Chapter 27

Chapter 27 Me ! Regret ? Leia Blinked , then playfully fluttered her lashes at Kimberly , her lips curling into an amused smile .

Mom , what are you talking about ? Kimberly sighed .

I remember when you first met Nicolas , you seemed to like him .

But after you found out about his playboy reputation and his endless string of women , you flatly refused any talk of marriage to him .

She paused , her tone thoughtful But today , Nicolas is nothing like the man we thought we knew .

Hes courteous , refined , and exudes a grace thats far from the wild , imresponsible heir wed imagined .

Seeing this side of him … I just wondered if you might regret not agreeing to marry him back then Mom , youre overthinking it Leia interrupted before Kimberly could finish .

Leias smile softened as she added , Til admit , when I was young and naive , I had a fleeting crush on Nicolas .

But that was in the past .

You know full well the person in my heart now is …..

Her voice trailed off as a faint blush dusted her cheeks .

She lowered her head shyly , her coy demeanor making Kimberly suddenly recall something Oh , right Kimberly exclaimed , chuckling at her own forgetfulness .

How could I forget youve been smitten with Harley Parker all this time ! Speaking of which , I heard from Mrs.

Parker that hes coming back to the country soon.

Yes .

her voice soft and

hes planning to attend university here

turned into

each other again ! Harley Parker was the only son of the prestigious Parker family

their social circles , his name synonymous with excellence

Harley had shared a classroom during high school , but their connection had been limited to fleeting interactions before

they had only exchanged the occasional holiday greeting Despite this , Harley had left a deep impression on Leia

composed

wonderful , Kimberly said

out between you and Harley , it would be such a lovely

tempered by a

at Leia again , her

Leia , maybe its just me , but it seems like you dont really

sincerity , Mom , youre

do have some conce concerns about Noelle and Nicolas Not out of jealousy , of course , Leia added quickly , her tone measured

Women today should be independent and self reliant , yet she always seems to cling to him , expecting him to solve everything

not acceptable behavior for a daughter of the Anderson

you put it that way , I suppose

in Kimberlys stance and pressed on , her

Nicolas appears to be a gentleman now , his reputation as a

happens when he loses interest Ill be Noelle who gets hurt in the end

can learn To stand on her own two feet and not let herself be led around by

just as independent and level headed grow into Dont worry , Moin Leigently

sure Noelle will mature in

, I think you should have

I will .

even even married yet cant keep clinging to him like this ? * Exactly , Leia replied with a satisfied smile

, Miles and Notte had just finished their moral Hearty reverindulged , wadded to the restaurant

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