Trading My Ex for His Uncle by Hello Spring

Chapter 701

“You said it was boring when the date was set at the restaurant yesterday. No matter how it’s done, you’ll find something to criticize. Do you just not want to go on a blind date?” Phoebe asked.

Valarie pursed her lips. “I don’t want to. If it weren’t for you guys pushing me, I wouldn’t even consider it.”

For her, not getting married wasn’t a big deal. She’d rather stay single than wake up every day to a face she didn’t like, pretending to be happy for the rest of her life.

“You’re driving me crazy! You’re in your 30s now, and if you don’t get married soon, no one will want you by the time you’re 40! Your dad and I are getting older, and after we’re gone, how will you manage on your

own?!” Phoebe exclaimed.

Facing her mother’s serious expression, Valarie shrugged. “I’ll manage just fine. There are plenty of people who choose not to marry or have kids, and none of them seem to be struggling.”

Phoebe gritted her teeth. “I don’t care! When you get to our age, you’ll understand I’m only looking out for

you!”

Valarie knew that discussing this with her mother was pointless. They had already argued too much about her age and the blind dates. Now that she had compromised, there was no need to keep fighting.

“Fine, I’ll go on the blind date. But if the guy isn’t interested in me, or if I’m not interested in him, I won’t agree to marry,” she stated firmly.

figure out the rest later,”

lunch, Valarie drove to

was named Zayn. According to Phoebe, he

of the Updikes, so he would inherit everything. If Valarie married him, she wouldn’t have to deal with any

Zayn’s mother was easy to get along with, which would

comfortable.

all this with little enthusiasm, hardly absorbing any

hour later, Valarie parked her car in the

at the entrance, a server walked up to her. “Ms.

once been obsessed with horse racing, frequently visiting the racetrack to place bets and

had kept her busy, and she hadn’t been here in a

here to watch the

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are you meeting?” the

CEO of the Updike

watching the races. I’ll take you

leading the way, Valarie walked down a long corridor and stopped at the

is the one,”

Valarie nodded. “Thank you.”

server knocked on the door, and a voice from

and addressed the man watching the horse race through