Chapter 419


    Unable to keep her thoughts to herself any longer, Charmaine asked Yale, “Do you think yton


    harbors ulterior motives? Does he truly want to marry our Willow?”


    I can''t help feeling uneasy. No matter how I look at it, yton doesn''t seem to have feelings for Willow


    at all.


    “What''s with that wild imagination of yours? Regardless of how terrible the Zales are, they''re still an


    upper-ss family. What could they possibly want with Willow? For goodness'' sake, stop letting your


    imagination run away with you. No matter how much Mr. Tristan likes Sophie, he isn''t willing to marry


    her. Isn''t that as clear as day now that Mr. Zales and Willow are getting engaged?” he replied. That''ll be


    the pride of our family, and I''ll be able to hold my head high in the future.


    After a brief pause, he continued, “To be honest, I thought at first that Willow had lost. After all, Mr.


    Tristan never paid any attention to anyone. But now that I''ve seen how he treats Sophie—the way he


    keeps hiding and being secretive about their rtionship—it clearly shows he''s only fooling around.


    Wealthy men are all the same.”


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    It''s a joke to think that one can get into a serious rtionship with these capitalists. As long as we can


    gain something from them, that''s enough. There''s really no need to care about other things.


    “Is that really how it is?” Charmaine was still a little worried. Nheless, now that Willow had her


    heart set on being with yton, she knew it would be pointless for her to say anything more.


    yton''s and Willow''s engagement ceremony was widely reported in the media. Naturally, that was


    partly yton''s doing.


    As for Willow, she basked in the widespread attention and did not feel he was using her in the slightest.


    Meanwhile, Josiah flew into a rage when he found out about it.


    “Morgan, call Yale and tell him to bring Willow back immediately!” he roared. No matter what, Willow is


    still my granddaughter. How is it that I''mpletely in the dark about her engagement? I can tell that


    yton Zales isn''t a decent person. How could she get engaged to a man with ill intentions like him?


    “I''ll go and call him now. Just be careful not to get so upset that it affects your health,” said Morgan.


    Getting mad now won''t do any good and will only be detrimental to his health. Ms. Willow has always


    been like this. She has always dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family without ever considering the


    consequences.


    “Go and make the call. I''m fine.” Josiah was infuriated, so he kept insisting on calling them and telling


    them to return.


    Yale was watching the engagement ceremony when Morgan called. After seeing who the call was from,


    he could not refrain from furrowing his brows.


    However, the thought of Josiah''s wrath still made him go to one side to answer the call.


    “Mr. Yale, Old Mr. Tanner would like you to bring Ms. Willow back and call off today''s engagement,”


    Morgan said, conveying Josiah''s wishes ordingly.


    Yale frowned upon hearing that.


    “Tell my father what''s done is done and that he shouldn''t concern himself with this matter,” Yale


    answered bluntly.


    “Mr. Yale, you know how Old Mr. Tanner''s temper''s like. There''ll be serious consequences if you don''t


    return now.” Morgan was genuinely not trying to threaten them and was only telling them what would


    happen.


    However, Yale grew enraged. “Do you still have any respect for me? Do you think I''m particrly


    useless? Is that why you''re always threatening me? Is Sophie the only person you care about now?”


    Whatever it is, I''m still a Tanner in blood and technically his superior. How can he, a mere butler, talk to


    me like this?


    “I apologize if you think I''m being rude, Mr. Yale. Nheless, Old Mr. Tanner disapproves of this


    marriage, so you shoulde back soon.”


    “We''ll return once the engagement ceremony is over.” With that, Yale hung up and turned to go back


    into the venue.


    When Charmaine saw the look of anger on his face, she could not help but ask, “What''s wrong? Who


    was the call from?”


    “It was Morgan. My father opposes this marriage and wants us to bring Willow back now.”


    “Now? But there are so many people here. Wouldn''t the Zales family get offended if we take her away


    now?” she responded. There were also many media present, and she fretted over how they would


    exin things to them.


    “That''s enough. You don''t need to bother about this. We''ll leave after the ceremony. We can''t afford to


    upset the Zales family at this point, no matter what. Otherwise, how will we live our days in peace after


    this? As Willow''s biological parents, as long as we have no objections to this marriage, it doesn''t matter


    if Dad opposes it,” Yale replied firmly.


    Hearing that, Charmaine felt slightly more at ease.


    My only hope now is for this union to proceed without any hups and that we can all get what we


    want. That''s all I ask for. As for the other matters, we''ll cross that bridge when wee to it.


    Meanwhile, Morgan dared not tell Josiah what happened after the call ended abruptly. Josiah was so


    short-tempered that Morgan was sure the former would not be able to take it if he told him what Yale


    said.


    “When are theying back?”


    “You should get some rest first, Old Mr. Tanner. What do you feel like eating? I''ll get the kitchen staff to


    whip it up for you,” Morgan replied. Since Josiah was getting on in years, the doctor had advised


    having small but frequent meals, and it was time he ate.


    “I asked you when they''reing back.” With things as they were, Josiah was in no mood to eat. All he


    wanted was to resolve the matter.


    Hence, Morgan had no choice but to reply, “They''ll be back soon.”


    “I see. All right, then. You don''t have to prepare anything for me, Morgan. I don''t feel like eating right


    now,” Josiah replied. How could he have the appetite to eat now?


    “That yton is clearly using Willow!” Josiah growled after a pause.


    And my son is utterly ipetent for not catching on to that. He must be over the moon now, thinking


    he has climbed the socialdder.


    “The younger generation has their own lives and can take care of themselves, so you don''t need to


    worry so much,” Morgan said. That''s the thing about age. The older one gets, the less likely one may


    willingly listen to others.


    “I wish so, too. If everyone could be like Sophie, I''d have nothing to worry about. I wouldn''t be like how I


    am now.”


    s, that son and granddaughter of mine are just the types of people who make others worry. They


    have too many desires that are difficult to satisfy.


    At the mention of Sophie, Morgan immediately had the idea to call her. He felt she was probably the


    only person who could defuse the situation.


    “I''ll go and get you a ss of water, Old Mr. Tanner.”


    With that, Morgan went to pour a ss of water, then made the phone call while he was there.


    As soon as the call connected, he said, “Ms. Sophie, if you have some time now, hurry up ande


    back. Something has happened.”


    Sophie was in the middle of practice when she received the call, and her heart lurched after she heard


    what Morgan said. “What is it, Morgan? Tell me properly. Has something happened to Grandpa?”


    “Everything is fine for now. However, I''m at a loss on how tofort Old Mr. Tanner. You''d bettere


    back.”


    “Okay, got it. I''ll head over right now. Stay by Grandpa''s side, okay?” She always prioritized all matters


    rted to Josiah. Hence, despite how busy she was, she would definitely make a trip back home first.


    Sophie set aside the drumsticks she was holding and rose from her seat.


    Upon seeing that, Sunny immediately hurried over to her and asked, “What''s the matter, Sophie? Who


    was that?”