ean by that? We are family, after all. One day, the family fortune will belong to both of us. There is no reason to make

. She stared at the smile on her face, and a cold loo

on to herself. She leaned closer and whispered, "E

na realized Isabel was f

d Eliana's face. "Why

s started wondering whether you no longer have feelings for him." Isabel pressed her lips together as though the situati

from Eliana as she s

off guard, and she struggled

se things with me because he cares deeply about you. He doesn'

and lowered her voice as though she were about to reveal somet

said, "Then why

man dreams of receiving a proper proposal. Damien has told me countless times that he wants to marry me, but he has ne

of her ears. She looked like a woman who was truly waiting for

ed her, as though she were carefully dec

n was difficult to doubt, and Isabe

en can be completely oblivious when it comes to understandi

oice carried a faintly playful tone. "I want him to figure it out himself. I

d, and her smile appeared slightly more genuine. "You

basket with you. I don't like fru

he basket and walking out of the apar

.

easant expression disappeared. She immedia

th a proposal and do it soon. Otherwise, she may keep finding reasons to delay the wedding. We cannot afford to let this continue for much longer. The more time we give her, the great

e phone made Isabel's expressio

will handle the arrangements and make sure everything is prepared. When the right moment a

Isabel walked out in her heels. "We have to make t

time, and his words gradually eased her concerns. In the

h the window as Isabel reached her car, got

na closed the curtains and returned to the sof

r, her phone

e, but Eliana recognized it because she ha

in her mind that

riefly, she ans

gy as though he had only just gotten out of bed. "My father is taki

stopped turning the pages as soon as

ered with a

"Weren't you the one who

oncerned about the mistake. "He's traveling all this way, so you ca

eyes briefly a

the report became difficult to f

nd Isabel, Bruce's arrival in Fruna

self, she asked, "When ar

ee," Connor replied. "I

port and set it aside before standing up and headi

e of the most influential business figures on the continent, so she needed to avoid looking intimidated, while al

nly to return it a moment later. A navy pantsuit came nex

ined in front of the closet withou

happen was Bruce giving her a hard time right there, and it was hardly th

till a possibility, so there was litt

. A mist-gray silk blouse went with black wide-leg trousers, while a neatly tailored camel trenc

simple with nothing more than

a few seconds, Eliana decided th

histicated look without making her seem too