"I don't recall agreeing to an engagement."
"Hope!" Mr. Newton's face darkened as he growled in warning.
Hope stood unflinching, "The scandal is your problem, not mine. I'm just an innocent victim here!"
"You want to solve this misunderstanding through marriage? Fine. Let Sylvia and Griffin get engaged. Sylvia's been spoiled by you both since childhood, so she'll certainly be reluctant to see you suffer. If you ask her, she'll probably agree to be your marriage pawn!"
"Hmph! You created this mess, so why should my precious daughter bear the blame?" Mrs. Newton sneered disdainfully at Hope.
Hope shot back, "Does the person who causes the mess not have to bear the consequences?"
"Of course!"
"Then I remember it was he…" Hope pointed at Mr. Newton. "He's the one who caused all this tro
