Chapter 16

"Well, of course! It's a given that someone as beautiful and capable as your sister has a good eye for people." Clara had a proud look on her face. Alex gave her a thumbs-up in acknowledgment. Then, he tried to ask her in a subdued voice about the things he was curious about. "Why would someone like her, who has many redeeming qualities, agree to take me as her partner in an arranged marriage, then?" Clara's brows arched at the mention of this topic. She seemed to grow more and more pleased with herself by the second. "Sienna is known by many as the cold and distant beauty who's into scientific research. She devoted herself to her medical career from a pretty young age. She also considered matters relating to love and relationships the least of her priorities. "Her family would nag her about how she should also be looking for a suitable partner for marriage. As her close friends, we'd been on the lookout for someone who could be a good fit and introduced more than a dozen men to h