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.

'That

Odell frowned disapprovingly.

you're not our only child, that doesn't mean you're any less

upholder of patriarch values, it would still bother her to see

Corporation in the future, they could draw up some contract now to

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

John. Although Odell's assets would have to be divided evenly between his three heirs, Liam's share combined

say that pairing Caprice and Liam was a very

could they not simply agree on a simple engagement? Why would John insist on Liam marrying into

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

he would oppose their being together. If I had to guess, it’s probably because he doesn’t want

he felt

Wait a few more

did not offer any opinion. Instead, he looked

a while, then he said adamantly, "I want to

the day, having him marry

thing that mattered to him was that he got to marry Caprice, even if it meant their children had to take up

was not concerned about that; he

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