Chapter 1157 Marry Him, Merry Me Not

The animated conversation was starting to kick off when Ingrid’s phone rang out of the blue, prompting the young woman to pull it out and glance at the screen.

Her expression changed—slightly, but almost instantly. “Hey, Agatha? It’s Uncle Claude.”

The same shift in expression befell Agatha as well. “Tell him I’ve left Tael and that I won’t be back for a while.”

Ingrid nodded. She moved out onto the balcony to answer the call.

Their exchange allowed Zayn to piece together a vague picture of what the young women were probably facing. For starters, Agatha was in the middle of a row with her family. She looked about twenty-seven or eight, which meant the problem was likely pertaining to marriage. Was her family pushing her into some sort of arranged marriage? It seemed possible, even if a little dated.

Ingrid took the call outside on the balcony, but a little distance like that was no hindrance to Zayn’s superhuman hearing. In fact, he heard every word.

A few minutes later, a dispir