The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 467

"Who said my Jessica must marry Smart? The Evans might be the second-ranked family among The Eight, but I didn't really like what I saw with Smart," Avery declared, still disconcerted by the previous events where Daniel ended up overpowering Smart. If Smart couldn't even handle a country boy, then he certainly wasn't fit to marry her daughter. He just wasn't worthy.

Pork was taken aback by Avery's words. He looked at her incredulously and asked, "Cousin, are you seriously considering marrying Jessica off to this country boy? Jessica is the granddaughter of The Matthews. Marrying her to a country boy would be a disgrace to the entire Matthews family! As the eldest grandson of The Matthews, I absolutely refuse to accept this!"

Avery's face turned stern at Pork's response, and she demanded, "Pork, are you trying to teach me a lesson here?"

"Of course not! I wouldn't dare. I'm just kindly reminding you, cousin. Jessica is your only precious daughter; please don't make a wrong decision."

"What do you mean by a wrong decision? It's my daughter; she'll marry whoever I want her to marry!"

Daniel caught onto the conversation and immediately interjected with enthusiasm, "Mom, so you agree to give me Jessica in marriage? You'll bless our union, won't you? And you'll even provide a generous dowry! Oh dear mom, I love you!"

"Get lost! If I married Jessica off to a dog, it wouldn't be to you, you rascal! You even think you have a chance at marrying my daughter?"

As they spoke, there was a commotion at the far end of the corridor. A figure in a Givenchy custom suit, unmistakably sharp and stylish, approached with several doctors in tow. This man was Down Perkins, the eldest son of New York's leading family, The Perkins.

Upon spotting Down, Avery greeted him with warm enthusiasm, "Down, what brings you here?"

"Avery, I heard about your grandfather's illness and immediately arranged for Professor John to be flown in from overseas."