Chapter 1455:

Roland froze. His smug expression faltered. “I mean…”

“She finally got what she wanted. Our little girl will get married soon.” Lena let out a small sigh. It was hard to explain, but something about this made her chest feel tight.

They used to nag Jessica to settle down. Now that it was happening, the feeling was bittersweet.

Roland said firmly, “We’ve only got one daughter. Melvin should be the one marrying into our family.”

Lena calmly took a sip of coffee. “You really think you’ve got the guts to say that to his face?”

“Why wouldn’t—” Roland stopped midsentence. Melvin’s usual cold expression flashed through his mind, making his throat go dry.

For a second, he hesitated. Melvin’s whole vibe could make a boardroom go silent, and warmth wasn’t exactly his strength.

“Mom! Dad!” Jessica called out cheerfully as they stepped through the door. “Melvin’s here with me.”

as she welcomed them. Pleasantries and small talk followed, polite but

Lena gave Jessica that unmistakable look. They wanted to know if she

glance at Jessica’s radiant expression was all the

in her voice. “This is

gave a respectful nod. “Nice


Roland muttered awkwardly, gesturing toward the fruit tray.

“Thank you, Mr. Prescott.”

“No need to be that

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and Jessica were both caught off guard by Roland’s

baffled, neither able to figure out where all

time meeting, right?” Jessica said, trying to smooth over the awkwardness as her

a look. This clearly wasn’t the same atmosphere as

I’d like to talk to you about—just the two of

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