Chapter 205


    “Huh?” Estelle pretended to be surprised.


    “It’s kind of an arranged marriage, decided long ago. It just ended two months ago. Jonathan said with


    a steady and indifferent tone, as if talking about someone else’s business


    Estelle asked, “So it was shortly after we got together? Why did it end? Didn’t you like your ex–wife?”


    Jonathan found it odd to talk about this with


    Estelle and didn’t want to say much, so he just said calmly, ‘I never even met the person I married.”


    Estelle shrugged, ‘Sounds like a sad story”


    Jonathan nced at her and spoke with a nonchnt tone, “Why be sad? The Macin family initiated


    this marriage to navigate a business crisis with the assistance of our Lamont family. There was never a


    ny love between us, and I believe she understood that our union was destined toe to an end soon


    er orter”


    Estelle thought for a moment and slowly nodded, “You’re right, you and Miss Macin were just not me


    ant to be.”


    Jonathan grinned slightly, “Besides, I never thought about getting married.”


    “Why? Aren’t your parents in a good rtionship?‘ Estelle asked. She thought


    that people from dysfunctional families are usually the ones who reject marriage.


    Jonathan nodded slowly, “My father doesn’t love my mother‘


    Estelle appeared perplexed. During her previous visits to the Lamont family, Geoffrey Lamont had


    e across as serious and reserved, not very talkative. However, he always showed great respect toward


    s his wife, who exuded a sense of gentleness and elegance, contradicting the image of a neglected spo


    use that Estelle had imagined.


    Yet, Jonathan seemed unwilling to delve further into his parents‘ rtionship. He simply took a sip of hi


    s tea and regarded her with a subtle smile. “Isn’t it wonderful for both of us to maintain the current state


    of affairs?” he suggested.


    Estelle looked serious and asked, “What if one day, you meet someone you like?”


    What she really wanted to ask was, what if the girl named Yvonne woulde back someday?


    Jonathan yed with the rim of his teacup and said calmly. “Just because you like someone doesn’t m


    ean you have to get married.”


    NO


    Estelle looked up at the sky, the purple vines were dense, allowing her to see stars only through tiny ga


    ps. She joked, “You should thank your eldest brother then,


    and thank his wife for giving birth to Henson and Norah, so your mother won’t


    keep nagging at you to get married”


    Jonathanughed, “You’ve been watching too many soap operas, haven’t you?”


    Estelle raised an eyebrow, “Are you saying you’ve watched them too?”


    Jonathan wore a helpless expression.


    ‘My mom enjoys watching them, so I’ve been reluctantly exposed to a few scenes.”


    Estelle couldn’t help but stifle augh, particrly when she considered the soap opera storylines.


    She believed that despite whatever secrets the Lamont family may have, the individuals within the famil


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    y were genuinely good. Jonathan and his eldest brother


    had a strong bond. One pursued research while the other managed the family business. There were no


    malicious feuds over inheritance, and the entire family lived in harmony.