Arthur never gave me a direct answer to my question.
But deep down, I already had my suspicions. Maybe the marriage alliance between the Blake family and the Bennett family had to be fulfilled no matter what. Or maybe, to someone like him, it made no difference who he married.
In the days that followed, Jace finally stopped causing trouble. I heard Arthur had sent him to manage an out-of-town branch office, which meant he would not be coming back anytime soon. Mia went with him.
For the first time in a long while, my life became quiet again, and I finally began preparing for the wedding in peace.
A few days later, I went to Blake Manor to personally deliver an invitation to Alistair.
The old man was in excellent spirits. He held onto me and chatted for nearly an hour, jumping from sto
