Chapter 2 Young Family

Meanwhile, at the Red Leaf Five-Star Hotel.

There was an engagement party that very lively.

The famous third-tier aristocratic family that hosted by Young family. They were finding a suitable man to marry their granddaughter, Hazel Young. She had been known as a campus belle during their college days in the university, and also acknowledged by the whole young masters in the city.

This event attracted a lot of attention and stirred up the whole city.

Hazel young was seated in one of the private rooms in the hotel, clenching her smooth and little cutie fist. Her eyes were bloodshot and feeling utterly bullied.

Her mother, Dana Young was sitting on her side holding his daughter's hand while her face was full of anger.

"Kenneth, something was amiss about this party. They're obviously up to no good, I'm sure of it. If you still love your daughter and me, then go and reject your father's plan!"

Dana shrieked. "If you really love this family, are you really going to watch them destroy your daughter's happiness? This is a bullshit! Are they really want to find a good husband to marry our daughter?"

Dana didn't believe that they were so kind, and to find a good husband for their daughter?

The Young family just started from a small business, and then within a two decades, they had expanded and became a third-tier aristocratic wealthy family in Dallas. The head of the Young family, Albertt Young, became an example of a successful businessman who started from scratch.

Albertt Young had three sons. William Young the eldest, Tony Young the second son, and Kenneth Young the youngest son of Albertt Young.

William Young, had taken over the Young family business, while Tony Young was in charge of expanding the business in the different city. Kenneth young was despised by both father and his eldest brother for being useless in the family. They didn't give him a chance to prove himself to the family, so he could only rest at home and was being looked down upon.

William and Tony Young had teamed up to persuade their father Albertt Young to agree to find a husband for Kenneth's daughter, and they even guaranteed that they will find an excellent man for Hazel Young. And in the end...

They didn't do what they promised of course it was William's plan. They just find a a candidate that we're nobodies. Some of them even older than Hazel by 5 years and had no family background.

This wasn't finding a good husband for Hazel at all. This was destroying her.

Kenneth's face was also all red and furious. He was as angry as his wife, but he didn't dare to go against his father's wishes. He couldn't do anything.

He knew his father's temperament. His father has call the shots in the family and he always made the final decisions. There was nobody in the Young family who could go against what he wantsed to do.

The events of this chapter carried more weight than they first appeared to. The Young family's engagement gathering, Hazel's position in the family, and the pressure placed on Kenneth and Dana.

Jae did not need to announce his intentions to everyone around him. He had learned long ago that the most dangerous people were often the ones who spoke the least. Behind his calm expression, he was constantly measuring the room, noticing who was watching, who was lying, and who might become a threat to Hazel. Hazel, meanwhile, was beginning to understand that the quiet man beside her was far more complicated than the family had assumed.

For Hazel, the situation was equally difficult. She had spent years proving that she could contribute to the Young family through discipline, intelligence, and hard work. Yet the people who should have supported her repeatedly treated her success as something that needed to be controlled. She could not simply walk away from the family without consequences, and she could not ignore the responsibilities she had accepted. That was why Jae's presence mattered even when he said very little.

The setting around them also reminded them how quickly fortunes could change. Dallas was filled with wealthy families, ambitious businessmen, influential officials, and people who measured one another by reputation. Beyond Texas, connections stretched toward Houston, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and other major American cities. A single business deal could change a family's standing, while a single mistake could destroy years of work.

As the day moved forward, the people involved made their choices. Some acted out of greed, some from fear, and others from loyalty. Jae continued to keep his true strength hidden, not because he lacked confidence, but because revealing everything too soon would place Hazel in greater danger. Hazel could not yet see the full picture, but she could feel that the life she had known was changing.

For now, they could only take the next step. Whatever waited beyond it, Jae had already made one decision that would not change: Hazel would not face it alone.