Bride to Be, Not Me

Chapter 294

"What kind of talk is that?" Alaric snapped. "The Swanwick family is well- connected. If Edward really ends up with their daughter, that'd benefit our family."

"Not happening. Edward already has a girlfriend," Robert shot him down immediately.

Alaric scoffed. "It's just a fling. I've heard about her-she's just a seamstress and an ordinary woman from a regular family.

"What's the point of being with someone like that? Are you seriously considering letting a seamstress become the future daughter-in-law of our family? Have you thought about what that would do to our reputation? It'll be embarrassing."

Barbara frowned but held her tongue.

Robert's voice turned cold. "Alaric, tell me haven't I done enough for this family?"

Alaric was stunned. "I never said you haven't. I just meant that Edward—"

Robert interrupted, "If you know I've done more than my share, then what about your family? Your wife, your son, your daughter-they've caused me nothing but trouble over the years, and I've always cleaned up their messes.

"When have you ever done a damn thing for this family? Now that I'm in trouble, you want to turn my son into a pawn to boost the family's status?"

He added, "If that's your plan, you might as well drop dead. Got it?"

"Robert!" Alaric roared. "I'm your older brother!"

decided to use my son to curry favor with those officials, you stopped being my

notoriously short. If it weren't for his years in politics keeping it

anger boiling over, the rest of the

son what

this kind of nonsense to me again, get the hell out of my sight. Criticizing my son? I haven't said a word about Edward's choices, so who the hell

had been on edge for a while now, and he wasn't about

fuming, but he had no choice but to

blocked an international trade deal not long ago, and it didn't take

abusing his power to protect Edward's business and even slapped him with claims of suppressing ordinary citizens. It seemed like those people were

right through it. It was all part of a setup-a trap to

him was tied to those pushing foreign interests. Once this was over,

had no choice but to

stuck at home until the end of the year, so he hadn't told anyone. But the Swanwick family saw an opportunity to intervene. They spoke up for him, which got him released from the monitored area and allowed him

favor even though he hadn't needed it. After all, they thought he was in trouble and stepped in with

patriarch was trying to set up a dinner between his youngest daughter and Edward, Robert couldn't hold back. That was when Robert realized

that the Moores and the Swanwicks had a good

What marriage alliance?

it, the angrier he got. "So,

he owed the Swanwicks a favor. But what the hell did