CHAPTER 449 FAKE SUBMISSION

Caleb realized that Leo wouldn’t let him go as he saw that bright smile on his face.

Suddenly, he felt a pang of regret. He regretted having got himself into this mess and now he was

doomed.

In fact, Caleb wanted to quit when Oakley revealed their identity as the Newmans, the royal family in

Valenham.

No matter how beautiful Music Maestro was, she was nothing but a woman.

To Caleb, women were expendable, but Reece wouldn’t leave without her.

Some people would rather be a big fish in a small pound, while others a small fish a big pound.

The Grant family was influential in Hopkins, but there was no room for improvement for them. Caleb

and his grandfather had tried everything possible but they made no progress.

So was there nothing they could do?

No, Caleb wouldn’t resign himself to his fate.

The moment he saw the Newman family, there was a gleam of hope. If he gave them whatever they

wanted and played up to them, even a marginal Newman would be able to help the Grant family.

Therefore, Caleb made up his mind and things went as he expected… until Leo appeared. His plan

was totally ruined by him. Reece was arrested, while Oakley was dead, and now he had no one to rely

on.

"What are you going to do with me?" Caleb stared at Leo, trying his best not to sound scared.

Leo smiled. "I have to think it over what I’m going to do with you."

Probably because Leo had gone through too much, and now his enemies had gradually become the

royal families in Valenham instead of their rich kids, he didn’t consider Caleb his enemy at all.

Caleb clenched his teeth. "Leo me go, and I’ll help you open up the Hopkins market. As far as I know,

after Music Maestro joins Ms. Henderson’s L Group, even the Lawson Group, the top corporation of

Emerdale, is no match for it. Now that the Emerdale market is saturated, the Hopkins market will be

your next target!"

"Well?" Leo stared at Caleb in surprise. Now he realized why Caleb was the best one of the young

generation of the Grant family. He was really smart. Besides, in such a dangerous situation, he was still

able to think straight and negotiate with him.

Meanwhile, Lydia obviously got interested in the term Caleb proposed. Hopkins was the provincial

capital of Sallton, Winham, and New Queensland. If L Group could be the top corporation in Hopkins,

Lydia didn’t need to bow to the royal families in Valenham anymore.

Compared to any other city, Valenham had the longest history. It was one of the most legendary cities

in the country, but in terms of economics, it wasn’t leading the way.

However, Lydia said nothing, because this was only the beginning of the negotiation.

Leo said with a smile, "You’re smarter than Brooke Palmer, but not so smart. Do you know why? You

know your place and what to do, but you’ve overreached yourself."

Suddenly, Caleb’s heart missed a beat, and he became warier of Leo, because it took his grandfather

over ten years to know their own strengths and weaknesses, while Leo could tell at a glance.

"Are you surprised? Actually, I realized what kind of person you were during the auction," Leo

continued. "When Brooke was riding the high horse, you took the opportunity to figure out a Plan B for

yourself. When he became the underdog, you left him without hesitation to protect yourself, so I’m

afraid you have to do more than open up the Hopkins market to get away with this."

"Then what else do you want?" Caleb’s heart sank. He knew Leo was a tough nut to crack.

"Ask you grandfather to come," Leo replied. "Only he is qualified to negotiate with me."

A sense of anger flashed across Caleb’s eyes. "Leo, you’ve gone too far!"

Once Caleb’s grandfather came, his good image would be destroyed, and it was a severe

disadvantage to his plan to become the master of the family in the future.

"Then forget it." Leo rose to his feet. "Someone has to pay for all this, and that one is you. Music

Maestro is a celebrity in the entertainment industry, so your scandal will spread far and wide. If word

gets out, people will know you took advantage of her. You won’t go to jail, but the Grant family will run

out of cash."

Caleb realized the gravity of situation before Leo finished his words.

"I’ll call him! I’ll ask my grandfather to come!"

Caleb was at the end of his rope. Admittedly, he would be dressed down by his grandfather, but it was

better than the capital chain rupture.

Before long, Lennon arrived. His face clouded over with anger the moment he saw Caleb.

"Are you Leo Cohen?"

