Chapter 1685


    Frederick was sitting in a wheelchair. Although he had be very skinny, his eyes still radiated


    authority.


    He stirred his tea, as he said tly, “Parents have always been the ones arranging marriages for their


    children since forever. When did they have the right to make their own decisions? Wenham, you spoil


    the children too much.”


    Wenham smiled and said, “Ste is twenty-six this year, and she only returned to our family a few


    months ago. I haven’t raised her at all, so how could I have the right to interfere with her marriage? If


    myte wife knew, she’d probably prefer that Ste never return to us.


    “I’d rather she chose a son-inw I don’t like than to have her hate me because I interfered with her


    decision.”


    Frederick’s gaze darkened.


    Clearly, he did not appreciate what Wenham said at all.


    He was too used to controlling everything in the Moore family and being self centered. Especially with


    the Moore family’s political background, he looked down on families like the Saun family and Kane


    family.


    If Marshall had not gone overseas to treat his illness back then and dyed his marriage, Frederick


    would have never allowed him to marry a businessman’s daughter.


    Frederick had always been bothered by the fact that Marshall did not follow the path set by him.


    He did not invite Wenham over because he thought that Ste would be a good wife to Marshall.


    Instead, he just wanted to bring Marshall onto the “right track”


    through marriage.


    So, the dinner was supposed to be an excuse for him to solidify an engagement between the two


    families. He did not expect to be rejected at all.


    To Frederick, the Saun family should be grateful that the Moore family was willing to ept a divorced


    woman into their family, but Wenham did not act like that at all!


    “Wenham,” Frederick said, as he put down his cup. “Your daughter is divorced.


    It won’t be easy for her to find someone as outstanding as Marshall. She’ll only meet men with lesser to


    offer as she ages.”


    Frederick was implying that Wenham should respect the Moore family and say yes to the marriage.


    The smile on Wenham’s face faded a little, as he said, “She can be single if she can’t find someone


    she loves. I have enough money to support her for the rest of her life anyway. Otherwise, when she’s


    as old as Irene, she can also find a younger man to take care of her. I’m not worried at all.”


    Suddenly, Frederick’s expression turned extremely unpleasant.


    If it were not for Frederick’s old age, Wenham might have been even less polite.


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    ‘How dare this old man have such double standards with me?!’ Wenham thought to himself.


    The conversation ended on a sour note.


    After Wenham got into the car, Darcie asked him about how it went.


    Wenham told her what happened and angrily said, “Does he really think everyone wants to be a part of


    his family? How dare he act so arrogantly when Ste hasn’t even said that she’s dating Marshall? I’ll


    never let my daughter suffer such humiliation in their family even if she can’t find anyone else to marry!”


    Darcie handed him a thermos and said, “Calm down. This is just how Mr. Moore Sr. is like. There’s no


    need to get angry with him.”


    Wenham took a few sips from the thermos, and he felt better.


    When his expression softened, Darcie said, “Wenham, although what Mr. Moore Sr. said might be


    harsh, there are some things that you have to consider.


    Everyone knows about what’s happening between Ste and Marshall now, but she hasn’t said


    anything to clear things up. Have you considered that she might genuinely have feelings for him? You


    should’ve held yourself back from saying those things. If we really became inws in the future, can


    you imagine how awkward things would be?”


    Wenham choked. He did not believe that his daughter would fall in love with another man so soon.


    However, with Keegan gone and Marshall being so proactive, he was starting to worry that Ste really


    did develop feelings for him.


    In fact, Wenham liked Marshall for how modest and thoughtful he was.


    However, the Moore family was a difficult one to deal with. He really did not want his daughter to end


    up there.


    Thinking about it made him feel annoyed again. “We’ll talk about this when it really happens. Nothing is


    certain for now. How could I just keep quiet when he said such things about my daughter?”