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As she listened to those words, Caroline could already guess Helen’s intentions. Just like in her previous life, she wanted to get pregnant with a Grayson baby.
It wasn’t exactly ethical, but it was a pretty effective way to ensure that she could marry into a wealthy family.
In her previous life, Helen had used the child as leverage to manipulate the Graysons. Unfortunately, Caroline just hadn’t lived long enough to see what became of Helen after she officially married into the family.
After a while, the house grew quiet. Caroline guessed everyone had gone downstairs to see Helen off.
She got out of bed, washed up, and made her way to the living room, ready to change her shoes and head
out.
She hadn’t expected to run into Miguel, who was watering the plants on the balcony.
A faint smirk tugged at her lips. She murmured under her breath, “Well, isn’t that rare… Not even a goodbye for his precious niece as she heads off to live with the Graysons.”
Her voice was too soft, and the distance was just far enough that Miguel only heard a faint hum, not the words she actually said.
He frowned slightly and asked, “Caroline, what did you say?”
Caroline shook her head. “Nothing.”
Miguel didn’t press further. He stepped closer and said, “Now that Helen’s gone to the Graysons, I imagine the wedding is near. It’s about time we started thinking about your marriage, too.”
After a short pause, he added, “Edwin’s picked someone out for you. He hopes you’ll make time to meet him.”
Caroline didn’t seem surprised. Her voice remained flat. “Oh? Which family is he from? How much money do they have? What are they offering for the dowry?”
She didn’t take it seriously–she was just curious.
If the man didn’t have money or couldn’t even afford a proper endowment, even if she said yes, Alaina probably wouldn’t agree.
Miguel didn’t know what she was thinking. He assumed she had agreed to the idea and smiled with relief.
He’d been worried she would refuse, but it seemed his concern had been unnecessary.
“The man Edwin wants to introduce you to is a colleague of mine. His family’s decent. But he’s divorced and has a son living with him. If that bothers you, feel free to say no. I’ll find someone better for you.”
Caroline nodded lightly. “Mm. Divorce is fine. But I’m not thinking about marriage right now. Let’s talk about it after Helen gets married.”
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more promising candidates. Once I’ve narrowed it down, you can choose.”
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Caroline was bent over changing her shoes and barely registered what Miguel had said. She let out a distracted “Mm” in response, just to be polite.
She hadn’t thought much of it, but Miguel took it as her agreeing to let him keep looking.
Later that evening, when Caroline got home, she paused at the door–she could already hear Edwin and Miguel arguing inside.
“Edwin, my colleague is really not a good fit for Caroline. I’ll help her find someone decent. You don’t need to stress over this.”
Edwin’s deep voice followed right after. “You haven’t even found anyone for yourself–what do you know about matchmaking? And you’re telling me I worry too much? I’ve been through this before. I know better than you what kind of man suits her.”
The house immediately fell silent.
Caroline pushed open the door and walked in, just in time to see Miguel looking a little tense.
Edwin’s words had clearly struck a nerve.
After all, Miguel had never been in a relationship–how could he possibly understand romance?
Then again, Edwin wasn’t exactly an expert either.
The only person he’d ever dated was Alaina, back when he was in college. Since then, he’d buried himself in work and never looked at anyone else.
“Caroline, you’re back just in time. There’s something I need to tell you …
”
Before Edwin could finish, Caroline smiled knowingly and cut him off, “You’re talking about the blind date with that divorced teacher, right?”
Edwin froze for a second and instinctively looked toward the balcony, where Miguel was smoking.
He had only told Miguel about it. Apparently, he had spilled the beans.
Well, that saved him the trouble of explaining it to Caroline all over again.
Edwin sat on the couch with his legs crossed, his expression stern. “That’s right. I’ve spoken to him a few times over the past few days, and I met him in person, too. He’s a great guy, and he’s really interested in you. As long as you say yes, it’s settled. I’ve already arranged for you two to meet tomorrow at noon.
“Pick out something nice to wear, will you? And stop dressing like such a country bumpkin,” he said, scrutinizing Caroline from head to toe, his gaze full of barely concealed disdain.
Caroline glanced down at her clothes and smiled faintly.
“My clothes might look outdated compared to your daughter’s designer pieces, but do you even realize these are the only clothes I own? Do you know why I don’t buy trendy, high–end outfits?”
Her clothes weren’t shabby–they just weren’t as flashy or expensive as Helen’s.
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“How would I know what’s going through your head?” Edwin said, clearly uninterested in hearing her reasoning.
“Just wear something decent tomorrow. Be at Evershore Café by 11 o’clock sharp. Don’t be late.
