The Robin Hood Society (Jacob And The Heiress) - Chapter 665

When she opened the door of their house leading to Jacob’s office, she was surprised at the number of people in his office.

Jacob is sitting in an armchair in front of his desk with all the members of the Parker family in front of him sitting on the sofa. Even the twins were there. And surprisingly, Lance whom she hadn’t heard from in the past few days is also present.

But, what made her confused is the old man sitting on Jacob’s chair behind his office desk. The old man looked familiar but she was sure that this is the first time that she has seen him. Or is it?

The old man looked at her with familiarity. He seemed pleased to see her which made J cocked her head to Jacob who was already looking at her.

“Sweetheart, you are awake. Are you feeling well?” It was Madam Kelly who first greeted her.

She turns her head to look at her mother-in-law and gave her a small smile. “Yes mom, I’m fine.”

“Honey, come here.” Jacob stood up and grab her hand. Then he pulled her to sit on another armchair in front of him.

J looked at the old man who seemed to be studying her every move but somehow, it doesn’t give her the creeps that one would usually feel when a stranger is staring at them.

“Your grandfather talked humbly of you. If I were him, I would be talking proudly of you.” The old man’s voice was low and rough but pleasant to listen to.

J presumed that the old man is about the age of her grandfather. The way he sits comfortably in Jacob’s chair as if it was his in the first place, the fact that all the members of the Parker family are here, his resemblance to Jacob and him mentioning her grandfather made her conclude that the old man in front of her is none other than Benjamin Augustus Parker.

“I guess my grandfather was just sticking to his words and teachings to always keep a low profile,” J replied giving the old man a polite smile.

Elder Parker nodded his head. “You are right. You grew up a wonderful and brilliant woman. I’m glad that I agreed to Alexander’s proposal to arrange a marriage.”

At the mention of the arrange marriage, J thought that she should find the chance to ask him about it.

“Is Jacob treating you well?” The old man asked, J was about to reply but Elder Parker continued. “Because if he is not, then I won’t hesitate to take you back from him. Who knows, Alex Ogden might treat you better.”

His last words made J frown and Jacob furious.

“Grandfather, if you only came back to take her away from me then I’m sorry but I’m gonna have to throw you back to where you came from,” Jacob said in a threatening tone.

“Jacob!” Chairman John and Madam Kelly warned him at once.

Thou J was not pleased with what Elder Parker said, she tried to remain calm in front of the old man. “Don’t worry Elder Parker, I don’t think no one could ever treat me better than Jacob.” She said not looking at Jacob or the other’s reaction.

But Lance’s cough didn’t escape J’s ears.

Lance never expected that he would ever live to hear J say such cheesy words in front of people.

“Hmm…is that so? I always thought that you deserve better than this wolf. At first, I was reluctant to agree to your grandfather’s proposal because I know my grandson’s reputation as a Casanova. I was afraid that he will only hurt you and it will only taint the friendship I have with your grandfather. If only I have another grandson, I will offer him instead.” As the old man said this, the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped at an all-time low.

J felt the tension building up in the room. She wonders why Elder Parker has to say such a thing knowing well that it will only provoke his grandson. She watched as Jacob clenched and unclenched his jaw.

She knows that Jacob is fighting every urge to talk back to his grandfather by the fist that formed into a ball on his lap.

She reached out to put her hands on top of his to try to calm him down.

“I guess you underestimated your grandson,” J said trying to please Jacob by putting good words for him thou she knows that she doesn’t have to because it is obvious that Elder Parker is just pissing him off.

“No, I guess I underestimated your capability to tame a wolf.” But the old man seemed to be determined to piss Jacob off.

Urgh. I am running out of words with this old man. J thought internally.