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Asher had just returned home when his grandmother sent him to the study to speak with his father. After their conversation, he’d barely stepped out of the elevator when he overheard his grandmother imperiously ordering Thalia to serve the food. 

He strode over, his tone deliberately casual. “Grandmother, has the family fortune suddenly dwindled to 

the point we can no longer afford household staff? Since when do we expect guests to serve meals?” 

Seeing Asher come downstairs, Lady Blackwood Sr. didn’t dare continue harassing Thalia. She set down 

her teacup, her smile precisely calibrated. “I was merely seeing if Thalia would be properly obedient.” 

Asher wasn’t having it. His tone deepened. “My Lia doesn’t need to be obedient. She only needs to be 

happy.” 

Lady Blackwood’s expression turned sour. 

“Asher, are you actually criticizing your grandmother?” 

It seemed Grace had been right–this Thalia Winters had indeed bewitched Asher. He was actually talking back to his grandmother for her sake. 

Asher’s lips tightened, his handsome, chiseled features turning cold. The surrounding air seemed to fill with frost. 

“I wouldn’t dare,” Asher replied coolly. “Grandmother, Lia is someone I’ve waited years for. I sincerely hope you won’t try to come between us. If Lia becomes unhappy and calls off our engagement, I’ll have no choice but to join a monastery.” 

Thalia was startled by his words. She hadn’t expected Asher to defend her so boldly in front of his family, even pointing out that he had waited years for her, putting himself in such a humble position. 

Thalia’s heart fluttered. The frustration she’d felt from the old lady’s difficult behavior evaporated instantly, replaced by warmth that felt like being wrapped in the softest cashmere. 

His words infuriated the old lady considerably. 

“You… this is preposterous! What utter nonsense are you speaking?” 

When agitated, she would experience her old health problem–heart palpitations. 

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Grace supported Lady Blackwood, anxiously helping her calm down. “Grandmother, please don’t upset yourself.” 

She kept her eyes downcast, concealing the jealousy within them. 

Asher’s gaze was deep and dark as he glanced toward Grace, his eyes probing. “Have you been speaking 

ill of Lia to my grandmother?” 

Grace’s back stiffened. She swallowed nervously, her eyes flashing with panic. “I… I haven’t…” 

Asher narrowed his eyes as he studied her, his gaze as cold as an unexpected frost in March. He spoke 

one word at a time: “You’d better not have.” 

Grace broke into a cold sweat. 

“Right then, shall we eat?” Lady Blackwood Jr. said with a smile, trying to ease the tension. 

The formal dining room alone occupied over a thousand square feet, decorated in an elegant Georgian style. The dining table and chairs were antique mahogany, and the decorative plants included rare orchids worth over a hundred thousand pounds and prized roses worth tens of thousands. 

Originally, Lady Blackwood Sr. had intended to make Thalia serve the food, so she had specifically 

instructed the staff not to do so beforehand. 

Now that Asher had intervened, her plan was forcibly terminated, and she had no choice but to instruct 

the staff to serve the meal. 

Lord Blackwood Sr. was away in London and couldn’t join them. At the long rectangular dining table, 

Lady Blackwood Sr. sat at the head position. Lord and Lady Blackwood Jr. sat in the positions immediately to the left and right of the head, facing each other. 

Asher and Thalia sat together, with Grace sitting across from Thalia. 

The staff finished serving the food and brought a bowl of consommé for everyone. 

Except for Thalia. 

Thalia felt displeasure rising within her. 

She didn’t believe the Blackwood family staff would make such a basic error. 

This could only mean the servants were acting on Lady Blackwood’s instructions deliberately, with the purpose of humiliating and intimidating her. 

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Even with her respect for elders, Thalia couldn’t tolerate Lady Blackwood’s repeated harassment. 

just as she was about to speak up and question the old lady directly, Asher spoke first: “Grandmother, when did our family become so dreadfully impoverished that we can’t even provide a simple consommé for everyone? 

Lady Blackwood’s face stiffened. She glanced at Thalia with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “Perhaps the staff were preoccupied and overlooked it. It can be remedied immediately.” 

