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Chapter 884 The Harper Family
Geraldine's father, Cecil Harper, was a man of few words and held little power at home.
He knew that Norman was mocking him, but he simply flashed 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!
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“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 outcome 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 Leilani'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 you come 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 I come back? Besides, I didn't come alone. I've brought my boyfriend, Donald
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCampbell, with me! Come here, Donald!” Geraldine said while motioning at Donald to come over.
Donald did as told, and Geraldine introduced him to all of her relatives before leading him toward Asher.
“Grandpa, this is my boyfriend, Donald Campbell.”
With a gloomy look on his face, Asher slammed 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 unacceptable!”
“Oh, yeah? Since when did I get engaged? How come 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.
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