The Untouchable Son-In-Law: The Master Peregrine Novel - Chapter 226
Chapter 226: Winning
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Finn Taylor snatched the third shot glass from Jerry Wood’s hands and raised it as he turned toward everyone else and offered a toast.
That annoyed Jerry Wood, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but respect the other.
The latter had won everyone’s hearts the moment he raised that glass. As long as they raised their glasses and drank with him, they would be declaring their allegiance to Finn Taylor.
However, one could choose not to raise their glass, but that would definitely mean offending Finn Taylor. Besides, he had snatched that glass from Jerry Wood.
Not raising one’s glass would mean offending Jerry Wood too!
Jerry Wood couldn’t help but look at Finn Taylor in awe. But at the same time, he felt annoyed.
Before Finn Taylor offered a toast, everyone had felt a tinge of pity for Jerry Wood simply because he had downed two shots.
Yet, once Finn Taylor downed a shot, everyone would definitely forget about Jerry Wood downing the shots too!
‘A goldfish has a memory span of seven seconds. What makes humans different? Dogs might remember you for three years even if you only feed it for three days, yet humans might not even remember you for three days even if you feed them for three years! In that sense, humans can’t even compare to dogs.’ Just as Jerry Wood expected, all those respected figures in the audience started raising their glasses one after another, toasting to Finn Taylor and pledging allegiance to him.
Jerry Wood observed that Finn Taylor hadn’t touched a single drop of alcohol even after grabbing the glass from him, yet none of that mattered.
What mattered was that Finn Taylor had won everyone over.
After everyone downed a shot, Finn Taylor announced, “Let me introduce someone to all of you. This is my younger sister—Lindsey Taylor. She’ll be an employee of the Jensen Corporation from now on. Please do guide my sister along.”
Although Finn Taylor hadn’t said much, there were three main points in his short speech. Firstly, he’d be the top man in San Diego from now on.
Secondly, his younger sister—Lindsey Taylor—would be the second in command.
Lastly, Arthur Jensen came in third.
No matter how they ranked them, these three people couldn’t be trifled with.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Taylor. I’ll treat Ms. Taylor as my elder sister.”
“I’ll treat her as my great-aunt.”
“I’ll treat her as my grandma.”
Lindsey Taylor felt uncomfortable listening to these declarations. ‘I’ve barely turned 20, yet these people dare to address me as their grandma?’
As soon as the party ended, Finn Taylor pulled Lindsey Taylor aside for a chat. “I’m leaving this afternoon.”
“Leaving?” Lindsey Taylor pursed her lips and paused.
“That’s right. I’ve settled what I have to do here, so it’s time to return to my wife.”
“Brother Finn, do you love your wife very much?” Lindsey Taylor herself had no idea why she posed such a question. ‘I know it’s not right, but I can’t help but hold out some hope.’
“I love her very much, and I’ll love her until the day I die. No woman will ever compare to her.” Finn Taylor didn’t usually voice out such cheesy thoughts, but he had to knock it into Lindsey Taylor.
Young girls were overly sensitive at times.
Finn Taylor had already felt her feelings from her actions and words. He had to put a stop to that.
“Alright. I understand.”
…
That afternoon.
Finn Taylor left San Diego and headed for Chicago.
Ginger kicked up a fuss, wanting to tag along too. However, Finn Taylor refused.
The latter instead instructed him to head to San Francisco to look for Hunter Sullivan. Of course, Finn Taylor had told Hunter Sullivan all about the other, warning his subordinate to be wary of Ginger because he knew nothing about him.
Hunter Sullivan was no fool and immediately understood what his boss meant.
The purpose of visiting Chicago this time was to look for two people—Phoenix and Triton.
Both were part of Peregrine Hall, and Finn Taylor was there to persuade the pair to make a trip to Mars.
Although Finn Taylor still knew nothing about Mars, he needed to find people who would be willing to visit it.
These two people were the perfect fit. After all, they had been raised by his grandpa.
Just like him, they were loyal to his grandpa.
Finn Taylor didn’t talk to the four guardians about his grandpa, much less Ginger. However, Phoenix and Triton were different.
Chicago.
The moment Finn Taylor arrived, he spotted someone at the train station—Wendy Jensen, his mother.
“Shouldn’t you be at home?” After that incident at Number One Pacific Heights, Finn Taylor had requested that his mother remain at home at all times. It was clear that she was going against him since she was here now.
“Do you really think that you’re still Master Peregrine of Peregrine Hall? Make a trip home. The Taylor family belongs to Benjamin Taylor now.”
Finn Taylor understood what she was getting at—she was here waiting for him to return to the Taylor family’s residence to help her get rid of Benjamin Taylor and his sons.
“Finn Taylor, you’re obliged to do this. You’re part of the Taylor family too, and your grandpa passed this family down to you. Can you really bear to let it end up in the hands of an outsider?”
Finn Taylor chuckled. “You have no right to mention Grandpa.”
Finn Taylor couldn’t help but laugh at how his mother had no choice but to threaten him with his grandpa. She knew full well that there was nobody he cared about in the Taylor family—save for his grandpa.
“Why did you come back this time?” Wendy Jensen suddenly cut in with a question.
“Well, I should be curious as to how you knew I’d be here. Someone must’ve told you about this. Who was it?”
‘Who could it be? There are only a couple of people who knew of my destination as I left San Diego—Lindsey Taylor, Arthur Jensen, Minnie Jensen, Jerry Wood, and Ginger. As for those in San Francisco, I only made calls to two people—Hunter Sullivan and Yvette.’ The gears in Finn Taylor’s mind started turning.
Eventually, he had his answer. “Jerry Wood—it seems like he’s given me his answer. He’s not loyal to me, but you.”
Finn Taylor was Master Peregrine of Peregrine Hall.
Many felt that Finn Taylor represented Peregrine Hall, but only Finn Taylor knew the truth—Peregrine Hall belonged to Wendy Jensen and the Taylor family.
It was for this exact reason that Finn Taylor was trying to win over everyone in Peregrine Hall.
“Jerry Wood can go to hell.”
“Are you really going to kill him? What did he do?”
Finn Taylor had no intention of reasoning it out with his mother since there was no point in doing so. He’d tried doing so too many times since his childhood.
Why could Donovan Taylor have ice cream when he couldn’t?
Why did the birthday cake have only Donovan Taylor’s name on it when they were twins?
Again and again, the only answer he got was: shut up. He was no stranger to feeling unjust and aggrieved.
From then on, Finn Taylor knew that whoever had the most support won.
