She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor
Chapter 717: Forcing Her to Marry

Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Forcing Her to Marry

"Okay then." Aria nodded.

After Hope left, Alitzel also invited Wyatt Lewis to leave together. After all, it’s their family matter, and it’s appropriate to discuss how to resolve it. They are outsiders, so staying would be inappropriate.

The hospital room quieted down. Isla sighed worriedly, "What a mess this is."

Miac Richardson finally couldn’t hold back his emotions, sternly asking Aria, "What are you doing? Why didn’t you discuss such a big matter with us earlier? Now you’ve made everything a mess, embarrassing everyone. How do you plan to handle this?"

Aria leaned against the hospital bed, silently looking down at her hands, her expression heavy.

Seeing this, Isla went up to pull Miac away, "Your daughter has a fever. Can’t you speak nicely?"

Miac waved Isla’s hand aside, his anger showing, making Isla genuinely afraid he might lose his temper and lay hands on Aria.

Seeing her daughter’s grim expression made Isla feel even more distressed. Seeing both father and daughter stubbornly refusing to speak made her anxious, "Aria, say something."

Aria lifted her head, brushing aside a strand of hair that fell over her eyes, "Dad, Mom, I repaid the money, proposed the breakup, respected his wishes without pressuring him, and I gave him time to think. If he’s unhappy, he could communicate with me. I didn’t expect he’d propose the day after I mentioned the breakup.

Besides Dad, isn’t it obvious he’s doing this deliberately? Just now, he was like a quail, and now he knows how to yell at me!"

Aria felt stifled inside; the situation kept becoming more complicated, feeling like she was being roasted on a spit.

"Who allowed you to break up with him? Do you know this involves the business interests of our two companies?" Miac’s face looked even uglier.

"Am I not even allowed the right to break up in a relationship?"

"It’s about the marriage alliance of our two families; what right do you want?"

Aria’s eyes quivered slightly, "So I’m just a tool for you to consolidate the company interests?"

Miac’s brow furrowed and relaxed, then furrowed again, seeming conflicted, but he tightened his lips without speaking.

Aria’s gaze flickered when she looked at her father, realizing the answer. She lowered her head with a bitter smile.

She hadn’t expected that, in her father’s eyes, she was just a tool for consolidating interests.

After a minute of silence, Miac’s heavy voice asked, "When did you get involved with Young Master Lewis from the Lewis Family?"

"Back then, I wanted you to use your relationship with Hope to get close to President Lewis, and bring up our business too, but you stubbornly refused. Now, you are tangled up with that playboy from the Lewis Family."

Miac always wanted Aria to use her friendship with Hope Williams to build a good relationship with Waylon Lewis, to also help boost the Richardson Clan’s business.

But Aria knew Hope already had enough on her plate. She couldn’t help Hope, so she couldn’t bring her more trouble.

Aria closed her mouth, not wanting to continue talking to him.

"Don’t think staying silent will make this matter go away. The Knox Family has already proposed with the betrothal gift. We can’t return it, and you have no room to back out. Later, call Alexander to apologize, and prepare well for next month’s engagement banquet."

"I won’t go, and why should I apologize when I haven’t done anything wrong?"

"You won’t go? Are you going to return the betrothal gift and embarrass the Knox Family? I’m telling you now, this isn’t negotiable. Whether you like it or not, you have to marry him." Miac warned Aria sternly.

"Why?"

"Because I’m your father, because the Richardson Family has lovingly raised you for twenty-eight years, you should contribute something to the family."

Miac stood up, "Don’t cause any more trouble. Once your fever goes down, go home. I’ll have people keep an eye on you."

Miac looked at Isla again, "And you, too. You’ve spoiled her like this. They say indulgent mothers ruin their children. Now, with the reputation of our families on the line, if you keep shielding her, don’t blame me for being harsh."

After speaking, Miac stormed out of the hospital room.

Aria felt a lump rise in her throat, her eyes couldn’t help but redden.

She genuinely didn’t know what to do now.

Isla’s face was full of worry. She moved forward to sit on Aria’s hospital bed, compassionately hugging her daughter.

Aria snuggled into Isla’s embrace, sobbing in grievance, "Mom..."

Isla gently patted Aria’s back. After a while, she asked, "Aria, the person you like is Young Master Lewis, isn’t it?"

After all, it’s her daughter. Seeing her crying and laughing with Wyatt Lewis last night made her realize.

"Do you want to hear Mom’s opinion?"

Aria nodded.

Isla sighed slowly, "If it’s between Young Master Lewis and Alexander, Mom would prefer you to marry Alexander.

There’s a huge gap between our family and the Lewis Family. Young Master Lewis is a notorious playboy; his affection comes quickly and fades just as fast. You wouldn’t be able to handle it, and you’d be the one who gets hurt afterward.

On the other hand, Alexander has a mature and steady character. In business, he is skilled and capable, and Mom can see he’s genuinely interested in you. This betrothal gift shows how much he values you.

Aria, Mom only hopes you find someone who can love and protect you for a lifetime, rather than gambling your future happiness on a playboy’s sincerity. Do you understand?"

Aria understood what her mother meant; she hoped Aria could marry Alexander Knox.

Aria wiped away her tears and lifted her head, her eyes filled with determination.

"Mom, Wyatt Lewis isn’t like what you said. He used to be a playboy, but he’s a good person. I know him well. You don’t see it, but when there’s something he’s genuinely concerned about, he’s more serious than anyone."

Isla looked at her daughter helplessly, "No matter how good he is, you two are still star-crossed lovers. Don’t think too much about it. Listen to Mom, and just peacefully marry Alexander. The Lewis Family feels like a fantasy that’s not realistic. Not everyone is as lucky as Little Hope to marry into the Lewis Family and become someone everyone envies."

Aria pressed her lips tightly together, lost in thought.

Emperor Capital’s top echelon, the Lewis Family’s Second Young Master. If it weren’t for Hope’s relationship, Wyatt Lewis would always be someone beyond her reach.

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Knox Family.

Natalie Rogers furiously threw her phone onto the ground, "They’re all crazy. Marrying a woman like that and making such a big deal of it, attracting attention to his regard for that woman."

The phone that had been thrown landed near Lily Armstrong. Lily bent down to pick it up. Although the screen was shattered like a spider’s web, she could still faintly see the trending news on it.

Lily’s gaze darkened, and she tightened her grip on the phone, stepping to Natalie’s side and handing her a glass of water.

"Calm down, Aunt. Have some water first."

Natalie accepted the water cup, increasingly feeling confused, "Lily, what kind of magic spell did this woman cast on Alexander? It’s driving me insane, it’s driving me insane."