"You think he's great too, don't you? He really is great. My eye for people can't go wrong. I only have this one granddaughter, after all. How could I simply make do when it comes to her life partner? I definitely would have to be choosy.
"Though Sonny only has a younger sister, he has cousins, and all of the younger generation of Yorks view him as a brother. The Lewis kids all view him as a brother too, so he basically has plenty of siblings.
"If he becomes my grandson-in-law, I won't have to worry about him getting walked all over."
The other party chuckled, "With his status and background, plus he's a capable one himself, who would dare walk over him? He would be the one walking all over others, if he was the type to.
"It's just that Clearfield is so far away from Wiltspoon. Everly definitely won't move there, but would Sonny be willing to move in with the Flemmings? Even if he were, his career is in Wiltspoon. It's not great for a married couple to be living apart long term, either."
Those envious of Kaden's great judgment could only jab at him by bringing up the distance between the two cities.
Kaden's smile froze on his face.
This was the biggest issue.
After a moment, he said, "Where there's a will, there's a way. Right now, the two young'uns should focus on nurturing their feelings. Once feelings grow, they'll naturally discuss what comes after between themselves.
"I won't interfere any further and will just wait for the arrival of my great-grandkids.
"I already told Everly that she has to have at least two kids. If she's willing, even
three is fine. It'll be livelier. Lord knows how much I envy you guys who have plenty of grandchildren."
Kaden's biggest wish of a lifetime was to have plenty of grandchildren.
Unfortunately, it did not come true.
Since his son had passed on, Everly remained his only grandchild. Now, all he hoped for was to have more than just one great-grandchild.
The other party said, "Everly's so busy, by the time she gets married, she'll probably be in her thirties. She'd be a bit old to be having children at that age. One child is fine, but if she has two or three, she'd be considered a geriatric mother. The risks would be really high?
"She might not be willing to have so many kids. Every single one of them would take nine months, then there's postpartum recovery to consider She probably wouldn't feel at ease letting someone else take care else take care of the child for the first three months either and would do it herself.
“That would take a lot of time, and your Everly is a workaholic. Do you think she would be willing?"
Everyone was absolutely envious of the fact that Kaden had managed to secure such an outstanding match for Everly. They would jab at him where they could so he would not get too full of himself.
The upper crust of Clearfield already knew how Sonny accompanied Everly to the banquet last night and saw how attentive he was to her.
Sonny was exceptionally handsome, exceedingly capable, and extremely rich. He even had a good family background. Last night itself, plenty of people were seething with envy.
Some even urged their daughters or granddaughters to connect with Sonny, obviously intending to try to swoop in and snatch the prize.
Alas, they were all disappointed. Sonny was very graceful about it, but it was evident that no matter how they tried, it was no use, because Sonny remained politely distant.
Those people seethed with even more envy. The entertainment headlines in Clearfield that day reported on Everly's attendance at the banquet with Sonny. They were not dating, but their appearance together had created the assumption that they
were.
Arndt had explained that Kaden was just worried about Everly being there alone, so he asked Sonny to keep an eye on her and attend on his behalf, but everyone knew that was just an excuse.
Everly was the apple of Kaden's eye and was his precious treasure. If there was not such an inclination, Kaden would never let Sonny attend the banquet with Everly. Both Sonny smart people tog
and Everly were they were not
so there was no way they
aware.
Thus, it was a tacit agreement between the Flemmings and Sonny.