Winona Wallace nearly jumped up.
"Why not the three young masters of the Nelson family? Grandma, those three young masters are clearly of marriageable age, matching my age perfectly. Mr. Nelson, he... how could he..."
Mr. Nelson is of noble status, about the sa age as Bruce Wallace, but that’s not the main point.
The most important thing is that all Eastonians know that the distinguished second master of the Nelson family, Benjamin Walker, is a fool!
As a child, he had a high fever that damaged his brain. How could soone like that be worthy of marrying her, Winona Wallace!
Bruce Wallace also reacted at this point, urgently like Winona Wallace: "Mom, Mr. Nelson is about my age, and his mind isn’t clear. This marriage is no different than giving Winona to William Carter. Mom, we can’t sell our daughter like this."
Selling a daughter, huh, this suggests degrading Winona Wallace.
Mrs. Wallace curled her lips, a smile that didn’t reach her eyes: "Marrying Mr. Nelson is quite different from marrying William Carter. Marrying Mr. Nelson ans she would be the second lady of the Nelson family, enjoying a noble status and endless riches. Marrying William Carter, she would just be a wealthy wife from a nouveau riche background. If I were selling a granddaughter, I wouldn’t sacrifice my dignity to plead with Mrs. Lucas."
Winona Wallace, listen, the path is laid before you, no one is forcing you. Mrs. Lucas has said, you can’t marry William Carter, leaving you with two paths now. Either marry Mr. Nelson, or no one, and later rely on yourself or your father to find a better husband. So, have you thought about which path to choose?"
Two paths, one leads to the Nelson family, even though Benjamin Walker is older and confused, everyone knows he is cherished by the Nelson family’s matriarch.
With such a foolish husband, if she were to marry, couldn’t she control him easily?
On the other hand, if she doesn’t marry now, it seems the matriarch would no longer intervene on her behalf.
Without help from the matriarch, relying solely on her father...
Thinking of the current situation, her ruined reputation and the fact that Bruce Wallace holds no real power, Winona Wallace hesitated only for half a minute before looking up at Mrs. Wallace.
"I choose the Nelson family."
Bruce Wallace: "Winona... Benjamin Walker is foolish, you..."
"Dad, no need to speak further, I’ve made my decision. I’d rather be a leader than a follower, besides the Nelson family is essentially a leader. I, Winona Wallace, refuse to spend a lifeti without purpose, marrying into the Nelson family I will still be a socialite and noble lady, even more distinguished than my past title as Miss Wallace."
Winona Wallace looked at Bruce Wallace with determination.
She would not allow herself to fall, nor let Andrew Howard, who she once disdained, rise to a position of status while she could only look on.
At least the Nelson family is a century-old family; becoming the second lady of the Nelson family, she wouldn’t have to hide upon seeing Andrew Howard at social occasions.
"Good." Mrs. Wallace nodded, "That shows so sense of being a mber of our Wallace family. Rest assured, Winona, Mr. Nelson will definitely beco yours to command in the future."
...
The days quickly passed, and Leslie Howard and David Redington’s wedding was finally to be held on this day.
Just before the wedding, the filming of ’The Flower of Thorns’ had already concluded.
The crew had nearly finished Leslie Howard’s scenes before discovering Leslie’s pregnancy.
The few remaining scenes that required reshooting had to be abandoned due to both Leslie’s pregnancy and David Redington’s obstruction.
Director Elizabeth Henson regretted it; how could a good ending be missing those key scenes?
The protagonists finally got together.
As a result, he got a brilliant idea to capture their wedding banquet.
Anyway, the final missing scenes are the ones where Leslie Howard and David Redington get married in the script.
Presenting their actual wedding on screen, it would be hard for the film not to beco popular once released.
[Still one more Chapter, around 00:00 tonight]
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