Chapter 756 Each with Their Own Thoughts
Vance hesitated to speak, looking very troubled.
Louis didn't ask much, just stood there calmly waiting for him to continue.
Although Vance didn't say it directly, Louis had a rough idea of what he wanted to say.
"Lyra's mother hopes that Lyra can marry someone reliable," Vance expressed tactfully, hinting in case Louis didn't understand, "at least someone who won't make Lyra bow down for money in the future."
"Don't worry, that won't happen," Louis understood his implication but didn't make it explicit.
How should Vance ask for cooperation?
Thinking about this, he looked at Brielle, signaling her to speak.
Brielle understood her father's intentions but was unhappy. Why did someone like Lyra get connected with Louis?
"Mr. Cole doesn't trust me?" Louis waited for a long time without hearing more, so he gave him another chance.
"We all know Mr. Reynolds is very wealthy, not lacking in money, fame, or power," Brielle finally compromised, knowing that offending her father for a moment of satisfaction would have bad consequences, "but what you have is ultimately yours."
"I can transfer some assets to Lyra's name," Louis continued.
Brielle was even more upset.
She didn't expect Louis to be so generous.
"Since Mr. Reynolds is so straightforward, I'll be direct too," Vance seemed to have made a decision, looking serious, "You're young and successful, and Lyra marrying you is indeed a step up."
"But she is also my precious daughter," Vance said smoothly, as if he really loved Lyra, "Life in a wealthy family is deep and complicated, I have to secure a way out for her."
In his view, Louis's straightforward offer to transfer some assets to Lyra meant he genuinely liked her.
Since that was the case, making a direct request shouldn't offend him.
Life in a top-tier wealthy family was complicated, and as a father, it was normal to worry about his daughter.
"What do you mean?" Louis asked deliberately.
"I want to ask how much you plan to give Lyra as a token of sincerity for marriage, Mr. Reynolds," Vance asked directly, feeling nervous.
Lyra showed no emotional fluctuation, knowing this was his way. "We..."
"Three mansions, twenty percent of the shares in a subsidiary of the Murphy Group," Louis said directly in front of him, then added while looking at Lyra, "If it's not enough, Lyra can always ask for more."
Brielle's eyes widened.
Vance's pupils shook.
Neither of them expected Louis to offer such high conditions.
Although the subsidiary of the Murphy Group was far from the Murphy Group itself, twenty percent of its shares, even just the annual dividends, far exceeded the income of their entire family and company.
Was Louis really this generous?
"Do your parents agree to this?" Vance couldn't contain his excitement but tried to hide it.
Louis gave a straightforward answer. "Yes."
He wouldn't dispose the Murphy Group's shares, which belonged to his mother and Lydia.
Although they had been transferred to him and Diana, he still considered them his mother's.
What he offered was from a subsidiary he established after taking over the Murphy Group, which was now listed and had good annual dividend returns.
Since he was marrying, he naturally had to show sincerity.
"I'll have my secretary handle the transfer procedures in a few days," Louis added, his expression as calm as ever, "I hope that when these assets reach Lyra, you'll also give her the wedding gift her mother left for her."
Vance paused and tentatively asked, "The transfer procedures mean..."
"Transfer to Lyra," Louis said bluntly.
Vance's expression became complicated.
If these assets really went to Lyra, wouldn't her net worth surpass their entire family overnight?
In that case, how could he control her?
"Mr. Reynolds, although your actions are sincere, forgive me for being blunt..." Vance tried to manipulate the situation, wanting to keep the benefits for himself, "In top-tier wealthy families like yours, even if you transfer these things to Lyra before marriage, you could secretly take them back if you ever stop liking her."
"I think..." Vance paused here.
Louis followed his words, "You want me to transfer the shares and properties to your name, so you can be Lyra's support?"
"Yes, yes," Vance quickly breathed a sigh of relief, "After all, I'm Lyra's father. Whether she's married or not, I'll always be her safe haven."
Hearing this, Lyra, who usually had little emotional fluctuation, looked over.
She couldn't understand how someone could be so shameless.
"Really?" Louis had never seen someone so audacious.
Vance didn't realize anything was wrong, his mind filled with the benefits Louis offered. "Of course."
"If you're her safe haven, why did you say you wanted to break her leg earlier?" Louis's tone was low and steady, his handsome face looking more distant due to his coldness, "And why did you try to marry her off to the Silverwood family knowing she had a fiancé?"
Vance's heart tightened.
He instinctively looked at the butler.
How long had Louis been here? How did he know all this?
The butler stood silently beside him, head bowed low, not daring to say that Louis had arrived shortly after Lyra.
If he said that, he would definitely get scolded!
"I was just testing her," Vance found an excuse, his eyes serious, "to see if she really had a fiancé or was just making it up to get her mother's things."
"Really?" Louis's tone made it hard to guess his mood.
Vance nodded repeatedly. "I wouldn't lie to you."
"When will you give her things back?" Louis had absolute control, his words calm but imposing, "Please give a specific time, Mr. Cole."
"This..." Vance hesitated.
Louis preferred to be polite first. "Is there a problem?"
"Her mother meant that those things should..." Vance didn't finish his sentence but conveyed the meaning, "She was also worried that Lyra might not be well taken care of in her husband's family."
"No problem," Louis's thoughts were inscrutable, "I'll give you an additional cooperation. If you manage it well, the Cole family can be well-off for a lifetime."
"Louis," Lyra frowned slightly.
Giving her so many assets was already beyond what they had discussed, she could talk to him about it later.
But now giving her father cooperation?
Didn't he know her relationship with them?
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