Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1718

Skyler couldn’t quite grasp the full extent of the situation, so she wisely chose to hold her tongue.

Hudson continued, “You’ve seen how things have been these past few days. Everyone seems to have it out for Zavier.” Sensitive topics were a minefield, and Skyler dared not tread any further. She opted to listen silently as Hudson spoke.

The old man chuckled, “I’m not dead yet, but there are plenty who wish I were, eager to carve up my estate. Sometimes, I envy those average families, with loving fathers and dutiful children.”

Skyler envied them too, but fate had dealt her a different hand, placing her in the family she was born into.

Hudson looked at her and asked, “Child, you understand what I’m talking about, right?”

Skyler nodded, “Grandpa, Zavier isn’t as bad as everyone makes him out to be.”e2

Hudson laughed, “Look at you, already defending your fiancé. And he won’t even let you live with him, yet you speak on his behalf.” Skyler clarified, “Grandpa, I’m not defending him. I’m just telling you what I’ve seen. And it’s not that he won’t let me live with him. I chose to stay at the dorms.”

“I know what

but she wanted to believe him when he said

“Do you know why I

ever so straightforward, blurted out, “Isn’t it because

family,” Hudson confirmed. “Your family isn’t powerful

had given up on Zavier, and that was why he arranged such a match. However the next words from Hudson took her by surprise, shattering

the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance, “Zavier’s brother had a girl he liked, from the Capital’s Duran family. You’ve heard of the Duran

Skyler nodded.

family

Durans would back Brodie.

cracked, and tears welled up in his eyes.

quickly comforted him, “Grandpa, you don’t have to talk about