The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 643

“You’re still friends with him?”

Keen could hardly believe it. His daughter had never been one to socialize much within their circle. All she’d done was go on a single blind date with Lance—how did that suddenly make them friends?

“Doesn’t it bother you that he went on a date with you even while he had feelings for someone else? Isn’t that disrespectful to you?”

Mabel shrugged. “He didn’t really have a choice, did he? He had no idea it was a setup; his mother arranged the whole thing.”

“And from the very start, Lance told me he liked someone else. It’s not like he strung me along or tried to mislead me.”

“I think, all things considered, he handled it pretty well.”

Hearing her explanation, Keen had to admit that made sense.

“Sweetheart, you don’t—you don’t actually have feelings for him, do you?” Keen’s stomach did a slow, uneasy flip; a sense of dread settled over him.It was one thing if his daughter fell for a poor boy, but falling for a man who was clearly in love with someone else? What good could come from that? The boy’s family was already in trouble; what if he tried to use her somehow? She was their only child—if anyone had to compromise, wouldn’t it be their family in the end?

Mabel couldn’t help but laugh at the worried look on her father’s face.

“Oh, Dad—where’s your mind running off to?”

“I might call him a friend, but why would I fall for a guy whose heart already belongs to someone else?”

“I mean, sure, Lance has a great background and looks, but I’m not naïve.”

“I’m your only daughter! Don’t you think I need to be extra careful about who I end up with?”

“And honestly, I think having a child on my own sounds nice. Who says I have to get married to have a good life?”

Mabel knew that with her family’s status, she’d always attract men looking for an easy inheritance. Why risk a marriage—risk betrayal or even worse—when she could just have a child and keep her life simple?

Hearing that his daughter wasn’t even interested in marriage, Keen felt a pang of disappointment.

“Well, you’ve still got your dad, don’t you? Date whoever you want, marry whoever you like—Dad would never let you come to harm.”

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