“Well, yes I can,” said Diana in her usual calming voice. Sometimes Cedric wondered if anything ever got to her. “Your father was a very old fashioned man, so I'm not surprised. Look, I'm sure no one will expect you to force this lady…. Whoever she is… To marry you. So why don't you meet her, and decide for yourself if you would like her to be your wife…. If not, or if she says no, then you can start searching for someone else.”
“Fine,” Cedric agreed and hung up. As far as he was concerned, he and his father were very different people who agreed on nothing, and they certainly wouldn't agree on who he was going to marry. He'd meet this lady, just for the sake of doing so, and then since he had to, he'd find himself a wife of his choosing. To hell with what… Or who Magnus Blackwood wanted.