The servant nearby: ” 

Ather suddenly smiled. 

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“Lia, someone here clearly doesn’t welcome us. Let’s leave.” Asher abruptly stood up, the chair making a jarring sound as it scraped against the hardwood floor. 

While Thalia was still startled, Asher had already taken her hand and said softly, “I’ll take you out for dinner.* 

Thalia was deeply moved. 

Asher was directly confronting his grandmother for her sake. 

On one hand, she felt touched, but on the other hand, she was worried. 

She didn’t want Asher to create tension with his family because of her. 

Seeing that Asher was leaving, the old lady called out sharply: “Asher!” 

“Grandmother, please enjoy your meal. We won’t be joining you,” Asher said, holding Thalia’s hand. “I won’t allow my Lia to feel slighted.” 

“Asher…” Thalia’s expression was hesitant. 

“Son, is that how you speak to your grandmother?” Lord Blackwood Jr. said sternly. 

Asher’s expression was serious. “Today, let me make something abundantly clear. Thalia is my most treasured person whom I cherish above all. I won’t allow her to suffer even the slightest discomfort. If this meal isn’t pleasant, we won’t partake. If someone in this family can’t accept her…” 

Asher paused. “If someone in this family can’t accept her, then perhaps I should reconsider my own place 

here as well.” 

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After saying this, Asher led Thalia away, not looking back despite the calls from his family membe 

behind them. 

In the car. 

Thalia sat in the passenger seat, looking worried. “Ather, you’ve argued with your family because of me. I’m afraid… 

“Don’t worry, Lia.” Asher squeezed her hand reassuringly. “Tm here.” 

“Won’t your grandmother dislike me even more because of this?” 

“She deliberately tried to humiliate you. I needed to make my position clear, otherwise she’ll become even worse next time.” 

Thalia lowered her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly. “Your family doesn’t seem to like me.” 

“That’s not true,” Asher comforted her. “Don’t overthink it. My parents both like you very much, and so does my grandfather. As for my grandmother, she misunderstands you. I’ll sort things out with hez? 

Thalía responded with an absent–minded “Mmm.” 

Asher gently pinched her cheek. “What would my Lia like to eat? I’ll take you somewhere special 

After the earlier incident, Thalia’s mood had soured, and she didn’t have much appetite. 

“Anything is fine.” 

Asher drove her to an exclusive, members–only Italian restaurant, where he ordered a table full of dishes 

that she loved. 

In the Blackwood dining room, the atmosphere grew distinctly frosty after Asher’s departure. 

Lord Blackwood Jr. sighed, massaging his temples wearily. “Mother, why on earth are you giving Thalia such a hard time? She’s hardly more than a girl. What has she done to upset you so terribly?” 

Lady Blackwood Jr. pressed her lips together in silence. 

When she had first married into the Blackwood family, the old lady had subjected her to precisely the 

same treatment. 

Having tormented her daughter–in–law, she was now employing identical tactics with her grandson’s fiancée. The woman truly had a bottomless appetite for discord. 

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Would it be so dreadfully difficult to simply get along 

She couldn’t fathom it. The Winters girl came from an impecable background, perfecty matched with Asher in terms of social standing. She was strikingly beat, graceful, and endallingly courteous with excellent breeding. Why wasn’t the old lady satisfied? She even found fault with the poor guts appearance and attire. 

Lady Blackwood Sr. gave a cold laugh. “Did you not witness how Asher just addressed me? in all these years, when has he ever spoken to me in such a manner? Today he defied me for a woman That Thalia Winters must have poisoned him against me.” 

Lady Blackwood Jr. laughed inwardly. Rubbish. You were dearly the one stirring up trouble. Good for my son, defending his fiancée so gallantly. 

Lord Blackwood Jr. said, “Mother, I wish you wouldn’t be so prejudiced against the Winters girl. She’s not at all the sort of person you imagine. She’s quite lovely, actually. Please do try to be kinder to her.” 

“I’m being unkind to her? You haven’t the faintest idea what she did to Grace the other day?” 

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