Chapter 365
Everyone said that the eldest son of the Lanes-Rachel and Matthew’s father-was Arthur’s most favored son. However, they knew very little about Theodore, Arthur’s fifth son.
Hesper was pretty certain that Matthew was speaking the truth. She could not help but think, ‘So Theodore’s Grandpa Arthur’s favorite son? No wonder Theodore has been living in the Lane Manor. Come to think of it, if it were Uncle Simon who stayed at home and did nothing but tend to the flowers and plants, Grandpa would’ve kicked him out of the house a long time ago…”
However…
Hesper knocked her forehead and said helplessly, “I already didn’t want to go before I knew that it was a matchmaking session. And now that I know, I want to go even less. Is there any way I can. escape from it?”
Matthew looked at her for a moment then said, “Well, you can do what I did and bring a sister with you as your shield.”
“Matthew!”
No matter how unwilling she was, Hesper had to attend the banquet.
She did not want to embarrass Arthur, so she asked Roberto to prepare a dress for her. Even if it was not custom-made to fit her perfectly, a dress prepared by Roberto would be presentable.
“This dress looks really good on you, Hesper. You really have good taste,” Arthur commended, while criticizing Theodore for staying at home all day and not going out.
The dress that Hesper wore did not have a fancy design. It was white, and although she stood out in the crowd wearing the dress, she would not attract too much attention with it.
It was true that Hesper wanted to make Arthur proud before everyone, but she was not fond of becoming a commodity that was waiting to be selected by other people. After all, being a member of the matchmaking session was a whole different thing.
“Alright, did Matt tell you something?”
Hesper nodded. She then coiled her arm around Arthur’s and said helplessly, “Grandpa, you should. stop trying to look for a partner for me. I feel pretty good being single. It’s more relaxing and I don’t have too many burdens. After all, I… I still have a lot of things to settle in the company..
“Alright, alright… Arthur cut her short while waving his hand. “I’ll stop teasing you. I just want you to know more people this time. There are a lot of things going on with the families in Emperion, so it’s good for you to know more people.
“Speaking of which, what’s going on between you and the Tuckers? When are you two going to finalize everything? I’m very worried, you know?”
‘Here he goes again…’ Hesper let out a sigh.
Initially, she had planned to clarify everything and terminate her engagement with Nathaniel. But
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