Chapter 426



Late at night, the Carter Residence was brightly lit.

Xyla was dressed neatly. Sitting at her dressing table, she yawned. A maid was doing her hair.

"So late, and still making a fuss," she grumbled.

The maid, who looked to be in her forties and seemed to have worked for Xyla for a long time, bent down and whispered in her ear, "Mrs. Carter, it's the first time Mr. Sebastian is bringing his girlfriend home. He must be eager for you to meet her."

"He brings a girlfriend home just after a marriage has been arranged for him. How timely." Xyla picked up a diamond hairpin from the dressing table, and put it against her hair. "I'll wear this one."

Xyla went downstairs with her maid's help. Everyone in the living room was seated nicely.

Geoffrey glanced up at his wife, and said indifferently, "Come over and meet Miss Young."

Xyla slowly walked up and glanced at Rosalie, who stood up nervously from the sofa. "Hello, Mrs. Carter."

Xyla looked her up and down. "You're Sebastian's girlfriend?"

Rosalie bit the bullet, and nodded with a smile. "Yes."

much and sat down a bit farther away from them, as if she wasn't part of the group. There seemed to be some distance between her and

much either, and turned to Rosalie. "Have a seat.

Rosalie sat down, Sebastian noticed she was tense. He gently patted the back of

instinctively wanted to pull back, but then remembered they were supposed to be a couple. She smiled at him, pretending

saw this, and smiled. "I remember you saying you two were just friends, Miss Young. Why come here so late at

as he looked at them with a half-smile. It was as if he had seen

were in a secret relationship before. We didn't want to make it public since I had just gotten divorced. But I didn't expect you to

you before if you were Sebastian's girlfriend, I wouldn't oppose it. Why didn't you say so

Rosalie chuckled awkwardly.

After careful consideration and discussion, we decided to tell you

"So, we hope you can cancel his engagement to Miss

be difficult, since both families have come

necessarily

marriage to continue business

If a

so entangled that it'd be

problem," Rosalie said.

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