The Enticing CEO’s Chosen Bride
Chapter 1561

Chapter 1561

Chapter 1561

Damon's eyebrows knitted together, Chloe at his side clutching his hand, worried that he mightclash with the old man.

Damon grabbed her hand in return, speaking in a voice barely audible.

"I don’t care how much the Harper Group heir is worth. To me, it's worthless."

"Worthless? Do you know who you sound like when you say that?"b2 "Someone who hasn'tachieved anything and possesses nothing.

It's just like when people say that not everything in the world can be bought with money. They soundso romantic, principled and compassionate. But at the end of the day, they only say these thingsbecause they don't have anything. They're just trying to sell sentiment to justify their lack ofachievement.

Look at everyone here, who isn't busy making money? Who has the leisure to say such things?Don't forget how busy you were when you were the global executive of the Harper Group. Doesn't itmake you feel like a joke to say these things now?"

Damon's thin lips curved up, "I worked hard for the Harper family because it was in my hands. Notmaking it successful would make me seem unreliable. And another reason was that you handed thecompany to my father, and my father handed it to me, I didn't want to let you down.

Was your only purpose in taking over the company to make money?"

Presley's already icy face turned even colder. "So you want to disappoint us now?!"

Damon smiled a cold smile, "You gave the company to my uncle yourself. You didn't even give methe right to manage the company. How could I disappoint you?"

"You willingly gave up the position of CEO!"

Damon's gaze turned to the stage in front of him;'Perhaps there's something in the blood of theHarper family that refuses to be submissive. Doing things under the watchful eyes of others, beingat someone's beck and call, and constantly worrying about others' opinions might not be assatisfying as simply giving it all up."

At this moment, Cole had already taken the stage, the grand chandelier above the venue castinglight on the opulent hall, making the business dinner hosted by the Alonso family seem even moreluxurious.

"Since you have ambition, you won't give up easily. If you're willing to follow the path I've laid out foryou, the company will be yours, and it will definitely break new grounds and become the bestcompany in the world."

"Heh." The old man's grand ambitions made Damon chuckle, "The path you've laid out for me is tomarry the Alonso family's daughter and curry favor with the Alonso family? Who do they think theyare? How can they assist me in making the Harper family's business reach the forefront globally?"

"At the very least, it will do you more good than harm."

"Hmm. So do you still want me to marry her now?"

The old man was embarrassed. Everyone knew what Wendy's situation was now. He could ignorethe rumors about her before, but after she was caught red-handed with Abelard, if he still let hisgrandson marry her, wouldn't that make the whole world laugh at the Harper family?

Moreover, compared to the Alonso family, Chloe's family

background was completely unexpected.

But did he have any room to regret it now? Would he suddenly change his attitude towards Chloe?Heh... How was that possible?

"If I ask you to marry her, would you do that?" Presley knew Damon was mocking him, so he didn'thesitate to retort.

"Damon, don't expect me to accept Chloe because of her current status. The Harper family can getby without anyone."

Damon smiled silently, “Indeed, who can say no? Why did you change your mind when it came tothe Alonso family? Although this is a fact, it's too late to know it now."

"What, still thinking about your so-called destruction of the Harper family?"

Damon crossed his long legs, playing with Chloe's hand on his lap.

"Yes, I've said it, and it would be a joke if I didn't do it."

"Hmph. Arrogant!"

Damon just laughed, not saying anything more.

On the stage, Cole's opening speech was almost over. "Thank you all for coming tonight. I believethe projects handled by the Alonso family will not disappoint you all, and I trust that everyone herehas already made their choices. Now, it's time to witness your choices."

After the applause died down, people couldn't wait to make their move.

"SilverOak Industries, investing twenty million."

This amount, though not large for this project, still made Cole smile satisfactorily, because gettingstarted was a good thing.

Next, other enterprises, individuals, and venture capital companies scrambled to invest.

"NovaTech Innovations, investing ten million."

"Phoenix Enterprises, investing fifty million."

"Quantum Technologies, investing a hundred million..."

Little strokes fell great oaks. When the first investment of a hundred million appeared, there weremore and more investors investing hundreds of millions or even billions. Before long, the totalinvestment shown on the large screen in front had reached ten billion. And the investment was stillongoing, with some who had already called out earlier continuing to add to their investment. Seeingothers investing billions, they always felt their own investment was too little, and the dividend ratiowould definitely be less later. Everyone was trying to take advantage of the one opportunity to makea killing, constantly worrying that if they missed it, they would regret it for the rest of their lives..

Seeing the atmosphere getting hotter and hotter, the Alonso family finally had the happiest smiles ofthe night on their faces. Even though they'd have to share some profits later on, their current lack offunds and the need to restore the Alonso family's reputation were of utmost importance. Once theirstatus was back up, and the project successfully launched, there would be countless more projectswaiting for them.

Wendy was undoubtedly the most cheerful. In order to witness Chloe's reaction, she purposelypositioned herself in the corner closest to the front row, facing the crowd. From there, she couldeasily catch the expressions of everyone in the front row.

Grace stood by her side, and Cole came down from the stage to join them. The smiles on theirfaces were evident.

"It seems everyone here is quite shrewd. They've really lucked out this time,’ Grace commented.Although they'd received a substantial investment, they'd also have to give away a significantamount of profits later.

"If it wasn't for that little witch, Chloe, stirring up trouble, we, the Alonso family, wouldn't have beenforced to resort to public fundraising. And Wendy, why did you have to invite her? Seeing her justirks me?