Chapter 884 The Harper Family
Geraldine''s father, Cecil Harper, was a man of few words and held little power at home.
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He knew that Norman was mocking him, but he simply shed the man an awkward smile and said
nothing in response.
The second son of the Harper family, Colson Harper, said with a chuckle, “You have Sheldon to
thank for the arranged marriage with the Downeys. Had it not been for his frequent interaction with
the Downey family, there''s no way Geraldine would have been able to marry its heir!”
“That''s right! Cecil, you should raise a toast to your nephew!”
Everyone else joined in and urged Cecil to raise the toast, much to his chagrin.
I may be quiet and cowardly, but I am still the elder here! It would be hardly appropriate for an elder
to raise a toast to a junior!
“What''s the matter, Cecil? Your nephew did you a huge favor, and you won''t even raise a toast to
him?” Colson asked with a sneer when he saw no response from Cecil.
“I never had high expectations for Geraldine, nor have I ever wanted her to marry someone with an
impressive family background. Geraldine hasn''t even met the heir of the Downey family, so we don''t
know for sure if she''ll end up marrying him. Geraldine will be the one to decide the oue of this
arrangement,” Cecil replied with an annoyed frown.
“What are you talking about, Cecil? Don''t you know who the heir of the Downey family is? The
Downey family is one of the Ten Prestigious Families! It is practically every woman''s dream to marry
into a wealthy family like that!”
“Exactly! You''re being a little ungrateful here, Cecil! Your nephew worked really hard to get
Geraldine hooked up with the heir of the Downey family! He had to pull lots of strings and call in lots
of favors just to make it happen, and now you''re telling me you want to let Geraldine make that
decision? Who cares what she thinks? Why should her opinion even matter?”
“Why shouldn''t my opinion matter, huh?” Geraldine shouted angrily while storming into the living
room with Leni''s hand in hers.
“Geraldine? What are you doing here?”
Everyone at the dining table was shocked to see Geraldine.
Cecil quickly walked up to Geraldine and asked anxiously, “Why did youe back? Didn''t I tell you
to get as far away from here as possible?”
The arranged marriage between the Harper family and the Downey family was a decision that had
already been made.
Concerned about his daughter''s well-being, Cecil warned Geraldine about it in advance and told her
to go into hiding.
However, she did the exact opposite and came running back.
“This is my house, so why can''t Ie back? Besides, I didn''te alone. I''ve brought my
boyfriend, Donald Campbell, with me! Come here, Donald!” Geraldine said while motioning at
Donald toe over.
Donald did as told, and Geraldine introduced him to all of her rtives before leading him toward
Asher.
“Grandpa, this is my boyfriend, Donald Campbell.”
With a gloomy look on his face, Asher mmed his cup down on the table and questioned her,
“What''s the meaning of this, Geraldine? Don''t you know that you''re already engaged to Wilfred of
the Downey family? How could you fool around with other men? This is simply uneptable!”
“Oh, yeah? Since when did I get engaged? Howe I haven''t heard about it? You guys have
never informed me of this engagement, and I have never agreed to it either. Donald is the only
boyfriend that I have, so I will only marry him!” Geraldine protested defiantly.
“Insolence! You have no say over the decisions made by your elders! We have decided to have you
marry Wilfred, so that is exactly what you will do!” shouted Keross Harper, the eldest son of the
Harper family.
“Not being reasonable, are we? Fine, then why don''t you guys ask my boyfriend if he agrees with
this decision?” Geraldine retorted with a sneer.
Everyone shifted their gaze toward Donald and waited to see what he would say in response.