Not only that, but Phoebe’s parents, upon learning of the incident, stormed the Johnson family estate, demanding he marry Phoebe.
Jasper, under immense family pressure, refused the marriage.
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In the Johnson family estate, Jasper’s parents used family discipline.
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“Will you agree or not?”
“No!“”
Jasper, enduring the severe pain on his back, resolutely refused.
“In this life, apart from Adeline, I won’t marry anyone else.”
His father’s whip lashed harshly on Jasper again.
“Why did you provoke Phoebe if you knew this would happen? Now that they’re forcing marriage, where does that leave the Johnson family’s reputation?”
Saying this, he picked up the whip and repeatedly lashed it, warning.
Jasper faced immense pressure from his family but refused the arranged marriage.
In the old Johnson family residence, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson adhered to strict family rules.
“Will you agree or not?”
“No!”
Jasper, enduring the severe pain from the whipping, firmly refused.
“In this lifetime, I will marry no one but Adeline.”
Mr. Johnson’s whip struck Jasper again.
“If you knew it would come to this, why did you get involved with Phoebe? Now she’s forcing her way in, and where does that leave the Johnson family’s reputation?”
With these words, he raised the whip again, lashing him repeatedly and warning him.
“You will marry Phoebe, whether you want to or not!”
Jasper took dozens of lashes but stubbornly refused.
“I’ll take responsibility for the child, but I won’t marry her.”
Mr. Johnson wanted to continue, but Mrs. Johnson, feeling compassionate, intervened.
“If he won’t marry her, he won’t. Are you trying to beat him to death?”
“For a woman, you’ve ruined yourself, lost your job, and dragged the family business down with you. It’s embarrassing. This is the son you’ve spoiled.”
Mr. Johnson, furious, threw down the whip and stormed off.
In the end, faced with the sharp decline in Johnson stocks, Jasper couldn’t withstand the pressure from his family and the public. He agreed to marry Phoebe.
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Lachlan was incredibly efficient. After the wedding dress was custom–made, he took me to various gold shops, buying lots of gold. Worried I might not like the store designs, he went to the bank to buy gold bars and handcrafted unique jewelry just for me.
With the completion of the gold headpiece for the wedding, our ceremony arrived as scheduled.
I just didn’t expect to see Jasper again before the wedding.
