Chapter 48
Giselle sat frozen in her chair, stating blankly at the staircase where Donovan had disappeared. His words echoed in her mind, leaving her head buzzing and her body sit. For a moment, the couldn’t reactatall.
“Giselle?” Zachary gently called, noticing her dazed expression.
“Yeah?” She snapped out of it and quietly took a deep breath
Whale Giselle westled with complicated emotions, Grace continued her discussion with Dorothea
“Did you hear that, Dorothea? Even Don doesn’t want to call off the marriage. So there’s nothing left to argue, right?” ||
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Dorothea could only nod Technically, this incident has damaged our family’s reputation, and I did consider canceling the marriage. But Don’s not getting any younger. It wouldn’t be wise to delay this any further.
Exactly. Donis already. He’ll be in his 40s before long. Even though I’m just his sister–in–law, I’ve been worried sick about him!
“Didn’t you cry a few years ago when he said he wanted to stay single forever? Now that he’s finally agreed to marry, we shouldn’t be too picky. Otherwise, he might get fed up and cancel the engagement himself–how infuriating that would be!
́s not a child anymore. If you insist on finding the perfect wife for him, it could take years. Then, who knows how long it take him to agree to another marriage penposal?”
Grace sighed dramatically, like a concerned mother. “By the time everything’s settled, he’ll be in his cos, and you still might not have a grandchild from him.” Her words sounded perfectly reasonable, but selle could see through her. Grace’s real intention was simply to maintain the alliance between the Kane and Holt families.
The anes had chose Anne to marry Donovan not because she was the best match, but because Tony had once saved Dorothea’s life. Grace was also best friends with Bence, whose pharmaceutical empire would greatly benefit Kane Pharmaceutical Group,
of course, all of that meant little now. What truly mattered was that Donovan had personally accepted the marriage and agreed to resume the engagement.
Giselle hadn’t expected things to come full circle after everything. But now Donovan had left the table, and she couldn’t chase after him in front of the Kanes, So the quietly took a sip of wine, her expression tense, trying to suppress her rising emotions.
Adiwiping her hands with a damp towel, she forced a polite smile and spoke to Dorthea
Thank you for the lovely dinner, Mrs. Kane Senior Since you have family matters to discuss, I won’t disturb you any longer. I’ll take my leave now. “Also, I’ll bring your cat to my clinic for further treatment. I promise it’ll make a full recovery within a week. Once it is well, I’ll bring it back to you.” “Alright.” Dorothea nodded. She didn’t know much about diselle, but after the woman had saved her cat’s life, she couldn’t dislike her.
“Ms Holt, Fill entrust into your care for the next few days. Once she recovers, give me a call and I’ll come picklerup myself,” Dorothea said without any worry
had intended to bid tell to Erhan and Grace as well, but after remembering Grace’s earlier remarks, she changed her mind and left without
wwedging the Zadury hurried after her, determined to drive her hrane himself.
“I’m really sorry about today, Gtuelle. Please don’t take my mum and muscle’s words to heart. I’ll explain everything to them later.”
“There’s no need for that, she said sirely. “Thank you for the hospitality, Zach, especially for giving me the chance to open up Mrs. Kane Senior’s heart. I’ve already perputten la congdeanant things said tonight”
“That’s great. Let ir diber you love now.
ly gathering- I don’t want to put you in an awkward position of cause any more
for. You shuld stay and calm your mother down. After all, this is your family undentandings
ering fut sur insisted on lead alone, aryl odhode but to ask the Rae family’s driver to take her home
fluce her car had sunk into the river recently, alle hadn’t yet bought a replacement she’d been relying on cabs, which were tembly Inconvenient.
As the settled into the dower’s MPV, she closed her eyes in an attempt to rest, but Donovan’s engagement weigh havily on her mind. No matter how hand she
tated, ldn’t relax.
The atoming, elle lated straight Kane Haarrutical Group and stored into Donovan’s offer
