Chapter 549

"You?" Trent was caught off guard when he saw Kate step forward. He had n

ever thought that his daughter would come forward in the family's time of

need.

"That sounds good. I think Kate is indeed a suitable candidate. We should

consider letting her take

Natasha's place for the marriage alliance," Jacob vouched for Kate.

The rest of the family nodded in agreement when they saw Jacob backing Ka

te up. They were convinced that Kate was just about as good as Natasha, b

oth in looks and abilities. It really wasn't a bad idea to let her marry

Tyler.

"Kate, this is no laughing matter. You should consider it carefully," Hec

tor warned sternly.

"Uncle Hector, I've given it much thought. Since Natasha is reluctant to

marry Tyler, I'll do it," Kate announced boldly.

"Are you really willing to sacrifice yourself for the family?" Hector ask

ed once again.

"Well, someone has got to do it, so it might as well be me. This is my re

sponsibility as a Harmon!" Natasha declared righteously. Although she put

on a dignified and honorable front, she was

actually elated inwardly.

Sacrifice? What a joke! Tyler was powerful, influential, and

had a high social standing. He had a promising future! And on top

of that, he had the looks to match. It would be a dream come true for Kat

e if she were to marry such an excellent man!

Since the beginning, Kate had always been indignant that Natasha would be

the one

to marry Tyler. Never in her wildest dreams had she ever thought that Nat

asha would willingly choose to

break it off.

But now that the opportunity of a lifetime had presented itself to her, K

ate wasn't about

to let it go. This was her one chance to step into the elite circle. If s

he were to marry Tyler and become the next matriarch of the Grant family,

she'd possess such vast powers!

"You're Kate's father, Trent. What do you have to say about this?" Hector

turned to Trent for his opinion before deciding on the matter. From how

he saw it, the Grant household was a dangerous place to be in. He really

could not bring himself to subject his niece to such suffering.

"Well …" Trent frowned, obviously caught in a dilemma. Under normal circu

mstances, it

would have been a great thing to be married to Tyler. But with how things

were currently, where both families had had such a major fallout, he cou

ldn't say for sure whether it was a good thing.

"Dad! I've put my mind to it. Nothing anyone says can change

my mind. Besides, you're their older brother. You should lead by example!

" Kate gave her father a wink, signaling him to just go with. it. She was

worried that her father might not get what she meant and decided

to turn down the opportunity. After all, chances like these did not come

by often. She did not wish to pass it up.

"Well, since Kate is adamant, I have nothing to say." Trent shook his hea

d. He was sure that with his daughter's wits, she was bound to have somet

hing up her sleeves. He did not want to stand in

her way.

"What do the rest of you think?" Hector turned to face the rest of the

family to get their say on the

matter.

"Kate is doing this for the family! We should support her!"

"That's right! There's no better alternative anyway!"

The crowd was quick to voice their approval. It didn't matter to them who

married Tyler. All they were concerned about was the success of the marr

iage alliance to protect the interest of the

family.

"I have everyone's support, Uncle Hector. Surely you can't say no?" Kate

asked cautiously.

"Sure, I can agree to it. But the question now is, will Tyler agree to it

?" Hector suddenly came in from a different perspective. It served no pur

pose for them to be so worked up

over the prospect of Kate replacing Natasha because the final decision re

sted with Tyler.

"Uncle Hector, I'm not lacking in the looks department, and I'm much more

talented than Natasha. I'm certain Tyler will not reject me." Kate had a

ll the confidence in the world.

"Why don't we ask him to find out?"