“Finally,” Jasper whispered. Alyssa smiled. “Yes, finally.”

“Landon, Jasper told me you’ve already informed Mr. Cornelius of your intention to marry Lauren. Is that right?” Newton questioned with a serious look on his face.

Landon answered immediately, “I didn’t just inform my grandfather. I’ve announced it to my entire family. Grandpa has agreed. My mother didn’t oppose either.”

Alyssa and Jasper shot a look at each other. They understood what they were each thinking about. They knew that Landon was sharing only the good news. The process of convincing Cornelius must have been a difficult one.

At the same time, he wouldn’t have cared about whether Penelope approved of them. She wasn’t the one who had the final say in their family.

“Ah… That’s good, then.”

Newton nodded. He was pleased. He chuckled in relief, “Please arrange a time for me to meet with Mr. Cornelius soon. We should meet since both families have now approved of this marriage.

“If it’s okay with you, | will consult a fortune teller to decide on an auspicious date. We can first have an engagement ceremony. Then, both our families shall be forging a marriage alliance formally.”

the word “engagement”. Lauren leaned on him. She was blushing shyly. Tears of

the head of the Beckett family. All of a sudden, he had a flashback of a memory from 30

then, Newton and Chester were as thick as thieves. They shared

hand, was unable to fit in with them. He was like an outsider. He simply

on Chester. Unfortunately, Chester died at a young age. Had

any time, he had Landon and Lauren’s marriage almost all planned out. Now, Lauren was rightfully known as his fiancée.

Even so, he didn’t forget to maintain good etiquette. He

So, she bit the bullet

tagged along behind like a servant. She didn’t have the guts to join them either. However, she continued glaring viciously at

Suddenly, Newton stopped in

“Yes, Grandpa! I’m here!”

her hands in front of her in

have you by her side while she groomed you. You didn’t know how to identify your foes previously. | also know how

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