Hannah, with a warm smile, nudged the fruit platter forward. "Help yourselves to sfruit. I'm going to make a quick call
upstairs, see if Brooke has arrived yet."
Norah made a mental note that Xavier's blind date was named Brooke.
Once upstairs, Hannah found Yvonne in her room. "Mom, | ot my moisturizer. I'll just use yours for now."
"Sure," Hannah murmured, pulling out her phone to call Carol.
Carol said she'd be there in about thirty minutes.
After hanging up, Yvonneplained, "Mom, why are you so obsessed with his love life? He's always been so bitter towards us. No
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmatter what you do, he won't be touched. Why bother, especially during the holidays? You're just making things ufortable for
yourself."
"You don't understand," Hannah said, sitting gracefully in her chair with a soft smile. "Your father is determined to bring him back
into the fold. Sooner or later, he's going to settle down, and if he ends up with someone who doesn't get along with us, where does
that leave us in the Hanson family?"
"That's why | have to be the one to find a wife for Xavier. If | can keep his woman under my thumb, I'll still run this household."
Hannah was putting in a lot of effort to find the right wife for Xavier. She couldn't pick someone too influential, to avoid them
ganging up against the Franco family with Xavier.
But she couldn't choose someone too ordinary either. After all, the Hanson family's reputation was at stake.
Yvonne nodded. "You do what you think is best. But | doubt it'll work. Xavier's resistance towards us is strong. He's unlikely to like
anyone you choose."
Hannah's smile didn't waver. "If this one doesn't work, there'll be another. As long as your father sees my effort, that's all that
matters. Besides, if it keeps failing, your father will eventually be disappointed in him, maybe even think he's not interested in
taking over the Hanson family."
She stood up to smooth Yvonne's hair. "Human hearts are delicate. Guide them gently in the direction you want, and they'll follow
without realizing it."
Yvonne's thoughts drifted to Jonathan, her voice tinged with sadness. "Shearts are as hard as iron."
"That's because you haven't found the right approach. Do you think it was easy forto win over Simon Hanson, who was so
cautious? In front of men, you need to show vulnerability, not always trying to outdo them, and certainly not let them think you're
opposing them."
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