He was certain that she would have agreed to his proposal if they hadn’t been spied on. Unfortunately, he didn’t get
to ask her any more questions after they found out someone was monitoring them. I’m sure she would have said
yes, he thought. He had intended to settle things a little earlier, but he had some urgent matters to deal with that
night, and he was kept busy until dawn the next day.
Since James happened to ask about Keith’s marriage, Keith figured that it was the right time to bring this up. There
was only one woman he wanted to marry—Alice! “Really? Are you really willing to get married?” Lindsay’s face lit
up with joy when she heard that her son wanted to get married.
“Hmph. That sounds more like it. You should tame yourself a little and focus on building a career.” James was visibly
calmer than before, and he no longer spoke in a harsh tone. “Which Woland Family are you referring to, Keith?”
Lindsay had been too excited earlier, so she took a while to really process what her son had said. She wanted to
clarify things so that she could approach the right people to propose marriage.
“I’m sure you guys have heard of Woland Group, right?” This was one of those rare situations where Keith was in a
good mood, and his response was serious this time. “Are you talking about the Woland Family who own the Woland
Group? I’ve heard of them, of course.” Lindsay beamed. “They seem like they’d be a pretty good match for our
family. That’s good.”
Woland Group was considerably influential in Rodcaster, and their company had expanded in the past few years, so
Lindsay knew about them. “Emma is part of the Woland Family. Although they only brought her back into the family
a few years ago, she has a pretty good reputation. She’s elegant, gentle, and she has both the looks and the
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇttalents.” Naturally, Lindsay assumed that Keith was interested in Emma. There were only two girls in the Woland
Family—Emma and Alice. Lindsay assumed that it was Emma since Alice was off the market.
“When did I ever say that I was interested in that disgusting woman?” Keith’s gaze darkened as a look of disdain
surfaced on his face. He would never want to marry someone as pretentious as Emma. Even though he had only
met her once during the dinner party, it wasn’t hard for him to tell what she was like as a person.
“Weren’t you referring to Emma? Who else would you be interested in, then? The Woland Family only has…”
Lindsay’s gaze widened as she exclaimed in shock, “Are you interested in Alice?”
“Yeah.” Keith nodded with a rare show of earnestness on his face.
There was a complete change in Lindsay’s expression after that. “What? Are you really interested in Alice? She’s an
idiot, and her appearance is ruined. On top of that, what happened between her and Bruce was… I don’t even know
what to say about it. No. I’m not going to allow you to marry her,” Lindsay said.
“Forget it, then. I’m not that interested in getting married, anyway.” Keith shot the woman with an icy glare before
he turned around and headed upstairs. He knew his mother and grandfather well enough to set up the perfect trap
for them.
“Why do you care about who he marries? He’s nearly 30—he doesn’t have much of a choice anymore! You
shouldn’t be so picky about the woman he marries. Alice might not even want to marry him! If you head over to
suggest marriage, their family might just agree.” As expected, James started to panic a little after he saw Keith
leaving. James didn’t have any standards at that point—he simply wanted Keith to settle down with a woman. I don’t
care who he marries, as long as she’s a woman!
On top of that, James also had some trust in his grandson’s taste. James knew that there had to be something
special about the woman if she could capture Keith’s attention, and he knew that the rumors being spread around
could be inaccurate. For the first time, Keith found himself in full agreement with his grandfather’s words.
Grandpa’s right. Even if we go over to ask for marriage, Alice might not agree to it, especially with Ethan around. I
can tell that Ethan treats her rather differently, and I don’t think Ethan will just stand around and watch if I propose
to have Alice as my wife.
Despite knowing all of this, Keith still wanted to marry Alice. Both Keith and Ethan liked her, but whom she ended up
with would depend on the two men’s skills. Lindsay was shocked to hear what James said. Is my son that bad?
“All right. It’s decided. You should prepare yourself to pay the Woland Family a visit to suggest the marriage, and
you should go today if you have the time to do it. Someone else might marry her first if we don’t do it soon.” James
didn’t put much thought into his words, and he had no idea how accurate his last statement was.
“Fine, then.” Lindsay wasn’t too pleased with this arrangement, but James had already given his orders, and Keith
was willing to marry Alice, so Lindsay had no choice but to visit the Wolands.
After James took his morning stroll and returned home, it was past 10.00AM. His expression darkened when he saw
that Lindsay was still home. “Didn’t I tell you to go visit them? Why are you still here?” James only had one
grandson. If Keith didn’t get married, wouldn’t they lose their family lineage?
“I just wanted to do some research to understand them a little better first.” Lindsay felt sorry for herself. Her son’s
marriage was no small issue, and she didn’t want to be careless with it. “What is there to research? You should just
approach them since Keith is interested in the woman. I want you to go! Right now!” James was stern as he urged
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLindsay to go to the Wolands’ place. He even had the thought of pushing her out the door.
“Fine, fine. I’ll go now.” Lindsay didn’t have the guts to go against James, and she knew that her son was serious
about marrying Alice. Fine. As long as Keith likes her. The more I try to meddle with this, the more I’ll get scolded.
Eventually, Lindsay arrived at Woland Residence.
Upon hearing that they had a visitor, Amelia walked out of the door with a rather exasperated look on her face, but
when she saw Lindsay, she was stunned. “Mrs. Rowland? That’s you, right? What are you doing here?” The Rowland
Family was relatively well known in Rodcaster. They were a family of government officials, so most businesspeople
didn’t dare to mess with them.
The Wolands had never interacted much with the Rowlands, so Amelia was puzzled to see Lindsay at their front
door. “I’m here because my son, Keith, is interested in getting married.” Lindsay made her intentions clear when
she saw Amelia coming out to greet her.
“A marriage?” Amelia’s eyes lit up immediately. Instinctively, her thoughts went to Emma. Even though Emma
wasn’t her real daughter, she was still a part of the Woland Family. If Emma could get into the Rowland Family, the
Wolands would benefit from her marriage.
“Is Old Mr. Woland here?” Lindsay was rather surprised to see the look of joy on Amelia’s face, and she quickly
understood the reason behind Amelia’s interest. However, she didn’t want to embarrass Amelia, so she asked for
Charles instead.
“Yeah. Old Mr. Woland is in the study. I’ll get someone to call him over. Please wait, Mrs. Rowland.” Amelia couldn’t
conceal the smile on her face when she thought that the Rowlands were interested in marrying Emma. “Come
downstairs, Emma. Mrs. Rowland is here.”