Chapter 47 Everyone at the table was stunned and tumed to Donovan . They were shocked to see the fury on his tace as he scolded , " Mom , have you lost your mind ? How cATI you approve of Zach fooling around with some random woman ? " Dorothea , Ethan , and Grace were all taken aback . Donnyan had never cared about family affairs before and always backed Zachary without question . No one could belleve he was now speaking against him . His sudden fury seemed completely out of character and utterly battling Astor Zachary , he glared at Donovan in contusion , unable to understand why the latter was so angry . Meanwhile , Giselle remained calm . A faint , cold smile tugged at her lips as she silently enjoyed watching Donovan lose his composure . " Did you hear that , Mom ? Even Don is against it , so I'm not the one at fault here , " Grace said , seizing the moment . She shot Giselle a sidelong glance and added with disdain , " A well - mannered lady would never step into a man's home uninvited - let alone act as if she owns the place , " Dorothea's expression darked , and for a long while , she said nothing . After all , Giselle had just saved her beloved cat . Torase the tension , Ethan interjected , " Just now , Zach said Ms. Holt in Dr. Holt's daughter . It Don were to marry someone from the Holt family , that would make Ma Holt Zach's in - law . So … .. ' He glanced at Zachary and continued , " You can be friends with her , but nothing more . " Zachary Im out a helpless sigh. " Dad , what are you talking about ? Uncle Don's engagement was called off , which means the Holt family has nothing to do with us anyebbie . How she possibly be my in - law ? " " What do you mean ' called of ? Stop spouting nonsense ! Grace snapped , she quickly changed the subject . " Dorothea , let's torget Zach for now . Since Don is here . I want to talk about his marriage to the Holt family . " Dorothea's face fell . She sighed and replied wearly , " What's there to discuss ? Everything has already fallen apart . " But Grace remained serious , trying to convince her mother - in - law en reported it and did everything they could to suppress " Dorothea , didn't we look into that matter ? The viden of Anne was fake . Someone set her up . The Holts event the scandal . Now the news has been wiped clean from the intemet . There's nothing left to worry about . " Don't tell me that you really want to back out of the mariage now ! " Dorothea hesitated , saying nothing she quietly sipped her soup while selle listened with growing interest . The conversation revealed far more expected . om than anyone Goselle alavady knew that Grace was Renee's best friend . It was no surprise Grace was doing everything in her power to protect Anne and secure the marriage . Grace pressed on " Dorothea , don't forget that it was Tony who personally operated on you last year . If not for him , you'd be paralyzed now . He saved your life . That's why you agreed to let Donovan marry his daughter in the first place . " Dorothea looked increasingly uneasy but still said nothing . " Let's think about this logically Other than the Holts , only seven familles are worthy of Donovan . " Grace began listing the alternatives "Turst , thicae's Ms. Emily Xavier , but she's not that pretty . Dons would never like her . Then there's Ms. Diana Lane from Miracle Real Estate , She's beautiful but stubborn , and she went to some no - name university because she's not that bright . Next 44 M. Samantha Conors from Stone Corporation , the third daughter of the confers family . She's smart , but her looks are average , and she's already in her ps Slu might have trouble living children the by one , Grace listed every flaw she could think of , then finally concluded , " Do you see ? Anne felt is the only one truly worthy of our dear Bon . She's beautiful , accomplished , and even plays the violin . No other woman.compares . " s young . Dorothea bet out another long sigh . " Fine , Let's hear what Don has to say first . " Before Grace could ask Donovan anything , he coldly announced , " I don't really care about it , and atzergements Just let me know when the time comties , " my mini age to Anne is proceeding as plaited . You can handle the Without another word , he pushed back his chair and left the dining room , taking the heavy , oppressive atmosphere with him as he walked upstairs .