Chapter 869

If James ended up dancing with Suzanne, people would definitely start gossiping about it. It could've jeopardized his relationship with Summer. Nevertheless, everything seemed to have worked out in the end.

Everything seemed to be over, but Caroline wasn't planning on giving up so easily. Under the excuse that they had private matters to discuss, she dismissed Susanne.

"Even if you're planning to dance with your cousin later, you can't possibly ignore Suzanne like this. Besides, aren't you working with the Camberwells at the moment too?"

She was relentless. She'd stop at nothing until she managed to set the pair up with each other. Unless James put his foot down, he knew that there was no way she'd be letting the matter go.

Hence, he decided to be direct. "I promised Summer I'd keep my distance from Suzanne, Mom. You want me to marry Suzanne, don't you? I'm sorry, but that won't happen."

"James, you—"

"I've told you everything that needs to be said, Mom. I will fulfill my obliga