A Man with Nerves of Steel의 모든 챕터: 챕터 901 - 챕터 910

Joseph also had Elise come in so he could speak with her alone. He wanted to see where she stood.Seeing her sit there all proper and serious, he gave a small smile, letting a gentler side show through. He might have been ugly, but he could still be gentle."Relax. There's no one else here. Whatever we talk about stays between us. That is, as long as you don't tell anyone," he said."Thank you, Henry," Elise said. Her gaze was directed toward him, but her focus drifted past his face to the window behind him. He was simply too ugly to look at directly.Joseph found it quite amusing. He was already in his 40s, old enough to be her father. But in his current guise, he was supposed to be a man in his 20s.He was no longer young. With no wife, no children, and both his family life and career in shambles, he felt he shouldn't waste any more time. He turned down invitations from the ladies from Maroon Mansion and skipped many unnecessary social events.He had even sent Rhea to attend

Before long, several families began reaching out to Joseph, with some even arranging face-to-face meetings with him. They all wanted to form marriage alliances with the Zahn family. Joseph couldn't bring himself to turn down the young, beautiful women from these families, so he put off making a decision until after the New Year.These families went to great lengths to form alliances with the Zahn family. Some even offered their eligible sons to the family's unmarried young women. For those old enough to marry, the families immediately started discussing engagement gifts and wedding banquets, even down to which family names their future children would carry. For those who were still too young, the families arranged a betrothal for them in advance.Joseph didn't reject all of them. He agreed to a few of the arrangements. After all, he was the one calling the shots in the Zahn family now. When Joseph returned to Emerald Mountain, he sought Owen's advice. After all, few people knew

Three days later, Joseph responded to Cora's message. He went to the villa and spent the night with her.Cora was unusually wild that night. Looking back, she couldn't shake the uneasy feeling that the wine she'd given Joseph, who had been posing as Henry, might have side effects. But the side effects seemed to spice things up between them.Joseph had also been unusually passionate. Cora thought he had been charmed by her, but she didn't know the wine affected Joseph too.For now, he had not noticed the effect. Or perhaps he was already so good in bed that the effect was barely noticeable.Either way, they both enjoyed themselves.Before they parted, Cora said to Joseph, "Honey, you may already know this, but I need to remind you. You can't trust Henry."You need to build something that gives you an edge. Someone like Henry might just be the one who would betray you someday.""She wants me to get rid of myself again," Joseph thought.Growing wary, he asked, "Did you hear someth

Actually, Joseph was having a hard time too. The daughters of the prominent families in Jenton were all beautiful heiresses. Many men would dream of marrying them. But to Joseph, they were all too young. Some of them had only just turned 18, and only three were over 20.They weren't even half his age. There was no way he could bring himself to make a move on them.But they weren't the only ones seeking a marriage alliance with Joseph. Some families from other cities soon joined in, hoping to establish ties with the Zahn family through marriage. After all, the Zahn family was the only elite mythical-tier family in Jenton. Even among the country's most powerful families, they still stood in a league of their own despite having fallen on hard times for a while.Since Joseph took over, the Zahn family had been thriving and showing signs of a comeback. As a result, some people were optimistic about the family's future.But there was another side to it. Some families also believed th

Cora had her people track Natalie down and bring her to the new house she had arranged for her. The moment she saw Natalie, she strode toward her and raised her hand as if to slap her. But Natalie didn't even try to dodge the slap. Instead, she turned her face toward Cora, as if daring her to do it. Natalie was clearly trying to provoke Cora into hitting her, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Or maybe she knew slapping Natalie wouldn't get them anywhere. Cora lowered her hand and said, "You're an adult now. You have to take responsibility for whatever you do. Tell me. If you marry Henry, what do you think you'll get in return?"Damn Henry… Natalie couldn't believe that he went straight to Cora and told her what had happened. He probably even already told Joseph too.How could Henry embarrass her like that? Natalie wished she could kill him right away, silently cursing him.Natalie said coldly, "It's all because of you three—you, Joseph, and Skylar. You've ruined my repu