Chapter 523
You Hit My Heart
Jacqueline knew that Rodney had just passed away and that it was
inappropriate to mention the engagement to Cecelia now.
She had been so anxious to get Luther to agree to be engaged to
Charlotte, and she didn't expect the Heath family to have such a
sudden accident at this critical moment. Now they would have to take
care of the funeral, and she had no idea whether the Heath family
would postpone the engagement.
Right now there were still more than ten days before the engagement.
The invitations had all been sent out, and all the preparations had been
made. At this time, if they just canceled the engagement, no matter
what she said, such a hasty cancellation would affect the Warner
family's reputation, plus the Heath family was not going to announce
the death of Rodney. At that time, the outside world would certainly be
suspicious. She didn't really know what to do this time.
Just now she had found the opportunity to speak, but Luther said he
wanted to offer incense and interrupted her.
Right now, she finally found an opportunity.
Cecelia finished explaining to the adjutant beside her about the loading
and departure later.
She hurriedly approached and asked in a low voice, "Cecelia, how long
will it take for you to return from the Capital?"
Cecelia frowned lightly, "I really don't know. We have got something to
deal with in the Capital. In addition, Rodney passed away
unexpectedly. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it without half a month.â
Just as she expected! Jacqueline's eyelids jumped and she poked
around again, "Cecelia, is Charlotte going back to the Capital with
you?"
At this point, Charlotte, who was on the sidelines, instantly understood
Jacqueline's intention. Jacqueline was worried that the originally
planned engagement would be postponed. In fact, she was also
worried, only she could not find a way to solve it.
Since Jacqueline spoke first, the engagement perhaps could go as
planned with a little help from her later on.
"Yeah, Charlotte is the only descendant of the Heath family, and
naturally has to go back for it." Cecelia returned.
For a few moments, she seemed to understand Jacqueline's meaning,
and her bright eyes shone slightly, "Oh, I see, you are trying to ask
about the engagement. Perhaps we can postpone it and wait for ..."
Jacqueline hurriedly interrupted, "Cecelia, I know you must be very sad
right now, and do not have the heart to talk about something like this. I
should not have mentioned it. Can you not postpone the engagement?
Of course, it would be ok if you cannot attend the ceremony if you don't
have the time, but can you let Charlotte come back first? We'll take
care of it all, and we won't bother you at all.â
"Cecelia, seriously, I've already sent out all the invitations. A sudden
change may cause speculations. Besides, it is not known when the
military will announce the death of Mr. Heath. The Warner family can't
afford to postpone the engagement, and Charlotte's reputation is also
at stake." Jacqueline had heard that in the past, when a senior military
official passed away, the obituary was not published until a year or two
later to avoid unnecessary problems. Perhaps Mr. Heath's death will
not be announced for a while. In that case, she could not explain to the
public why the engagement had been postponed.
"Yes, yes, Aunt Cecelia, Charlotte is pregnant and it's hard for her to
travel that long. Perhaps she could stay here and I'll take care of her. I'll
come and stay with her every day.â Shelly interjected from the
sidelines.
Jacqueline heard this, and quickly pull Shelly. Shelly had gone too far.
No matter what, how could they not let Charlotte go back to the Capital
for the funeral.
"But this ..." Cecelia was a little hesitant. After all, Charlotte was the
only bloodline of the Heath family.
The Heath family just had a funeral and immediately afterwards a
wedding. It looked just inappropriate. She originally wanted to talk to
Jacqueline about not getting engaged and simply waiting for the baby
to be born before having a wedding.