Chapter 47 Cost Of Legacy

• Eve’s eyes narrowed, her voice tinged with disbelief. “Grandma, if I recall correctly, Ethan Thompson is already engaged to Alina.”
• Mrs. Bancroft stiffened, her expression unreadable for a fleeting moment before softening into something carefully neutral. “Yes,” she replied, her tone cautious. “Ethan is indeed engaged to Alina.”
• “Then why,” Eve pressed, her words sharp as glass, “would the Thompsons propose a marriage between him and me? Doesn’t that strike you as...odd?”