My Baby's Daddy

“Really?” Emily‘s eyes were filled with joy when she heard the news. “Mom, is he really coming back soon?”

“He‘s coming back to inherit the head of the Weiss Family. By then, he‘ll have to pick a woman amongst Flor‘s most affluent families to become his wife. Do you think you can do it, Emily?”

“Not at all, Mom. The girl Artie likes isn‘t from any of our families; she‘s just some average girl named Sophia Goodwin. Mom, what should I do?” Anxious, Emily‘s eyes turned red–rimmed from oncoming tears. “I‘ve liked him ever since I was little. My dream has always been marrying him and becoming the matriarch of the Weiss Family. But now, my dream is about to be crushed.”

At that, Emily threw herself into her mother‘s arms, crying anxiously while unwilling to resign to her fate.

A thought hit Vera as she patted her daughter‘s back, and she soothed Emily by saying, “Don‘t worry. You will become Mrs. Weiss. I‘m sure you will.”

Vera‘s confidence surprised Emily as she had none herself. Arthur was initially supposed to return with them, but he ended up going back on Marth‘s wish and stayed there because of Sophia.

Emily, on the other hand, visited Martha a few times to see what the elderly woman thought of this, only to discover that she didn‘t seem at all anxious. It was like she approved of Arthur and Sophia‘s romance. This would mean Martha would eventually give in if Arthur insisted on marrying the woman.

Meanwhile, the man approached her with a briefcase in his hand, looking somewhat tired. Vera thoughtfully took her husband‘s coat from him and handed it to their maid for dry–cleaning when she smelled

researcher for the Weiss Family and was currently assigned to a highly classified project. The man was

the likeliest candidate to become

to you

Emily thrown another

“Let‘s talk

wife into the study, and after closing the door, Vera asked, “Are

“We‘ve succeeded.”

just in time

when he paused mid–air. He looked at

work to the Weiss Family; you deserve more than this,