By the time Mick and others set off, Severin and the Shanahans had already arrived at the Ballards.At that moment, dozens of tables had already been set up in a large courtyard outside the house. An endless stream of people came to congratulate the Ballards, and they even gave the Ballards lots of valuable gifts. Even so, many of them could not help but feel that the painting given by the Shanahans was an exceptionally generous move on the latter's part, considering how expensive the painting was.After all, such items could not be forged. "Congratulations, ma'am! You seem to be more and more energetic with age, and the Shanahans have been progressing rather well recently too!" Some wealthy businessmen came over to greet Catherine, and they were clearly very optimistic about the Shanahans' future.George, Catherine, and the others chatted with the many guests there. Severin, on the other hand, walked to a quiet and isolated place where he could smoke a cigarette without being in an
"Hehe, in that case, screw it, the four of us will be coming to your wedding, and you can't try to hide from us again this time!" Warren immediately said with a smile when he heard Severin's plan.Severin did not object to it and nodded his head instead. "You should. After all, Diane has suffered so much for me over the years, and I intend to make the wedding a grand one, to the point where she becomes the envy of everyone in the entire south country!""Haha, perfect! We look forward to the banquet! Remember to tell us in advance when you've decided on the date!" Warren laughed.…"Diane, look! The man with sunglasses is so handsome, and he looks cool with those shades too!" Megan, who was chatting with Diane, soon noticed that a man was speaking to Severin.Diane was a little taken aback when she looked over. "He seems to have a unique temperament to him. I can't describe it, but it's almost like he has a sense of superiority over everyone even though he's doing nothing but stand
"Wait a second. He's going there in the morning? He's having lunch and dinner with them? And he's staying overnight too? Is he planning to be at the Shanahans the entire day tomorrow?"Everyone gasped after hearing that."Damn, the Shanahans are lucky! I didn't think he'd plan to visit them!" Jada was so angry that she clenched her fists tightly."This is unimaginable! Even though Mister Valerian visited the Ballards first, it was already noon by the time he came. Wouldn't he be spending more time with the Shanahans than with the Ballards?""Yeah, he said he'll be there in the morning, so it's probably going to be after breakfast. Why would he choose the Shanahans, though?" someone asked in surprise."Thank you, Mister Valerian! We shall await your esteemed presence tomorrow!" Catherine stood up, cupped her hands respectfully toward Valerian, and said in a trembling voice.Zachariah paused for a moment before continuing, "As for the day after tomorrow, Mister Valerian will visit
Sheila frowned at once. He did not know why Catherine would want to speak to her in private, and in such a secretive manner too. Nevertheless, she still followed the old lady to the so-called quiet place.The old lady then let go of Sheila's hand. "You like Severin, don't you, Miss Sheila? It's pretty obvious to everyone!"Sheila blushed as soon as she heard that, and it appeared that everyone remembered what she said when she was drunk the previous day. The thought of what happened made her so embarrassed that she felt like digging a hole in the ground and burying herself there. She nodded shyly and said, "I do. I like him very much, and I tend to miss him a lot after I haven't seen him for a day. But he always keeps a distance from me, and it makes me super mad! It makes me feel like I'm unwanted, and that I'm the one who keeps having to woo him!"The old lady was secretly happy when she received Sheila's acknowledgment. "We asked Diane a question this morning to find out if she w
"Do you mean to say that he has feelings for me?" Sheila felt a glimmer of hope when she heard Catherine's remark.The old lady nodded. "There's always hope. It's harder for a man to win a woman's heart than for a woman to win a man's heart. You can succeed as long as you remain determined."Sheila seemed to realize what the old lady was implying and said, "Are you saying I'll have to continue pestering him?"The old lady smiled and said, "Yes, indeed. Severin views you in a positive light, but that's not enough to push him over the edge and be impulsive. If you keep strengthening that feeling in him and amplify it even more, triumph will be within your grasp in no time!"Sheila was even happier when the old lady said that, and she remarked excitedly, "Okay, ma'am! Thank you so much! I feel so much more confident right now!" She then walked happily toward Severin after saying that.As soon as Warren saw Sheila approaching, he immediately stopped talking to avoid letting Sheila hea
Severin then said to Sheila, "Why are you telling him to scram? He's the bodyguard to Mister Valerian, and if I recall, he stood very close to Mister Valerian when we welcome their arrival, which means that he's no ordinary bodyguard. Aren't you worried that he'll be unhappy because you chased him away?""H-he's…Mister Valerian's bodyguard?" Sheila did not think much of the man at first, but she inhaled sharply as soon as she heard what Severin said. After all, she had no idea what would happen if Valerian's bodyguard was offended by her. She then looked at Severin, and then asked in a somewhat fearful manner, "But he's just a bodyguard, isn't he? I don't suppose it'll affect anything, will it?""I can't say for sure. He must have a good relationship with Mister Valerian if he had the honor of standing right next to him. Perhaps they are closer than you think, and he might be Mister Valerian's confidant too. What if your actions offended him and he tells Mister Valerian all about the
"Ah, so you're afraid that your looks will scare me, is that it? Guess you're more ugly than handsome, otherwise, why would you be afraid of showing me your face?" Sheila completely forgot what was her initial intention of going there and folded her hands in front of her chest to provoke the man.After all, the more averse he was to showing her his face, the more curious she became about how he looked without those huge sunglasses. Judging from how tall he was and the way he dressed, she could tell that he was a handsome man and was even more curious about what his face looked like."Hehe, if you think I'm ugly, then so be it! I won't show my face to you anyway!" Warren chuckled and was not fooled by her at all."You..." Sheila was completely speechless and stretched her hand out to take off his glasses again, only to see the man take another few steps back."Ah!" Sheila did not expect to slip and fall forward into Warren's arms.Though Warren's first instinct was to dodge her, sh
After searching everywhere and finding no trace of Severin, Sheila decided to ask her father about it. That was when she found out that he had already left with the Shanahans!"Ugh, why did he leave so quickly!" Sheila pursed her lips and said angrily.…It was already past four in the evening by the time they reached home. At that moment, he saw a beautiful woman standing by the road outside the villa, which reminded him of the arrangements he had that night."There's something I need to attend to tonight, honey, so I'll have to go out for a bit!" Severin eventually told Diane."Okay. Don't come home too late, though, and make sure to go to bed earlier! Mister Valerian will be visiting tomorrow, and Grandma wants us to be there early tomorrow morning! There will be a lot of guests, and we'll have to help welcome them!" Diane reminded Severin.Severin was speechless for a moment and said to Diane, "Going there a little earlier isn't a problem, but it's not like I'll be of much he