Chapter 27
The prestigious families in South Hampton City were passed down from generation to generation. Most of them were relatives of the previous royal families. They branched out, developed, and the fittest survived. Up until now, there were only 12 families in South Hampton City that could truly be considered prestigious families. The Lawrences and the Lockes were among them, but their rankings were relatively lower. The Swans was naturally the leader of the 12 families. They were the dominant family. In addition, Zachary from the Swans had contributed greatly to the establishment of the country in the past. Even the current royal family would be courteous to the Swans, so they were even more prominent.
“Secondly,” Octavia said coldly, “Jeanne has brought shame to the Lockes in front of so many noble families. She must make a post on Facebook to explain the conflict between her and our family during this period. The main point is that she must state that she was in the wrong and deeply regrets her actions. Don’t worry, as long as Jeanne posts it, I’ll respond right away. I won’t embarrass your family. The purpose of that is just to let others know that our relationship is harmonious.”
Octavia nodded. Following that, she said, “Thirdly, and most importantly, it’s about Jeanne and Thedus getting married. Everyone knows Jeanne’s character. An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to subdue her. Thedus’ character is weak. In order for our families not to have any conflicts after the marriage, I think Jeanne should sign a premarital agreement. I’ve asked Thedus to print out the contents of the agreement. Thedus, read it out.”
It was said that the Swans would come to discuss the details of Eden and Jasmine’s wedding in the afternoon. According to the etiquette of Harken, the male party would take the initiative to go to the female party’s house to discuss matters. Naturally, the Swans went to the Lawrences’ manor. Therefore, Alexander had Jasmine and Joshua get ready at home. They would return after having lunch with the Lockes.
“How can that be? How could it be Ms. Lawrence’s fault? It was all my fault. I shouldn’t have lost my temper at George at the charity banquet. At the old master’s birthday banquet yesterday, Jeremiah shouldn’t have had a conflict with George either. It was all our family’s fault. How could Eldest Young Lady Lawrence be at fault?!” Octavia had a sarcastic look on her face.
Octavia’s eyes moved. She uncrossed legs and said, “Since you’ve spoken, Jenifer, I don’t want to make things difficult for Jeanne. You should know that Jeanne humiliated the Lockes with what she did. I definitely wouldn’t mind if she only embarrassed me, but it’s no longer a private matter if it concerned the image of the Lockes.”
Jeanne was very clear that the reason Jonathan did this was that he was worried that the Lockes would be so angry that they would break off the engagement. He must have thought that if the Lockes managed to work on MUK’s project but if the marriage fell apart, it would be a huge loss for the Lawrences.
Octavia spoke with a cold expression, “Firstly, Jeanne certainly has to apologize for what she did to our family, but a simple apology won’t be sincere enough. So, she has to serve tea and kneel on the ground to apologize to me. George also has to sincerely apologize to Jeremiah.”
Alexander was quite enthusiastic and proactive. Naturally, Jenifer said, “Our old master had insomnia last night. He said that our family has caused yours to suffer grievance these past few days. He asked us to bring Jeanne and George over to apologize early this morning.”
“Then I won’t beat around the bush,” Octavia said fiercely to Jeanne, “Since Jeanne came to apologize sincerely, and since she’ll be my daughter-in-law in the future, I don’t want to prolong this conflict between us. I’ll just state my conditions.”
“Octavia, look, we’ll be a family in the future. Jeannie is sincerely apologizing to you this time. Just tell her what to do so that you’ll forgive her.” Jenifer hurriedly tried to ease the atmosphere. She looked like a peacemaker.
“Alexandar, prepare some gifts tomorrow morning and bring Jeanne and George to apologize. You absolutely can’t let there be any conflicts between our families,” Jonathan instructed.
“You acted tough then talk softly to me after that. Are you playing tricks with me?!” Octavia interrupted Jeanne’s words. She did not appreciate her kindness at all.
Once she heard that the Lawrences was going to come and apologize, she had thought of how to deal with Jeanne and make her submit to her in the future.
“Sure.” Alexander continued to agree to her conditions. “After Jeanne has finished drafting the posting, I’ll show it to you before she posts it.”
Everyone from the Lockes was present. This included Damian and his wife, Hugh’s family, and Thedus. At this moment, they were putting on airs.
