The Rise of Dragon Temple By Wu Xia

Chapter 49
In Gempoint Group president’s office, Joseph continued to make arrangements with Alpha 1. “After this, go to the Municipal
Administration Department, Police Department, and the other departments to exchange information....” With a smile, Alpha I
nodded and assured, “Don’t worry, Mr. Dawson. I have talked to all the departments in Oplen. They not only expressed their full
support, but they are also grateful that you held your wedding here as it greatly benefits Oplen...”
To that, Joseph nodded. Then, when he wanted to say something, his phone rang. It was Paige who called. “Hey Paige, what’s
up?”Joseph answered the call. Paige hesitated for a while before she whispered, “Joseph... Grandpa wants to have lunch with
you. Are... Are you free?” When Joseph heard that, his eyes turned, and a few thoughts came across his mind. He thought
Leonard was indeed quick-witted enough to suspect him. After all, he bought Estella a car and a house in Paragon Villa
yesterday. Through this, Leonard must have caught on to something. However, to him, it didn’t matter as the wedding was
driving near. Thus, he nodded and agreed, “Sure. I will come to you later...” After hanging up the phone, Joseph looked at
Dennis and Ernie. “Alright. That’s all from me. You may go back to work.” With that, Dennis and Ernie left with great respect.
Then, Alpha 1 smiled at Joseph and said, “Oh, it seems like Leonard is suspicious of something. Speaking of him, he is also a
big shot. In recent years, he single-handedly expands Aceshine Group to what it is today. It’s just that he is too old, and I heard
that he is now supporting his grandson, Maxton Mooney, who is serving in the military. Also, he has great expectations for
Maxton, saying that Maxton will definitely lead his family to glory in the future...” However, Alpha 1 soon paused for a while and
added in a playful tone, “Haha, but he is short-sighted after all. Perhaps he has been in a small town for too long, so he has no
idea how big the outside world is. Why would he care about Maxton when he has a grandson-in-law that is way more powerful
than the god of war?” Hearing that, Joseph chuckled and waved his hand, “Well, you also said that he is old and short-sighted.
Whatever. I have been giving them chances all the time, and the choice is in their hands. Alright, you should also go ahead and
do your work. The wedding must not go wrong. As for me, I will go and meet the old Patriarch of the Mooney family...” A smile
flashed across his eyes. There was more than an hour before noon. When Joseph got downstairs and saw
the cars passing by on the road, he was dazed for a while before he monologued, “I should buy another car. I no longer plan to
hide anyway.” Thus, he went to the Mercedes-Benz 4S outlet again, bought another Mercedes S, and drove it away. As for Halle
and the other saleswomen there, they were all astounded. That was because he had bought three luxury cars in three
consecutive days. Besides, he voluntarily gave up all the promotions, so Halle’s commission was also shockingly high. At noon,
Paige, Leonard, Lily, and Rory were sitting in a private room of a grand restaurant next to Aceshine Group. For the whole time,
Lily never stopped smiling, while Paige just sat silently with her hands secretly clenching under the table. As Lily had gotten
Gempoint Group’s collaboration agreement, Paige felt somewhat unwilling. With that, she sighed inwardly, and a trace of
helplessness flitted through her eyes. “Paige, where is Joseph? Have you contacted him?” Leonard—who was sitting by the