Now Leo’s name was known to all throughout Hopkins. He had eliminated the Hudson family, gobbled

up the J Group and stolen the show in the auction. Masters of all powerful families had heard about

him.

However, it was the first time Lennon had seen him in person.

Leo didn’t reply to him, but sat down on the sofa collectedly. "Mr. Grant, your grandson tried to take

advantage of Music Maestro. How is he going to pay for this?"

"What?" Shocked, Lennon turned to Caleb with a scowl. "Why Music Maestro? She’s not some

ordinary woman!"

After that, he slapped Caleb hard across the face and walked up to Judith. "Miss Music Maestro, my

grandson made a mistake by trying to take advantage of you. Don’t worry. I’ll punish him for that!"

Then Leo stopped them as Lennon took Caleb away with him.

"Mr. Grant, stop acting. Let’s be practical. What are you going to do with your grandson?"

Suddenly, Lennon’s eyes glinted dangerously. "Young man, don’t bite off more than you can chew. You

could be killed by greed."

Leo smiled. "Well then, Mr. Grant, I don't see the point in discussing it with you anymore."

Lydia understood what Leo meant immediately and chimed in, "Music Maestro is my honored guest,

and we’re in Emerdale now. Your grandson tried to take advantage of my honored guest in Emerdale. All content is property © .

Do you think you can walk away after you apologize?"

Lennon’s face darkened. Just as they were approaching the moment of maximum danger, Caleb

dropped on his knees before Leo.

"Mr. Cohen, the Grant family is at your service!" His sonorous voice filled the whole private box.

Lennon, however, flared up. "Bastard! What are you talking about!"

Meanwhile, Caleb’s eyes were fixed on Leo, and he repeated his words.

"Mr. Cohen, the Grant family is at your service!"

Finally, a faint smile spread across Leo’s face. "In this case, you may leave now."

Caleb was overjoyed to hear that. "Thank you, Mr. Cohen!"

The next moment, he left with Lennon at once. But before they walked away, Leo’s voice rang out

again, "Remember, I want absolute submission. If I find that you’re disloyal to me, you’ll wind up like

the Hudson family."

Caleb trembled before he rushed off. When he came out of the building, his shirt was soaked with

sweat.

Lennon was still angry about what happened. "Caleb, do you have any idea what you were talking

about?"

"Of course I do, grandpa. My head was clearer than ever," Caleb replied seriously. "If you negotiated

with Leo, he would never get satisfied, no matter how hard you worked!"

Lennon also calmed down upon hearing Caleb, his face stern. "Go on."

"No one can beat them in Emerdale, so they have set their sights on the Hopkins market. Now they’re

doing everything to enter the Hopkins market. Since the Hudson family has fallen, and that we’ve

gobbled up most of their business, he needs us to be submissive to him so that he can open up the

Hopkins market and do whatever he wants, or he wouldn’t stop. That’s his real intention!"

Caleb was talking earnestly, and his words also enraged Lennon.

"Who does that Leo think he is to make the Grant family submissive to him?" Lennon was full of

resentment.

Caleb replied, "He deserves our loyalty. It’s not luck that has helped Leo rise in Emerdale. Probably,

he’s not even afraid of the royal families in Valenham!"

"What?" Lennon was astonished to hear that.

Then Caleb told him what had happened to Reece, including the part that he used the Dragonlord

Badge to call in the commander of Emerdale Military Region.

Fear engulfed Lennon after he heard the whole story, because the Grant family didn’t have that kind of

strength to defy the Dragonlord Badge at all.

"So that’s all we can do, to grovel to him?" Lennon refused to resign himself to the fact.

"Of course not," Caleb said with a sneer. "We’ll fake submission to him. When he takes advantage of

the Grant family, why can’t we take advantage of him to develop ourselves?"

"So what are you going to do?" Lennon’s interest was ignited.

"It’s very simple. All we need to do is be submissive to him. We can act as the communicator between

the powerful families in Emerdale and Hopkins, and it’s a huge advantage for us. Maybe we can take

the chance to swallow up some of the weak families. When the Grant family becomes as strong as the

royal families in Valenham, that’s the time when we swallow up his and Lydia’s business!"

Caleb was filled with wild ambition and hatred at this moment as he spoke.