Elisa had been sorting the gifts for in-laws, double-checking to ensure they were in the correct order.She would occasionally glance at Miranda and Lina and sigh inwardly.As a mother, she did not seem to know anything about her daughter.She was unaware of what she was doing with Tessa.It was the first time she had heard her mention having to finish something before her break.'Is that why she had been living at Tessa's place?'She wondered in her heart, too proud to ask anyone else or confront Lina for answers.Miranda and Rosaline had been joking and laughing like they were best friends.Elisa could not even remember the last time Lina had laughed so heartily in her presence.Whenever they were together, they would always argue.She did not know what Lina had been doing all these weeks. She had spent less than a week at home before she moved out to Tessa's place. Elisa knew she had been helping Maddox with some errands here and there for the wedding, but only because Maddox woul
The day was busy but uneventful.The Dayne family was excited to have a new addition to the family. While Ria had been more or less a family for years already, now it would be legal.Maddox and Ria had been secretive about their honeymoon plans and were getting teased relentlessly by the youngsters.Rosaline had wanted to know how his bachelorette went but was utterly disappointed.She had tried to coax, cajole, trick him into telling her, but he would only tease her in return.Miranda was amused looking at the two of them.“You girls should learn from your brother while choosing a partner. It’s so good knowing Ria’s addition to the family won’t affect any of your dynamics. Make sure whoever you choose will be able to mingle just as well with the family.”Tina only snorted at that and looked away, ignoring her. Seeing Miranda's face fall, Rosaline chipped in right away.“Aunty, don’t worry. Brother and I already have a deal. He will help me find out if I picked a good one."Maddox sno
The Browns were having a rather unhappy meal. Ria and Maddox had been living together for the last few years.They were childhood lovers, and everyone knew they would get married one day. Even so, Browns felt rather heavy-hearted when the time came to marry her off.Tristen tried to liven the mood as best as he could, but Ria and Rita started sniffling halfway through the meal.So, he and William began to chat about other things.Even Anabella looked very sad and had wet eyes. William did not care that much about it.He thought it was the same whether she was married or not. To him, Ria would always be a Brown and his little sister.A wedding to him was just a formality and marriage a legal stamp on an otherwise destined bond. He had been living away his whole life, and his equation with Ria had remained the same even after she started living together with Maddox.He got along with Maddox well enough. More importantly, he knew Maddox was a good person, loved his sister, and cherish
Jeremy was surprised to see Lina and Liam together.He knew they had called off the engagement. It had even strained the relationship between Daynes and Browns.But why were they together then?It did not look like he was just helping Lina while on his way.Jeremy could see from his window as Liam caressed Lina’s cheeks and held her hand as they walked.He could not understand what went on in the children’s heads, so he chose not to meddle.Lina was sensible, and he had a good impression of Liam as well.Maddox knew about them, which implied they were not keeping it a secret.Maybe as Lina said, they were not sure yet. So they wanted to keep it low-key. She had said they had met a month ago.It was rather stupid to ask them to get engaged out of the blue when he thought like that.Tina, on the other hand, was fuming.Despite all her efforts, they still got together. That bitch Lina played her. She lied about dating someone else and got together with Liam behind her back.She had heard
William chuckled when Rosaline heaved an audible sigh after he stopped the car at the garage of AR Mansion.“What’s so funny?”“If you were scared, you could have told me. You were clutching my jacket so tightly. There are probably finger-shaped holes on them. Did you also hold your breath throughout the way?”“I could not possibly hold my breath for that long.”“If you are scared, just tell me. Don’t keep it in.”“You were the one who told me not to disturb you.”“I did, but that’s not what I meant.”“What did you mean?”Amidst the bickering, Rosaline did not realize he had lowered the car seat, and she was practically lying on his chest.She looked up when he laughed, only to find herself in an ambiguous position. “Wait. How did we get like this? And oh, dear god, I wanted to go to Tessa’s.”“I thought you agreed to stay with me.”“No, I was just teasing you. My clothes and everything are still in Tessa’s place. We planned to get our hair and makeup done in her place before going t
William took a shower and settled himself in the bed, spooning her.She seemed lost in thought, so he whispered.“A penny for your thoughts?”She smiled at him as she said.“Just thinking about the food in the buffet tomorrow.”William was speechless. He told her about Ria.“Ria was crying today. She and Maddox have been living together for so many years. I don’t see what’s there to cry about because of marriage. Isn’t this just a formality?”“How could it be just formality?”“Why not? Marriage is just legally binding. What matters is the feeling between two people.”“In essence, you are right, but not entirely. In our minds, marriage has been engraved as a union and, in many ways, the outcome of a relationship. On a subconscious level, it provides a level of security.”“If I don’t love you but still marry you, how could you possibly be secure?”“If we are married, even if you don’t love me, I’d still be your legal family. You could fool around all you like, but those women would only
Rosaline was sound asleep when she felt itchy on her cheek.The feeling spread to her ears, neck, shoulders, collar bones, and chest. It felt good that she smiled and giggled.It went from a simple teasing to intense, making her pant.She slowly opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.She saw a grinning William on top with his weight on her. He had wrapped his hands around her ass.Her heart skipped a beat.William could feel her irregular breathing and the affection on her still hazy eyes.That made him happier.He kissed her nose as he muttered, “Good morning!”Rosaline was unsure if she was dreaming or awake. She slowly caressed his cheeks and trailed her hand on his neck and back. William chuckled at that. “Looks like you want to continue.”But Rosaline was too dazed to say anything.Seeing that, he trailed his hand from her ass to her thighs.He caressed her inner thigh and trailed it to her stomach and breasts. Seeing her relish in his touch, he peppered kisses all ov
William and Rosaline took a heavy breakfast and left for Tessa’s house.William dropped her off and drove to the Brown family mansion. The wedding went without any issues.However, just as they were playing the video story of the couple, the screen went blank.They tried it several times, but it went blurry and went black.Tina and Supriya exchanged a glance. They had planned a special surprise for Lina.William quickly realized something was wrong. He took Tristen to see what was wrong.Just as he had expected, there was a video story of Rosaline instead of the bride and groom.He copied it and took note of people working on it. Tristen called the resort manager and had the staff arrested. They quickly found the correct video and played it. Everything went without a hitch.But Supriya and Tina had come prepared.Tina knew Tessa was to follow them to Bellum city, so they had got someone to puncher her car.The rest of the party left as they waited for people to come and fix it.Anab