Chapter 0014: The Girl Who Can Be Encountered but Cannot Be Pursued

Just as she was unsure of what to do, Joseph Thompson smiled and spoke, "Dad, Mum, I know it's sudden for us to come here tonight, but Jaylene and I fell in love at first sight. We both like each other, and I proposed to her two days ago."

"Proposed two days ago?" Nancy Scott was taken aback and turned her head to look at her daughter. "Jaylene, what's going on? Why haven't you mentioned this to me in the past two days?"

Nancy Scott's tone was clearly reproachful. Proposing was such a big deal. Was Jaylene confused? She didn't even discuss it with her parents?

Moreover, didn't Alexander Preston just cheat on her and marry another woman two days ago? Was this because Jaylene was provoked?

"Mum," Jaylene lowered her head, looking at her mother with pleading eyes, and whispered, "Actually... actually, I..."

"Jaylene, when did you meet Mr. Thompson?"

Randy Ziel's expression was extremely serious, and his voice was clearly stern, "How long have you known each other?"

Hearing her father, Jaylene immediately realized the severity of the problem. If she said she had just met Joseph Thompson a few days ago, and this was their fourth meeting, her father would definitely not approve of their marriage.

So, she gritted her teeth and lied, "We've known each other for more than ten days. We met during a business trip. It just so happened that Mr. Thompson was also on a trip to the same company I was visiting."

No matter what, she could not let her parents know that she got involved with Joseph Thompson after getting drunk on the night of Alexander Preston's wedding.

As parents, who were human soul engineers, they would never accept such promiscuous behavior.

Joseph Thompson's mouth twitched when he heard Jaylene's lie. He had no idea where she had been on a business trip more than ten days ago. If Randy Ziel asked, he would surely be exposed.

Fortunately, Randy Ziel and Nancy Scott did not focus on the company's issue during the trip.

"Joseph Thompson, why...why did you propose to my daughter Jaylene?" Randy Ziel's sharp gaze fell on Joseph Thompson's face, and his goodwill towards someone who proposed so quickly to his daughter obviously decreased.

"Although I haven't known Miss Ziel for long, I could see at a glance that she is a noble, virtuous, and good-hearted girl," Joseph Thompson praised Jaylene naturally.

"It is said that such good girls are rare these days, so I naturally needed to seize the opportunity, right?"

"Besides, Jaylene and I have both reached the marriageable age, and knowing each other for a long time isn't the most important thing. The important thing is whether we will treat marriage seriously."

"Since you know that you need to treat marriage seriously, you should also know the importance of marriage," Randy Ziel's face still didn't look good, and his tone became much heavier, "Marriage is not a child's play. It is an extremely important step in life. If you make a misstep, it's difficult to recover. But you two decided so hastily."

"Dad, we didn't feel hasty, and we didn't take marriage as child's play."

Joseph Thompson spoke very sincerely, "Although Jaylene and I haven't known each other for long, and we don't have a deep understanding of each other, I believe that as long as we treat marriage and feelings seriously and sincerely manage this marriage, time is not the problem. Attitude may be more important. Some people can't be seen clearly even after knowing them for many years, while some can fall in love at first sight. You see, many people in ancient times never saw each other's faces before getting married, but the problems in ancient marriages were definitely not more than those among divorced couples today."

Jaylene was stunned by Joseph Thompson's words. She didn't expect him to say this. Could it be that he was really determined to marry her?

Randy Ziel didn't know what to say for a while after hearing Joseph Thompson's words. He turned his gaze to his wife, Nancy Scott, who was sitting nearby.

The atmosphere cooled again, and Jaylene quickly picked up the cup of water and said to her father, "Dad, have some tea. It won't taste good when it gets cold."

Randy Ziel took the teacup, his face softened a lot, and looked at his wife, "Nancy, is dinner ready?"

"It's been ready," Nancy Scott stood up and glanced at Joseph Thompson. "Mr. Thompson, have you had dinner yet?"

"Not yet," Joseph Thompson responded naturally with a slight smile on his face. "If uncle and aunt don't mind adding a pair of chopsticks for me, I'll shamelessly stay for dinner."

"Why would we mind? It's just a simple homemade meal." Nancy Scott finished speaking and went to the kitchen.

Jaylene glanced at Joseph Thompson and followed her to the kitchen. She was worried that there wouldn't be enough food for dinner tonight. However, when she saw five dishes and one soup, she was stunned.

"Mum, why did you make so many dishes today?" Jaylene looked at her mother holding two plates of dishes and asked in doubt.

Nancy Scott gave her a glance, "What do you mean there's nothing to do? Didn't Auntie Bailey come with Mr. Lexio? I thought they would stay for dinner."

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Jaylene was speechless. How could her mother have her eyes on someone like Gabriel Lexio? Was she really afraid that she wouldn't get married?

Perhaps it was because Joseph Thompson's words about marriage were particularly sincere, or perhaps his attitude was very proper. In short, Randy Ziel and Nancy Scott did not object any further, and their expressions softened.

During the meal, Joseph Thompson was exceptionally polite, continually serving dishes to his future mother-in-law and toasting his father-in-law. He then apologized in a low voice, saying that his proposal was indeed thoughtless. He should have come to visit his future parents-in-law first, but the atmosphere was so good and romantic at the time that he couldn't help but propose.

Jaylene was embarrassed by his words and wanted to find a hole to crawl into. When did Joseph Thompson propose to her in a very good and romantic place? In fact, he had always been very unreasonable and even demanded that she take responsibility. There was no real proposal.

"Dad, I'm young, and I've never experienced this kind of thing before, so I don't have any experience in proposing. It was just an impulsive act at the time. I only thought about being with Jaylene and hope that you can understand the passionate feelings of young people!"

Randy Ziel glared at Joseph Thompson but, recalling his own passionate feelings when he was younger, he finally didn't say anything more and forgave him.

As for Nancy Scott, she had already accepted the new son-in-law from the bottom of her heart.

Frankly, Joseph Thompson's appearance was no worse than Alexander Preston's, and from his speech and demeanor, he was clearly a cultured person. He was more than capable of being with her daughter Jaylene.

Moreover, Joseph Thompson kept addressing them as "Dad" and "Mum," was sweet-talking, and had elegant manners. No matter how they looked at him, he was going to be better than, not worse than, Alexander Preston.

If their daughter could marry such a person, it would be a blessing from heaven. The only hope was that she could quickly get rid of the shadow of Alexander Preston's betrayal and start a new life as soon as possible.