Ch. 6 Does He Want To Marry Her?

The lunch event at Mister Zouch's residence went well. Although Declan was eager to get home and resume his pending work, he remained polite and respectful towards Mister and Mrs. Zouch.

The truth is his mother had forced him to find a wife and demand a cute and adorable grandson since five years ago. Now he was almost thirty-three and still single, making his mother even more persistent in finding a wife for him.

Well, Declan wasn't in a rush to get married and enjoy his bachelor life, so he did not worry if he did not have a partner. He never felt awkward when attending an event alone without a partner.

After all, he could ask his best friend for help on his date if his mother forced him to go on the blind date.

Fortunately, Declan had moved into his own apartment, so he did not have to listen to his mother's nagging for the whole twenty-four hours. Declan loved his mother dearly, but he didn't want to hear her ranting about the same things every day.

Then, one day when Declan came home to his parents, his mother came to hug him and told him how happy she was to meet an old friend. She even said to him that his beloved mother had made a promise with her best friend to marry off their two children someday.

And coincidentally, his mom had him while the other had a daughter. Mrs. Black ensured him that she already spoke about good things to make Mrs. Zouch delighted. This made Declan look at his mother in disbelief.

Why does he feel that his mother sold him away?

Since then, he has avoided his mother and rarely returned home.

It's just that… his mother has a warrior fighting spirit and did not want to surrender to get what she wanted. Mrs. Black contacted him every day on an almost hourly basis to persuade him to visit the Zouch family residence.

Of course, Declan quickly knew about his mother's plan to make him meet with young Miss Zouch.

In the end, Declan gave in and fulfilled his mother's wish even though the truth was that he felt incredibly lazy to come to this house. He was very sure he would not be attracted to young Miss Zouch because his heart was already owned by someone else, and that person was not Miss Zouch.

In order to please his mother and also stop her nagging tongue, Declan decided to come to this house.

Mister and Mrs. Zouch greeted him enthusiastically, while Miss Zouch… greeted him politely without the same enthusiasm as her parents.

Mister Zouch didn't say much, and when he spoke, the only words spoken were about the financial business or the development of the country's economy. Declan enjoyed talking more with Mister Zouch, but Mrs. Zouch scolded her husband that today was not the right day to talk about the country's economy.

In the end, the talkative hostess led their conversation, and Declan could only listen and respond patiently.

Now he understood why his mother was good friends and so eager to get along with Mrs. Zouch. The two of them were very similar. Both were talkative and able to speak without taking a breath.

Without realizing it, Declan had a soft spot for Mrs. Zouch. Hearing her voice that kept saying words made him think of his mother.

Ah, it has been almost two months since he returned home. Suddenly he missed his mother. After returning from this place, he would go to his parents' house and only felt reluctant after remembering something.

It doesn't seem like his mother will let him go before hearing the good news of this meeting's outcome.

Hhhh... Luckily Mrs. Black was the mother he loves the most, otherwise… Declan might block her contact from his life.

Declan was too busy listening to everything that Mrs. Zouch's talked about as if it was his mother who did the talking. Therefore, he did not have time to glance at a girl sitting next to him.

It was not like Declan didn't care about the girl, but he had forgotten entirely that his purpose coming here was to meet his mother's future daughter-in-law.

Usually, he did not easily forget things and focus on his goals. But because he suddenly thought of his mother, Declan became forgetful about his surroundings and listened and answered every question from Mrs. Zouch.

He didn't even feel offended when the woman asked something personal, as if he had considered this woman like an old friend.

On the other hand, Mrs. Zouch did not forget the purpose of his future son-in-law coming to this house and realized that the young man had not admired the beauty of her only daughter.

Kaylee wasn't a shining or attention-seeking kid, and she knew that. But at least she wanted her daughter to be able to get more attention from other people... especially from this charming and heavenly handsome young man.

"Mister Black, I heard recently that your mother is desperate to find you a wife. Isn't there any girl who attracts you? How about my sweet daughter, Kaylee?"

Declan's faint smile aimed at the talkative woman vanished as if a splash of cold water awakened him. Reflexively, Declan glanced at the girl sitting next to him with a probing gaze and wondered, does he want to marry this girl?

Miss Kaylee Roesaline Zouch looked timid and didn't dare look into his eyes like a mouse running to escape the clutches of an eagle.

This girl was quite a beauty, but… Kaylee was not his type.

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Sorry, this was not a 'love at first sight' story, so please bear with me.

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