Chapter 26
Right then, someone knocked on his door. “Come in.”
Britney stepped in with two cups of coffee in her hands. “I’ve brought your favorite americano drink, Alex.”
“What brings you here?” Alexander glanced up at her calmly.
“Didn’t you say that we’ll be telling Grandpa about our wedding tonight? I’m a little nervous.” Britney bit on her lower lip as she gave him a bashful smile.
“Haven’t you always visited Grandpa before we even decided to have this wedding?” Alexander didn’t bother to play along with her; he simply tore down her pretentious front.
An awkward look crept across Britney’s face, but she shamelessly continued to speak in a sweet voice. “That was when I was putting up a show with you, Alex. Naturally, I have to be a little more worried now that this is the real thing. Do you think I’m dressed appropriately for tonight? Will Grandpa like this?”
Alexander didn’t even look at her. “Whatever.”
“Alex” Britney uttered as she walked toward him. Feeling slightly annoyed, she was about to start a fight when she caught a glimpse of the medical documents that were placed on the table. The words ‘Tina Hunter’ were printed on it.
“Who’s Tina Hunter?” Britney couldn’t stop herself from asking. Alexander glanced at her as he responded calmly and said, “She’s the daughter of an employee.”
“Why are you looking at the medical records of an employee’s daughter? Who is this staff of yours?” She demanded.
placed his hands over the medical records as he spoke with a sharp edge to
was just asking,” she said
still have other matters to handle, and we’re only meeting Grandpa during dinner. You can head over there yourself; I’ll be there on time.” This time, he was giving her a direct order. She quickly regretted having asked so many questions earlier, but she knew that
energetically in the Duncans’ ancestral home. “It seems like things are working
on the other end of the call was sweet and innocent. “It’s lucky that you informed me about Mr. Alexander’s whereabouts, Grandpa Scott. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get Mommy
many women who have caught Alexander’s attention
Mommy has a
she has a high chance.” The two of them were chatting happily when the housekeeper stepped into Scott’s
chuckled. “Alright, Alexander’s back. I’m going to take this opportunity to ask him what his thoughts are. I’ll talk to you later,
felt extremely pleased and relaxed to hear the easygoing, cheerful voice on the other end of the call; he was
girl, Tina, really captured my heart. If her mother gets married to Alexander and moves in with us, the
will be less attentive to Jordan since
them at the restaurant that day? Jordan and Tina got along so well, and her mother was so sweet to Jordan” Scott replied. The housekeeper seemed a little more at ease upon
Ever since Scott pressured Alexander to get married five years ago, he had brought her back to meet the Duncan Family so that they would stop pestering him. Initially, Scott considered the possibility that they might actually be interested in one another,
of the tantrums Jordan had thrown at home. “He’s been in a bad mood recently, so I didn’t want to cause more trouble by bringing him
mother who can care for Jordan soon. Do you think he’s going to be in a good mood when he spends all his time with a bunch of maids?
his chopsticks as he began to speak. “I’ve thought about this, and I think you’re right. I’m planning to get
Before Scott could express his joy, Alexander continued to explain himself. “That’s why I
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