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.

Dad… I don’t even know anyone from Riverton, and they’d never deserve 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

full well that she could not stay single forever–when it was time to compromise, it

worry–once I establish myself in Riverton, you’ll be the top heiress

of a mansion as he spotted Chris Steiner going

he was dead sure

he simply shook his head, having no intention to

Chris was actually shocked. “Marry you off? To whom?” “I haven’t decided yet, but my father is inviting the sons of

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