Chapter 11 Can You Wait for Reeva Two More Years
Jasper had a marriage contract.
His marriage contract was decided when he was not born.
His fiancée was none other than Mr. Bates’ only granddaughter, Reeva Bates!
Mr. Howard and Mr. Bates grew up together and were comrades-in-arms. They had experienced a lot together. Their friendships were extraordinary.
Mr. Howard gave birth to two sons after marriage, and he preferred his second son.
Mr. Bates gave birth to three sons after marriage, and he preferred the eldest son.
Therefore, when the news of marriage of Mr. Bates’ eldest son came from the distant frontier, Mr. Howard immediately stated, “If the second child of my second son is a boy and the eldest child of your eldest son is a boy, they will be brothers. If they are girls, they will be sisters. But if one of them is a boy and the other is a girl, they will get married.”
When Jasper was four years old, Reeva was born. So the marriage contract took effect automatically.
Because of the marriage contract, Mr. Bates loved Jasper very much. The resources of the Bates family were all biased towards Jasper. The Bates family had contributed greatly, so that Jasper could become the new overlord of A City.
But here came the point. Jasper had never met Reeva.
He didn’t know what Reeva looked like.
He hadn’t heard her voice.
He didn’t understand her preferences and personality.
Reeva had been living in the frontier since she was born. She had never returned to A City, never sent photos, and never said when she would return. Jasper felt it was very strange. He once said, “Since she can’t come back, I can go to see her.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
But it was refused by both Mr. Howard and Mr. Bates. He could not go to the frontier to see her. He could only wait for her to come back in A City.
He didn’t understand what they meant. Sometimes he would think maybe Reeva was ugly or had ulterior flaws? Because of these shortcomings, they dare not let him see her, for fear that he would propose to break off the marriage contract after seeing her?
So until now, Jasper had never seen Reeva.
He lost interest in Reeva and didn’t want this marriage contract.
He had never had a woman, not because of the marriage contract, but because he had never met a woman he liked.
Joey said, “Miss Yip and Miss Bates, you can only choose one. If you choose Miss Yip, you have to cancel the marriage contract with Miss Bates. But she is Mr. Bates’ only granddaughter and the apple ofthe Bates family’s eyes. If you break off the marriage contract with her, will the Bates family let you or Miss Yip go?”
Jasper said with a cold face, “If Reeva doesn’t come back, will I have to wait for her for the rest of my life? The marriage contract is a matter of two people. She doesn’t take me seriously. Why should I keep waiting for her? ”
“Today is the birthday party of Mr. Bates’ great-grandson. It’s not the right time to talk about this with Mr. Bates. In two days, ask Mr. Bates out. I will talk to him about breaking off the marriage contract.”
Joey was anxious, “This marriage contract is not just a marriage contract, but also the friendship between the two old people. If you cancel this marriage contract, it is equivalent to overturning their friendship. They will not let Miss Yip go. Besides, they will think that Miss Yip is a mistress and ruin your relationship with Miss Bates.”
Jasper didn’t want to hear this, “I’m going to compromise them all the time just because I’m afraid? I can only compromise?”
Joey was about to cry, “Mr. Howard, how about that? You and Miss Yip have only known each other for a short time. You two can get along for some time. When you decide to be with her, you can find Mr. Bates to break off the marriage contract.”
Jasper ignored him and walked on his way.
When they got to the third floor, Mr. Bates was playing with his little great-grandson in his room. The little guy was very cute. He smiled innocently, showing his toothless mouth. Mr. Bates was amused by him very much. When he saw Jasper come in, he put down his little great-grandson, and turned to care about Jasper.
“Are you Okay? Does your stomach still hurt? Did you eat something bad? Hey! I have to blame Reeva for this. If she comes back to take care of you, why would you have a stomachache?”
Jasper’s eyes suddenly darkened. He felt that there was other meanings in Mr. Bates’ words.
Sure enough, Mr. Bates sighed, “I’ve been thinking about your marriage contract with Reeva for a long time. Please wait for her for two more years. If she doesn’t come back in these two years, the marriage contract will be automatically voided, okay?”