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“Everyone knows that I’m marrying her. I can’t have her under our capture. We have to let her go.” As the main character in the news, she would have to show up for the public to believe in the marriage.
Vincent was perplexed at Eustace’s actions. Why did he sound like he would marry Yvonne for real?
“That can’t be! I thought he was in love with Miss Zellweger?” Vincent wondered. He was confused but dared not ask more questions. “We got a call from the Old Mansion. They want you there, probably to discuss.
Miss Dickman.”
Given the explosive circumstances, Old Mr. Quincey was calm enough not to pay Eustace a visit.
Warren was waiting at the entrance to the Old Mansion when Eustace arrived. When he saw Eustace, he hurried forward. “Mr. Eustace, you’re finally here! Mr. Quincey has waited a long time!”
“How’s….” Eustace frowned and appeared glum. “How’s his mood now?”
“He’s not in a good mood. Please brace yourself,” Warren replied truthfully. Eustace nodded at him before going up to the study on the second floor. He knocked and entered the dark room. The only light was from the lamp on the study desk. An old man with gray hair sat at the desk and appeared lonely from afar. “Grandpa,” Eustace greeted Old Mr. Quincey and walked up. Hearing the voice, Old Mr. Quincey gave his grandson a long look but remained quiet. Eustace stood in front of him without a word.
A long silence later, Old Mr. Quincey finally sighed. “Okay, tell me what’s going on between you and Yvonne.”
Eustace told him everything from last night without leaving out details and added, “Grandpa, don’t fret. I will take care of it.”
“Will you?” There was a cold look in Old Mr. Quincey’s eyes. “If you have taken care of it, what’s with the rumors on the internet? Are you going to marry her? I will not accept a woman like her into my family!”
Knowing that Eustace and Yvonne were close, he worried that Eustace might actually marry her after last night’s incident. However, Eustace was merely confused by his grandfather’s remark and smiled defeatedly. “Of course I won’t! And I thought you’d force me to marry her.”
As the Quinceys were huge on reputation, the incident might affect their standing if Eustace refused to marry Yvonne. After all, the outsiders would never know the complexities behind yesterday’s incident.
“I have acknowledged Danika as my only granddaughter-in-law, and I will not recognize any other woman!” Old Mr. Quincey declared. He was not keen on letting the devious Yvonne join the family because he didn’t want to invite trouble.
Eustace felt conflicted by his grandfather’s stance. He was a little glad but also sorrowful. Sighing, he asked, Is Danika that good, to the point of winning over you?”
“I don’t know about that. But there’s one thing I’m certain: she’s the most suitable partner for you.” Even though Old Mr. Quincey sounded confident, Eustace had no idea about the rationale behind the claim.
Eustace was not foolish, though. He sensed something was off when his grandfather insisted he chose Danika on different occasions. Despite that, he would not ask his grandfather about it. For starters, the old man would not reveal the reason, and Eustace was personally…
“If you are too soft to deal with Yvonne, you should let me handle it,” Old Mr. Quincey suggested after observing Eustace’s silence.
Eustace shook his head. “I have my plans. You don’t have to get involved.”
“Are you sure you can handle it yourself?” Old Mr. Quincey was more worried about Eustace’s soft spot than questioning his capability.
“I can do it.” Eustace nodded. To him, his grandfather’s worries were unnecessary. His longtime friendship with Yvonne was shattered the moment she drugged him.
“Us Quinceys are loyal men. If you love Danika, you have to love her your whole life. Do not be fickle. Understood?” Old Mr. Quincey’s eyes were filled with worry.
“Yes, Grandpa.” Eustace nodded.
“I hope you’re not like your father.”
The muscles on Eustace’s back tensed up when he heard the remark. Memories flooded his mind, and all color drained from his face.
“Why would you bring him up?” It took Eustace a while to finally regain his composure. Although he tried his best to rein in his emotions, his tightly rolled fists suggested that he was furious.
Old Mr. Quincey glanced at him and sighed. “Look at you. Even after all this while, you’re still agitated when we talk about him. How will you face him if you ever run into him?”
“That’s an unnecessary concern. He’s simply an enemy to me.” For Eustace, there was only one way of dealing with his enemies.
An enemy?
Something crossed Old Mr. Quincey’s mind, and he shook his head. “Alright. You should get going. And settle this matter with the Dickmans as soon as possible.”
“Okay. Take care.” With that, Eustace left the study.
When Eustace arrived at Quincey Mansion after he met with Old Mr. Quincey, Danika happened to return to Perry Residence as well. She instantly spotted someone standing at her door when she stepped out of the elevator. She approached the visitor, frowning.
“Miss Zellweger!” Yvonne had a smile on her face and appeared to be exhilarated. Her excitement was understandable, for she was soon to marry Eustace. Even if the Dickmans went bankrupt, she would be protected from the consequences.
Danika was upset at the thought, as she had initially tried to take down the Dickmans because of Yvonne. She glanced at Yvonne. “What’s the matter?”
“Nothing! I just wanted to talk.” Yvonne went up to her with a smile.
“But I have nothing to discuss with you,” Danika politely rejected her and went ahead to open the door. She did not want to waste time on her.
Yvonne persisted and followed closely behind her. “You’re Eustace’s ex-wife, and I will be his second. Is there nothing to be discussed between us? I think we have some shared topics.”
“It’s about Eustace, after all,” Danika thought. Speechless, she replied, “I’m his ex-wife, which means I have no relationship with him at all.” Had Yvonne wanted to discuss the Dickmans’ situation, Danika might have had something to offer. But she wanted to talk about Eustace, and Danika had nothing to discuss with her.