Chapter 679: Jared is a Hindrance, Deal with Him

Shonna pouted and scoffed, "It was just for convenience that I and Griffin have met only a few times. It was originally his uncle and my father who arranged our marriage. Since we were bound to be joined in marriage sooner or later, we might as well be with someone familiar. That was the agreement we reached. Besides, Griffin used to like that Lily Ward and even wanted to call off our engagement, but his elder brother stopped him." Velma, ever the gossip, asked, "How do you know it was his brother who stopped him and not that he wanted to himself?" "He was completely smitten with Lily Ward at the time; how could it have been his own will? Moreover, he told me himself that Jasper persuaded him to hold on for the sake of the Reed family and that he would naturally call off our engagement later." "Pah, I never thought Jasper was so persuasive before. Now his brother is in a vegetative state, and yet there's no talk of calling off the engagement. When did he say that?" Outside the door