Perfect Match: Irresistible Desire For You -
Chapter 451
Darlene finished her words and made her annoyance plain. Ashley raised her eyebrows slightly and said coldly, “You are a naughty girl! Go ahead and make more fun of me.”
Darlene was left feeling terrible. She knew nothing she said would stop her mother. In such a situation, she turned to her father.
There was a saying that a daughter was her father’s lover from his past life. Joseph, who cared a great deal about her, spoke in her defense. “Fate is destined. There are some things that can’t be rushed,” he said.
“Exactly! My handsome Daddy is so understanding!” she crooned. Darlene watched him with admiration.
Ashley turned her baleful glare to her husband. Slightly unhappy, she said, “Come on. Stop dragging fate here. This has everything to do with your absurd attitude to your little girl’s marriage. It looks like she doesn’t realize time is running. What can fate do when she doesn’t care about her life?”
Listening to her complaint, Joseph raised his eyebrows and said slowly, “What is wrong with my attitude?”
Ashley’s beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. She was displeased with both father and daughter. Turning to her son, she said, “Darrel, knock some sense into your father.”
All of a sudden, Darrel was added into this conversation. He had been busy adjusting the seat for her wife. He said, “Darlene can’t marry before 25 while I have to marry before 25. Right, Mommy?”
Before the others could answer, Darrel went on, “It’s a good thing I married young. If I was the single one, I am pretty sure Daddy would have kicked me out of the house.”
Darlene glared at him and objected unhappily, “Darrel, don’t brag about being married. If Brandi hadn’t been willing to marry you, you would have been single all your life. Who would want to spend their lives with such a boring man!”
Her remark was followed by silence. Brandi touched her protruding belly and took the initiative to break the silence. “I must tell my daughter not to take the initiative in love like me. Otherwise, just like me, she will be regretting it later on in life.”
Brandi had genuine concern, but Darrel said haughtily, “Rest assured, my daughter will be just like me.”
“What do you mean?” Brandi raised her head and asked in confusion.
“Someone like you will actively seek her out and marry her,” Darrel answered in a reasonable tone.
Brandi had nothing to say to that. She had indeed been in love with him for a long time and actively sought him out, after all.
After a moment of silence, Ashley cleared her throat and said, “Ahem…you are going off the subject. Let’s resume discussing about Darlene’s life.”
Noticing that her mother was looking at her with calculating eyes, Darlene said dejectedly, “Mommy, what have I done to you? Why do you insist on troubling me?”
“Darlene, you’re not young anymore. Go out for a walk and clear your head. It’s time you gave this some serious thought.” As a mother, Ashley was genuinely concerned.
“Mommy, I’ve done that…” Darlene protested weakly.
“Yes, you have visited faraway places. You and the men in your company have known each other for years but none of them became your boyfriend. What’s the point of telling me this?” Ashley snapped, choking back her anger.
Darlene’s investment company was growing bigger and bigger. It had developed all over the country in just four years. It was doing so well that branches were set up abroad. Therefore, she often flew abroad for work-related reasons. She was accompanied by people who had fought together since the very beginning. They were usually outstanding and handsome men, but none of them fell in love with her.
Looking at her mother’s angry face, she replied helplessly, “They… They are not my cup of tea.”
“You always come up with excuses! When will your cup of tea appear? Perhaps when you are an old lady!” Ashley berated her daughter.
Darlene knew she couldn’t win an argument with her mother. So she had to turn to her father for help. “Daddy, your wife dislikes me very much. Perhaps I am adopted.”
“Honey, don’t talk to Darlene like that. It’s not her fault she hasn’t met her Mr. Right yet. There is no point in being anxious over such issues.” Joseph put on a persuasive tone and went on, “Besides, if she can’t replace someone to marry, I’ll take care of her.”
His words were credible and strong. Darlene’s face lit up with a happy smile. Ashley’s face, on the other hand, darkened. “Joseph, you are the one spoiling her. You speak about marriage so casually that she thinks it’s okay to never marry. And when I am trying to teach her something, you have the audacity to interrupt me!”
Ashley blazed with impotent rage. Seeing this, Joseph instantly changed his tone. “Darlene, your Mommy is right. Just try to replace someone suitable and bring him to me. However, before you marry, you have to let me check him.”
“Come on, don’t listen to your Daddy’s crap. No one will pass if he checks. Instead, bring the guy to me,” Ashley said with foresight.
In the past, it was with great difficulty that Joseph had passed his father-in-law’s screening. Even now, that memory was deeply etched on his mind. He had sworn he would do the same thing to his future son-in-law. That was to say, if Darlene’s boyfriend was checked by Joseph, he would most likely be sifted out.
Darlene’s eyes widened in shock. Her Mommy and Daddy were arguing about who would get to assess her future boyfriend. It seemed like she couldn’t rely on anyone in this wretched world. She zoned out of the conversation and decided to use her laptop silently.
Ashley was quick to notice that her daughter was trying to escape. She stood up and went close to her daughter. She cleared her throat and put on a serious expression. “Darlene, I’ve made up my mind…”
As soon as she started talking, Darlene leaned back against the seat in horror and raised her hands as if she was surrendering. “Mommy, please don’t try to torture me when you have nothing better to do. After all, I am your daughter, not some toy.”
“Cut the crap! From tomorrow, I will arrange a blind date for you every single day. I don’t believe you are capable of replaceing a boyfriend on your own.” Ashley gently closed the laptop and said with a meaningful smile. “Since you are my biological daughter, I will make sure all the men you meet will be very handsome.”
“Oh Mommy! Why would you make me go on a blind date? I don’t need this!” Darlene lay back and stared at the sky. Dejection was all over her face.
Ashley’s spirits lifted and she smiled happily. Finally, she would make some contributions to the family.
When her son married Brandi, the daughter of her good friend, she had felt a jumble of emotions. She knew marriage wasn’t an easy feat but she was determined to arrange someone for her daughter.
Being an ambitious mother, Ashley had a few people she would like for her daughter. Her heart was brimming with expectations.
After laughing alone for a while, she added, “By the way, they won’t know you’re the daughter of the Marshall family. You can reject the ones that you replace unsuitable.”
“Mommy, are you saying if I don’t replace them to be good enough, I am allowed to reject them on the spot?” ‘Won’t my Mommy’s plan become unsuccessful if none of them turn out to be good?’ she thought to herself. At this thought, her eyes lit up.
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