The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family

He moved the bamboo stool first and then came to sit down in front of Vera as he said respectfully, “Miss, it's like this. I... I have a granddaughter who happens to be coming to Aurous Hill to attend a job interview, so I invited her to be a guest at the manor so that she can enjoy a meal with us here. I only learned about it this morning, so I didn't report it to you in advance. Please don't hold it against me."

Vera took a new teacup, rinsed it with water, then said with a smile, "This is your manor, and you're the host. Why would you need to report anything to me if you want to host a banquet? I'm just one of your guests."

Logan said without hesitation, "Miss, this is the second matter that I would like to discuss with you. It's rare that you like this place, and I'm also getting older, so I'm afraid that I will not be able to come here again after this visit. So, I want to give Scarlet Pinnacle Manor to you, and I hope that you'll accept it!"

Vera was slightly taken aback. She then shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm not sure how long I'll be staying here, so you should leave it to your descendants instead."

Logan hurriedly said, "Miss, those descendants of mine have grown up rich and well, and they are all too impetuous. They are not worthy of this place, and it would be a waste to give this manor to them. So, please accept my gift to you, Miss."

Vera shrugged, handed him the teacup, and said with a smile, "Since you insist, I'll accept it gladly, then. I will return the manor to you one day if I don't need this manor anymore and you're still alive. If you've already passed away by then, I'll leave this manor at your descendants' disposal, then."

Logan heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said with a smile, "As you wish, Miss."

Vera pointed at the cup of tea she had poured for him and then said calmly, "Drink a cup of tea. I can see that you're out of breath, and you're exhausted. It'd be better for you not to climb so high in the future. If you need anything, you can just give me a call or send me a WhatsApp message."

Logan clasped one of his hands over the other respectfully and said, "Yes, Miss!"

Having said that, he picked up the teacup carefully, took a sip of the tea, then looked at the piece of tea cake next to the charcoal stove as he asked tentatively, "Miss, is this Teascent cake to your liking?"

Logan had brought this tea and tea cake over from Hong Kong to Aurous Hill as a gift for Vera.

It was Pu'er tea, and this tea cake had a history of hundreds of years. The tea itself could be called the best among the best of Pu'er tea. Vera had written that she wanted Pu'er tea on the list that she gave to Madam Marilyn, but she had not specified what kind of tea cake she wanted, so he had bought her the most expensive and best Pu'er tea and tea cakes he could get.

Vera smiled slightly at this time and said, "A tea cake that can be sold at a market price of hundreds of millions of dollars is naturally not ordinary. This should also be the best and most expensive Pu'er tea that you can buy in the market."

With that said, Vera then said with a smile, "But it's still far from my best tea cakes."

Logan smiled and said, "Ordinary things that can be bought with money cannot be compared with your treasures, Miss."

Vera smiled slightly and asked him, "Mr. Carrick, you have something else to tell me, don't you?"

Logan then chuckled and said, "I really can't hide anything from you, Miss!"noveldrama

With that said, he added, "Miss, my granddaughter is about to apply to be a lecturer at Aurous University, and with her current abilities, I'm certain that her application will be successful. Since you're going to study at Aurous University and she's going to teach at Aurous University, I think that it's fate that has brought you together today, so you might as well take the opportunity to get to know her. Perhaps you will be able to take care of one another in the future, then."

"I see..." Vera smiled faintly and then said casually, "Since we're fated, there's no harm in getting to know her!"