Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 148

Edward patted Janice on the shoulder. "Come check on the steak with me."

"Alright."

Barbara watched as they walked into the kitchen together, standing side-by-side as they sampled the steak.

She turned to her husband, Robert, and said, "I think he likes this woman."

Robert, however, countered, "She's done you a favor. How do you plan on repaying her?"

Barbara was caught off guard. "...A car? A house? Money?"

"How superficial."

Barbara scoffed. "Then you tell me!"

"You always have a year-end gathering with the other ladies in the capital, don't you? Take her with you and introduce her to them."

Robert's gaze flickered toward Janice in the kitchen. "Edward can't always be there for her. If she needs help, she'd have someone to turn to."

In other words, he wanted Barbara to use her connections to subtly let influential figures in the capital know that Janice was protected by the Moores.

Barbara caught on quickly. "Oh! That works! I was being shallow."

But then something else clicked in her mind. "So, you approve of this woman?"

silent for a moment before saying, "I think she's great. But more importantly, my son

"Good thing, then."

raised

you didn't pull the whole 'If you leave my son, I'll make your life miserable' act. Otherwise, I

"You and Edward both have the wrong impression of me. I may be ruthless when dealing with foreign politics and unwavering when it comes to national interests, but this is family. How could I treat my son like that? But this

eyes. "You make it

"That's just your motherly bias talking. As a businessman, being sharp, ruthless, and decisive is a good thing. But in relationships, those traits aren't so desirable. You should remind Edward not to be

I overheard something the other day. Even foreigners have

"Is that so?"

Barbara tensed up.

the kitchen. "Edward, I

set down the spatula and followed

mother had pulled him aside. Instinctively, he thought that

Barbara asked, "When are you planning to marry

Edward replied, "What?"

Barbara urged. "Your father said that foreign politicians

Foreign politicians?

returned to the living room,

no way foreign politicial,

pose a threat to my son,

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remained unbothered as he casually replied, "Whoever dares to steal my son's girlfriend

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