Chapter 17

"That's enough. We're all family here; what's the point of arguing?" Martha spoke up. "We don't mean anything with this gathering today, Zachary. We just wanted to ask Dimitri when the wedding is being held."

"Huh?" Brooklyn was lost. Hadn't the Harts told him to delay the wedding for as long as possible when they'd spoken to him upstairs? Why was Martha suddenly bringing this up?

He looked at the people before him, not knowing what to say.

Kenneth went along with Martha and said, "We can't just drag things out forever. Zachary might be a little spoiled, but the Hart family is considered affluent and reputable. The wedding has to be a grand one."

"I've instructed my secretary to keep an eye on the arrangements this whole time—I intend to have an engagement party at the beginning of next month," Dimitri said. He held Brooklyn's hand and asked, "What do you think, Zachary?"

What could Brooklyn think? Could he not think about it?

"I…" He glanced at Kenneth. The latter gave him a poi