The Mysterious Billionaire

Paige arrived outside Dawson Group half an hour later, but there was no sign of Joseph.
She had no choice but to park her car before calling Joseph, "Hey, I'm here, are you coming down soon?"
"I'm coming!" Joseph answered as he grabbed his coat before leaving his office.
Steven, who had been working outside the door, looked up to Joseph with a smile before greeting him, "Are you leaving now,
Sir?"
"Yes!"
"Sir Hayden has requested you to wait for him, Sir."
"What? Why do I have to wait for him?" Joseph paused.
Steven sighed and scratched his head, trying to evade Joseph's sharp gaze.
"He wants you to go to the company dinner with him and Ms. Anthony, but his driver's out running an errand so you all can only
leave later."
"Alright," Joseph agreed readily, "I'II meet you all downstairs then."
Steven heaved a sigh of relief at his answer.
He was fully prepared to deal with Joseph's anger, but it appeared that he got lucky as Joseph was in a good mood today.
This meant that Steven had completed the task assigned to him, and he was relieved as he wouldn't have to worried about being
lectured by Hayden again.
Steven immediately called Hayden to inform him or the news after Joseph had left.
Hayden was all smiles after hearing that Joseph had decided to go along with his request, "All right, tell Ms. Anthony to get ready

and meet me downstairs too."
Meanwhile, Paige, who was impatient, scowled at Joseph as he came out of the front door and got onto her car, "What took you
so long?"
"We have to attend an event before going home tonight, looks like our conversation will have to wait then," Joseph smiled before
gesturing for Paige to change seats, "I'll drive, move over to the passenger seat."
Paige did not refuse his request and moved across to the passenger seat, "Wait, what event are you talking about?" she asked
curiously.
"Well, it's compulsory for me to attend the company dinner so I decided to bring you along as my plus one," Joseph explained.
"Why do I have to attend your company dinner?" Paige complained while pouting.
"Look, do me a favour alright? All we have to do is to have a meal together then we can leave," Joseph persuaded her softly.
"Fine!" Paige agreed easily, giving into Joseph's persuasive words. She could not be mad at his gentleness in the first place
anyway.
"Oh right, Paisley will be attending the company dinner too," Joseph added casually after Paige had agreed to his request,
wanting to see how she would react.
"What does Paisley attending have to do with me?"
Joseph was relieved that she was uninterested in Paisley, and he sighed a little before adding, "My father will be there too."
"What? Your father will be there? I'm in trouble, do you know that both our fathers are colluding to take over my mother's
company?" Paige groaned. She was unwilling to go with Joseph now since she knew Hayden was attending as well.
Paige had only met Hayden twice when she had been together with Ethan. She remembered Hayden as someone who was
extremely strict and he would always carry an uninviting expression on his face.

"Tonight will be your first time meeting my father then. You know, even the ugliest wife would still have to meet the in-laws."
"Watch your mouth, did you just call me an ugly daughter-in-law?" Paige narrowed her eyes at him.
"Of course not, my wife is the most beautiful daughter-in-law that any father could have," Joseph praised before tilting his head
to give Paige a kiss.
"Don't do that in front of so many people," Paige blushed quietly. She was embarrassed by the affection that Joseph was
showing her. She knew that she had made up her mind to be with Joseph the rest of her life, and she would support him in all the
decisions that he made without hesitation.
Even though Paige had put up a brave front, Joseph was still worried that she was too nervous, "I'll be with you throughout the
night, all you need to do is one thing," he comforted her as he held her hand.
"What do I have to do?"
"Eat and drink all you want, I got your back!" Paige nodded and chuckled at his words, "I got it, it's not the end of the world
anyways. I did fall in love with his son after all, so I'll have to face the music someday."
Meanwhile, Lucas and Steven had escorted Hayden and Paisley out the front door.
"Do you see Joseph? Didn't he say that he would be waiting for us downstairs?" Hayden questioned while walking.
Steven looked around and saw Joseph, who was in Paige's car, "There he is."
Hayden's expression immediately turned dark when he saw where Steven was pointing.
Was the woman sitting in the passenger seat Paige?
Did he dare to bring Paige along with him to the company's party?

Joseph had also seen the four of them, so he and Paige immediately got off the car.
Wrapping a hand around her waist, he smiled and greeted them, "I'll be going with Paige, you guys go ahead and take one car."
Paige couldn't help but shiver as Hayden grunted and his cold gaze swept across her.
She forced a smile and greeted Hayden as well, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Dawson!"
Hayden only snorted in reply to her greeting before moving past the both of them to his car.
Seeing Hayden's reaction towards Paige, Paisley was secretly delighted. This meant that Hayden did not accept Paige as his
daughter-in-law and she still had a chance as Hayden favored her greatly. With those thoughts, she greeted Paige with a smile,
"Nice to meet you, Miss Anderson!" Paige was aware that Paisley was waiting for her to mess up, but she knew that she could
not let any of her frustrations show.
Instead, she replied Paisley with a broad smile, "Nice to meet you too, Miss Anthony!"
Joseph's eyes flashed in anger when he saw Hayden not acknowledging Paige, "My wife and I will be leaving now, we'll see you
there!" He declared with his hand still wrapped around Paige's waist tightly.
It was clear that everyone had heard Joseph declaring Paige as his 'wife'. Paisley's face had also frozen awkwardly at the
declaration.
It was no surprise that Hayden, who had been making his way to his car, heard the declaration loud and clear.
How dare Joseph call Paige his wife without seeking his approval?
Was Joseph doing so to challenge his authority just because Hayden had given Paige a cold shoulder?
That brat, he was rebelling against him!

Hayden stomped his foot as he was enraged at Josephs actions.
Lucas could tell from Hayden's expression that he was fuming. After all, he had been under the guidance of Hayden for so many
years.
He knew he had to stop Hayden from bursting into anger here since many people would gossip. He immediately caught up with
Hayden before holding his wrist, "Here Mr. Dawson, let me help you get on the car."
Hayden knew exactly what Lucas on doing, but he did not comment any further on it.
Instead, he swung his face back to take one last look at Joseph.
However, Joseph was not even paying attention to Hayden. He was smiling gently while escorting Paige up to her car and he
even helped her to buckle her seatbelt.
Hayden got into his car furiously, how could Joseph care more about Paige than himself?
At this time, Joseph had already left with Paige while Paisley was following behind Hayden.
"That ungrateful rascal! Doesn't he know that he's being bewitched?" Hayden clenched his teeth in anger.
Paisley felt awkward hearing the remarks coming out of Hayden's mouth, but this was another opportunity for her to get into the
good graces of Hayden. She consoled him gently, "Calm down, Mr. Dawson, you shouldn't waste your breath on this matter."
"She's right, you know how obstinate Sir Joseph can be. If you go against him, he would fight back even harder. Why don't you
just let him be?" Lucas suggested.
Hayden felt offended, how could his own son be so rebellious, "I'll teach this brat a lesson when he gets back home, how could
he go against my wishes like this?"
Paisley was secretly pleased with how much Hayden disliked Paige.

Paige was a fool, she must have thought that she could be the daughter-in-law of the Dawson family just by dating Joseph.
However, as long as Hayden was still against their relationship, Paige would only get into more trouble. Paisley smiled in glee as
she couldn't wait for the misery that would soon befall Paige.