"Ms. Sullivan, hello. Apologies for the late response. I hope I'm not interrupting your work?"
Julian was being very polite, which made Brittany a little confused.
Previously, Julian had spoken to her in a similarly polite tone, but there was always a sense of distance in his words. This time, Brittany clearly noticed a difference. Julian was genuinely polite.
Such politeness left her feeling flattered. "No, you're not disturbing me. What's the matter?"
"Well, you mentioned wanting to invite Mr. Vanderbilt to dinner, but he's been very busy."
"Does he have time now?" Brittany's eyes lit up, and she eagerly interrupted Julian before he finished speaking.
Julian frowned slightly. Though Brittany was Paisley's sister, he couldn't say he was fond of her behavior.
He still kept his tone polite. "Yes, Mr. Vanderbilt is traveling tomorrow, but he'll be free next week."
"How about next weekend?" Brittany asked.
"That works."
After hearing the confirmation, Brittany quickly did the math in her head, eager for the weekend to come.
Once the call ended, she excitedly jumped into Christina's arms. "Mom, it was Mr. Hale on the phone! He said Mr. Vanderbilt has time to have dinner with us, and it's set for next weekend!"
"My goodness!" Christina didn't expect the situation to turn around so quickly. Just yesterday, they were anxious because Dominick hadn't been responding to them. "Next weekend? That's not far off! We need to prepare right away."
"Yeah!" Brittany grabbed a small mirror, checking her face, adjusting it left and right. "Mom, did you know? The way Mr. Hale spoke to me today was way better than before!"
"Well, that's probably because Mr. Vanderbilt must have said something to him. He wouldn't treat you like that otherwise." Christina looked at Brittany with affection. "Oh my, my daughter is about to make it big, and soon she'll be living the good life with Mr. Vanderbilt."
Christina was sure that Dominick must have told Julian something, which explained the change in Julian's attitude toward Brittany. After all, Brittany was about to become Dominick's woman, so naturally, Julian had to flatter her.
Brittany thought the same. Looking at her reflection, a proud glint appeared in her eyes.
"By the way, since I've already gotten Mr. Vanderbilt's response, do I still need to introduce Paisley to someone for marriage?"
Just the thought of Gregory trying to introduce Paisley to someone made Brittany uncomfortable.
Originally, she planned that once she and Dominick were together, using her status, she would find a small-time guy for Paisley to marry off.
She wanted Paisley to always look up to her, to live her life according to her wishes. But if they were introducing a marriage partner for Paisley, even if they were rich, Brittany didn't want Paisley to have an easy life.
"Probably." Christina recalled what Gregory had said the night before. "And your father has already found someone."
"Who?" Brittany couldn't help but ask. If it was someone from a good family, she would find a way to ruin it.
"It's the son of the Jackman family, Baron Jackman."
"That Baron!" Even Brittany couldn't help but gasp when she heard the name.
The Jackman family made their fortune through illegal means. Although they had publicly turned things around and started legitimate business, they still had a lot of shady dealings behind the scenes.
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