Sophia hugged her arms as she glanced sideways at Lisa. She was afraid that the woman was going to put her niece, Sofie, forward as a suitable partner for Evan.

Fat chance.

Sophia was not about to let her have her way.

Hence, she immediately threw a direct wrench into Lisa’s schemes.

“Your suggestion may be a sound one, but I’m concerned that the prospective party would be like Sofie with Evan– Unable to develop mutual feelings for each other despite being acquainted for many years. If that’s the case, I’m afraid that this plan might backfire badly, causing Evan to become increasingly attached to Nicole.”

Sophia’s suggestion was met with silence.

Lisa had not counted on Sophia saying that.

Her face darkened. “Perhaps that could be where Evan and Sofie differ. Once Evan’s ill-fated alliance with Nicole ends, the relationship between Evan and Sofie will surely blossom.”

“You’ve sure had it all figured out. In any case, it is Evan’s decision to make, if he wants to be engaged to Sofie.”

ought to give Sofie a chance to get closer to Evan. If she is able to win Evan

been overlooking from his perch on the second floor, had

rest of the family present in

ago that Russell had used to

to agree to give her a chance at Evan

engaged with Sofie, it could be considered that he had no intention

heard Russell’s words, she quietly began to

an excellent opportunity for

Nicole right now so it might be inappropriate for Sofie to get mixed up in this, given the circumstances. We may need to get Jonathan and yourself to

understood his daughter-in-law and looked to Sophia. “You should go and talk to Evan. Let him know that this is

in a bind but she could only

that Nicole would be accepted into the Seet family, so it is your duty to ensure that Evan

I understand my role

then turned and left Lisa behind, making her

seen that a reasonable resolution was set in place, Adam and

engaged in a discussion on the way out, speculating whether or not Evan would be agreeable to

will likely supplant him, as the heir

this issue, Evan was extremely resistant. Hence,

order to succeed, Sophia needed to

pulled out her phone

packing her luggage when she saw Sophia’s number light up on her phone display. She hesitated briefly before picking

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