Chapter 845 Loosing Oneself For Love
A few nearby guests chuckled nervously, some indulging her out of habit, others simply watching the tension unfold like a scene from a drama.
After speaking and looking down on Hera, Alexandre was livid hearing Mindy belittle her and call her names. Though the Arnaults and Pinaults had planned to arrange a marriage between their two families, the Arnaults ultimately had the final say—meaning Alexandre did.
He had never seriously considered ending the marriage alliance their families agreed upon when they were just children. As the heir to the Arnaults, he understood his duty and the importance of this arrangement for their family’s future. He had accepted the inevitable outcome long ago and didn’t care who he would marry in the end, especially since he didn’t have feelings for anyone.
Mindy, in particular, was already a headache—jealous and territorial to the point of pushing away any woman who tried to get close to him. He never even had to lift a finger to fend off clingy girls; Mindy did it for him. Before, he saw the arranged marriage as a convenient formality and never gave it much thought, even when his father asked him about it.
But now, seeing Mindy target Hera so boldly, Alexandre felt he had given her too much free rein to insert herself into his life. She was acting brazenly—even in front of him.
Although the Pinaults were the third wealthiest family in Paris, their total assets were less than half of the Arnaults’. That’s why Alexandre’s father had allowed him the freedom to choose his own bride. The Pinaults had pushed for this arranged marriage from the start—after all, they were in the beauty products business, while the Arnaults dealt in luxury goods, making it a promising alliance.
However, now that Alexandre had someone he truly could call he likes, he could cancel his engagement with the Pinault heiress at any time. Of course, such a move wouldn’t come without consequences; he’d owe the Pinaults an explanation and likely compensation. But he didn’t mind. His father believed that Alexandre’s happiness was what mattered most.
This indulgence and favoritism from his father came because Alexandre was an exceptional heir who had never once disappointed him. His father knew that even without the advantage of a business marriage, Alexandre was more than capable of leading their family to new heights.
The Pinaults recognized this potential in Alexandre long ago—that’s why they chose him as their future son-in-law, hoping to forge a powerful new alliance and venture alongside the Arnaults.