Chapter 87
Lacey wanted to be the first to take Mara into her arms. Her darling baby, her heart was breaking.
But Mara, feigning unconsciousness, acted out of character. She ignored her so- called mother’s embrace, pretending not to see her, and clung tightly to Wesley, refusing to let go.
“Don’t leave me, please. I… I’m scared p>
“Don’t be scared, don’t be scared. I’ll stay with you p>
Seeing this, Mr. and Mrs. Scott frowned.
Mr. Scott shot a look at his foolish son. “Wesley, hand her to Julian so he can take her back to her room to get cleaned up and treated p>
Although Mara didn’t want to leave Wesley’s arms, with everyone’s joint effort, she
was finally carried back toward the house by her own brother.
“My treasure, how did this happen the moment I took my eyes off you p>
“Mom, sob p>
At this point, Mara could no longer feign confusion and grabbed Lacey’s hand.
Mrs. Mercer touched Mara’s forehead and turned anxiously to Julian. “Hurry up. Get
her inside and change her clothes before she catches a cold.
Adrian, call the doctor to come check on Mara p>
“Ma’am, I’ve already called. He’s on his way,” the butler said.
The Mercer family members all followed them into Mara’s bedroom.
Wesley tried to follow, but Mrs. Scott pulled him back.
“We’re guests. We shouldn’t intrude on their privacy p>
Everyone finally relaxed after the doctor confirmed that Mara was fine.
After settling Mara down and telling her to rest, they all left the room.
Back in the living room, Adrian glared at his son. “We’ll settle this with you after our guests leave p>
Lacey looked at Mr. and Mrs. Scott. “Given the circumstances, why don’t we just let the two kids get engaged p>
Adrian also looked at the couple with hope in his eyes.
Mrs. Scott glanced at her son, seeming to waver, but Mr. Scott’s next words
shattered everyone’s hopes.
“No. My father’s agreement was with Mira.
If Mira returns, the engagement is with her. If she doesn’t return to the Mercer family
within six months, this marriage arrangement is void p>
Adrian and Lacey’s faces immediately fell.
“In that case, let’s just call it off,” Mr. Mercer said, making the final decision.
An alliance through marriage was meant to be mutually beneficial, a win-win situation. It wasn’t about one family gaining an advantage. The Mercer Group didn’t need to accommodate anyone right now.
“Since Mr. Mercer agrees, then we are all happy. We won’t disturb you any longer. Goodbye p>
Mr. Scott gave a slight nod, and then he and his wife turned to leave.
After a few steps, Mrs. Scott seemed to remember something and turned back to
her son, who was still standing there in a daze.
“Wesley, what are you standing there for? Let’s go p>
“Mom… but p>
“Are you coming or not?” Mrs. Scott glared at him.
It was as if Wesley had been struck by lightning; he immediately followed them.
Though the departure was polite on
the surface, the alliance between the two families had collapsed, leaving a bad
stein every mouth From
this point on, they could no longer even be friends.
Julian watched the scene unfold, at a complete loss.
“Dad, did we really have a falling out with the Scotts p>
After all, Wesley was his good friend, and their families had been on good terms for
so many years.
He had always assumed Wesley
would one day be his brother-in-law,
and Wesley had probably thought he
was destined to be a son-in-law of
the Mercer family.
fo
Julian couldn’t believe that in just two days, he had first cut ties with his younger
sister, Mira and now had a falling out with the Scott family.
He looked at his father in disbelief.