Chapter 1978

After everyone bade farewell to each other, Caprice entered the car with her parents and drove out of the manor.

Once the car had gone out of sight, Liam and his parents stepped back into the house.

Liam asked right away, "Mom, Dad, what were you two going to talk to me about?”

Sylvia cast a questioning look at Odell. "Was he talking to you about the conditions for Caprice and Liam’s engagement?"

Odell nodded grimly.

Sylvia asked nervously, "What did he say?”

Liam was looking at him expectantly as well.

Odell hesitated for a moment, and it seemed like he was holding back the urge to criticize John. He announced solemnly, 'He said Caprice was his and Sherry's only child and that they did not have the heart to see their daughter leave them. He wanted Liam to marry into their house instead."

Sylvia was baffled.

Liam pursed his lips and did not let his reaction show.

Suddenly, the trio descended into a stiff silence.

and Odell looked at Liam as if waiting for a response. They wanted

'That works

Odell frowned disapprovingly.

very reluctant as well. "Liam, even though you're not our only child, that doesn't mean you're

Sylvia was very fond of Caprice and would not consider herself to be an upholder of patriarch values, it would still bother her to see her

concerned about Liam threatening the position of Stockton Corporation in the future, they could draw up some contract now to prevent such a

himself. He had built Carter Tech City himself, the city that was considered one of

to be divided evenly between his three heirs,

Caprice

agree on a simple engagement? Why would John

intentionally making things difficult for US? He doesn’t want Caprice to get engaged

since he was a boy. I don't think he would oppose their being together. If I had to guess, it’s probably because he doesn’t want Caprice to get engaged at such a young

daughter, he felt like he could

sighed weakly. *What should we do then? Wait a few more

opinion. Instead,

was silent for a while, then he

the end of the day, having him marry into Caprice's

him was that he got to marry Caprice,

not concerned about that; he only wanted

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