"There are things you must learn to bear. Miss Mai Shiranui may have been the first to meet Mr. Ryuji, and the one he favors the most, perhaps even the only one with an official title.
But she will never be a good matriarch. Her background and her vision are both too lacking."
Douglas continued speaking. Even though he had only learned about Mai through online information, he was certain that if someone were to be chosen in this world as the main wife to manage the harem, then it would be his daughter.
His daughter is kind, but not the kind of foolish woman who only knows kindness. She valued love and loyalty, but because of everything she had seen growing up, she wouldn't care how many women Ryuji had.
Her looks might not be as stunning or seductive as Mai's, but she is graceful and dignified and her figure was excellent as well.
And although she was the daughter of his mistress, with her being the only heir, she was unquestionably the successor of the Douglas family.
As for wealth and connections, there was no need to even mention them; a military-industrial group, with its own foundation even in America.
Most of Ryuji's needs in terms of material and political resources could be satisfied by his daughter. She could even manage his household affairs and there wouldn't be any troublesome relatives interfering. Even he himself as a father-in-law was arranging mistresses for him.
A wife like this is incredibly rare!
"Father, Miss Mai is a good person…"
Helena couldn't bear to listen anymore. Her father was too cold, always calculating everything in terms of profit!
And Douglas naturally saw through what his daughter was thinking.
"I know you think I'm calculating everything in terms of profit. But my daughter, this is how the world works. Ask yourself, are the things Mr. Ryuji gave truly just for our connections? And what kind of relationship can truly make someone trust that you won't betray them?"
Douglas was clear-headed. With Ryuji's power and these technologies, he could approach any conglomerate and become one of its leaders.
It wasn't that Ryuji needed them...
It was DOATEC and the Douglas family who needed Ryuji!
Only by obtaining what Ryuji offered could DOATEC overtake its competitors and become a true powerhouse in America!
Helena wanted to say that it was all due to her own character, but she knew saying that would just sound naïve. So, she could only accept her father's viewpoint again.
"I understand, Father."
Helena bit her lip, her pale hands instinctively gripping the hem of her dress tightly as she spoke.
"After you leave this world again, I will seek comfort from Mr. Ryuji."
When she said this, her eyes had already reddened.
Although she had a faint affection for Ryuji, she had still dreamed of something pure and beautiful.
But now, she had to give away her most precious thing and to a man she had only known for a single day.
"That's good… Helena, trust me. I won't harm you."
Douglas finally let out a breath of relief.
As long as Helena was willing to do this, even if she were later sidelined by Mr. Ryuji, at least she wouldn't die easily. That was enough.
"That's enough…"
He sighed, then waved his hand at his daughter.
"I believe Mr. Ryuji wouldn't want to see me… My daughter, let me spend some more time with your mother. And I also have some things to tell her."
Helena nodded and quickly left.
Her mother looked at Douglas in confusion, but didn't ask anything; she simply embraced her husband.
"My dear, I'm sorry… but I did this for Helena."
Helena's mother shook her head. She understood all of this.
"I know. You don't need to explain…"
Douglas nodded, then continued.
"But there are some things that still need to be done by you. Helena won't do such things."
Helena's mother roughly roughly guess what those things were. Clearing up loose ends for Ryuji, keeping an eye on those overconfident women, teaching Helena how to manage Ryuji's harem and how to secure a special position within it.
To be honest, even Douglas himself had never imagined that his daughter would have to learn such skills. But reality was reality; he was dead, so his daughter had to learn them.
"I'm sorry…"
He embraced his lover and began giving instructions. Dark things that kind-hearted Helena would never do or want to know about. His hidden contingency plans. The weaknesses of certain members of the Douglas family and which of them needed to be eliminated.
This was the safeguard he left for his wife and also what she would need to teach Helena in the future.
But Helena would never know these things.
Her mind was in chaos. After greeting Mai, who was cooking, she went up to the rooftop to look for Ryuji and Marie Rose.
And the moment she stepped onto the rooftop, she saw Marie Rose and Ryuji playfully interacting.
At this point, Marie Rose had already grown familiar with Ryuji. With her fearless personality, once Ryuji showed a more easygoing side, she naturally stopped being afraid and even began asking questions that would be considered sensitive among other martial artists.
"Ryuji! Ryuji! How did you become so strong?!"
Marie Rose clung to his arm and asked directly.
She wasn't inexperienced. Although she practiced Russian martial arts, she also practiced internal energy and was a powerful martial artist capable of using qi.
But because of that, she knew very well that a martial artist's strength had limits.
Without qi, a martial artist is just a stronger human. But with qi, a power extracted from the human body, things were different. They can split mountains, shatter stones and even awaken and enhance superhuman abilities.
But even so, there is an upper limit. Everyone has a maximum amount of Qi they could extract. She is already considered talented, yet in front of Ryuji, she was still like a chick.
And even those powerful martial artists weren't much better than her.
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