‘Sh*t. Who in Pearl City dared to steal a woman from me. He must be asking for death,’ Grady thought.
Darryl frowned secretly too. ‘Lolita has a lover?’
When Lolita was ill, there was no man around.
Damien looked calm and answered Grady’s question, “This person isn’t a rich Young Master, but Mister Darryl here!”
Then, he raised his finger and pointed at Darryl. After he spoke, the whole hall was in an uproar and Grady locked his gaze on Darryl.
Darryl was stunned too and his mind was spinning. ‘Sh*t, what is Damien trying to do? I just met Lolita; when did I become her lover? Damien can’t just say this easily even if he doesn’t want his granddaughter to marry Grady.’
Grady gathered his thoughts and looked Darryl up and down, unable to hide his hostility towards him. “Is this him?”
Damien nodded. “Yes. Mister Darryl is skilled in medicine and is the one who saved Lolita. Lolita has great affection for him.”
“Old Master, are you confused? After everything is said and done, this guy is just a pharmacist. He has no power or status. How can you compare him to me?”
Grady glanced at Darryl arrogantly and stood there.
“You’re wrong. The Damien family isn’t short of money, so Lolita’s man doesn’t need to be rich or powerful. It’s good enough if he’s a good man,” Damien sneered.
It was obvious what Damien meant; Grady was a terrible person and not worthy of Lolita.
"Grady and Lolita were engaged. However, a year ago, when Lolita was seriously ill, they called off the engagement. Now that he knows Lolita is getting better, he wants to continue with the engagement again. They are shameless. I know Grady doesn’t really want to marry Lolita. The truth is he wants to take control of the Damien family assets. He’s despicable; how can I let him get what he wants?”
Then, he hunched back and coughed violently because he was too emotional.
At that moment, Darryl looked at Damien’s old face and felt sympathetic towards him. “However, you lied to Grady today and he’ll find out the truth sooner or later. This will only delay things for a while.”
Damien smiled and did not answer directly as he looked at Darryl and asked, “Mister Darryl, what do you think of Lolita?”
Darryl was stunned when he heard Damien’s question.
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