Trash Husband, I'm the Top novel Chapter 403

“You…”

For a moment, the elderly Mrs. Cooper didn’t quite know what to say.

She couldn’t possibly tell Betty her father had come back from the dead—again.

“Grandma, I know what I’m doing when it comes to Daniel. Please, don’t worry about us.”

The truth was, she didn’t want Daniel to see Betty.

No, more than that—she didn’t want anyone from the Chambers family near Betty.

Betty was her little treasure.

With a weary sigh, Mrs. Cooper relented. “Perhaps I’m overthinking it. You’ve made your decision, so I’ll leave it to you.”

At least with Hans as her uncle, Betty wouldn’t ever be mistreated.

Back in her room, Nora packed up the gifts that Mr. Cooper had delivered, sealed the box, and instructed someone to send it back immediately.

—

The Chambers’ ancestral home buzzed with anticipation.

Mr. Hogan Chambers was practically beaming. “Aurora accepted our gifts—that proves she still acknowledges Dan as the girl’s father. Dan, you’d better seize this opportunity and win Aurora back.”

Mrs. Chambers, who’d studied Betty’s photos, had come to terms with things. After all, she wanted Betty to officially join the family, too.

“Dan, this is a good sign. You must bring Betty home.”

They all seemed to believe that having a child meant the family needed to be whole again, and that Nora would eventually come around.

But Daniel knew better. Nora wouldn’t give in so easily.

Before he could say anything, the butler entered, carrying a familiar box.

“Ms. Cooper sent this back.”

Seeing the box, Mr. Hogan Chambers’ face darkened. He let out a heavy sigh. Nora’s message couldn’t have been clearer.

Mrs. Chambers opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing.

“It’s been three years already, and Nora still hasn’t let it go. She’s being unreasonable,” Donna declared, settling herself on the sofa as if she owned the place. “If you ask me, Dan should just get remarried. Once he has a new wife and a new child, he’ll forget all about Nora.”

Back when Nora went abroad for her studies, she couldn’t secure the perfume journal, so she turned her attention to Daniel instead. Even as a divorcee, plenty of families still hoped to form an alliance with the Chambers.

But Mr. Hogan Chambers wouldn’t hear of it. For him, Nora was the only one fit to be his granddaughter-in-law.

Donna sighed, adopting a tone of gentle persuasion. “I know you like Nora, but you need to think about the family’s future, too. What if she never agrees? Is Dan supposed to stay single forever?”

That gave Mr. Hogan Chambers pause.

Years ago, he’d made sure his illegitimate sons were taken care of elsewhere; Daniel was the family’s sole heir now.

If he never married, would the Chambers line simply end?

Donna pressed on. “Dad, how about this—Charlie’s back from overseas. Let him work with Dan for a while, and maybe teach Dan a thing or two about winning women over.”

Her son, Charlie Chambers, had taken her surname.

Mr. Hogan Chambers brightened at the idea. He’d heard Charlie and his fiancée were doing well, and now that they were home, wedding bells were just around the corner.