Chapter 244

Donald glanced at Jaud. “What’s on your mind?”

Jaud smiled. “Your daughter’s now twenty–six, and it’s time for her to marry. If we can

arrange a strategic marriage with one of Riverton’s top families, drawing upon their influence, it’d be far easier to establish ourselves there.”

Donald thought it made perfect sense, but he tended to spoil his daughter.

Even if he wanted a strategic marriage with one of Riverton’s top families, he would still like her partner to be someone she liked.

“Call Viola. I’ll talk to her about it,” he said.

Soon, a charming lady dressed in a gown arrived at Donald’s study–she was none other than Viola, his eldest daughter.

“It’s quite late, Dad. Why did you ask for me?” she asked.

Donald was forthright about the plans for the strategic marriage, and Viola soon leapt to her feet.

Instead of getting into an outburst, she tugged at his sleeve and pouted. “I don’t want that, Dad… I don’t even know anyone from Riverton, and they’d never deserve me.”

“You’re not that young, Viola,” Donald reasoned earnestly. “You can’t stay single forever, right? Also, I might call it a strategic marriage, but I’ve thought about it–we can invite the children of everyone rich and important in Riverton to your birthday this weekend. You can pick from among them yourself, okay?”

Viola thought about it and nodded.

Being an heiress, she knew full well that she could not stay single forever–when it was time to compromise, it was time.

Seeing that Viola was agreeing to it, Donald smiled happily. “I know you’re the best. Don’t worry–once I establish myself in Riverton, you’ll be the top heiress in Riverton…”

Early next morning, Frank was jogging around Skywater Bay, running at breakneck speed although he was just training.

He suddenly stopped in front of a mansion as he spotted Chris Steiner going inside with a

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