My Dreamy Old Husband

Anna Yard had a pleasant smile on her face as she gently patted Anne’s hand. “My dear child, if you and Cooper are truly in love, he would not think so little of you!”

Anne tugged at her aunt’s sleeve and said coquettishly, “Please just give me some of the shares, Aunt Anna. I’m only asking for 2% of the shares—it’s not much at all! Even the cat has 1%!”

To one side, Callum and Cade began to sputter before Anna could answer. The bodyguards had already relayed to them the details of Anne’s exchange with Sophia at the hospital from the day before.

It was amusing how an outsider had more perspective on this matter than Anne did.

After all, they had risked their own lives for every single one of these shares, and they had painted their hands crimson with the blood of countless others to get to where they were today, so why should they give any part of it to Anne just because she asked?

The law was clear when it stated that only a human could be a shareholder, so it wasn’t as though General could enjoy shareholder rights even if it had 1% of the shares in the conglomerate. At the end of the day, it was merely a cat, and whatever shares it held would automatically belong to Anna.

Anna knew she could not afford to be blunt now and ruin her relationship with Anne because they were related after all. Therefore, she patted the girl’s hand once more as she tried to dissuade her. “My dear, we can’t just give out the shares on a whim. If you really want to have shares in the company, you’ll have to buy them off the stock market.”

Ronney Group was a listed company, so it made sense for Anna to redirect her niece toward the idea of purchasing the stocks instead of asking outright for them.

Anne bit her lip at the prospect of this. She knew buying shares off the stock market required the kind of money that she simply did not have at the moment.

She was only an artist, and how many artists could say that they had made it big in the industry? It wasn’t as though Anne was poor, but next to the Yards, she was as good as broke.

Growing desperate, Anne pressed on, “Aunt Anna—”

If Anna had grown impatient and tired of her niece’s whining, she didn’t show it. Instead, she gently pried Anne’s grip away from her sleeve and said affably, “I’m sorry, dear, but I really have to go and attend to a couple of things. We’ll talk later.”

With that, the older woman hurried off with both her sons in her wake.

Anne stomped in frustration, but she knew there was nothing more she could do other than wait until later before she could resume the conversation with her aunt.

had to become a shareholder because it was the only way for her to become a true young lady of the Yard family, and once she succeeded, Cooper would surely ask for

make sure to

talked down to her? Anne ought to teach

it was September, and

of the matter, she had personally taken on the task of surveying properties in the city. After all, her final choice would end up as the location for Ronney Group’s branch in

handful of renowned metaphysics grandmasters in Bayside City, and Anna had invited one of them to come along with

on the passers-by as he arrived at the scene on a hoverboard. He looked ethereal in his robes, the

recently been meditating on Reverie Mountain before Anna had called upon him for his expertise. Only important clients like her could make him step away from meditation, otherwise he would never

you’ve decided to leave your sword behind today,” Anna

braked, then stepped down from the hoverboard. He seemed to float with every step as he made his way toward Anna, his loafers silent against the ground. “The traffic has made it impractical for me

apprentice to Anna and her company, he went with

hold of the best real estate agent to come property-hunting with her, and it was through the recommendations of the agent that Anna had decided on the one that stood before them now. The building was nestled near Third Avenue

not auspicious as it faces away from the dragon’s vein, and neither the lighting nor the airflow is ideal. In the long run, it can be destructive for your

his advice and give up on this building. Now that she had taken a second look at the building, she realized that it had looked better in pictures than it did in

up ahead. She

nodded with approval. “The developers had me take a look at this building when it was being constructed and it is quite good in terms of geomancy. If you were to choose that location, it

the office building, and it turned out that the real estate agent was familiar with it. “That’s the headquarters for Mitchell Energy and Technology.

surprised at the

she had only ever encountered Cooper once, she had to admit that the man had left quite an impression. In fact, it had only been a couple of days ago when

had turned down her good

more aloof than that affable daughter

Anna had taken a liking to the surrounding topography, and seeing as it was unlikely for Cooper to give up his territory, she

a couple of buildings nearby that