I Refuse to Be Your Second Choice novel Chapter 207

The next day, Charlotte Roberts and Savannah showed up at the hospital again, still uneasy. When they spotted Alexander in the room, they exchanged a look and finally relaxed.

“Today, I have something to tell you,” Charlotte announced once she’d sat down, glancing at Alexander and Camila. “I had a master pick out the perfect date. Two weeks from now is especially lucky. That’s when your engagement party will be.”

Getting engaged in just two weeks. Camila tried and failed to hide the excitement tugging at her lips. Once the party was over, she’d officially be Alexander Ramirez’s fiancée.

“Thank you, Grandma. You’ve done so much for us.”

Charlotte just waved her off. “Things are a bit out of order. Don’t take it the wrong way, but while shotgun weddings happen, it’s never been like this in the Ramirez family. Not when Alexander’s last marriage isn’t even over yet. Our generation has its traditions, but what’s done is done. We have to adapt, and I just hope you two can get along from now on.”

Camila could hear the disappointment in Charlotte’s voice, the way her words stung with hidden judgment. She knew Charlotte never liked her. But so what? In the end, the old woman still had to let her into the Ramirez family.

She glanced at Charlotte, thinking, The old bat doesn’t have much time left anyway. When Mrs. Ward is gone and Alexander takes over the Ramirez Group, I’ll finally be the one in control.

As for the baby, Camila wasn’t about to actually have it. Once she was engaged, she’d fake a miscarriage. With the baby gone, no one could say for sure if it was Alexander’s, and he’d be stuck with her. Then she’d make sure to get pregnant for real, and her spot as Mrs. Ramirez would be cemented.

“Yes, Grandma, I promise I’ll be good to Alex. I’ll give the Ramirez family a healthy baby,” Camila said, trying her best to look guilty as she patted her stomach.

Mentioning the baby seemed to calm Charlotte a little.

“In two weeks, I need to go abroad,” Alexander said suddenly. He’d been quiet until now. “There’s an important acquisition for the Ramirez Group in Emberfall. I have to handle it myself.”

“Can’t you push it back?” Savannah asked.

Savannah jumped in, “She’s right, Mom. Alexander is so busy. Why not just do it earlier?”

“Nonsense.” Charlotte smacked her cane on the floor. “She’s young and doesn’t understand, but you should know better. The master picked the date for a reason, for the good of the Ramirez family and Alexander. If we’re just going to choose any day, why even bother?”

“When he married Natalie, they didn’t pick a proper date, and look how that turned out. Now it’s his second time, and you want to be just as careless?”

Charlotte turned to Camila. “The Ramirez family has already accepted you. That’s not going to change. If Alexander is busy, we’ll just pick another date.”

Camila was frustrated, but she couldn’t argue.

After Charlotte and Savannah left, Alexander moved closer, his eyes cold and sharp. “What are you so scared of?”