“Thanks, Ms. Isabella, but I prefer standing.”

Austin was not being formal but simply aware of his identity.

He would not relax before his identity in the O’Connor family changed or Isabella fell in love with him. He did not want to ruin Isabella's impression of him.

“Sit. If you continue standing, I’d have to raise my head to talk to you. My neck will get tired.”

Since she said so, Austin immediately sat with an upright posture.

Isabella looked at him for a moment and smiled. “You sit li