Chapter 8

Yvonne asked in surprise, "Second brother-in-law?"

"Your second sister got divorced today." Miles York said, "Luckily, your second brother-in-law has been fond of you for a long time. Now that he's single, you can marry him…"

Yvonne broke in, "Dad, as you know too, he is my second brother-in-law!"

"Not anymore after the divorce." Miles replied impatiently, "Do you know the market value of Nicholas's company? Over 100 million! Many women want to marry him, but he decided to send the betrothal presents to us! Just come back soon and go get the marriage certificate tomorrow!"

Trying to describe her state of mind, Yvonne was totally speechless, and she took a deep breath to suppress her anger. She then retorted in a cold tone, "Dad, don't you want to be the in-laws of House Brown? Would you still marry me to the second brother-in-law if I was Erick's fiancée?"

On the other end of the line, Miles asked immediately after pausing for a while, "He didn't drink that wine, did he?"

Yvonne sneered, yet had the corners of her mouth curled up. "He didn’t drink it, but I still managed to do that thing you asked. Old Lady Brown also witnessed it happening and even said the two families could meet some other day."

Miles was elated instantly but soon put on a long face while rebuking her, "Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"

Yvonne answered innocently, "Dad, you asked me about nothing else but the wine."

Although Miles was a bit irritated when hearing that, his face soon lit up.

When he was doing his calculations, Leanne Frank, his second wife, reminded him coldly while sitting beside him, "Well, it just so happens that House Brown will hold a banquet this Sunday night. If Erick really means it, I'm sure he would invite us."

Miles also thought of this actually and changed his tone right away. "Noelle, since you and Erick are getting married soon, you would be his date that day, right? Dad is waiting for invitations from House Brown then!"

He had thought about it and didn't think Noelle would have the guts to trick him. But would House Brown really accept Noelle into their family? Could it be perfunctory in the end?

The day was coming soon, and he could go there and take a look. As for Nicholas Ward, he had to first find an excuse and stall him for a few days. By doing so, he could still have time to marry off Noelle to him if there were some changes from House Brown.

Yvonne easily figured out Miles's plan, and she replied to him with a nod, "Dad, rest assured, I'll call Erick later and ask him for an invitation card."

"Two," said Leanne, Noelle's stepmother.

On the way, Yvonne was pondering how she could make Erick "acknowledge" her.

However, with the party approaching, there was not enough time to execute several plans in her mind. What's left was that...

Yvonne certainly would not miss the opportunity that day when Erick got back from a business trip. So, she changed her mind and did not go back to school, instead, she wanted to go and meet Erick.

She picked up her mobile phone and called him, but as expected, all her calls were hung up.

In resignation, Yvonne texted two words to him: "Sexual dysfunction."

Sure enough, her mobile phone rang within 30 seconds. Yvonne curled her lips up and answered the phone. "Brother Erick."

Erick's cold voice came from the other end of the line. "What do you mean?"

"Brother Erick knows perfectly well the meaning of that text, otherwise you wouldn't have called me back." Yvonne's voice was brisk. "I'll wait for you at the SOFT Café opposite your group."

After that, she immediately hung up the phone, without giving him any change to say more.

Yvonne ordered a cup of mocha at SOFT and was stirring the pattern in the cup with a coffee spoon when a shadow suddenly came before her eyes.

She slowly looked up and smiled at the man. "I don't know what you like, so I didn't order for you."

This was the first time she had met Erick since being reborn.