Sophie’s words suddenly made Claire feel even more embarrassed.
She stroked the hair between her temples before she hesitated as she said ambiguously, "This... Well, I don’t know if it's considered an arranged marriage..."
Sophie could not help but say, "The both of you did not know or understand each other before you got married. So, there is naturally no emotional foundation between the both of you. At the same time, the both of you only got married at your grandfather's request. Isn't that a typical arranged marriage? This is just like Marie Antoinette's marriage to Louis XVI in ancient history. The both of them did not have any feelings for each other, and they only got married at Louis XVI's mother's request.”
With that said, Sophie suddenly thought of something as she asked offhandedly, "It seems as though Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette never had any romantic feelings between them throughout their whole lives. Could it be the same case for the both of you?!”
Claire felt even more uneasy because of Sophie's blunt and straightforward words, and she said awkwardly, "I ... I... This... This...”
Sophie suddenly had a very joyful look in her eyes
because of Claire’s nervousness and uneasiness. 4
Sophie felt that her assumption must be right, and that was the reason why Claire was acting so unnaturally.
If her assumption was indeed correct, then Charlie and Claire were only a couple in name.
In that case, wouldn't that mean that she would stand a better chance? 2
Helen, who was aside, also gained some clues from Claire’s reaction, and she also realized that this was indeed an excellent situation for her daughter.
But at the same time, she also felt a little ashamed of herself for having such thoughts. After all, this kind of matter was not honorable, and it was even a little despicable.
At this time, Sophie hurriedly stepped forward and held onto Claire’s arm as she asked in a low voice, " Claire, can you tell me how long you and your husband have been married?" 2
Helen swiftly replied, "Yes! It's much more important t 0 talk about business matters!"
Sophie was jumping with joy in her heart at this moment.
All this while, she had always felt that there were too many obstacles between Charlie and herself, and the possibility of them ending up together was next to
nothing.
Amongst them, the biggest obstacle of all was Charlie's wife, which was comparable to the unsurmountable Mount Everest.
Secondly, there was also Quinn Golding, who had a marriage contract with Charlie. Besides that, Charlie might even have many more particularly close female friends that she did not know of. 6
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