Luther walked right up to Ralph and greeted him respectfully.
"General Heath, how do you do. I'm Luther."
Ralph slowly raised his head, measuring the imposing man in front of him, and his eagle eyes showed appreciation. He just had to admit that the man standing in front of him was indeed quite extraordinary. No wonder Charlotte's heart was tied to this man.
"Hmm. As expected, extraordinary. Please excuse me for not being able to entertain you today because of the change in my family." Ralph's tone was much more polite. He had quite a problem with Luther before, because Charlotte was pregnant unmarried, plus Luther was slow to take a stand. Although he was upset, it was still Cecelia who was in charge of all the family's affairs, big and small, so he did not comment.
When he met Luther in person today, he put aside his preconceived notions and thought that a man like Luther was indeed not something that a woman as soft as Charlotte could tether. If Charlotte could be anything more like Cecelia when Cecelia was young, then she probably could be able to manage such a man.
Unfortunately, Charlotte was not like him or Cecelia at all.
Marriage was something that could not be forced, and they could only accept it as it happened.
Engagement or marriage, Ralph did not want to get involved, leaving it all to Cecelia to decide.
"Here, have a seat." Ralph pointed to the couch in front of him.
Luther nodded slightly and took his seat.
The two men first exchanged a few words of courtesy and chatted for a while.
Ralph picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea and continued, "Actually, if you don't come, we will meet very soon. About this real estate project, there is a special contract between us that needs to be signed additionally."
"Good, I would like to hear more about it."
Luther listened respectfully.
The two men were in the second-floor parlor, talking in whispers.
Downstairs, Jacqueline was anxious to talk to Cecelia about her engagement.
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