NovelApp"And?" "My mom toldto quit my job and go home." Leah stared straight ahead. "I have to listen to them no matter how old I am and I'm a bad daughter if I disobey them." "So are you going to quit and go home?" The bodyguard was not interested in her family .
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I don't want to. If I do, they are going to forceto marry sman I don't like..." "What year do they think this is? Is arranged marriage still a thing?" The bodyguard was shocked.
"It will always be a thing no matter what year it is." Leah smiled bitterly. "My dad is old. My brother is young and of mediocre talent. If my dad wants to secure our family's position, a marriage alliance is the only way." "Oh. I really don't get rich families' s.
"My parents used to look down on my cousin's family because they were poor. My cousin has proven herself more than capable and is earning a lot now by running a big company like Tate Industries. My parents' views have drastically changed how they view her, and they now trust her more than they trust me." She sighed. "It's not my cousin's fault, though. It's my own problem that I'm not as brilliant." "What's wrong with your cousin? Why is she sticking her nose into your private matter? Which part ofand Layla coming into your apartment provoked her? " he said mockingly. "She was fawning all over my boss when she was pursuing him. She was so shameless. She was even polite to all the servants but they already knew what she was after." "It's exactly because your boss rejected her that she ." Leah paused.
"She, what?" the bodyguard asked. "If you don't want to go hand be married off to sguy by your parents, then you are left with only one choice." "What choice?" Leah looked up.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"To side with us. If you giveuseful information that leadsto my boss, then Avery will reward you. Natalie might be brilliant, but she can't compare to Avery." "I... I'm still a little confused. Letthink about it! If I disobey them, they are going to cut all ties with me... I don't have the courage to do that yet," she muttered in a troubled tone.
"You are just scared that if they cut lyou off, you won't receive the six-digit allowance from your parents every month anymore, right? He teased. "If that's the case, you might as well accept the arranged marriage!" Exposed, Leah was not sure how to argue with what he said :h%:YJU= went to the bedroom with reddened eyes, shutting the door behind her.
In Elliot's mansion, Layla was still extremely upset after dinner.
Avery was still on the plane and had not turned on her phone yet. Mike and Hayden were both too far from her to help her, so she called Chad after hesitating for a while.
Chad answered right away. "Why are you calling me, Layla? Did something happen?" "Something did happen," Layla mumbled gloomily ran into Natalie today and heard her say that my daddy is dead. I didn't like her before and now I her. If my daddy was around, have told my daddy to fire her right away." Chad immediately understood what she was trying to say and asked, "Why would she say that your dad is dead?" "I overheard her speaking to her cousin, who's my class teacher now," Layla said angrily. "Even if my dad really is dead, I don't want to hear it from her! Ugh!" Layla started sobbing as soon as she finished the sentence.
"Layla, I'll remember every word you say. Uncle Ben is coming back soon and once he's back, I'll talk to him right away to see how we can deal with Natalie," said Chad consolingly. "Good girl, Layla. Don't cry. "... Has Uncle Ben found my daddy?" Layla asked in a muffled voice.
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