"Sigh! I recently heard that you are pretty close to a boy. This is the same boy that you met in Drenn city. It seems that his background is not that simple.

Additionally, the two of you seem to be in good terms, and his character is not bad either. At least, from what I have investigated and know about, there is no fault about him.

Considering the options available at the moment, I would suggest you go for him. After all, you might not be able to find a good partner as compared to him. Additionally, if you allow the family to make arrangements for you, you might end up in a very unhappy marriage.

Considering that his background is not simple, you will have to be the one proactively seeking the relationship. Otherwise, if his family has already made arrangements for him, or he ends up getting together with another lady, you would regret it for the rest of your life." After sighing, Olivia decided to clearly state out what she was implying.

And when Kate heard what her mother was talking about, she was first confused. But when she understood, for a moment, she felt slightly flustered.

Still, she was able to compose herself, as she thought about what her mother was saying.

She thought about Michael. Their first encounter wasn't the best, and her impression of him at that time was very poor.

But during their second interaction, she was amazed by the fact that he was able to subdue a 'thief' by himself.

Then, as she came to understand his origin, her perception of him changed completely. That was especially during the time that he was dealing with the gangsters.

The skills that he had demonstrated, they were amazing. He showed traits of a great man. But of course, that was what he had shown. She was not sure if this was just a facade that he was displaying in front of her.

Regardless, it would be a lie to say that she was not moved by him. By now, she felt that she might have begun developing feelings for him, but she herself wasn't sure about it.

She was not sure if these were romantic feelings that she had for him, or if it was just out of admiration of his abilities. After all, he was of the same age as herself, despite him being older than her by 1 month.

If she wasn't pressured, she would have liked to explore the feelings that she had towards him. That way, she could understand if she really loved him, or it was just that she admired him.

But with all the pressure coming from the family, it seemed that she would have to push for a relationship between them.

If not for all this pressure, she would not have minded forming a good relationship with him, while focusing on her career path.

Now that her mother had informed her about this, she understood, she had to hurry. Otherwise, if the family arranged an engagement for her with a scumbag, it would be troublesome to deal with.

Just dealing with the engagement with David was something that had happened due to the assistance of Michael.

And thinking about Michael, she was also surprised by the way that he had handled the Kingsley family. She knew that Michael had the evidence on the criminal activities by the Kingsley family.

Previously, when David went to look for them, she had come to know about it. But now, seeing the way that he had handled it, she thought that it was definitely the easiest and best way of doing it.

While it was not legal, but at least, it was within the limits of tolerance. Otherwise, if it had been to the extent of completely crippling those platforms, making them suffer great losses, it would have been problematic.

Of course, despite knowing that Michael was the one that was behind all this, she did not have any intention of exposing it. Still, she came to understand that Michael's background was more than what she knew about.

It was also for this reason that she had decided that she would no longer try investigating. Otherwise, if she ended up provoking someone from Michael's background, that would be extremely troublesome to deal with.

Now, as she thought about the issue regarding the engagement, she felt that what her mother had said was actually true. As long as she could get together with Michael, that would solve everything.

First of all, at least, for the time being, From what she knew, Michael had a great personality. At least, she did not find any fault with him.

For the second point, he had a good relationship with her cousin, Raymond. And other than that, he had already met with her grandpa, and the relationship between the two of them wasn't bad either.

Additionally, with the way that they were going to cooperate, considering the expansion of Annex supermarket chain, the relationship between them was going to be better in the future.

Considering all these factors, it seemed that as long as she could get together with Michael, there was nobody that was going to be against it.

But the problem here was that, Michael was from a big background. If a small family like the Morgan family could make arranged marriages, why wouldn't Michael's do that?

Most probably, they had already made some arrangements for him. This might also be the reason why Michael did not seem to be so interested in getting together with her.

"But, what if he already has a fiancée? You are not expecting me to steal someone else's fiancee, right?" Kate asked.

"About that, we have already thought about it. According to your grandfather, even if you become a mistress, it would be okay too.

After all, considering his background, the status of a mistress would be much higher than being the main wife of a young master from any family within this city." Olivia responded, though she seemed discontented with this.

"A mistress?! Never! I will never become anyone's mistress. If they try pushing me, then I will just leave the family!" Kate exclaimed.

At the same time, she was baffled and confused. This was something that her grandfather had said?

The relationship between herself and her grandfather was very good. That was why he had decided on David, whose facade was way better than the other young masters within the city.

Simply put, he was trying to find out an easier way for her. As for allowing her to choose a partner, that was going to be problematic.

After all, considering that Kate was so much focused on her career, and this had always been the family's tradition, it would be impossible for her to freely select a partner for herself, especially if the partner came from a humble background.

Then, there was the issue concerning the other family members. Those that were older than her had already been engaged. That obviously included Raymond.

So, what would happen if Kate was allowed to select a partner for herself? Most of the other family members had not been engaged to someone that they liked.

If something like this really happened, those people would definitely revolt. They would not agree to something like this. This was exactly why Charles had made some arrangements for her.

But now, hearing that her grandfather was willing to have her become Michael's mistress, how could she not be surprised and disappointed at the same time.

Was it possible that her grandfather was only thinking about the future of the family, and not her own future?

Even though she had to admit that Michael was good, at least among all those of the same age as himself, but she had her own pride as well.

No matter what, she could not accept being someone's mistress. That would be akin to being inferior to the main wife. Being in such a position, it was something that Kate never wanted.

"I understand what you are thinking. But right now, it is all just about taking a gamble. From what I understand, it seems that Michael has only met with his family recently.

So, there is a great possibility that there is no any marriage arrangements for him, at least for the time being.

So, as long as you push for it, and he agrees, there is a great chance that you can get married to him. But of course, there is also the issue of his family accepting you.

To those giants from the central province, our Morgan family is just a small fry. So, they might end up not accepting you.

That is why your grandfather thought that, you becoming a mistress was not out of question. After all, if you cannot become the main wife, then why not a mistress? As long as you are recognized, and are happy, that is enough." Olivia explained.

Listening to her mother's explanation, Kate felt that it made sense. It was just that, she could not bring herself to accept this.

For her, she felt that it was much better to not get married, instead of being someone's mistress.

But right now, she really did not have much of a choice. That was of course unless she decided to leave the family. But if she did, what would happen to her mother?

Thinking about this, she made a decision in her mind. She looked at her mother with a determined expression on her face as she said, "I understand. I will try as much as possible."

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