Carrie squinted her beautiful eyes and muttered, "Finally."

Nigel asked seriously, "Ryan, I heard from Justin that you have already informed Chairman Hoffman about your marriage to Carrie. Is that true?"

Ryan immediately replied, "I have also informed the whole family. My grandfather agreed explicitly, and my mother did not oppose it."

Bella and Justin exchanged a knowing look. They understood that Ryan was sharing the good news but omitting the struggles. The process of convincing Logan must have been tough. As for Claire's opinion, I did not matter much since Ryan held the power in the family.

"Well... That's good." Nigel nodded in satisfaction, smiling with relief. "Soon, find a time to arrange a meeting between me and Chairman Hoffman. Since both families have agreed to this marriage, it would be improper for the elders not to meet and discuss it. If possible, I will find a good date for the engagement ceremony. Once that is done, our families will be formally united by marriage."

Upon hearing the word "engagement", Ryan became so joyful that he did not know what to do with his hands and feet. Carrie snuggled next to him, blushing with shyness. Her eyes were brimming with tears of happiness.

Throughout the conversation, they discussed everything while completely excluding Gregory, who was the head of the Salvador family.

and younger brother were as close as friends, despite their age difference. They always had endless topics to talk about, while he sat silently like an outsider, feeling invisible. His father truly loved his younger brother.

settled Ryan's and Carrie's

Ryan was so overjoyed that he took the four steps of the staircase in one stride, like a playful boy. Gregory had already stormed upstairs in anger, but he still adhered to etiquette and asked Bethany to

and she had to follow reluctantly. As the group walked ahead, she trailed behind like a maid, not daring to catch

"Bethany." Nigel suddenly stopped.

hurriedly stepped forward, placing her hands in front of her, presenting a picture of a well-behaved

coldly without looking at

wrong clearlyBut now that the venomous woman is dead and you are still

is not what you think,

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