Heaven Domain (Iwan Cliff)

Chapter 23 A Stunningly Luxurious Wedding

Chapter 23 A Stunningly Luxurious Wedding

After Iwan gave Warrior No.1 the call, the two biggest forces in Pasoland City instantly braced themselves for Iwan's order. Dawson hastened to call Eden over. Any operation was suspended in Cleveland Group and all the top executives were called for an urgent meeting in the top conference room.

As the one in charge of the

biggest underground forces and most of the entertainment industries in this city, Eden ran Mellon Group, a leading enterprise only second to Cleveland Grou. It involved businesses like amusement parks, shopping malls, cinemas, Karaoke, night bars, and high-end clubs. But just like Cleveland Group, Mellon Group suspended all its operations and got all the top executives to rush to Cleveland Group's headquarters for the meeting.

When hundreds of top executives from different industries of both groups ended up filling the large conference room, those elites were greatly shocked since it was extremely rare for the two most powerful men in this city to attend the same meeting despite the rift between the two of them. So they all wondered what made it happen.

But what happened next made them even more shocked when the presidents of both groups, Dawson and Eden, followed a young man respectfully into the conference room. The moment Warrior No.1 showed up, all the elites were shocked again as a crazy guess that the top two groups in Pasoland City might have been merged into one popped into their heads. They were so confused about who the man was.

Even when Warrior No.1 took the seat of honor, both Dawson and Eden showed no discontent. Instead, the two of them seated themselves at his sides. Instantly, the large conference room which contained hundreds of people was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

When all of them took their seats, Warrior No.1 said lightly to Dawson and Eden, "I've made it clear to you and you have to know whether your work is effective isn't up to me. I'll repeat it one more time. There's a grand wedding to be held on the fifteenth of next month with a budget of at least one hundred and forty million dollars. For this wedding, you need to pick one thousand couples from hundreds of cities in the Central Region and all their wedding expenses including the catering will be covered. But make sure all the couples are good-looking enough and exclude any frauds. There's only one hour for your discussion. An hour later, make sure the news is made public across Pasoland City and even the Central Region! Anyway, try to give the wedding a huge build-up. Well, that's all the instructions. Then you can start to work on the specific plans for it."

When he finished speaking, he sat there leisurely without any further advice. Although he was silent, his imposing manner which even permeated the air spoke for itself. He had a great presence that even overshadowed that of Dawson and Eden just by sitting there casually. As a top powerhouse in the world, Warrior No.1 was powerful enough to be a peerless force wherever he was and would only be humble in front of Iwan. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Hearing his words, Dawson and Eden hastened to nod respectfully as all the top executives present were shocked at the news.

At this point, one of the top executives of Cleveland Group in the middle of the room was bold enough to stand up suddenly and say to Warrior No.1, "Ex, excuse me, my wedding is scheduled for next month. So, could I ... could I sign up for it?" Despite his fear of Warrior No.1 who might be some powerful figure, he still made this bold move to hold a grand wedding for his beloved woman.

"Stop it! Were you allowed to speak? Get out of here!" Upon seeing him, Dawson instantly turned pale with fear as he hurriedly stood up and snarled. As for that top executive who was quite handsome, he was so scared that his legs felt weak.

"Mr. Gill, please ... please excuse me for it. I ... I'm getting out of here right now." The man was extremely scared by the fear in Dawson's eyes and was about to leave in a hurry.

"Wait," Warrior No.1 who had been silent said at this point.

Dawson was almost scared to death and immediately explained to him, "Mr. Warrior, I'm sorry for his rashness. Please pass over his stupid remarks."

The way Dawson condescended to plead with Warrior No.1 frightened the man even more. But Warrior No.1 just waved his hand, saying, "Well, it's fine. Since he's handsome enough and we've made no exclusion of insiders from the wedding, they should be given priority over any bonus. So you don't have to be so mean to your employees, Mr. Gill. Just include him in it and remember to allocate more resources to him on the wedding day."

Hearing that, Dawson instantly heaved a sigh of relief and looked back at the man, saying, "Shouldn't you thank Mr. Warrior for it?"

The man hurriedly thanked Warrior No.1 who just waved his hand and nodded with a smile. This incident made the atmosphere electric in the conference room. Among all the top executives present at the meeting, more than fifty of them planned a wedding for this year. They were greatly enthusiastic about the idea, so they worked out all the specific plans soon.

