Chapter 104
“As for compensation, we won’t demand anything. We’ll leave it to your discretion.” A businessman is a businessman. He wasn’t about to turn down the money.
Afterward, both families worked on damage control, issuing a unified statement that the two “kids” had gotten drunk and fallen asleep next to each other, but nothing had happened.
If things truly blew up and the two families became adversaries, it would benefit no
one.
Mara’s reputation would be further tarnished, the impact on the Mercer family would be greater, and her future marriage prospects would become even more difficult.
None of this, however, affected the planned marriage between the Scott and Rivers families. As long as it was handled properly, neither the Rivers family nor Natalie would care.
Such incidents were common among the elite; they were used to it.
When Mara, waiting at home for news, heard the outcome, she burst into tears. “Why? Why p>
That person had clearly told her that if she did as he said, she would definitely be able to marry into the Scott family. She had already sacrificed her reputation.
So why hadn’t it worked?
“Of course it would turn out this way! Why didn’t you consult us before doing something so stupid p>
For the first time, Adrian yelled at Mara. It was also the first time he thought his daughter was an idiot, even beginning to question whether kicking Mira out had been the right decision.
Hearing her father’s words, Mara suddenly snapped back to reality. She had lost her composure.
That person had warned her never to appear foolish or useless in front of her parents.
“Don’t talk to our daughter like that. She’s already suffering enough,” Lacey said, pulling Mara into her arms to comfort her.
“It’s my fault. I’m sorry, Mom, Dad. It’s all my fault.
I wasn’t thinking straight. I just wanted to secure a strategic match for our family p>
“See? See? I told you it’s not the child’s fault. Our Mara has always been so considerate p>
It had to be said, Mara really knew what to say. Even Adrian, upon hearing her words, felt he had misjudged his daughter.
Meanwhile, in another mansion, Shane’s eyes widened when he heard the result of the families’ negotiation.
How could this be? Did I miscalculate something?
Shouldn’t Adrian have seized this opportunity to push for the marriage?
And why wouldn’t the Scott family
The two families had
Renet
together for years, while the Rivers family was just a new partner.
That Adrian is useless. I set everything up perfectly for him, and he couldn’t even seize the opportunity?
He had completely botched a great
move. For the first time, Mr. Porter felt that having a weak opponent wasn’t a good thing, created
It
endless trouble for his subsequent plans.
He needed to think carefully about his next move.
On September 1st, Mira, traveling light, smiled as she welcomed the most important year of her life-senior year.
Mira’s apartment was in the complex right across from Melvion Central High School.
The benefit of being so close was now apparent; it was only a ten-minute walk. Reborn, walking through the tall, grand gates of Melvion Central High School once again felt like stepping onto a new stage in life.
As soon as she entered the school, students she knew and didn’t know greeted her.
“Mira p>
“Wow! Mira’s here p>
This was an elite private school with a top-tier faculty, and its quality of education was ranked first in all of Melvion City.
Almost all the children of the city’s elite families were sent here directly once they reached high school age, no entrance exam required. The tuition was also steep, at $85.000 year.
Only a small number of students were from ordinary families who had gotten in on scholarships.
Mira walked into the classroom, and a crowd of classmates swarmed her.
“Mira’s here p>
Liora and Celine were the first to rush forward for a hug.
“Hey, superstar, can I get an autograph p>