Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 18-1

Vivian then called Danielle over to the living room.

She held on to her daughter’s hand tightly as the young lady sat down obediently next to her. "Danielle, this is David Charrington.

"Our families had an arrangement even before you were born. If you were a boy, you and David would be as close as brothers, and if you were a girl, you would be betrothed. Technically speaking, David is your fiancé."

She then turned to David and said, "David, this is Danielle, our biological daughter."

David looked at Danielle with a soft look in his eyes. Danielle was quick to ask, "So, Mr. Charrington. What exactly brings you here today?"

to life here," David explained as he

with the concerned tone? If you used this gentle

low voice interrupted the

Danielle. He placed it on the coffee table in front of her and said, "Miss Darling, this is a gift from Mr. Charrington. The Crimson Lily. He trusts that you have a

was David who had outbid her

brothers voiced their opinion then in a rare show of unity. "Mr. Charrington, you’re indeed well-informed. Our sister has only just returned, and she is

brothers jumped to Danielle’s defense. Her parents had never mentioned the betrothal to her, but now that Danielle was back, they

Howard and Vivian also recognized that he was a fine specimen of a man with

Charringtons would have agreed on an arrangement like this. She never