An hour later, a statement was issued on Cleveland Group's and Mellon Group's official websites. "The mysterious president schedules a grand wedding at Pasoland Cathedral with a budget of at least one hundred and forty million dollars a month later, the fifteenth of next month. For this wedding ceremony, 1314 couples from all the cities of the Central Region will be recruited to hold the wedding. Each couple included will get a 140 thousand dollars sponsorship for the wedding. All the wedding necessities, including jewelry and wedding outfits, can be purchased autonomously or provided by Cleveland Group or Mellon Group. No expense will be spared! Places are limited and volunteers are welcomed!" After the discussion between Dawson and Eden, they added another

314 couples whose sponsorships would be on the two of them since 1314 was a lucky number that represented their best wishes for a happy marriage.

Ten minutes after the statement was issued, it was scrolled on all the advertising boards in the city. Besides, some well-informed people learned soon that Pasoland Cathedral had been booked by the mysterious president for further decorations.

This upcoming luxurious wedding scheduled by the mysterious president was a great shock to everyone in Pasoland City. More than 140 million dollars would be used to sponsor 1314 couples' weddings and each couple would get a 140 thousand dollars sponsorship. People couldn't even imagine how spectacular this wedding would be. More importantly, the 140 million dollars only meant the sponsorships for those recruited couples and didn't include other expenses for the wedding. Given some couple's rough estimate, this wedding would cost at least one billion dollars.

Everyone in Pasoland City was astounded at the news and so were people from more than one hundred cities in the Central Region several minutes later. After all, it was so rare to see one spend so much money holding a wedding.

Subsequently, all the couples who were to be married from Pasoland City and other cities in the Central Region began to sign up for it. Any woman would find it too hard to resist the temptation to share such a grand wedding with this mysterious president with a 140 thousand dollars sponsorship. So the news caused a sensation across the Central Region.

At the same time, the Browns who were still in conversation also saw the news. Krista even screamed, "Oh my god, what a luxurious wedding!"

Then her eyes rolling, she said acidly as she looked at Jayna with contempt, "Well, Jayna, given what your boyfriend said just now, this should be the wedding he is going to hold for you, right? Wow, he must be rich enough to spend one billion on this wedding."

Aware of Krista's obviously sarcastic tone, Jayna shivered with embarrassment. She felt so helpless after Iwan's bragging to her family was immediately followed by the news that some mysterious rich man scheduled such a luxurious wedding for next month. Thinking of this, she couldn't even live with the overwhelming shame. She would never daydream that Iwan would be that mysterious rich man. It was just pie in the sky since Iwan was too poor to afford a phone himself when she met him five years ago. So she believed that Iwan couldn't even have an earthly chance of earning so much money in only five years.

But the truth was Jayna was wrong this time. If Iwan were here, he would scoff at Jayna's thoughts by saying, "I'm the mysterious rich man. Do you have a problem with it?" But it was a shame that he wasn't here.

"Enough already! Hasn't it been humiliating enough? Krista, stop talking about it anymore. Anyway, Jayna is your family. Why can't you act like an older sister?" William got angry since Jayna's affair humiliated him a lot.

"Dad, please excuse Jayna for what she did. Anyway, Jayna is a member of the Brown family and she's having a hard time being a single mother, so could you let her go back to Brown Group?" Despite his anger, Luis still didn't have the heart to see his daughter suffer since what was done was done.

Upon hearing his words, Wilson said acidly, "Luis, the company has got no spare post. Since so many companies are available in Pasoland City, why does Jayna bother to go back to the family business? After all, Krista is able enough to handle the business well, right?" Then he took a sip of tea when he finished speaking.

Skyler was so disgusted at his words and suddenly stood up to talk back to him, "Wilson, don't go too far! Since even Warren hasn't commented on this matter, what are you up to by trying to stop Jayna from going back to Brown Group? Jayna did make a mistake before, but Luis was right in

saying that she's a member of the Brown family! How can you hinder Jayna's return when your daughter holds a senior position in the group? I'm afraid that maybe your next move is to withdraw Luis's shares."

"Aunt Skyler, what do you mean? How can you accuse me of holding a senior position and ignore those contracts I've won for the group?" Krista was rather displeased with what Skyler said.

"Enough already! Skyler, Krista, stop arguing if you don't want to annoy Dad. What's the point of arguing over the group? If Brady didn't work in the Military Headquarters, it wouldn't be up to you to compete for the family business." At this point, Warren Brown, who had been quiet as the eldest son of William, commented on their quarrel. As soon as he spoke, the room fell silent instantly.

