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!"

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

notoriously short. If it weren't for his years in politics keeping it in check, he might have been a

the rest of the

what to do! If you're so capable,

spout 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

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

and fuming, but he had no choice but to slink away with the other

not long ago, and it didn't take long for

even slapped him with claims of suppressing ordinary citizens. It seemed like those people were using this incident to bring

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

foreign interests. Once this was over, he'd make sure none of them got away with

no choice but to wait. He had been suspended and

told anyone. But the Swanwick family saw an opportunity to intervene. They spoke

had done it out of genuine goodwill, Robert would've acknowledged the favor even though he hadn't needed it. After all, they thought he was in trouble and stepped in with

he heard that the Swanwick family's patriarch was trying to set up a dinner between his youngest daughter and Edward, Robert couldn't hold back. That

that the Moores and the Swanwicks had a good relationship and that

What marriage alliance?

it, the angrier he got.

owed the Swanwicks a favor. But what