Female Novel
Chapter 884
Chapter 884 The Harper Family
Geraldine's father, Cecil Harper, was a man of few words and held little power at home.
He knew that Norman was mocking him, but he simply flashed the man an awkward smile and saidnothing in response.
The second son of the Harper family, Colson Harper, said with a chuckle, “You have Sheldon to thankfor the arranged marriage with the Downeys. Had it not been for his frequent interaction with theDowney family, there's no way Geraldine would have been able to marry its heir!”
“That's right! Cecil, you should raise a toast to your nephew!”
Everyone else joined in and urged Cecil to raise the toast, much to his chagrin.
I may be quiet and cowardly, but I am still the elder here! It would be hardly appropriate for an elder toraise a toast to a junior!
“What's the matter, Cecil? Your nephew did you a huge favor, and you won't even raise a toast to him?”Colson asked with a sneer when he saw no response from Cecil.
“I never had high expectations for Geraldine, nor have I ever wanted her to marry someone with animpressive family background. Geraldine hasn't even met the heir of the Downey family, so we don'tknow for sure if she'll end up marrying him. Geraldine will be the one to decide the outcome of thisarrangement,” Cecil replied with an annoyed frown.
“What are you talking about, Cecil? Don't you know who the heir of the Downey family is? The Downeyfamily is one of the Ten Prestigious Families! It is practically every woman's dream to marry into awealthy family like that!”
“Exactly! You're being a little ungrateful here, Cecil! Your nephew worked really hard to get Geraldinehooked up with the heir of the Downey family! He had to pull lots of strings and call in lots of favors justto make it happen, and now you're telling me you want to let Geraldine make that decision? Who careswhat she thinks? Why should her opinion even matter?”
“Why shouldn't my opinion matter, huh?” Geraldine shouted angrily while storming into the living roomwith Leilani's hand in hers.
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Everyone at the dining table was shocked to see Geraldine.
Cecil quickly walked up to Geraldine and asked anxiously, “Why did you come back? Didn't I tell you toget as far away from here as possible?”
The arranged marriage between the Harper family and the Downey family was a decision that hadalready been made.
Concerned about his daughter's well-being, Cecil warned Geraldine about it in advance and told her togo into hiding.
However, she did the exact opposite and came running back.
“This is my house, so why can't I come back? Besides, I didn't come alone. I've brought my boyfriend,Donald Campbell, with me! Come here, Donald!” Geraldine said while motioning at Donald to comeover.
Donald did as told, and Geraldine introduced him to all of her relatives before leading him towardAsher.
“Grandpa, this is my boyfriend, Donald Campbell.”
With a gloomy look on his face, Asher slammed his cup down on the table and questioned her, “What'sthe meaning of this, Geraldine? Don't you know that you're already engaged to Wilfred of the Downeyfamily? How could you fool around with other men? This is simply unacceptable!”
“Oh, yeah? Since when did I get engaged? How come I haven't heard about it? You guys have neverinformed me of this engagement, and I have never agreed to it either. Donald is the only boyfriend thatI have, so I will only marry him!” Geraldine protested defiantly.
“Insolence! You have no say over the decisions made by your elders! We have decided to have youmarry Wilfred, so that is exactly what you will do!” shouted Keross Harper, the eldest son of the Harperfamily.
“Not being reasonable, are we? Fine, then why don't you guys ask my boyfriend if he agrees with thisdecision?” Geraldine retorted with a sneer.
Everyone shifted their gaze toward Donald and waited to see what he would say in response.