The Return of the War Legate

Chapter 491

Thanks to Patrick’s compliments, Jimmy once again felt that he was growing more and more capable.

Soon, Jimmy left the DuPont residence, while Patrick quickly prepared to head over to Swallowston once more to bring Joanna home.

As Jimmy stepped out, he made some calls to gather his friends in Northrive before driving over to the Drake residence.

The Drake family was one of the ten most powerful families in Northrive. In fact, they were one of the strongest. A single command from them was all it took to wipe out the entire family of anyone who got on their bad side. After all, some of their own people held high–ranking positions within Internal Affairs.

Consequently, to establish a good relationship with them, Patrick suggested that Joanna be wed to Grisha, the eldest son of the Drake family.

However, Grisha had a mental disability since birth and was rather well–known as an eight–year–old boy living in an adult’s body. On top of that, Grisha’s legs were weak and he needed the help of a wheelchair to get around.

This was the man Patrick was offering his daughter to. In his mind, all of this was worth it for the sake of the family’s future. Phis, Joanna would enjoy a life of riches once she married into the Drake family. To Patrick, it was a pure–win situation for Joanna, which made him even more determined to proceed with his plans.

But in truth, he was doing all this for Jimmy’s sake.

Twenty minutes later, Jimmy pulled up at the Drake residence. He then called out, “Are you home, Moses?”

Hearing this, Moses Drake walled out of the living room. Joanna was supposed to marry this man’s older brother.

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Moses smiled when he saw Jimmy and said, “Hey, Jim! Come in.”

He invited Jimmy inside, where a few people were sitting in the living room. They were revealed to be the youngsters of the Drake family, including Grisha who was smiling away as he ate something while seated in his wheelchair.

At that moment, a young woman asked, “Did your father manage to bring Joanna back from Swallowston? Has he brought her back yet? Grisha’s supposed to marry her very soon and he’s really looking forward to it.”

“She’s right, Jim. There has been no word from you guys. Is Joanna even home right now?”

“Are you all planning on canceling the wedding?”

The youngsters launched into a flurry of questions.

The Drakes were getting impatient to see the marriage succeed since Joanna was considered to be a beautiful woman in Northrive. Her marrying Grisha would be like a dream come true for them.

Hearing this, Jimmy said, “Please, why would my father ever cancel the wedding? We’re all ready for Grisha’s big day, but…”

“But, what?” a young woman asloed.

Her name was Abigail Drake–the third child within the Drake family.

Jimmy sigled “My father did find Joana during his trip to Swallowston but she refused to come home. On top of that, she even found herself a boyfriend there who laid his hands on my father.”

“What?”

“That b*stard”