As Whitney Lynch was about to approach, she directly dashed into Sean Thorne's arms, her small body trembling, her voice full of grievance: "Dad... I don't want to get married, I don't want to."
Sean Thorne looked at his youngest daughter sympathetically, "What's going on?"
"I... I don't dare to say."
"Speak." Sean Thorne's voice lowered with a tinge of anger.
Whitney Lynch was taken aback by this, had this girl lost her mind?!
Wasn't it agreed she'd return through the back door?
Whitney Lynch quickly walked over, trying to grab her hand.
Tiana Thorne hid further into Sean Thorne's embrace.
Sean Thorne frowned, looking at her, "Did someone bully you?"
Whitney Lynch feigned a pained expression, saying, "Tiana, really, you're out all day and haven't come home, do you know how worried your father and I are? Did something happen at the bar? Tell mom, and mom will punish the bad guy for you."
Ha.
A single "bar," a "bad guy."
Wasn't she indirectly telling her father that she was hanging out with wild men outside?
Tiana Thorne's pair of beautiful, innocent eyes filled with tears, "Mom, can I not marry Aiden Shaw?"
Hearing this, Sean Thorne was stunned.
How could he, who had been in the business world for decades, not know who Aiden Shaw was?
Whitney Lynch was completely dumbfounded; this matter must never be known to Old Sean: "Alright, don't be scared, come to the bedroom with me, and mom will stay with you."
Saying this, she attempted to pull her.
Tiana Thorne took another step back, then took out an agreement from her bag and handed it to her.
Tiana Thorne held back her tears, her voice full of grievance yet innocent: "You said you'd introduce me to a director... that director gave me an agreement... also asked for a body check, I was so scared and ran out, the above... the client above is Aiden Shaw... mom, did I enter the wrong room?"
Tiana Thorne spoke with room for discretion, presenting an innocent yet fearful appearance, even speaking up for her mother.
But this, invisibly, pushed Whitney Lynch into a dangerous situation.
Whitney Lynch was shocked hearing it, unable to utter a word for a long time, trying to grab the agreement: "Let me see it."
However, before she could touch it, Sean Thorne grabbed it first.
Whitney Lynch's face instantly turned extremely pale.
After reading the content, Sean Thorne was enraged. The agreement clearly stated that once the body check passed, she would become Aiden Shaw's wife and receive a substantial bride price, but if it didn't pass?
The consequences would be unimaginable.
This essentially was a transaction.
He glared at Whitney Lynch in anger, "Explain this to me, what is it?"
Whitney Lynch stiffened, having no choice but to follow Tiana Thorne's words: "Actually, I just thought, Tiana has been stuck in a career slump, almost depressed, so I thought, let her meet with a director, maybe things would get better when her career takes off, who could have expected such a thing to happen."
"Is that so?"
Tiana Thorne's eyes were chilling deep down, insinuating that she was unaware it was a conspiracy, thus shifting all responsibility away.
"Dad, perhaps mom thought, since sister is about to audition for 'The Fox Spirit', she needs some investment to have a better chance at getting the role... Fourth Lord Shaw is powerful in the entertainment圈... she might just want me to move out of my past shadows and also give sister some help."
With one sentence, Tiana Thorne had turned Sean Thorne's face completely dark, full of rage.
Whitney Lynch was stunned looking at Tiana Thorne, her words were full of compliments to her as a mother, yet listening carefully, wasn't it confirming the real intention, selling her daughter for glory?
"Whitney Lynch, what do you think of our daughter?"
"I... I..."
"Mom, dad, Tiana." At this crucial moment, Georgia Thorne arrived, appearing drowsy, her voice somewhat puzzled.
Upon seeing Tiana Thorne's appearance, she immediately lost her drowsiness and furrowed her delicate brows: "Tiana, what's going on with you?"