Chapter 427
The confident smile on Elara Hale’s lips stiffened slightly.
No matter how self-assured she was, she wasn’t so conceited as to think Nicholas was smiling so happily because of her performance.
It was because p>
Of the person on the other end of that phone call.
She pursed her lips and subconsciously glanced at Isabella.
Isabella was glaring at her, her expression sour, but her hands were empty. No phone.
It wasn’t Isabella.
Then… who could it be?
Elara Hale pursed her lips, about to look away.
Suddenly, her gaze passed over the crowd and landed on a corner of the room.
There p>
A faint glow from a phone screen.
But before Elara Hale could get a closer look, she heard Old Mr. Blackwood’s cheerful laughter. “My, this young lady plays the piano wonderfully! Even Mr. Kessler is full of praise. Truly excellent p>
Elara Hale’s attention was pulled back to the Blackwood family.
She looked at the man still hunched over his phone, typing, and felt a pang of disappointment.
This feeling stemmed from the fact that p>
She had put in so much effort, even boldly declaring her intentions.
And yet, Nicholas hadn’t spared her so much as a glance.
Elara Hale had always been a confident and bold person, not one to bottle up her grievances.
She looked up, her face composed with the grace of a well-bred lady, and asked directly, word by word, “In that case, Old Mr. Blackwood, do you think I, Elara Hale, am worthy of standing by Nicholas’s side p>
An uproar swept through the room once more.
No one had expected Elara Hale to be so direct.
All eyes turned to Old Mr. Blackwood and Nicholas, eager to see their reactions.
Old Mr. Blackwood was still smiling genially. “A young woman as outstanding as you, Miss Hale, is worthy of standing anywhere. I admire you very much myself.” Did that mean p>
Old Mr. Blackwood approved of Elara Hale?
In that case, was Miss Lancaster out of the picture?
The crowd’s gaze shifted.
“However p>
Old Mr. Blackwood smiled meaningfully, his tone shifting. “This troublesome grandson of mine… he’s already spoken for. My future granddaughter-in-law is already chosen p>
The words “spoken for” were like a stone tossed into a calm lake, sending ripples through the crowd.
Everyone was stunned.
Nicholas… was taken p>
Since when?
Could it be p>
Was Old Mr. Blackwood planning to announce the future matriarch of the Blackwood family at his own granddaughter’s debutante ball?
Old Mr. Blackwood had rejected Elara Hale.
So, was the future granddaughter-in-law he had in mind the eldest daughter of the Lancaster family?
Countless eyes swiveled in unison toward Isabella.
But Isabella’s expression was clearly not good.
Her face was ashen, her heart leaping into her throat.
Of course, she knew who Old Mr. Blackwood was talking about.
She just hadn’t expected p>
That Old Mr. Blackwood would accept Serena so quickly!
That he would bring up the engagement at an event like this!
Once Old Mr. Blackwood said Serena’s name p>
Wouldn’t her status as an impostor heiress be exposed?
If her identity as a fake was revealed at an occasion like this p>
She would never be able to hold her head high in this circle again.
She… she would become everyone’s laughingstock!
Isabella instinctively grabbed Karen’s hand.
Karen’s face paled as well.
But in this situation, if Old Mr. Blackwood really intended to publicly announce
Serena’s identity, she wouldn’t dare to speak up.
And just then
Elara Hale, her
expression changing slightly, looking
incredulous; persisted, “Old Mr.
Blackwood, the future
novel.ne
granddaughter in law you’ve
chosen… is it Miss Isabella
Lancaster p>
This question infuriated Isabella, who cursed her inwardly for being a meddler.
It was bad enough that she had embarrassed herself.
Now she was dragging Isabella down with her!
“As for who it is, that depends on when Nicholas can successfully win her over.” Qld Mr. Blackwood was still bearing. “I won’t meddle in the young people’s affairs. When there’s good news… Nicholas will be happy to announce it himself p>
That statement was loaded with information.
If the Blackwood family’s intended match was Isabella, he wouldn’t have used the
word “win over p>
After all, who didn’t know that Isabella Lancaster, the eldest daughter of the Lancaster family, had long been infatuated with Nicholas, the heir of the Blackwood family?
The engagement between the two families was a rumor spread by Isabella herself.
But now, Old Mr. Blackwood’s words made it clear: the woman he saw as his future granddaughter-in-law wasn’t even Nicholas’s girlfriend yet.
Who on earth was she, that even the heir to the Blackwood family couldn’t win her over?
“Isabella is not my brother’s future wife!” At that moment, Brianna chimed in, pouting. “She’s not good enough for Nicholas! Stop linking them together. His future wife is “
When she mentioned Isabella’s name, her face was filled with disdain.
But when she mentioned “future sister-in-law,” her eyes lit up.
Everyone perked up their ears, desperate to hear who the future matriarch of the Blackwood family was.
Just as everyone expected to hear a
name, Brianna cupped her face in
her hands, her expression full of admiration and pride. “-the best person in the whole world, so cool and awesome and amazing p>