“I’m hungry too. Let’s all go downstairs,” Hannah said.
Seizing the opportunity, Hannah took Grace’s hand and descended the stairs with her.
As he observed Hannah’s seemingly evasive behavior, Bryson hid his feelings. Had he been too forward?
Grace, acting Like a little princess, guided Hannah through a variety of gourmet offerings.
Holding a tiny cake, Hannah glanced in Bryson’s direction.
Today marked the Mitchell family’s grand celebration. Since Bryson had come downstairs, he had been swarmed by guests from various families, constantly engaged in toasts and conversations. Yet, his face remained impassive, showing little interest in the proceedings.
“Hannah! You made it! I was starting to worry you’d skip out today.
I was about to shoot you a text to scold you!” Lydia approached Hannah, holding a glass of red wine and donning a black velvet off- the-shoulder gown.
“Thank goodness for Brayden. He helped me dodge a tricky situation.”
“Were the Phillips and Shaw families giving you grief again?” Hannah asked, concern filling her eyes.
“Do you want me to intervene?”
“No need!” Lydia winked.
“I’ve already taken care of it, and managed to annoy my parents in the process!”
Intrigued, Grace leaned in closer, her eyes twinkling with curiosity.
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“What made them so mad?”
“They were trying to orchestrate my marriage. When Brayden happened to walk by, I just grabbed him to act as my fake boyfriend! They want to make my life difficult? Well, two can play that game.”
Clutching her wine glass, Lydia’s face hardened with anger as she recalled the recent events.
“My brother’s business just collapsed again. Now the company is six million in debt. They thought they could exploit me to rescue them. Not in a million years!”
“So…” Hannah paused momentarily before inquiring, “What’s the Shaw family’s take on this?”
“Ugh.” Lydia gave an eye-roll of contempt.
““Alick would be thrilled if I rejected the marriage proposal. If our Phillips family is the one to break off the engagement, we’d be the talk of the town, in a bad way. He’d love that.”
“Oh.” Grace, who was busy savoring some pastries, looked up at Lydia with a naive expression.
“Did Brayden actually agree to be your boyfriend?”
Lydia couldn’t resist grinning at Grace’s adorable questioning.