Chapter 1687: Chapter 1687

Chapter 1687

Seeing Zavier in the room, Skyler stammered with a start, “You-you’re here too?”

Zavier glanced at her and walked further inside, “Do I need to report my whereabouts to you?”

Skyler was at a loss for words. She had never thought that way. Nor did she dare to.

The butler interjected, “Mr. Zavier, it was Hudson who asked Miss Skyler to come over.”

Zavier paid no mind to the butler and said to Skyler, “Close the door behind you.”

“Goodnight!” After bidding the old butler farewell, Skyler finally shut the door.

Zavier turned to look at her, “So it was the old man who sent you?”e2

Skyler didn’t want to lie, “I came to ask Grandpa for help because I’m scared that Desiree will pull another dirty trick on me.”

Zavier cracked a smile and his gaze softened somewhat with appreciation, “You might not be the strongest, but at least you’re not dumb. You know

when to seek allies.”

Skyler simply stated, “I just want to live a peaceful life.”

That had always been her goal, but some people didn’t seem to want that for her. And if that was the case, she couldn’t be blamed for fighting back.

Zavier grabbed a blanket and settled on the couch, leaving the only bed in the master bedroom for Skyler. Without asking questions, Skyler finished her nighttime routine and climbed into bed.

The lights went off, and the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. After a while, just as Skyler was drifting off, she heard Zavier’s deep voice, “Skyler?”

“Hmm?” she murmured.

Zavier continued, “I refuse the marriage arranged by Hudson not because I have someone I like, but because I hate them dictating my life.”

He wasn’t really explaining himself to Skyler, but he wanted someone in his corner to understand what he abhorred. It would make for a better partnership down the line.

Skyler responded with a sense of shared sentiment, “Who doesn’t?”

The difference was, Zavier had the power to resist, and she didn’t.

Zavier then mentioned, “I received some information tonight.”

Skyler wasn’t interested in what information he might have, but since he brought it up, it would be rude not to inquire, “What kind of information?”

Zavier rolled over, facing her direction even though he couldn’t see her from the sofa, “I hear the Blue family’s preference for sons over daughters is pretty

extreme.”

He had people look into Skyler’s standing within the Blue family. Even though he had anticipated her tough situation, the details still shocked him.

As a pawn himself, he still had some autonomy, and his parents had at least shown him some love.

Skyler’s experience was utterly different. From the moment she was born, she had never received affection from her family, for no other reason than her being a girl.

Preferring sons to daughters was an outdated notion, and many families nowadays even favored daughters, but some people’s beliefs were deeply ingrained, clinging to the idea that boys were the bearers of the family torch, while girls were destined to belong to someone else’s family.

Skyler’s eyebrows twitched, but she stayed silent.

Zavier pressed on, “Because your mother always felt that you and your sister took the place meant for a son, she’s been particularly harsh on you. Not just harsh, but exceedingly so.”

No one liked having their deepest wounds exposed for discussion. Still, Skyler kept her thoughts to herself.

Zavier prodded, “Don’t want to talk about it?”

Skyler retorted, “What good would talking do?”

Zavier chuckled, “You might be timid, but you do have many strengths, like self-awareness.”