My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1097

Anne was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Sophia’s family, while Stanley’s presence was especially disconcerting. After listening to what Sandra told her, she assumed that the Fletchers were but a degenerate bunch of people after Mark Fletcher’s death. It was also why she assumed that Stanley wouldn’t be a good match for her, but upon witnessing that Mark was in fact alive…

Puffing herself up, Anne replied confidently, “Of course I was invited!” After that, she brushed past them with her head raised, even going as far as threatening Stanley. “I don’t like you, so I won’t marry you! You should give up on the thought of it!”

As soon as she left, Stanley muttered to himself in confusion, “Why is she here? Could Louis Osborne be the VIP who the old man invited?” All of a sudden, a devastating possibility came to mind. “Sh*t! Might this be another blind date for me? What if they decided on the date of the wedding behind my back? I need to know for certain!”

Sophia agreed that it might be possible, as both his parents seemed to have taken a liking to Anne after the blind date that Michael set up for them a few days ago. Therefore, Louis might very well have brought Anne along for a meetup between the Osbornes and the Fletchers.

Meanwhile, Anne was taking a break from the stuffiness in the building. Today, Louis brought the entire family along to meet Mark, and they seemed to be affectionate toward each other throughout their conversation. Neither the Osbornes nor the Yards associated themselves with the Fletchers prior to that, whereas the only link between them was the prospect of Anne and Stanley’s marriage, so that had to be the reason for meeting up.

That won’t happen! I only have eyes for Cooper! I’ll definitely find a way to prevent the marriage from happening! However, Anne was stunned upon turning the corner—she saw the man of her dreams hurrying in her direction alongside Michael. The sight of Cooper made her burst with joy as she walked up to him shamelessly, all the while trying to conceal her elation by asking, “It’s such a coincidence to meet you here, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Mitchell!” Upon noticing that Cooper was looking her way, Anne’s heart drummed as she wore a coy look on her face.

The sight of Anne acting so shyly upon her sudden appearance reminded Michael of her possible wedding with Stanley. So is Louis Osborne the VIP who my grandfather invited? Did Stanley’s parents invite Louis over to discuss Stanley and Anne’s marriage? If that’s the case, I’ll be required to be present during the occasion as their matchmaker.

Michael couldn’t think of another reason aside from that. Coupled by Anne’s shyness, he figured his assumptions should be correct, so he exclaimed, “My grandfather told me we would have some VIPs today, but I didn’t know he was referring to you and Master Osborne!”

To be honest, Michael didn’t know a lot about Anne, but from her looks, he assumed that she was an innocent girl and wasn’t as terrible as Sophia perceived her to be. After spending the last night listening to Sophia ranting about how Anne looked down on both Stanley and Linus, he came to the conclusion that Anne was at most a vain but naive girl who Stanley should be able to handle. Therefore, he determined that the two were a good match.

Meanwhile, Anne stole a glance at Michael. “Mr. Fletcher, do you know Mr. Mitchell?”

Michael frowned upon hearing her question. Without a doubt, Michael knew Cooper as the latter was his young father-in-law, but it was embarrassing for him to admit to an outsider that someone who looked even younger than him was in fact his father-in-law, so he muttered a vague response. “He is my grandfather’s godson.” Simultaneously, he introduced her to Cooper. “She is Anne Osborne, Master Osborne’s granddaughter. I was the one who played matchmaker for Stanley and her.”

As soon as Anne heard Michael’s words, her face blanched. So are we really here to talk about marrying me to Stanley? No! I don’t want to marry him! Not even if it would cost me my life! I want to marry Cooper!

Glancing at her, Cooper recalled Sophia mentioning to him that Michael had introduced Silly Stanley to a prospective partner. He tutted upon remembering that he was the one who first approached Stanley as a prospective partner for Sophia, but Stanley ruined the opportunity by his own hands. He wouldn’t have had to bear with a son-in-law who was only five years his junior otherwise. However, on the flip side, he figured that Stanley wouldn’t be as caring as Michael. His age aside, Michael had in fact ticked all the boxes.

“I see.” After giving an unenthusiastic response, he took the lead and headed toward Mark. Right away, Anne followed him while attempting to strike a conversation with him, but he maintained a cool facade, not uttering a single word.