"Mr. Lott, you should be more familiar than me at acquiring land." Jack was puzzled.

Aiden was in business for several decades. Just in terms of his real estate business in this city, he could overshadow Drago who specialized in real estate. How could he not be able to get a parcel of land with his abilities?

Aiden wrung his hands awkwardly, "Indeed I am able to get any piece of land easily in this city. But the problem is this parcel of land is at the neighboring LD city and I have trouble getting it." Jack didn't mind and waved his hands, "Just look for Corbin and Lone Wolf at DT. They will go with you."This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"Thanks, Mr. Hughes!" Aiden was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thanks Mr. Hughes for helping. If I can get this piece of land, I will definitely make it worth your while. Or if Mr. Hughes wants to, we can co- develop it!"

"Okay, go ahead, I need to spend time with my wife." Jack waved and went back to the Bamboo Grove with Mr. Ward and Brent.

"Master Hughes, Aiden already said that he was willing to co-develop the land. This parcel of land must be very tricky." Mr. Ward suddenly said.

"Corbin and Lone Wolf will be able to settle it properly." Jack nodded. He was clear what kind of person Aiden was. For someone who could dominate the business for several decades, his shrewdness and strategy were second to none.

If the parcel of land was easy to obtain, Aiden would take it all for himself. For him to even mention the possibility to co-develop the land, it was as good as sharing the profits with Jack. If he was willing to share the profits, then it was obvious that something was amiss. Mr. Ward nodded and didn't say anything further.

When they arrived at the Bamboo grove, Amber and Daisy were at the courtyard drinking tea.

"You're back so early? Why are you so hard on yourself?" Amber looked over and asked.

Jack smiled, "That's because I want to spend more time with you."

"I don't need you since Daisy is here." Amber then raised her right hand, "You're going to become a father soon. Now the priority is to make enough money to buy the baby's milk powder. If you can't afford to buy the milk powder, then I will give you a good beating."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. But Jack was clear that Amber was trying to remind him that he only had one year and it was too short! Jack was touched when he heard this.

He flicked Amber's nose and smiled tenderly, "Rest assured that I will make a lot of money for buying milk powder. Making money was important but spending time with you is more important."

Jack spent the entire morning with Amber. After what happened last night, the peace and tranquility of the Bamboo court garden enabled Jack to relax. A wife, child, and a warm home were what every man aspire to have, even though he was well above the common folks.

After lunch.

Mr. Ward called Jack to the garden and said, “Master Hughes, the Burton family is finished.”

Mr. Ward said solemnly, "After what happened last night, the wealthy families of the Capital started their moves to takeover the Burton family assets. They had already acquired a large portion of it and the remainder will be settled soon."

Jack expected it.

"After the death of Old Master Burton, if Dyson had a half a brain, he could still sustain the Burton family for a long time. Even if he couldn't and the family lost the title of being the most wealthy, the Burton family would still be one of the wealthy families in the Capital." Jack laughed and continued, "It's a pity that the Burton family are fools especially Dyson who was dumb as a post."

Mr. Ward nodded. What Jack said was the same as in reality. A lizard could ditch its tail to preserve its life. What more the Burton family of the capital? Only to have Dyson choosing the most foolish option. "You asked me out here not to talk about these," Jack asked Mr. Ward.

Mr. Ward laughed awkwardly, "Actually Ciara asked me to seek your opinion." Mr. Ward paused before continuing, "Dyson is dead and now the Burton family is in an upheaval. The third son of the Burton family is intelligent and is now offering part of the Burton family assets to be transferred to the Wattson family."

"Preparing for a comeback?" Jack raised his eyebrows. He was stunned, "I've underestimated the Burton family. There's actually someone with brains."

The Burton family had been devoured by the other wealthy families. If a portion of it could be transferred to the Wattson family, although they would lose some of the gains, they could still preserve something. Although the Wattson family was not the leading family in the Capital, they were at least one of the wealthy families. More importantly, among the wealthy families, they know that the Wattson family had the support of Jack. That practically meant that they were under the Hughes family. With such backing, they would not touch the Burton family assets which were under the control of the Wattson family. "Perhaps that's the general idea. Ciara couldn't make this decision and wanted me to consult you for your opinion." Mr. Ward nodded.

"What do you think?" Jack raised his eyebrows.

"The one year deadline is very tight. Every point counts." Mr. Ward said.

Jack suddenly laughed which caused Mr. Ward to be in disbelief.

Jack quickly said, "Appeasement brings disaster, Mr. Ward should have heard the story about the farmer and the snake. I'm not so desperate."

He stretched his back and said, "I'll return to the house to accompany my wife."

Mr. Ward was stunned for several seconds and then took up his cellphone to call Ciara, "Let the Burtons collapse. The Wattson and Vaughn families are not to interfere!"

Jack did not care how turbulent it was at the Capital. Rather than bothering about the Burton family, he preferred to spend more time with his wife and any news about his father's disappearance. The day passed peacefully. Then, the relaxed and tranquility was shattered by Lone Wolf's call.

"Mr. Hughes, the negotiations failed." Lone Wolf reported.

Jack was surprised, "Fail? It was only a piece of land next to them. DT and Aiden weren't able to take down the land?"

"We can't. We even fought."

Jack became serious. It was just a neighboring city. After all the commotion concerning him, he was sure that they heard about him. When DT and Aiden went together, even the deities would give them three minutes for a quick meeting.

After all, they were both local gangsters and not like the Hughes family.

"Didn't you mention about DT?" Jack asked.

"I did!" Lone wolf's voice was suppressed and sounded angry, "But the other party did not give DT the respect it deserves. Furthermore, they wanted you to go and kneel to apologize to them for interfering in this matter.

Jack felt that this matter was amusing that they were bickering over a parcel of land. Who the hell were those people?

Jack took a deep breath and said, "Give me the address. I'll go over there now. I do want to see how they can get me to apologize to them."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