Chapter 317

"Because I'm the heiress of the Knight family—even if I screw up, my grandpa's got my back." Evelyn didn't bother to sugarcoat it as she name-dropped Charles. She curled her lips into a faint smirk. "I'm sure, Mr. Holt, you've done your homework on me." "So then, I guess you also know why Nathaniel tried to get close to me? Why he wanted to marry me?" Evelyn gave a helpless shrug. "It's because my grandpa was planning to pass the company down to me." "Which means I'm about to lead Knight Group. Nathaniel thought I was easy to manipulate, so he figured marrying me was a good move." "Just think about it—how's a future company head supposed to earn respect with zero impressive experience?" "Didn't Nathaniel tell you that I'm just a pretty face, a puppet who's easy to control?" From Damien's earlier words, Evelyn caught an important clue—Nathaniel had definitely mentioned her when proposing this partnership. She could pretty much guess the mocking tone he must've used, even if she hadn't h