Chapter 49: A Romantic Man

This was the most professional response. George nodded, interested and satisfied by her response. He wanted to see if she had the guts and stupidity to speak nonsense in front of others, but in the face of her competition and provocation, she was good at handling and finding ways out. This was also good quality. If only she were a bit better in terms of her background. William, who had remained silent, watched with narrowed eyes as the conversation unfolded. There was something about the way everyone paid attention to Sarah that bothered him. He couldn’t pinpoint what it was, but he felt like she would float away from him the first chance she got… like someone would snatch her away from him. “I have high expectations for you,” George said calmly. Wendy’s eye twitched with dissatisfaction but she kept it in and smiled brilliantly. “Uncle George, are you going home early?” she asked slyly. She had received a message from her mother about the matter, as well. She expected to be sen