Aria Richardson t his gaze, hesitated for a mont, then shook her head, "No need, let’s go, don’t keep the elders waiting."
Aria got into the car, her eyes sowhat somber. Alexander Knox watched her, unsure of what she was thinking, and went around to the other side to get into the car.
"By the way, my parents are coming back today, and they’ll be coming too."
Aria bit her lip. These past few months she had gotten along well with Old Lady Mrs. Knox, who also liked her a lot.
But she had never t his parents before, so she couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous. "Should I go buy so gifts, what do your parents like?"
"No need, didn’t you buy sothing for Grandma last ti?"
"That’s different."
Noticing Aria’s nervous expression, Alexander smiled slightly, "Nervous?"
"Who’s nervous."
Alexander chuckled softly, "Stubborn, you don’t need to be nervous, my parents don’t eat people."
"I’m really not nervous, co on, just drive."
Alexander reached out to rub her head, "Alright, let’s go."
...
Private room in the restaurant.
Aria walked ahead, and Alexander instinctively quickened his steps, reaching out to hold her hand. Aria looked up at him with a glance, not refusing.
When they opened the door to the private room, Old Lady Mrs. Knox, Miac Richardson, and Mother Richardson, Isla Sue, were already there, but Alexander Knox’s parents had not arrived yet.
Seeing the two enter hand-in-hand, Old Lady Mrs. Knox looked satisfied at Alexander.
"Grandma Knox, Mom, Dad."
"Grandma, Uncle, Aunt." The two greeted politely.
"Aria is here, co sit by Grandma," Old Lady Mrs. Knox patted the seat beside her, looking lovingly at Aria.
Aria politely nodded at Old Lady Mrs. Knox, then went to sit beside her. Naturally, Alexander pulled out the chair for her, watched her sit down, and then sat beside her.
Old Lady Mrs. Knox’s expression was kind as she took Aria’s hand and patted it, "Don’t be nervous, today our two families are gathering to discuss your wedding."
Isla Sue smiled, "Yes, we ca today to discuss your wedding."
As she spoke, a light-hearted laugh ca from the doorway.
Everyone looked towards the door, seeing Father Knox and Mother Knox walk in, but beside Mother Knox was a beautifully delicate girl, who was chatting and laughing with Mother Knox.
The conversation in the private room quieted down.
Isla Sue and Miac Richardson exchanged a glance, realizing today was for discussing the marriage between the Knox and Richardson families, but why did Mother Knox bring another girl?
Miac Richardson gave Isla Sue a look of reassurance, indicating for her to wait and see.
"Sorry, we are late," said Alexander Knox’s mother, Natalie Rogers.
Natalie Rogers scrutinized Aria, who was sitting beside the old lady, raising her eyebrows, with a hint of disdain in her eyes.
Isla Sue politely smiled, "Not at all, we just arrived as well."
Natalie Rogers returned a smile and sat down beside Alexander, bringing the girl with her, "Lily, sit here."
"Thank you, Aunt," the girl smiled slightly.
"Mom, why did you bring Lily along?" Alexander frowned, looking displeased with his mother.
Natalie didn’t care about her son’s displeasure, adjusting her clothing calmly as she sat down, "What’s wrong with bringing Lily?"
"Do you think it’s not a problem?" Alexander’s voice grew colder.
Everyone present knew the purpose of today’s gathering, yet Natalie Rogers brought another unrelated woman over and arranged her next to Alexander; of course, it was a problem.
Isla Sue and Miac Richardson both looked uncomfortable.
Natalie raised her chin, seeing no issue at all, "Naturally."
Lily Armstrong noticed Alexander’s displeasure and tried to smooth things over, speaking lightly, "Alexander, Aunt brought here without any particular intention, don’t overthink it."
Then she looked respectfully at Old Lady Mrs. Knox, "Grandma Knox."
