The three elders looked up at him at the exact same time. "What is it?"
Michael set his cutlery down and said, "You've all watched the video of my proposal to Evelyn before. Therefore, I hope you can carve out some time to travel to with me to have a formal meal with the elders of the Sin family." To put it bluntly, it was time for the official engagement banquet!
Eleonore Thorn slammed her cutlery onto the table with a sharp clack! Her expression immediately soured. If her son hadn't brought up that proposal video himself, she hadn't planned on speaking about it today. But now that he had taken the initiative to mention it, she was going to speak her mind.
"You actually have the nerve to bring up that proposal. Did you even bother to discuss it with your family elders before you pulled a stunt like that? Was it truly worth making such a grand, outrageously expensive spectacle for that woman?"
Eleonore's biting, venomous tone caused Michael's eyes to darken significantly.
