Chapter 5040
“She always helps her second uncle whenever she’s free,” Joaquin said bitterly. “She rejected me completely—why would she suddenly come eat with you just because you and Dad are here? Wouldn’t that only make me think I still have a chance?”
He paused, then sighed deeply. “Mom, please stop speaking badly about Aitana. She didn’t do anything wrong. Where she goes and who she goes with—including Young Master York—is her choice. She doesn’t belong to us, and we have no right to control her.”
He had struggled with this at first, but once he learned his rival was the eighth young master of the York family—the richest family in the world—he knew the truth: he never stood a chance.
These past few days, Joaquin had quietly taken in everything, including how Yehua treated his parents. Her mother wasn’t a bad person, but her way of speaking could be irritating—pretentious, even. Most people wouldn’t get along with her.
Yet Yehua got along with her amazingly well.
Aside from a slight dislike for Yehua’s family background, his parents had no objections. In fact, they were strongly pushing him to choose her.
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