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Chapter 251
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Seeing that he had her attention, Ashton smiled and took out his phone, showing Briar the latest message on his WhatsApp. “Connor sent me this this morning.”
Briar had sharp eyes. When she saw the message on WhatsApp, she was surprised, then overjoyed. “Ashton, Connor says his team found Ben’s real hiding place. Is that true?”
A smile touched Ashton’s eyes as he hummed softly. “It must be true. Connor wouldn’t have reported it if he wasn’t certain.”
I’ll contact Louie and Kameron.
Briar grabbed Ashton’s hand and started to stand. “Let’s go get him now. I refuse to believe we can’t catch that old bastard when we have both DDC Vanguard and 121 on it.”
Ashton remained seated, gently pushing Briar back into her chair. “Don’t rush. We’ll catch him sooner or later, but our business is more important.”
Briar paused. “What important business do we have?”
Ashton tucked a stray strand of Briar’s hair behind her ear and said gently, “Honey, you promised me that if your two uncles could accept me, you would agree to my proposal…”
Briar blinked, first looking at Ashton’s alluring, half–smiling eyes. Then she turned to Larry, who had just returned from watering the flowers, and Ruben, who was pretending to watch the financial news while secretly listening to their conversation.
“So, does this mean neither of you objects anymore?”
At her words, Ruben calmly turned away, pretending to be engrossed in the news. Larry sat down beside him, staring even more intently at the TV screen. Their actions made it clear to Briar that they had no objections whatsoever.
Briar was speechless.
“Were you two bought off that easily?” Briar asked in disbelief.
Ruben glanced at Larry, who immediately understood the signal. He stood up, went upstairs, and returned a moment later carrying a thick stack of documents.
He walked to the dining table and placed the stack of documents in front of Briar. “Briar, it’s not that we are easily bought off. It’s just… well, just read these documents first.”
Suspiciously, Briar opened the first document on top of the pile. A line of bold text met her eyes. “Map of Mining Industry Distribution in the Western Middle East.”
The second document: Legal Operator of the Diamond Mines in the Northern Middle East.
The third document: Revenue details for the last quarter from Nyx Armaments, the world’s third–largest
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Then there were fourth and fifth documents,
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The thick stack contained at least twenty documents, each detailing the distribution and revenue of a gray- market industry.
In other words, these twenty–odd documents represented all of Ashton’s side businesses. It was hard to imagine how much profit these industries would generate for him in a year.
After reading through all the documents, Briar’s jaw dropped. She had always known Ashton was wealthy and that, besides being the president of the Wade Group, he also had many private ventures.
However, she had never imagined that Ashton had so many private businesses. Moreover, the information in these documents suggested this was only a fraction of his private ventures…
What shocked Briar even more was that, at the end of the stack, there was a business transfer agreement. The final beneficiary listed was—Briar Jennings.
This meant that from now on, the legal owner of these incredibly profitable gray–market industries was no longer Ashton, but Briar.
From this moment on, she would earn countless sums of money with every breath. She went from being a multi–millionaire to a hundred–billionaire.
Briar stared at her two uncles with a blank expression. “Uncle Ruben, Uncle Larry, so you just sold me out?”
Ruben gave a slight cough, a flicker of discomfort on his face, but he still nodded seriously. “Briar, don’t blame us for being heartless…”
Larry added, “It’s just that Ashton offered too much. We simply couldn’t refuse.”
Ashton proposed by putting a hundred billion in assets on the table as his token of sincerity.
When they received the stack of documents from Ashton’s legal team this morning, they were even more stunned than Briar.
Everyone knew Ashton was rich, but they could never have guessed that the extent of his wealth was so
outrageous.
Seeing him casually offer a bride price of hundreds of billions, Ruben and Larry couldn’t possibly refuse.
Even if Briar and Ashton were to break up, the revenue from the shady businesses she now owned would be enough to set her up for life.
Briar clutched her wildly pounding chest. “Ashton, isn’t it cheating to use your wealth as a superpower?”
Ashton spread his hands. “But it works, doesn’t it?”
That was way too effective.
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This move didn’t just leave her two uncles stunned; it completely threw her for a loop.
For the first time, she understood what it felt like when something amazing just fell into her lap.
“So, babe, will you accept my proposal? Will you marry me?” As he spoke, Ashton magically produced a ring box from his pocket and opened it to reveal two diamond rings.
The diamond rings featured a simple, minimalist design perfect for everyday wear, without any large, gaudy
stones.
Their surname initials were also engraved on the rings.
Ashton didn’t get down on one knee or whisper any sweet nothings, but the proposal still moved Briar so much that her eyes welled up with tears.
Briar glanced at her two uncles, who had already moved to the side of the table when Ashton presented the rings and were watching the couple with smiles.
Honestly, it was a very direct and unceremonious proposal.
It happened right there at the dinner table, so casually. But as Briar met Ashton’s sincere and gentle gaze, she slowly extended her hand. Smiling, she replied, “I do.”
Then, Ashton slipped a diamond ring engraved with the letter “B” onto Briar’s finger. She, in turn, placed the other ring, engraved with an “A“, on his.
Applause erupted around them as Ruben and Larry, along with their household staff and bodyguards, clapped and cheered for them.
The proposal was incredibly simple, yet Briar was deeply touched.
Ashton also assured Ruben and Larry that after returning to the country, he would throw a grand, formal engagement party for Briar. He would invite them to represent the Grant family, attending as Briar’s family.
Ruben patted Ashton’s shoulder. “Of course. We’ll be there.”
Ruben and Larry were overjoyed that Ashton ignored the Jennings family and treated them as Briar’s family instead.
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