Melody was startled to hear her son refusing decisively.

When she realized it, rage overpowered her. “You’re ignoring the six years Wendy spent waiting to marry you so you can date the woman who left you and her daughter! Did you ever think about Estie? Have you thought about the reputation of the Lawrence family?”

Melody looked at her son angrily. “The chairman of Lawrence Corporation wants to marry a woman with two kids. That would be a disgrace to the Lawrence family. If others know that Ja