Chapter 535

Kate immediately comforted me. "See, Nance? Bruce admits to it. So, why don't we pick a good day to make your relationship formal?" Make our relationship formal? I looked at Kate in surprise, at a loss for words. What surprised me even more was that neither Bruce nor Madam Harold objected to her suggestion. Kate's suggestion weighed heavily over me. Once the Harold family acknowledged my relationship with Bruce, we would be bound together. No! I immediately dismissed the idea. My rationality was telling me that this was too good to be true. And Madam Harold knew I wasn't suited to become the Harold family's daughter-in-law. This could very well be a trap. However, I had to maintain the lie. I definitely didn't want a relationship with Bruce, but outright rejecting it would arouse suspicion from Madam Harold and Kate. I needed a plausible excuse. "Madam Harold, Kate," I said seriously. "I was drunk last night, and I'm partially at fault too. But if you insist on compensating me,