What did she mean, ‘as long as I already have a husband’? Where was she supposed to find a husband? She’d never even had a boyfriend.
Clara started crying again out of frustration. “Auntie, I don’t have a boyfriend.”
Because of the engagement, the Dawson Family kept a very close eye on Clara. Her grandfather, especially, had forbidden her from dating. Although many excellent young men had pursued her, any boy who showed interest would quickly receive a warning from the Dawson Family.
In twenty years, she hadn’t even held a boy’s hand.
“Auntie has picked out a potential boyfriend for you. He’s handsome and very capable,” Ashley said, her face blushing slightly, trying to act calm.
“Huh?” Clara felt like her brain was short-circuiting from all the surprises.
Ashley whispered again, “He’s in city.”
“What… what’s he like?” Clara wiped her tears, a faint sense of anticipation starting to grow in her heart.
Is this like a blind date setup?
“He’s very handsome, and very powerful. He’s highly respected in city. The only reason my business deal went through this time was thanks to his help.”
A small smile played on Ashley’s lips. “Compared to him, that Eric Vaughn… no, Eric Vaughn isn’t even qualified to stand in the same room as him.”
Saying this, she lowered her head to look into her niece’s eyes, speaking very seriously, “Clara, you know your aunt. I would never hurt you. I personally tested that man out for you, and Auntie is very satisfied.”
Clara’s heart beat faster. “Then… what’s his name?”
“Alex.” Ashley laughed brightly.
After getting to know him better over the past few days, she had a decent understanding of Alex. This man’s background was incredibly deep and mysterious.
In the Dawson Family, he basically ruled everything.
Even the Winters family, once the most powerful family in Dawson Family, was wiped out overnight just because they offended him.
Ashley knew she didn’t have a chance to be the woman standing beside him in public. That kind of connection could only happen behind closed doors. But she didn’t want to let this man go.
Deep down, Ashley had a strong feeling: if they could just hold onto this man, the Dawson Family could rise to a whole new level.
The Mu family in Dawson Family was proof of that.
She knew she didn’t have a chance anymore. First, she was too old. Second, she was already engaged.
But her niece was different. Not only was she pure with no relationship history, but her fiancé, Eric Vaughn, was also firmly under Alex’s control.
Clara, the future of the Dawson Family depends on you… Ashley gripped her niece’s wrist, her eyes filled with determination.
….
[The Female Lead ‘Clara Dawson” has a Mental Breakdown. Congratulations, you have earned 1000 Critical Points.]
“Huh?”
Alex, who had just stepped out of the elevator, stopped in his tracks, frozen for a second.
“Clara? That must be the female lead from the Dawson Family in City, the one engaged to Eric Vaughn. But what happened to her? Why did she give so many Critical Points?”
He remembered that the protagonist, Jed, only gave a few dozen points at a time. Even the rich dude Eric Vaughn usually gave points in the hundreds at the start.
He thought about it for a moment but couldn’t figure it out, so he decided not to dwell on it. Whatever happened to her, getting Critical Points was always a good thing.
He walked a few more steps and arrived at a nicely decorated apartment door.
“Knock knock knock~”
The door was quickly opened from the inside by Sera .
She had her own apartment here, a birthday gift from her grandfather last year. However, Sera rarely stayed here. Most of the time, she lived in the dorm, and during holidays, she went back to the old family house to be with her grandpa.
The only reason she was here today was that Alex had said he was going to visit her at the dorm. But all three of her roommates were there today, which scared Sera. She immediately left the dorm and gave Alex the address to this apartment.
She was wearing a white strap nightgown and was barefoot, her little white feet bare on the floor. There were still water droplets in her hair; clearly, she had just showered and hadn’t dried her hair yet.
Seeing Alex’s face, Sera pouted, pretending to be very surprised. “Well, look who it is! The busy Alex! What made you free to visit me today? Don’t you need to be with School Beauty Shen?”
“She’s on her period,” Alex said plainly.
Seeing Alex’s shameless honesty, Sera felt a surge of anger and lightly kicked his leg.
Alex easily caught her foot, giving it a light squeeze. Her small, white foot felt smooth in his hand, still a little damp and silky from her shower. She’d clearly taken good care of it; her toenails shone with pink polish.
Definitely a pleasant sight!
Sera’s face turned bright red. Embarrassed and nervous, she glared at him, quickly pulling her foot back and hiding it behind her other leg. Then, annoyed again, she quickly kicked him once more before he could react.
“Why are you rewarding me?” Alex touched the spot where she kicked him, asking with fake surprise.
“Pervert!” she said, her face red as she grabbed a couch pillow and threw it at him.
Facing being called that, Alex carefully corrected her, “I’m still alive. I’m not dead yet, okay!”
Sera gave him the middle finger.
Alex noticed her middle finger wasn’t painted like the others.
It seemed that while he had been busy looking after Riley, Sera had been… taking matters into her own hands at night. No wonder that finger wasn’t painted.
Alex was a soft-hearted person. He hated seeing a woman wanting something she couldn’t have. “I’ll bring Riley over to your place in a few days.”
“No!” Sera, knowing exactly what that meant, yelled angrily.