Sue didn't want a daughter like this!
"I’m sadder than any of you about Cecilia's current situation," she said. "But the important thing now is to solve the problem."
Noel sneered. "So instead of dealing with that scumbag, the plan now is to get rid of Cecilia from the Jarvis family? Because she's no longer the pampered, obedient, and perfect young lady you used to cherish? Because she’s now a woman who has suffered from madness, one who has just experienced sexual harassment?"
Sue couldn't bear it any longer. "Shut up! You don't understand!"
He simply didn't understand her love for Cecilia.
If Cecilia had called him first when she was in trouble, it proved she still loved him.
Since Cecilia loved him, then why not marry him?
Sue wasn't stopping them now!
The only way to divert attention from the pre-arranged blind date was to announce Cecilia and Noel's engagement, claiming that the couple was deeply in love and perfect for each other.
Sue didn't want to waste more time talking with Noel. Her long-standing high position had made her very authoritarian and decisive.
"I’ll buy you a house for a wedding gift, and the date is set for next month. I will also inform Julian about this."
In other words, Noel's opinion was irrelevant.
Why would it be?
The Jarvises were great, and allowing Noel to become their family's son-in-law was already a high honor.
Yet, Sue didn't offer to explain to Cecilia how she had accused Noel of taking money from the Jarvis family.
Moreover...
She treated Noel like Julian's dog. It was as if Noel had no room for opposition as long as Julian agreed.
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