Substitute Marriage With the Illegitimate Son novel Chapter 694

Leo and Vera had set up countless blind dates for Garrett with all the eligible daughters of Seacisco's rich families, but none was fruitful.

"I think your son's purposely trying to ruin his reputation. Does he want to die a single man?" Vera rubbed her aching forehead and pursed her lips unhappily. "I've been wanting a grandchild, Leo. All the other rich ladies my age parade their grandchildren in front of me. One time, I couldn't stand it and blurted that I'd have a grandchild next year at the latest. But Garrett is too stubborn! Worse yet, with all the blind dates he had ruined, people now start to gossip and there're some nasty things they say about our son. How's he going to find a suitable partner now?"

Garrett was willing to sacrifice even his reputation in order to reject his parents' arranged marriage for him, which left them feeling helpless.

Leo in particular was at his wit's end and fed up with Vera's nagging. "He got that woman pregnant, didn't he? If you're so desperate to have a grandchild, why don't you just accept her?" Vera snorted angrily and said nothing more.

Surprisingly, Garrett's ploy worked. Vera now fully understood that her son was determined to marry Laney.

After thinking about it for a long time, Vera finally threw up her hands in defeat. "Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad, Leo. Although this girl is an orphan, what if she turns out to be decent? How about we invite her to lunch and see for ourselves? Anyway, we have nothing to lose."

Leo nodded hesitantly. "Fine. There's no such thing as a perfect daughter-in-law anyway."

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When Laney stepped inside the house of the Harding family, she was very anxious, but she knew that her nerves were good for her. That way, she'd have her guard up and would only proceed with caution.

It took Laney a long time to get dressed before coming here today. Since she was pregnant, she had stopped wearing makeup. Today, however, she specifically hired a makeup artist to help her get her hair and make-up done. She wore her most expensive clothes. After all, this was the first time she was meeting Garrett's family. Everything just had to be perfect. She couldn't give them a reason to look down on her.

Garrett held her arm carefully and led her into the house, taking one step at a time.

Over lunch, Laney was still very uneasy. She chewed and swallowed slowly, trying to eat as gracefully as possible, totally unlike her usual self.

As a result, after the meal, Laney felt stiff and unprecedentedly full.