The Contract

Chapter 106

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The Contract
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Chapter 106

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The Contract

Chapter 106

Corvus' eyes roamed over every single one of his guests, all of them waiting patiently for him to finish his speech so the meal could begin. The smugness he felt could not be described or downplayed. Both his sons were happy, both his sons would likely end up married, and he would gain those grandchildren he longed for so much. He was lucky really, not many of his generation had survived the last war, those that had were actually grandfathers or grandmothers much to his consternation. Dowager Longbottom even had a grandchild, although from the whispered rumours he'd heard from the young Slytherin's reporting back to their parents, she definitely didn't deserve one.

Watching the unmarried witches almost salivate over the confirmation they'd waited for. Corvus truly felt sorry for them, in a way, they didn't have much in the way of choices in their lives. His own wife had been rather apprehensive but the more she got to know him the happier she was with the match. The witches could only hope for a good match, it wasn't always money they wanted, just someone more progressive. Times had changed since then; witches weren't being quite so strictly forced. That and also the fact witches were being given more choice and the contracts were becoming farer to both sexes. Not equal, he doubted very much it would be equal unless the family knew they had the upper hand when it concerned a daughter.