Old Lady Mrs. Knox gave her a brief glance, tightening her grip on Aria’s hand slightly, seemingly to comfort her. Then she smiled at Lily Armstrong, "Lily, don’t you have a place to eat?"
Lily Armstrong didn’t understand why Old Lady Mrs. Knox asked this.
"If you don’t have a place to eat, tell you what, Grandma Knox will open a table for you next door, you can eat there. Our two families need to discuss their wedding here, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for an outsider to be here."
Old Lady Mrs. Knox spoke quite bluntly.
Lily Armstrong remained composed, her voice still gentle, "Thank you for the kind gesture, Grandma Knox, but there’s no need, I can afford my own al."
Lily Armstrong stood up gracefully, "Uncle, Aunt, I’m sorry for disturbing you, I may need to leave first."
Natalie Rogers directly pulled Lily Armstrong’s hand, "Sit down."
"No, Aunt, it seems I’m not very welco here, so I should leave first, sorry for the intrusion." Lily insisted, then nodded politely, and walked out directly.
She didn’t even give Alexander and Aria a glance.
Seeing Lily Armstrong being driven away by the old lady, Natalie Rogers no longer spared the Richardsons’ face and said, "Let’s be frank, we were unaware of the engagent between Alexander and Aria until now, and we do not agree. Our Alexander will never marry Aria. The girl just now is Lily Armstrong, the eldest daughter of the Armstrong Family, she and Alexander grew up together, she is my choice for a daughter-in-law."
At these words, Aria’s hand holding the water cup trembled slightly.
The smiles on Miac Richardson and his wife’s faces froze instantly hearing this.
"Mom!" Alexander reprimanded loudly.
Miac Richardson awkwardly pulled a smile, "Is there sothing about our Aria that’s not to Mrs. Knox’s satisfaction?"
"Plenty to be dissatisfied about, don’t you know what kind of person your daughter is? Shaless and indecent, absolutely no self-respect," Natalie Rogers coldly sneered, showing no rcy in her denigration.
Isla Sue was displeased at hearing this; she had raised her daughter to be eminent, not as wretched as described. "Mrs. Knox, please clarify, what about my daughter? How can you speak of her this way?"
"Looks like you as a mother don’t understand your own daughter at all." With that, Natalie Rogers fetched a stack of photos from her bag and slamd them onto the table.
"See for yourself, what kind of person your daughter is."
Isla Sue and Miac Richardson picked up the photos thrown in front of them, their faces turning ashen.
The photos showed Aria in bars and clubs drinking, taken sneakily.
But in these photos, except for drinking, Aria had no other inappropriate behavior.
Aria looked at the photos one by one, stood up, and grasped one in her hand, "You had people follow ."
In these twenty-sothing photos, each was taken at different tis, places, and angles, aning for a long period, soone had been tailing her.
And during that ti, she thought Hope Williams was dead, coupled with Miac Richardson pressuring her for a political marriage, she frequented bars more than ever to drown her sorrows.
"With you being with my son and taking a hundred million from him, why wouldn’t I check on you? It’s your conduct that’s questionable, can’t stand scrutiny."
"What’s more, your Richardson Family may be of so status, but allowing your daughter to roam bars every night? There’s not a bit of grace there. To put it plainly, who knows how many n have touched her, what a disgrace, our family absolutely won’t accept her."
Aria’s hands clenched tightly.
Natalie Rogers continued, "Besides, your Richardson Family is a smaller house, compared to our Knox Family, it’s truly a reach. A political marriage? Ridiculous to the extre."
"That’s enough!" Alexander’s voice was cold and deep, "Mom, Aria is my own choice, I know her character and conduct, there’s no need for you to make stories here.
Furthermore, that hundred million was an investnt I made to the Richardson Clan, she didn’t ask for it."
"Bold kid." Natalie Rogers crossed her arms and sneered coldly, "What do you know? Let tell you, I refuse this daughter-in-law. If you dare to marry her, you can leave this house with her."
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