window-asked Paige. “He just called me and said that he will arrive soon. Right now, there are some traffic congestions. Sorry,
Grandpa...” Paige explained. “It’s alright. Let’s wait. We are not in a hurry anyway...” Leonard nodded without any hard feelings.
Then, he opened the window, looked at the scenery outside, and breathed in some fresh air. But just at this time, a brand new
black Mercedes pulled up abruptly in front of the restaurant entrance downstairs. Following that, the handsome and refined
Joseph in a black suit got down from the car. At once, Leonard-who was looking down from upstairs-narrowed his eyes. When
Joseph looked up, he saw Leonard standing by the window in a daze. Right away, he smiled at Leonard, threw the car key to the
valet, and went upstairs. “What’s wrong, Grandpa?” Lily asked when she saw Leonard spacing out by the window.
Leonard turned around and ordered, “Ask the waiter to serve the dishes. Joseph is here...” “Humph! So, that wastrel is here.
Grandpa, why did you bother waiting for him? None of us have accepted him as a part of our family, and even if he marries
Paige, he is nothing but a grandson-in-law...” Lily mocked with disdain. Anyway, there was nothing she liked about Joseph. Upon
hearing that, Leonard frowned and reprimanded, “Enough! Didn’t you see that Paige is still here? Is this how you treat your
cousin?” After sneering, Lily stopped talking. She didn’t take Leonard’s words seriously at all. While she was sipping tea, Rory–
who was next to her-said in a faint tone, “Haha, Grandpa, you shouldn’t blame Lily. These days, she has been working hard
to secure Gempoint Group’s collaboration. Besides, she has been traveling around during the day and staying up late to work
overtime. So, she might be saying that out of exhaustion. Don’t take her words seriously...” When Leonard listened to Rory’s
words, his face changed. Rory was right. Lily was now in charge of the cooperation between Aceshine Group and Gempoint
Group. In other words, she now had greater importance than Leonard in the company. That was because the collaboration with
Gempoint Group alone could replace a lot of small cooperations. Nevertheless, Leonard still had doubts about Lily’s ability to win
the contract with Rory’s help. He somewhat felt that something was off, Since several years ago, Aceshine Group had always
wanted to cooperate with Gempoint Group. However, they couldn’t achieve it throughout these times. Moreover, Rory and Lily
were together for more than three years. If Lily got the contract only with the help of the Shelton family, she should have gotten it
long ago. Therefore, Leonard couldn’t help feeling something was amiss. Even so, this wasn’t the right time to say anything.
Hence, he only nodded and replied. “Alright, thanks for being considerate, Rory. The Mooneys are grateful for what you did this
time. Thank you.” Hearing that, Rory also responded with a nod before he looked at Paige insultingly and stopped talking. Just
then, Joseph came in, sat next to Paige, and apologized to her, “Sorry, I’m late.” Paige nodded and muttered, “You should greet
Grandpa too...” Hence, Joseph also said to Leonard, “Grandpa, I’m sorry for being late. There was a traffic jam.” With a nod,
Leonard stared deeply at Joseph. “Joseph, I heard you bought a car and a house in Paragon Villa for Estella yesterday.” “What?
Did you say he bought a house for Aunt Estella? No way. That’s Paragon Villa. The housing price there is even higher than the
villas in the main town. You must be joking, Grandpa.” Lily spat out the tea, and her face was full of disbelief. Her parents always
wanted to buy a house in Paragon Villa, but it was too expensive. Ignoring Lily, Joseph smiled at Leonard and nodded. “You’re
right, Grandpa. News travels fast. I bought the house yesterday afternoon...” “Great...” Leonard nodded and continued, “How

considerate of you. I heard you bought a car for Paige too. How about the car you parked downstairs? Did you buy another
one?” Leonard stared intensely into Joseph’s eyes, wanting to see through Joseph’s thoughts. Nonetheless, he soon got
disappointed because he couldn’t see anything The moment Leonard finished speaking, not only was Lily stupefied but Rory and
Paige were also bewildered. Then, Rory ran to the window and looked down. Sure enough, he saw two similar brand-new
Mercedes-Benzs parked at the entrance of the restaurant! “How is this possible? There are two cars indeed! If we include Aunt
Estella’s, that makes three! Three Mercedes-Benz! And it’s S-Class at that! This...” Rory-who saw
the cars with his own eyes-still found this unbelievable. How much money did Joseph own to afford a house and a few cars at
once? Needless to say, the Shelton family’s company was huge and had a huge capital too. However, that was capital, not pure
profit!!! Therefore, Rory was thunderstruck.