouble, and when that happens, there's

bound to be massive strife between the two families!" Trent warned.

"The strife

has already begun. From the moment the Grants framed me and messed with m

y

daughter, there was already no alliance. What we need to do now is streng

then our defenses and be prepared," Hector said coldly.

"Must things really come to this? We'll be in a terrible predicament if w

e really burn bridges with

the Grants." Trent's expression was tense.

"I wish that the family can develop

in peace too, Trent. But with the difficulties we are facing, both intern

ally and externally, people out there will only see it as

an opportunity to take advantage of us if

we do not act firmly. We cannot compromise anymore!" Hector said with a

resolute tone.

If the Harmons backed off once, they'd have to do it again in the future,

and the Grants would only behave even more ruthlessly at that time.

Hector thought that it'd be better for the Harmons to face the Grants hea

d–on while they still had

the means to do so. And even if they lost, they'd lose with their heads h

eld high.

"Why are you silent, Jacob? Talk some sense into Hector!" Trent signaled

at Jacob frantically to persuade Hector.

"What's the point? Hector is the head of the family. He has the final say

in every matter." Jacob seemed to have given up on contributing any thou

ghts.

"Jacob, this is a family meeting. Everyone is free to voice their thought

s. I will consider your suggestions if you come up with any good ideas."

Hector encouraged.

"Alright, then I'll tell you what I think." Jacob cleared his throat befo

re he continued. "Hector, I know that Natasha is reluctant to marry Tyler

, but the consequences of

breaking off the marriage alliance are severe. I think that we should jus

t change our strategy slightly."

"Oh? Change our strategy? How so?" Hector asked with a lift of his brows.

"It's simple. There are many eligible young ladies in the Harmon family w

ho are of marriageable age. Since your daughter is unwilling to marry Tyl

er, then we'll send someone else to marry him. As long as we have a marri

age alliance, it doesn't matter who marries him," Jacob said plainly.

"Send someone else?" The rest of the family began whispering among themse

lves when they heard Jacob's suggestion. It seemed like a decent enough p

roposal. Natasha might not agree to marry Tyler, but there were

other people who would readily agree to the marriage. Tyler was an excell

ent candidate that many women would die to be married to.

"But Jacob, there has been so much conflict between the two families. No

matter who

we send to marry Tyler, we'd be sending her into an extremely risky situa

tion." Hector was torn as to whether or not he should take Jacob's sugges

tion.

"Someone has got to take one for the family. Since your daughter is unwil

ling to be the one to do so, we'll just have to

get someone else," Jacob said.

"You're right, but who else would be good enough for Tyler?" Trent ponder

ed for a suitable candidate. They could not just send any other girl to m

arry Tyler. He was General Lionheart, a truly brilliant man. Natasha was

the only one in the entire Harmon

family who was barely good enough for him.

"Me!" Just then, Kate stood up and declared confidently. "Be it looks or

ability, I'm not far off from Natasha. I'm the most suitable candidate to

marry Tyler!"