Edward stepped into his car, and the driver pulled away from the Blackwood mansion.
As the vehicle moved through the streets, Edward leaned back against the seat, his brows knitted together in thought.
The meeting with Chairman Blackwood had been an utter failure.
What he couldn't understand most was Alexander's unwavering insistence on marrying Evelyn to Damien.
When the marriage proposal had first come to him, Edward had assumed Chairman Blackwood simply wanted an alliance between their two families. Evelyn was the eldest daughter, so it had seemed natural that she would be chosen.
But after today's meeting… He wasn't so sure anymore.
Alexander hadn't merely rejected Celeste. He had dismissed the suggestion without the slightest hesitation, making it abundantly clear that his choic
