Serenity and Zachary York novel Chapter 5479

Laurence’s expression darkened, and he turned to Tony. “How is Noelle not worthy of me? So what if she’s my bodyguard? To me, she’s not just my bodyguard. She’s my childhood friend.

“She only lowered herself to be my bodyguard because she wanted to protect me, out of concern for me.”

Tony exchanged glances with the rest before he eased his expression and said, “Even if Noelle is your childhood friend, she is an orphan and not worthy of you in terms of status.

“The lady of the house has to be from a family of equal standing as ours, or at the very least, come from a rich family. Does either of those apply to Noelle?

“You mustn’t let emotions dictate your decisions. This concerns the future of the entire Longbottom family. If the future missus’s status is too low, she won’t have any dignity or standing within the family. Once people look down on her, they’ll be looking down on you too.

“And if the missus were to attend social engagements, she’ll still be looked down on, mocked, and shunned. That would be an embarrassment to our entire family.”

“That’s right, Tony’s right.”

“You have to reconsider. You mustn’t let your emotions get in the way. You shouldn’t marry her just because you grew up with her. She doesn’t come from a powerful family, and she’s absolutely not worthy of you. No one will bow to her.”

While these people were picking out Noelle’s flaws, Noelle continued standing by Laurence’s side. Her expression never changed once, as if she were not their topic of discussion.

Jane and Lilian had both said that she just needed to ask herself whether she loved Laurence or not. If she did, she should accept his feelings. Otherwise, she should make it clear to him.

She did not have to take anything else into consideration or worry about others’ reactions. Unless Laurence’s biological parents came back to life to object, no one else, and the least of all the elders of the Longbottom family, had the right to do so.

At first, Noelle worried that the others would not accept it either, feeling that she was not worthy of Laurence.

However, after Jane and Lilian counselled her, she thought it through.

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