Marriage to Arianne had never crossed Franz's mind as a possibility. Just as Lily said before, Arianne was like the moon, far and out of his reach. Yet now she was being subjected to the board, which was seeking to assume authority by affiliating with the Rochefort family through marriage.
He disliked the idea of Arianne marrying him out of responsibility or repayment for Alex's favors.
Instead of returning home after work, he paid Lucas a visit in his office. The lawyer seemed to expect his visit and gestured for Franz to take a seat across from him.
"Is there any other way?" Franz asked.
Lucas stopped typing and leaned back. "Shouldn't you be happy that Ms. Summers is going to marry you?"
Franz shook his head. "No, not like this." His voice broke on the last word. He cleared his throat immediately. It felt like trapping Arianne instead.
"There must be another way, Lucas. Can't we just establish my veto powers instead of pushing Arianne to be Interim CEO?"
