At this point, Daphne suddenly remembered that she had purposefully brought up Richard’s work and family issues at the


    previous dinner to persuade her sister-inw to open up. Now, it was a total p in the face.


    “| apologize, Mom. That was not my intention. Ang expressed solemnly.


    “Is Richard genuinely fond of you?” Daphne was curious.


    Ang’s lovely face turned bright red. “He is, | guess?” Her shyness had overshadowed her confidence in this case.


    She had no idea how much Richard liked her; all she knew was that he did not agree to the breakup.


    “Alright! We''ll exin it to your uncle and aunt once you''ve told Annie about it and received her approval.” On the contrary,


    Daphne was joyful after the shocking revtion moments ago. Afterall, it was a blessing to marry into the Lloyd Family!


    Not only did Richard possess dependability and strength, he was also an exceptional appearance and physique. More


    importantly, Ang would always have his full support in the future.


    Although Ang never dared to confront Annie ande clean about her situation, she had reached a point where there was no


    other choice.


    “Okay. I''ll invite Annie out for dinner tonight to talk about it; perhaps even seek her forgiveness if | could.” She nodded, agreeing


    with her mother’s words.


    Satisfied, Daphne bobbed her head before looking around the office and inquired, “Didn''t you just bring a bouquet up here?


    What did you do with it?”


    Out of embarrassment, Ang stood up and reached behind the curtains for the bouquet of flowers. On the other hand, Daphne


    could not help but sigh inwardly; she waspletely satisfied with her daughter’s boyfriend this time.


    It was, however, a minor annoyance as the situation had to be handled correctly to avoid tension with Annie’s family.


    Exiting the room, Daphne made a phone call to her husband, Gilbert. As soon as Gilbert picked up the phone, he was greeted


    with a question.


    “Gilbert, Ang now has a boyfriend. Can you guess who?”


    Stumped, he could only toss a few gusses in his head before he asked, “Who is it?! There’s no way | could have guessed. Now,


    tell me.”


    “It''s Richard,” Daphne answered right away.


    Gilbert, who was on the other end of the phone, was equally astounded. “Why is Ang in a rtionship with Richard? What


    exactly is going on? Did they just start dating?”Content property of N?velDra/ma.Org.


    “No. They met at the base and fell in love since then. | would have been kept in the dark had | not seen my daughter on a date


    with him back at the office today! She was afraid of being chastised, so she never told us about it.”


    “Annie may not be able to enjoy that life,


    but | can’t believe our Ang can!” “I know, right? | just hope their side will


    understand.”


    “Let''s all meet up and talk sometime!”


    “Okay, but we''ll have to wait till Ang speaks with Annie tonight! We can go back to Dad''s for dinner and discuss it tomorrow.”


    Lying dazedly on the couch, Ang could not believe her mother had discovered everything without any prior ‘rehearsal’. All that


    was left to do now was to be honest with Annie.


    “President Meyers, someone just sent you a dinner invitation,’ Daphne’s assistant said as she prepared to leave the office.


    “What kind of dinner invitation?” Daphne was surprised to see the assistant hand over an invitation card box withvish


    packaging.


    For a few seconds, she was stunned as she looked at the words printed on it. It was an invitation to a charity dinner with a royal


    theme. This is no ordinary dinner invitation.


    “Ang, are you familiar with the person who sent this invitation card?” As she brought the card into the office, she inquired of


    her daughter.