novelraw Chapter 390 - 391: Gained a Little Brother
Chapter 390 - 391: Gained a Little Brother
Chapter 390: Chapter 391: Gained a Little Brother
"Hey hey, what are you trying to do? If you’re going to hit me, I’ll scream!" Arnold Cooper gestured at his chest, striking a pose as if he knew martial arts, a haughty look on his face.
Brett Jacobs didn’t bother wasting words on him. He directly threw the cane Arnold had dropped at him, then slammed the door shut with a BANG.
"Ah, so he’s not going to hit me." After a moment, he continued, "I was scared to death! I thought he was going to hit me, but he just gave me back my cane." Arnold exaggeratedly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Seeing his pathetic appearance, the assistant’s facial muscles twitched uncontrollably.
"Young Master Cooper, we should go back to the hospital now. If Madam finds out..." The assistant knew Arnold wouldn’t listen to him, so he brought up Madam, though she wasn’t very effective in these matters either.
"I’m here to pledge myself to the Boss. Of course, I can’t give up just like that. I’ve decided to stay here until I move the Sixth Master’s heart." Arnold’s stubborn streak flared up, and no amount of persuasion could change his mind.
"From the looks of it, the Sixth Master doesn’t seem like a compassionate person. I don’t think doing this will help."
Arnold scolded, "Fool! What do you know?
"Go tell my grandmother that I want to be the Sixth Master’s lackey, but he won’t take me. Tell her I’m kneeling at his door right now."
"You’re not kneeling; you’re clearly sitting."
"Assistant, do you know what it means to call a deer a horse? If I say I’m kneeling, then I’m kneeling!"
"Alright, you’re kneeling." The assistant didn’t bother arguing with the man, because he was utterly unreasonable.
"Go and tell my grandmother now."
"Why? Don’t you usually want to hide things from your grandmother the most?" Normally, they couldn’t hide things fast enough. Now he was volunteering information, and the assistant couldn’t understand him at all.
"Because my grandmother dotes on me! Of course, she wouldn’t want to see me kneeling like this. Once her heart aches for me, she’ll definitely go to Sienna. If Sienna says a few words to him, this matter will be settled!" Arnold plotted.
"And tell my grandmother that I’ve decided to give the blind date with the coal mine heiress a try..."
"A blind date? Young Master Cooper, you’re going on a blind date too?"
Arnold gave a sly smile. "Heh heh, of course not for real. It’s just to make my grandmother happy."
Young Master Cooper, you’re so clever, you know? If only you could apply that intelligence to business, how wonderful that would be!
「...」
As Sienna Johnson finished cooking, Arnold Cooper’s grandmother called.
Over the past two years, due to Arnold, Sienna had grown quite close to the Cooper family, especially Madam Cooper. Whenever the Cooper family couldn’t find Arnold, they would ask Sienna, making it seem as if she had hidden him away.
"Whose call is it?" Adrian Desmond asked curiously, noticing Sienna’s frown and troubled expression.
"Arnold’s grandmother." Sienna gave a wry smile and answered the call. "Hello, Madam..."
"Sienna, dear, is our little Arnold at your place?"
As expected, she was looking for Arnold. "He was here for a while earlier but has left now," Sienna replied. "Hasn’t he returned home?"
"Sienna, dear, you have to help this old woman out..."
Madam Cooper then started sobbing, recounting all the hardships of raising Arnold and how her heart ached for him... She began to narrate her history of sorrow, a routine Sienna was long accustomed to. Sienna simply put the phone aside and continued with her tasks.
By the time Adrian and Sienna finished their meal, Madam Cooper had finally concluded her tale of woe and got to the main point.
"Sienna, dear, little Arnold wants to work for your husband. Could you mention it to your husband and arrange any position for him? We don’t need a salary."
"Madam, Arnold wants to work at Adrian’s company?"
"Yes."
Sienna looked at Adrian with a headache. He only owned a security company, and it was still in the preparatory stages. Was she supposed to let Arnold, the precious sole heir of the Cooper family, become a bodyguard? If anything happened to him, she couldn’t bear the responsibility.
"Madam, my husband runs a security company. To put it simply, it’s about being a bodyguard for others. Little Arnold is so precious; it’s best he avoids such dangerous work."
"We can’t just forget it. Little Arnold has agreed to go on a blind date. If I don’t agree to this, he won’t get married. He’s already so old; if he doesn’t have children soon, it’ll be a late marriage and late childbirth... When a man gets too old, his children might not be as smart.
"Just arrange some light work for him. If nothing else, let him clean the toilets."
"I’ve been talking too much; my tonsils are inflamed, and my throat is uncomfortable. So, it’s settled then. I’m entrusting our precious grandson to you.
"Sienna, you must take good care of our grandson.
"He’s the only grandson I have!"
Sienna felt immense pressure. "Madam, I really can’t take care of your grandson."
"That child never sticks with anything for more than a few minutes. Just arrange some casual job for him. He’ll quit and come back in a few days..."
"I’m afraid that won’t work..."
"Sienna, don’t tell me you can’t even make such a small decision when it comes to your husband? If your husband loves you, he’ll agree to anything you say."
"To some extent, yes, but we don’t interfere in each other’s company personnel decisions."
Adrian, finding the old lady too long-winded, took the phone. "This is Adrian Desmond. Since your grandson wants to come to my company, let him come!"
He’s practically serving himself up on a platter! I’ll give him a proper workout!
"That’s great! Thank you so much. I’ll send little Arnold’s living expenses over to you tomorrow."
...
"Adrian, you’re going to regret this." Seeing Adrian agree so readily, Sienna looked at him sympathetically.
"She’s actually going to send Arnold’s living expenses over! She’s treating me like Arnold’s nanny."
"What did you expect? Him working at your company? Don’t be ridiculous. Arnold isn’t the type of man who can live an ordinary, settled life!"
As Sienna reached for the coffee in front of Adrian, he grabbed her wrist, reminding her, "Pregnant women can’t drink coffee."
"I won’t drink it; I just want to smell the aroma."
"Do you really dislike Arnold that much?"
"It’s not that I dislike him; I just don’t like men who haven’t been weaned yet."
After Sienna said this, Adrian suddenly felt a flicker of goodwill towards Arnold. "He can’t be that bad. At least he’s good-looking."
Sienna glanced at him. "Good looks don’t put food on the table. When women look for a husband, they should find someone capable, gentle, and considerate..."
"Whoever marries Arnold, I feel quite sorry for them. Marrying him—is it like finding a husband or adopting a son...?"
"So, I’m better, right?" Adrian asked shamelessly.
"Actually, I’ve always admired men like the Sixth Master."