Chapter 149 - 149: The arrival of an unwanted hero.
Chapter 149 - 149: The arrival of an unwanted hero.
David's arrival was no coincidence, he had rushed over because he heard that Phoebe was in trouble. Just like Dickson, he had his one spy in the Mayfair house, the head maid Maria. He had previously requested her to keep watch on her because he was worried that Ophelia and Ruth could do something to harm her.
She had agreed to keep him in the loop about Phoebe's affairs, and only that. She would not be sharing intel on the other Mayfair's private lives.
Maria had kept to her words and informed him that Phoebe was in trouble as soon as Ruth suggested that her room be
Ruth's mouth produced a small gasp from the shock of Collin's words. He had actually called Phoebe his sister, a sure sign of acceptance. He even seemed to care so much about the possibility of the two dating. Her greatest fears were truly coming to life.
David didn't care about the warning and he gave his attention to Phoebe even more, patting her head gently.
An alarmed mother Jennie wanted to pull her daughter away from the eyesore that was touching her head in a way she had not got a chance to do yet.
"David, what is going on? Now that you know that Phoebe is the real heiress you have suddenly switched from Ruth to her?"
David's face darkened and he scowled, he liked Jennie but she was really slow on the uptake. How many times, did he have to clarify his lack of interest in Ruth in order for her to stop lumping him together with her?
The confusion was quickly cleared by grandma Mayfair who cleared her voice.
"That's not right Jennie, for the longest time David here has always told anyone that has an ear including you that he is not interested in Ruth. Anyway, about their dating life, the decision here is for Phoebe to make but she hasn't told us what is going on between the two of them."
The old woman hoped they got together, she had already discussed it with her friend. It would be wonderful to go from friends to in-laws, moreover, David was crazy about Phoebe.
It was a win-win for the families and all the people involved.
Everyone's eyes moved to Phoebe who was pretending to be coy deliberately because she could see Ruth's anger on her face, her throat was swollen like it was about to burst.
"Daughter, is there something that we should know?" Jennie poked Phoebe with her curious eyes.
Everyone else waited to hear what she would say, David inclusive. Was she going to deny or admit that there was something between them?
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