Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Brother-in-law becomes Fiancé
 

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No one knew if Brandon Piers had gone mad, but Clark Stone really was about to lose it!

No, Clark Stone felt that Brandon Piers had gone mad!

How could Abigail Green, this fat woman, compare to Ruby Green? Besides, hadn’t Ruby Green already borne a son for the second son? How had things come to this?

A series of questions hung over Clark Stone’s mind, making his forehead drip with a thin layer of cold sweat. “Sec… Second son, is there some misunderstanding in all of this?”

“Misunderstanding? Why don’t you tell me, what misunderstanding can there be?” Brandon Piers curled his lips, looking at Clark Stone with a half-smile.

He had already disliked this guy for a long time now. Last time, he hadn’t succeeded in bullying the chubby woman and had concocted such a mess of dirty deeds. Didn’t he love portraying an image of deep affection? Today, he decided to play along to the end.

Clark Stone wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with the cuff of his suit, glancing at Abigail Green. He stiffened his resolve and responded, “I heard… that the one to get engaged to you was the eldest daughter of the Green family, Ruby Green. She is Abigail Green. Wasn’t there a mix-up in between?”

“Oh, you think I can’t even tell who my fiancée is?” Brandon Piers looked mockingly at the man whose legs had started to tremble.

“No, no…” Even if the answer was yes, he didn’t dare to say it.

After listening, Brandon Piers raised his eyes to scan all those present. “What do you all think?”

“How could that be? How could the second son not know his own fiancée? Mr. Stone, your son looks normal. Could he be an idiot?” A man standing closest to Clark Stone spoke to Mr. Stone in a regretful tone.

He was the dean of a branch hospital under the Piers family. He attended Clark Stone and Abigail Green’s engagement party because he couldn’t secure an invitation to the Piers family event, so he lowered himself to find a chance here. Unexpectedly, he really did find one.

Upon hearing someone call his son an idiot, Mr. Stone’s face turned red with anger, but facing Brandon Piers’ undeniably monstrous beauty, he swallowed his pride and scolded his son, “Clark, what nonsense are you up to? Hurry and apologize to the second son.”

This engagement party clearly couldn’t proceed today. If they ended up offending the Piers family further, the Stone family could forget about staying in Gills City.

Mr. Stone hadn’t built his empire from scratch just by luck.

“I… I’m sorry, second son; it’s all my fault. Please forgive my transgression.” Clark Stone, being a businessman, valued profit over face. Though he wished he could tear Brandon Piers’ face apart, he ultimately bit his lips and apologized under his father’s warning gaze.

Abigail silently watched Clark Stone, who was angry enough to tear up but could only admit his mistake. She felt particularly pleased and even found the man in the wheelchair more agreeable.

She recalled how, three hours ago, Brandon Piers had not agreed to cancel out her debt by mutual favor but demanded her repayment. After the initial fury, she couldn’t believe that a man who had insisted on marrying Ruby Green proposed such a shocking condition during their final negotiation.

Abigail had lived through twenty-seven years of ridiculous experiences, but this sister-to-fiancé switch was the peak of absurdity!

However, reflecting on it, she had already gone through a rebirth in another’s remains, so this little scene still required composure.

At this moment, Abigail still didn’t understand the reason and purpose behind Brandon Piers’ sudden change of heart.

The only thing clear was that by marrying Brandon Piers, she had hindered Ruby Green’s attempt to climb up to the Piers family, stopping her from recklessly bullying her and Aunt Claudia anymore. Also, she could truly stay beside Teddy as his mother.

Just these two reasons were enough for Abigail to take a gamble.

As for the intrinsic meaning of getting engaged to Brandon Piers, Abigail was self-aware enough not to overestimate her significance.

But thinking of Jeffrey Foster made Abigail sigh quietly. Love was ultimately a luxury for her.

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