Donald glanced at Jaud. “What’s on your mind?” Jaud smiled. “Your daughter’s now twenty–six, and it’s time for her to marry. If we can arrange a strategic marriage with one of Riverton’s top families, drawing upon their influence, it’d be far easier to establish ourselves there.” Donald thought it made perfect sense, but he tended to spoil his daughter.

Even if he wanted a strategic marriage with one of Riverton’s top families, he would still like her partner to be someone she liked.

“Call Viola. I’ll talk to her about it,” he said.

Soon, a charming lady dressed in a gown arrived at Donald’s study–she was none other than Viola, his eldest daughter.

“It’s quite late, Dad. Why did you ask for me?” she asked.

Donald was forthright about the plans for the strategic marriage, and Viola soon leapt to her feet.

me.” “You’re not that young, Viola,” Donald reasoned earnestly. “You can’t stay single forever, right? Also, I might call it a strategic marriage, but I’ve thought about it– we can invite the children of everyone rich and important in Riverton

full well that she could not stay single

you’ll be the top heiress in Riverton…” Early next morning, Frank was jogging around Skywater Bay, running at breakneck speed although he was just

in front of a mansion as he spotted Chris Steiner going inside

and he was dead sure

he simply shook his

actually shocked. “Marry you off? To whom?”

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