Predestined Marriage

Jessica glanced at them up and down quietly, as if she was watching a play.

Molly was young. Since she was Carl's cousin, her peers, both boys and girls, honored her. Therefore, she had many friends.

Her friends were well-off and they had grown up in upper class. Weighing the pros and cons and calculating the gain were two required courses for them. But they were always irritable because they were young with little experience.

Christopher was different from those irritable boys. He was reserved, calm, and tolerant, as if everything was under his control.

He had the charm of a mature man precipitated from time, which was different from boys at Molly’s age.

At the same time, Christopher had the shrewdness that a businessman should have.

Gentleness and shrewdness, two contradictory characteristics, were displayed by Christopher in a very harmonious manner.

Molly didn't like Christopher because he had chased after Jessica's clout. But she didn't hate him.

No one would hate a handsome gentleman.

Christopher was the kind of man who would fascinate young girls, and that was human nature.

She had just, as most of the other girls, felt the charm of Christopher, but there was

tone was natural, “I came here to perform. You might have seen it just

empty, so they must have

play in a band. Have you ever thought about making a career out of it?” Jessica's slender and fair fingers

and shrugged,

added, “I prefer to look

smiled without saying a

be interested in the band, and asked

I had learnt it when I was a child. I

as she talked about her

not know much about

child. He didn’t humor him, and his usual shrewdness was nowhere to be found,

trick was effective.

had taken advantage of her and sneered at him inwardly. A polished scoundrel was probably the best

fully engaged

and sent him a message, “Come over as soon as the party is over. Your cousin is about to be