His Heart Is Now Elsewhere

me!”

As she spoke, her eyes were filled with pleading.

Kiara noticed her expression and let out a deep sigh.

After exchanging a glance with Lennon Marquez, she slowly said, “Graham is currently on a business trip abroad.

| call and ask him. Don’t worry, my dear.”

Lilyana felt anxious and uneasy.

As she heard the sound of the phone dialing, she felt heart racing.

“Mother?”

After the call was connected, Graham's distant and calm voice cthrough.

After Kiara briefly explained the situation, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

In the few seconds of waiting, Lilyana suffered in her heart, her mind went blank, and she could hardly hear what

was being said on the other end of the phone.

After a long time, Kiara smiled gently and nodded.

“Graham agreed. So, let's quickly set a wedding date for our two families and get married soon.”

Lilyana’s heart shook greatly, and after a moment, a smile appeared on her face as she nodded

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heavily.

She walked back, and her heart continued to beat rapidly.

A big stone in her heart suddenly moved away, and she felt a great sense of relief.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, she dialed her parents’ phone number.

“Dad, Mom, my prospective partner has changed to Mr. Graham.”

Her parents were surprised, but then quickly regained their composure and said in a cold tone, “It's good to

make the change. Graham holds a higher position and has more influence than the three sons of the Marquez

family. Let us know the date once it's set, and we will cto attend the

wedding on that day.”

With two beeps, the phone hung up, leaving Lilyana with only a desolate home.

Her parents have always been indifferent to her, placing great importance on the interests of the company. They

are frequently away on business trips, and she has becextremely accustomed to this business-like

atmosphere.

The Fitzgerald family and the Marquez family were close friends and have been the leading families in Lakewich.

They have had a strong alliance since their ancestors, with a prearranged

marriage.

Lilyana could not resist, as the only girl in the Fitzgerald family of her generation, she could only

accept it.

She grew up with the three brothers, Branden, Braxton, and Deven. Since childhood, her parents had told her

that she would eventually marry one of them.

So she tried her best to approach them, be nice to them, and make them like her more.

Even five years ago, she risked her life to save them in the nationwide earthquake, but she herself was badly

injured and almost lost her life.

But they still treated her indifferently, only because they liked Violet Carlson, the daughter of the Marquez

family’s maid.

Therefore, they were unwilling to marry her and even more disgusted with the marriage contract that was bound

to them.

It is ridiculous that they said the reason they liked Violet was because she saved them in the earthquake.

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But it was Lilyana who have saved them!

As she approached the age of 24, the agreed-upon tfor their marriage was drawing near. Lilyana spoke the

truth more than once, but they not only refused to believe her but also grew more

disgusted with her due to Violet's instigation.

When Lilyana felt desperate, she received a message from Branden.

“Marriage cannot be avoided, | can take responsibility and marry you. See you at the city hall.”

She was overjoyed, standing outside the city hall with her ID card, foolishly getting soaked in the rain, waiting for

a whole day, but he never showed up.

She had a high fever for a day and night, and the next day, she received a call from Braxton.

“Lilyana, | heard that you waited for Branden for a whole day and night. You're so desperate to get married!

Here's the deal, as long as you find the pair of rings | buried in the garden, | will marry

you,”

Lilyana believed again and searched for a whole day, turning the garden upside down. Breaking her nails, only to

find out that he had also deceived her.

On the third day, Deven invited her to watch meteor showers on the mountain again. However, as soon as she

climbed up, he made an excuse and left her alone on the mountaintop, taking away all the means of

transportation.

She cback all bruised and battered, ran to find them, but heard them say,

“Just playing around with her, how could | possibly want to marry her? She intentionally caused Violet to get

caught in the rain and got injured. It was just a way to get back for Violet.”

Upon hearing these words, Lilyana beccompletely disheartened.

She walked hin the rain, thinking all night long, and finally figured it out.

Marriage cannot be canceled, but the marriage partner can be changed!

Now, she finally doesn’t have to compromise with them anymore.

Just as she arrived home, she heard footsteps outside the door.

Branden stormed in with a dark expression on his face and said, “Lilyana, | have told you many times that | don’t

want to marry you. Why are you forcinginto marriage? You even cto our house to discuss the wedding!

Are you so desperate to get married?”

Braxton followed closely behind, his cold eyes filled with impatience, his tone indifferent and

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heartless. “I think I've told you countless times, that the person I like is Violet. What kind of shameless person

are you, without any shor dignity?”

Deven furrowed his brow, his rebellious face filled with annoyance. “Among the three of us, who did you

ultimately choose?”

Lilyana looked at the three similar yet distinctly different faces in front of her and coldly said, “I didn’t choose

any of you.”

Deven furrowed his brow and said, “What do you mean? Among the eligible descendants of the Marquez family,

there are only the three of us brothers. If you don’t choose us, then who else can you choose?”

Braxton’s tone was unpleasant. “You have been following us around since you were little, with a resentful

attitude towards marriage. Now you're saying you haven't chosen anyone. What kind of gare you playing

again?”

“Lilyana, no matter what gyou play, we will not like you!”

Branden pinched his brow, his face full of annoyance.

Lilyana took a deep breath and said, “Who says the marriage partner can only be chosen from the same

generation? The one | chose is...

No sooner had the words been spoken, a bodyguard rushed in with a panicked expression.

“Scions, something terrible! Violet, upon learning that you are about to enter into a marriage alliance, she...

she... committed suicide!”

Upon hearing this, the three individuals’ expressions changed abruptly, and they quickly walked

out,

Branden suddenly had a thought, turned around, and his sharp eyes were filled with disgust. “Lilyana, look at

what you've done. If you had chosen me, on the day of the wedding, | would have definitely run away, making

you the laughingstock of the whole city!”

Braxton’s eyes were filled with the schill, and his voice was icy to the extreme. “If you dare to choose me,

on the day of the wedding, | will make the dog wear a groom'’s suit and swear with you!”

Deven also angrily said, “You better not choose me, otherwise | would have directly smashed the wedding venue

that day!”

“We only like Violet, even if you force a marriage, we will never acknowledge your identity!”

After speaking, the three of them rushed out of the door one after another.

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Lilyana watched their hurried departure with a sense of extramusement.

The marriage partner has been decided, from now on she will only have one identity, which is their

elder!