"Then bring her over for a look. If you’ve set your sights on her, she must be quite the catch," the old man chuckled, stroking his beard without a hint of frustration. After all, his grandson was grown up—wasn’t it only natural for him to have his own interests?
While her family wasn’t as prestigious as the Millers, they were still well-off and respectable. He had no intention of forcing Lucas into an arranged marriage, so if Lucas was happy, that was all that mattered.
"Alright," Lucas replied with a smile.
What had been a whirlwind of drama in everyone else’s eyes had, in the old man’s view, simply become a young couple falling in love. Mandy, standing nearby, gritted her teeth so hard she could’ve shattered them, but she forced a smile to keep up appearances.
"Brother!" Lucas had j
