Chapter 1981

He looked like the most precious thing in the world whenever he smiled.

Caprice could not help herself any longer. She propped herself on her tiptoes and wrapped her arms around his neck to give him a passionate kiss.

Liam was taken aback, but he soon responded by tightly embracing her.

Meanwhile, the doors and windows of the living room were left open, inviting the gentle breeze outside to blow into its interior. It was peculiarly quiet inside.

Sylvia, Odell, Sherry, and John had not spoken a word since they sat down. Ten minutes had passed since.

Sylvia was the first to break the silence as she coughed dryly.

"Ahem." Sherry could not hold it in any longer anymore and mimicked her cough.

Odell and John looked at them.

Both of them wore queer expressions and broke their silence at the same time, ’How long are you going to keep quiet?"

Wasn't the plan to discuss the exact date for Caprice and Liam's engagement?

'State your proposal already!'

and took a sip of tea, then he turned to John and Sherry. "You two are Caprice's parents, so

our family, tradition says that your family is the

lips to

ears, "Why does it matter so much to you that Liam marries into

if his very well-being depended

What nonsense!

and insisted gravely, 'Those are the terms that they

would lose face if he suddenly

different way of looking at it. "Just because they agreed doesn't mean we should impose

marry into, but the same could be said about Liam. If one had to go into the specifics of what the two had to offer by way of status, Liam easily trumped Caprice. Marrying him was akin to marrying the son of an emperor in

had only agreed to such bizarre arrangements out of politeness, but that did not

Odell and Sylvia would have very well called the entire thing off and

gazes. He muttered in a low voice, "You tell

to embarrass himself by going

breath.

mumbling

was only our

silence, then she exchanged a brief smile with

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