Chapter 890

Brandon told me the Howells wanted him to return to the family, but only if he agreed to an arranged marriage. However, Stephen's words now seemed to imply that they were willing to accept me, which was somewhat contradictory. Was it possible that they had had a change of heart? If they had dropped their condition, why not approach Brandon directly instead of trying to win me over? It was obvious something was amiss with this, but I didn't call him out on it. Instead, I decided to humor Stephen and went along with it. "Is that so? How rare, but..." I paused. "I'm not the one who gets to decide on this. It's up to Brandon, after all. I'm married to him, so I should respect any decisions he makes." Stephen cleared his throat. "I'm sure Brandon has filled you in on his history with the Howells. He's so set in his ways that he can't let go of this old grudge. You're the only one he'll listen to right now." "I've already said that I'll respect his decision." I stated my position.