Grant family

At one point Samantha tried to ask the Ackermans, her mother's family, for help.

But the Ackermans had nothing to do with Samantha when she married into the Bates family ...

About what happened back then, Samantha never spoke to me in detail.

But I can guess that my mother probably broke away from her mother's clan back then in order to marry my father.

So, now that Samantha is in trouble, the Ackermans will never help us either.

I knew at that moment that I would have to rely on my own strength to keep Samantha and me together.

" Elizabeth, why are you wearing a dress? Off to some party?"

Samantha's voice pulls my thoughts back to reality.

Looking at the concerned look on her face, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't told her about Orlando and I's impending marriage.

I hesitated for a moment, weighing it over and over in my mind, finally making up my mind with the thought that sooner or later she would all know about it.

I adjusted my mood and said as calmly as I could, "Mother, I'm getting married in a month and a half."

After thinking about it, I added, "The groom isn't Jason, and half a month ago, Jason and Kyra cheated on me behind my back, so we broke up."

"The groom is the second son of the Grants, Orlando Grant. He's very nice, and tonight I'm just accompanying him to a charity gala."

"By the way, I also met Jason and Kyra tonight, and Orlando taught them a lesson when they bullied me."

After I said that, I subconsciously dropped my head.

I thought for sure Samantha would scold me.

Because Orlando and I had only known each other for half a month and were getting ready to get married, it was a bit rushed.

At that moment, the ward was unbelievably quiet, and I could even hear my own breathing clearly.

"Did you just say Jason and who? Kyra?"

Samantha's voice suddenly became shrill, her cheeks flushed red with anger.

"Who are they to do this to you? It's shameless! Vile!"

Before I could say anything else, she continued to curse harshly.

The main reason Samantha was so angry was that once when Jason and Kyra had come to visit the house, she had treated them with hospitality and treated them like her own children.

Of course, what pissed her off the most was the damage Jason and Kyra had done to me.

As far as I can remember, she was very defensive of me and couldn't let me suffer in any way.

Whenever someone bullied me, even though she had received a fine education as a noble lady, she couldn't help but curse.

I said soothingly in a hurry, "Mother, don't be angry. Orlando has already taught them a lesson for me."

With my reassurance, Samantha's emotions calmed down a bit, but her body was still shaking slightly.

After a moment, she suddenly asked, "This Orlando you speak of, is it Orlando of the Grant family? The man who is now in charge of the Grant family?"

Samantha had been a noble lady as well and knew a lot about the nobility, especially a few of the major noble families.

So I'm not surprised she knows about Orlando, after all, the Grants are the head of the nobility.

I immediately nodded, "Yeah, that's him."

Samantha was silent for a moment and her expression suddenly became serious, " Elizabeth, did he give you the money you raised for my surgery? Tell me honestly, did you agree to marry him in order to raise the money for my surgery?"

I took a deep breath and chose to tell Samantha the truth anyway.

"Mother, I don't want to lie to you. I admit that I married Orlando, and the cost of the surgery was part of the reason, but mostly, he was able and willing to protect me."

"When I first got together with Jason, it wasn't because I loved him either, it just felt right for him."

"Orlando was good to me, and after the wedding, we moved out alone and wouldn't get too involved with the Grants."

"So, Orlando is my best bet at the moment."

I had never said these things to Samantha, and now I was telling her what I really thought, actually so I could convince her to accept my marriage to Orlando.

In fact, I've stopped believing in love ever since I first met the girl who claimed to be my sister.

After that, I slowly grew up and learned a lot about the sordid things that go on in aristocratic circles, and stopped expecting anything from love.

Cheating is so common in aristocratic circles that everyone seems to have gotten used to such subterfuge long ago.

Then I met Jason.

In college, he was a lively and outgoing boy who was always warm to me.

At the time, I just wanted to live an ordinary and quiet life before I agreed to his advances.

Still, it seems now that I misjudged.

Now, while preparing to give the rest of my life to Orlando.

While I don't know what will happen in the future and if our marriage will work out, for now, it's the best decision I can make at this point.

Perhaps Orlando was only defending me like this now because I was his fiancée, the woman who would soon become Mrs. Grant, and he wanted to maintain such decency.

Of course, I couldn't let Samantha know about this speculation of mine. It was enough for her to know that Orlando was good to me.

Samantha seems to have been convinced by me.

She moved her lips wordlessly, but in the end, not a single word came out.