Among the third-generation Browns, the most promising child was neither Jayna nor Krista, but Brady Brown who was a major commander in the Military Headquarters. As Brady's father, Warren enjoyed a high status in the family. Even William needs to reckon with his words. As everyone knew, the future development of the Brown Group relied on Brady since power was needed to sustain the wealth in the society.

When everyone was silent, Warren glanced at Jayna surrounded by others, saying, "Jayna, since you're a member of the family, it's acceptable if you want to be back to Brown Group or even take up an important post. But anyway, you've humiliated the family before, so you have to make some contributions to the group, which can also be regarded as a probationary period. Once you finish the given tasks, you can become a regular employee. What do you think of it?"

Then he glanced at Luis. "Luis, how do you like this idea?"

Luis nodded and Jayna also lowered her head as a way of showing her acquiescence. Then William breathed deeply before saying, "Well, Jayna, a usual period of probation tends to last at least two months or even half a year. But as a member of the family, you won't be given a specific period. As long as you can finish the three tasks, you can become a regular employee even in a month. The

first task is to collect a debt of 280 thousand dollars which the Piper family in the south of the city has defaulted on for three years. The second is to expand three distribution channels for the group's newly released products. The third is to pick one of the difficult projects for the group and win the contract."

When William finished speaking, Luis's expression instantly changed and he hurriedly said, "Dad, the three tasks are much too difficult for Jayna."

At this time, Wilson said cynically, "Luis, didn't Skyler accuse Krista of holding a senior position? Since this is how Krista has risen through the ranks to her current position, then why can't Jayna make it given that she's only several months younger than Krista and graduated from one of the top universities?"

"Wilson, don't confuse the two different cases. As you know, Jayna hasn't even worked for one year since graduation. Then how can she complete such difficult tasks?" Luis said anxiously.

Jayna looked up at her father, knowing that despite his anger, Luis was still concerned about her, and so was Skyler. Then she breathed deeply and said to Luis, "Dad, stop it. I promise to try my best to complete the three tasks, as a way of making up for being responsible for what I did."

Luis looked at Jayna with mixed feelings in his eyes and a gloomy face. "What nonsense you're talking! If the three tasks were so easy, alas, they would have been long overdue!"

William thought for a while before leaning in to look at Luis and then at Jayna, saying, "Jayna, your dad is right. The three tasks are indeed difficult for you. Well, since you're my granddaughter, I'll make you a regular employee as long as you can finish one of them. If you can finish two, you can take up a post as a director. A post of manager will be available if you can finish three."

After that, he looked at Luis. "Luis, anyway, I won't be too hard on my granddaughter. Now that I've lowered the standards, do you still have a problem with my idea?"

Luis fell silent. Much later on, he shook his head, replying, "No, I don't."

William said to Luis, "You can't help Jayna with the tasks. Well, forget that. Just help her if you can be any help. Let's call it a day and I have to go. As to what to do with Iwan, it's up to you guys. The point is not to make the Brown family a joke in Pasoland City again."

When he finished speaking, he sighed deeply, stood up, and left followed by Warren and Wilson. Only Krista paused and jeered as she walked past Jayna, "Jayna, remember to seek help from me if the tasks are too difficult for you. But I can help you with nothing other than the second one." Then she left with a smug smile.

"What the hell makes her so proud of herself? Look at her smug face, which is as disgusting as her father's. Without her fiancé's help, there should have been no way for her to win good contracts for the company," Skyler snorted contemptuously as soon as Krista left.

Luis's face darkened as he said to her, "Skyler, stop it since Jayna just returned."

Skyler was in a moment of anger and continued, "Scram! Why should I stop it? I bitterly regret having given up the decent life in Cleveque City to suffer here because of your weakness. I can stand being bullied, but I can't stand my daughter's being bullied by your family like you!"

Skyler paused and then continued, "But anyway, unlike Krista who can rely on her fiancé to help her compete for contracts, Jayna has no one to count on given that you can be no help, let alone that poor soldier. The most important thing for a woman is to marry a capable man. In my opinion, we'd better let Jayna marry Lamar, her college classmate. He's a much better choice for marriage as a top executive of Cleveland Group."

Hearing her words, Jayna shivered violently and clenched her fists, her eyes filled with tears, saying slowly, "Mom, stop it! I will try my best to make it without any help! If I can't, I won't regret it!" As she spoke, her tears rolled down her face.

Jayna wasn't disposed to go back to Brown Group, but she didn't want to upset her father again.

Skyler was stunned at Jayna's words and didn't say anything else.

At this time, Jayna had made up her mind and said to herself, 'I won't count on anyone. Never.'