Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Meeting the Parents Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Meeting the Parents Cherish Turner wore a retro pearl-pink dress with floral layering, her fair and beautiful legs slender and long.
Her red lips were slightly pursed, showing some nervousness.
Her steps were timid as she tightly gripped her skirt hem and carefully walked up to William Griffith.
The warm, bright yellow, the calm, light blue, and the charming, gleaming pearl-pink⦠It was rich in oriental colors, and she, with her petite figure, looked like a warm and radiant sprite in the winter.
Such a surprising appearance caught William Griffithâs eye, and he couldnât look away.
âDoesnât it look nice? I think itâs a bit strange tooâ¦â Cherish was a little uneasy.
When he looked at her like that, she always felt shy and a faint, hidden throbbing.
Her heart was pounding, and her eyes could not dare look at him.
She wanted to turn around and change her clothes, embarrassed, but William Griffith stopped her.
âWait!â
He suddenly stood up, his long legs walking up to her. His fingertips touched her orange-pink lips, gently and carefully spiraling around.
His heat was scorching, as if to burn her soft lips. Surprised and shy, she wanted to dodge away.
âIt looks great and suits you,â his fingertips lingered, and he gazed deeply into her eyes, his thin lips parting slightly.
Cherish dared not look at him, but his words were like the touch of a fingertip on a piano string, rippling through her heart-lake.
Daisy smiled, watching from the side. She had never seen Mr. Griffith bring another woman besides the Griffith Family ladies, revealing the importance of this young lady in his heart.
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Since it was William Griffithâs first time bringing a girl home, the Griffith Familyâs attention was turned to her.
Back when William brought little Lewis home, the Griffith family members were bewildered, but no matter how many times they asked, he never told them who Lewisâs mother was, leaving the elders helpless.
Five years passed in the blink of an eye, and William remained single. The old patriarch worried about his grandsonâs sexual orientation and tried to introduce him to various prestigious daughters. Either he made them angry and chased them away, or he scared them off with his icy face.
Therefore, his marriage had always been a major problem in the family.
âNo matter who Williamâs girl is, as long as she comes from a well-off family, weâll certainly know soon enough,â May Campbell only hoped that her son would settle down as soon as possible, and couldnât wait to meet her future daughter-in-law.
âTo me, whether or not she comes from a wealthy family doesnât matter; the most important thing is that William likes her,â said Isaac Griffith, Williamâs father.
But at these words, the patriarch, Robert Griffith, darkened his face, âI donât care what kind of girl William finds this time, but it has to be an appropriate family.â
âDad, many things cannot be absolute. Itâs not the time to care about family background anymore. What matters most is the feelings between the two children.â
âYouâre wrong. When your sister married that poor boy, she said the same thing. But what was the result?â
The sister Robert mentioned was the Griffith familyâs eldest daughter, Eloise Griffith, who married a penniless man from the mountains thirty years ago. Originally, they thought they could have a loving life after marriage, but they soon realized after getting married that many real-life issues could not be overcome by love alone.