Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Chapter 1718

Skyler couldn’t quite grasp the full extent of the situation, so she wisely chose to hold her tongue.

Hudson continued, “You’ve seen how things have been these past few days. Everyone seems to have it out for Zavier.” Sensitive topics were a minefield, and Skyler dared not tread any further. She opted to listen silently as Hudson spoke.

The old man chuckled, “I’m not dead yet, but there are plenty who wish I were, eager to carve up my estate. Sometimes, I envy those average families, with loving fathers and dutiful children.”

Skyler envied them too, but fate had dealt her a different hand, placing her in the family she was born into.

Hudson looked at her and asked, “Child, you understand what I’m talking about, right?”

Skyler nodded, “Grandpa, Zavier isn’t as bad as everyone makes him out to be.”e2

Hudson laughed, “Look at you, already defending your fiancé. And he won’t even let you live with him, yet you speak on his behalf.” Skyler clarified, “Grandpa, I’m not defending him. I’m just telling you what I’ve seen. And it’s not that he won’t let me live with him. I chose to stay at the dorms.”

“I know what my grandchildren

if Hudson truly knew, but she

“Do you know why I chose you to

so straightforward, blurted out, “Isn’t it because of the

the Blue family,” Hudson confirmed. “Your family isn’t powerful enough to be a pillar

Hudson had given up on Zavier, and that was why he arranged such a match. However the next words from

looked out the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance, “Zavier’s brother had a girl he liked, from the Capital’s Duran family. You’ve heard of

Skyler nodded.

Duran family was well-known.

would back Brodie. Then there’d

voice cracked, and tears welled

you don’t have