Esme was also frustrated at Emily and Janet’s accomplishments. She made Rebecca follow Emily for piano lessons, but Rebecca did not have much talent in music.
We’re from the same family. Why is Rebecca doing worse than her cousins? As Rebecca’s mother, Esme could not tolerate seeing her daughter losing out to other girls. Therefore, she rubbed her temples, thinking hard on how to get into the social circles of the three powerful families in Sandfort City.
“Honey.” Esme went into the bedroom, looking worn-out. Seeing how she was, Magnus still remained expressionless. “What’s wrong, my dear wife?”
“It’s Rebecca. I have a headache because of her. Emily Jackson and that countryside girl are advancing day by day. But look at our Rebecca—she’s still as useless as before. How is she supposed to help with our family business?!”
She had once planned for Rebecca to seduce one of the young heirs from the three families. If they succeeded, Magnus would not have to travel around for business, and she would not need to lower herself in front of her wealthy friends.
Even after hearing his wife’s complaints, Magnus remained silent with his head hung low. Sigh… I guess we share the same thoughts. Too bad my daughter is not excelling like her cousins.
Esme cast her glance downward with an unreadable expression. What if… we ask Rebecca to seduce one of the three heirs? After all, Rebecca has decent looks. Out of the three men, one will definitely fall for her!
Sitting on the bed, Magnus rubbed between his eyebrows and suggested gravely, “How about I go up to Mason Lowry’s assistant and ask for Mason’s private number? We’ll have Rebecca take the initiative.”
Although it sounded morally wrong to send his daughter to sleep with another young man, Magnus thought of how their family and their business would benefit from the connection. Therefore, he persuaded himself that Rebecca would agree to it.
Moreover, Rebecca herself had been eyeing the position of Mason Lowry’s wife. Mason was a toned and good-looking man. No matter what, Rebecca would not lose out on anything.
Hearing Magnus’s words, Esme immediately agreed to it. “Of course! We should do that. There’s no man who wouldn’t fall for Rebecca!”
“Alright. I will call up his assistant now.” Magnus looked at her and requested, “You should ask Rebecca for her opinion.”
She nodded gleefully. “Sure!”
After that, she immediately planned to leave and explain the entire situation to Rebecca. To her surprise, she bumped into Rebecca the moment she stepped out of the room.
Suddenly, she was overcome by nervousness, fearing that Rebecca would not accept her parents’ arrangement. Looking stiff, she sounded weird and tensed up. “Rebecca, what’s up?”
Rebecca frowned and played with her fingers with an awkward expression. “I’m here to talk to Dad about something.”
Esme nodded and turned around to open the door for Rebecca. She also blurted out, “Rebecca, I need to talk to you as well.”
Rebecca was taken aback and said, “Mom, what’s the matter? Just tell me!”
“It has to do with your… relationship and marriage!” Esme carefully revealed the topic out of fear that Rebecca could not accept the reality.
Rebecca’s expression froze because she thought that Esme wanted to arrange a marriage for her. Feeling annoyed, she asked, “What about my relationship and my marriage?”
I am destined to marry Mason Lowry of Sandfort City, not some random men of low social status! I shall be Mrs. Lowry, a wealthy wife who is above everyone else.
After a long silence, Esme said with great difficulty, “Your dad wanted you to seduce Young Master Mason of the Lowry Family in Sandfort.”
Her face was contorted in pain when she conveyed the message. Rebecca has a strong sense of self-respect; she will definitely disagree with our plan!
On top of that, a woman who attempted to seduce wealthy heirs would be labeled as a gold digger by society.
To Esme’s surprise, Rebecca exclaimed in joy, “Is that Dad’s plan?”
Rebecca’s mood instantly brightened because this was the exact issue that she had wanted to talk to Magnus about. She did not want to be overshadowed by Janet and Emily. Instead, she wanted to become Mrs. Lowry, a respected figure in Sandfort City’s social circles.
Emily and Janet were getting ahead of her in every aspect, and she was very upset about it. If Emily were the only one getting ahead, I would have been fine with it. But why is Janet, the countryside bumpkin, doing better than me?
