"So how, did Elder Do managed to make her sign the contract?" He asked later on.
"That old fox, more cunning than me, he deceived her. And she was sober!" Elder Parker exclaimed. He was really impressed when he found out that his friend managed to make her observant and meticulous granddaughter sign that marriage contract without her noticing it.
Jacob was dumbfounded. He was drunk and almost unconscious when he signed that marriage contract but J signed it while he is sober and she can't remember it? It seems like her meticulousness has some flaws after all.
"Just how did he do that?" Jacob asked amusedly.
"Well apparently. Alexander managed to slip the marriage contract at the share transfer agreements that she had already review and was about to sign. And while she was signing them, that old geezer was distracting her. So she signed it without noticing anything unusual."
Jacob burst into laughter. He had always known how keen observer and meticulous his wife is. So it turns out that those skills of her are nothing compared to her grandfather's scheme.
While the grandfather and grandson were chatting, James and Lance can't help but look at each other. Lance who was J's childhood best friend is becoming uncomfortable because the men behind him are talking about his best friend.
Soon, their SUV stopped in front of a huge gate. Behind it is a castle-inspired mansion along Oxeye Beach. The gate automatically opened and one guard approached them and led them to the 20-car basement garage.
Lance's jaw dropped at the magnificent mansion in front of him. He had seen castles in the country where he found Elder Parker but this one is the first and only castle-like mansion he had seen in their country.
Jack Ogden sure has to live up with his status.
It was not a surprise that Jack Ogden had already anticipated their arrival because today marks the 30th day that Jack Ogden said Jacob should leave J.
But Jack Ogden didn't expect that Jacob will arrive with Benjamin Parker instead of the heiress.
"I see you already made a decision." Jack Ogden said sarcastically.
"No. Because there is nothing here to decide upon." Jacob replied with a stern face.
They were sitting on an outdoor sofa at the balcony of Jack Ogden's castle overlooking the Oxeye Beach. The brightness of the sky that is as blue as the ocean is overwhelming to the eyes.
Were they expecting that already because the four men sitting on the sofa, as well as the four right-hand men each standing near their Boss, were all wearing sunglasses?
Or was it that they were just avoiding to show their weakness through their eyes if there were any.
Thou Jacob could not see it, he could tell that Jack Ogden is glaring at him. So he glared back at him behind that dark sunglasses.
"You are good at hiding Benjamin." Jack Ogden said, his head tilted on Elder Parker's direction.
"Who says I'm hiding? I am currently enjoying my retirement if it wasn't for you messing around with the youngsters. You should retire as well and leave this kind of thing to them. You know that you are already on your golden age now, you cannot keep up with them." Elder Parker said with mockery.
Jack Ogden chuckled sarcastically. "Then why are you here now? It seems to me that your grandson needed your help after all." He said with a smug smile.
Thou he was being ridiculed by the old man in front of him, Jacob remained laid back and let the old men catch up on their own.
Elder Parker laughed. "We have a lot of misunderstandings here. First, you thought I was hiding and now you are thinking that I am helping my grandson. Why would you thought of that?" Elder Parker said, although his voice is low and hoarse, he still sounds lively.
Among the three friends, Benjamin Parker is the liveliest.
"And oh! By the way, where is your hospitality? Shouldn't you serve us with a drink at least?" Elder Parker shamelessly asked.
Jack Ogden cocked his head and gestured Carlos, his right-hand man to get a drink for them.
Carlos turned and prepared to leave when they heard Elder Parker called him.
"Oh hey! I preferred champagne. That really old bottle of Champagne salvaged from a shipwreck? There were 2000 of them, some were sold in an auction while others were in the black market. And I know you have a total of 106 bottles of those in your cellar."
"Grandfather, you are too shameless." Jacob butt in seeing that Jack Ogden is already glowering at his grandfather. He knows that Elder Parker is intentionally pissing him off.
Among the three friends, Jack Ogden is the easiest to piss off and the easiest to be offended but for some, especially in the world of the mafia, they would rather not offend this old man because he is known to be revengeful.