The Billionaire’s Maid Bride

Chapter 596

Pink crept up Penelope’s cheeks as she spoke with a hint of shyness, “Oh, Miranda, it’s really up to Lucian, isn’t it? I’m all ears for his take.”

Miranda chuckled warmly, taking in Penelope’s endearing ways. Despite her occasional bouts of high spirits, Miranda found it all quite normal. After all, Penelope had saved both Lucian and herself. The debt of gratitude weighed heavily on Miranda’s heart. If it hadn’t been for Penelope’s quick thinking, Miranda herself might have been the one laid up in the hospital. The thought of all that Penelope had endured in her stead was heart-wrenching. It was just a shame that her son now harbored such a strong aversion to marriage.

She felt helpless.

Meanwhile, in the study…

“You know, Lucian, I’m not one to rush you, but since you’ve already committed to this marriage, we hold our word as bond. If you intend to back out, you’d best have a solid reason,” Carter said with a piercing gaze that saw right through to Lucian’s inner turmoil.

Grandfather. Just give

be taken lightly. You claimed that Penelope saved your life and begged to marry her. At first, I doubted the Flanagans, given their modest background, but you were insistent, and I relented. Penelope’s got a bit of sass, which is

smile was tinged with a hint of bitterness. “I’m

Might I ask why?”

sharp intellect soon cut to

back, Lucian nodded in affirmation.

I want to

turned grave. “Are you serious, Lucian?”

serious,” Lucian

her leg, her arm… She just recovered. If you try to break off this engagement, you’ll become the eye of a public storm, the target

reins of the Lindberg Corporation. Among his grandsons, Lucian was the one who reminded