Isabella spoke suddenly, making Grandma May sit up straight like a student in a class.

“Go on, Isa. I’m all ears.”

Grandma May had a smile on her face.

Looking at the old lady, who was friendly and smiling, Isabella’s expression and voice softened unconsciously.

“Thank you for holding me in high regard, Old Mrs. York. Since you’ve chosen me as Austin’s fiancée, you must be aware of my family’s situation.”

Grandma May nodded—she knew everything.

She had looked into every of her granddaughters-in-law’s family backgrounds.

“I can’t live too far away from Satbury after getting married.”

Isabella was straightforward. “If I date Austin, he’ll have to live with the O’Connors. I’m also a picky eater. He can’t be away for too long as he has to prepare my meals.

“This means he won’t be able to visit Wiltspoon often. The York family had put much effort into raising him into a fine young man. I wouldn’t request my husband be a live-in son-in-law unless necessary.”

If Austin were to ma