Serenity could not convince Elisa. At the same time, she was moved by Elisa’s devotion to sisterhood. Elisa had been nothing but kind to her before they found out they were cousins. She was a true friend because she would do just about anything for a friend. However, Elisa did not consider just anybody as a good friend. Apart from her long-time best friend, Serenity and Jasmine were also in Elisa’s close circle. “You need to sit down and talk to Remy. Get his take on it. If he isn’t on board, I don’t want you to have a fight with him because of me, Elisa.” Serenity took Elisa’s hand and said, “I want you to be happy. I don’t want to be the reason that comes between your marriage to Remy.” Elisa held Serenity’s hands and replied with a smile, “Don’t worry, Seren. We won’t fight. I believe Remy will understand where I’m coming from. Besides, our plan is to get engaged and not rush into marriage.” Remy could not wait to start a new chapter in his life, but he did not bring tha
The only competition Remy saw was Andrew. To Remy, Julian was only acting because his acting was way over the top. “Mrs. York.” Mrs. Lane approached and said to Serenity with a smile, “Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Young-Johnson are here with the kids.” Ben’s family was staying at Wildridge Manor. Zachary and Serenity hosted the Johnson family before she moved to Liberty’s place because the wedding was around the corner. The bridal party would be doing all the wedding preparations there.If Liberty was still married to Hank, Serenity would not choose to organize such an intimate event at the Browns’ residence. However, things were different now. Liberty had the time and place to host the bridal party for her sister. Since Liberty was the maid of honor, she had the final say in all wedding preparations.“Please invite them in.” As Serenity was staying with her sister for the time being, Antonia, Jane, and her little ones dropped by to catch up with Serenity. Jane was new
Serenity said amusedly, “I think it was an accident. Chloe didn’t mean to hit her brother.” Jane smiled. “The little guy is a crybaby. Connor and Oliver can have a crying match.” Serenity knew that Lilian’s son, Oliver, was a fusser too. Lilian was afraid of his cries, and was always tempted to run and hide every time he shed tears. In fact, Lilian came all the way to Wiltspoon and stayed for a while after treating Camryn’s eyes. She said she would only return to FC Manor after Serenity and Zachary’s wedding since Oliver was in good hands with her mentor. The legendary doctor had more experience caring for babies than Lilian did, having raised her himself. Lilian also left her student, Laurence, in his care.She adopted a hands-off approach with Laurence, only testing him every once in a while. Laurence was about the age of Sonny, but his memory and comprehension were much better than Sonny’s. Otherwise, Lilian would not have chosen him as her student. Lilian had met So
Mrs. Lane served the guests beverages, fruit, and snacks. Elisa took a seat and found the courage to carry the baby one more time. She asked for Chloe from her future mother-in-law once again. The baby stared at Elisa with her bright eyes and flashed a smile. “Chloe smiled at me.” The infant’s toothless grin brought Elisa so much joy that she gave Chloe multiple smooches. Antonia was very pleased with Elisa as her future daughter-in-law. Although she loved Jane as her daughter-in-law too, Elisa’s personality shared more similarities with hers, so she found Elisa easier to get along with.She smiled and said, “Chloe rarely smiles. I think she likes her new aunt.” Jane jumped in. “Chloe is like her father. Although it’s too early to tell for sure as she is only a few months old, her personality may become apparent in a few years. She doesn’t cry much and usually keeps to herself.” Chloe would not smile at those she only met a handful of times. Elisa was Remy’s love, and
Antonia looked at Elisa lovingly and said with a smile, “I’m happy to have you and Jane as my daughters.” Elisa felt shy. Even though she had not married Remy, Remy was the only one for her. Everybody burst into laughter. Soon, Remy arrived at Liberty’s place. His beloved woman and women he respected were there, so he did not want to miss out on the fun too. Hearing that Remy had arrived, Elisa mumbled, “Why is he here when he’s supposed to be at work?” Remy must have skipped work again. Jane smiled and teased her, “Remy can't focus on his work since you're away with Serenity. His mind and heart are with you, even when he’s in the office. He might as well join you before he gets even more distracted.”“You’re making fun of me again, Jane.” Serenity said with a grin, “I’m close enough with Remy, so it’s fine if I don’t open the door for him. Elisa, you should go.” Elisa stood up. “I’m your cousin. I should attend to the guests for you.” It was clear that Elisa was eag
“Thank you.” Elisa accepted the bouquet and thanked Remy before saying, “You knew I was with Serenity, and yet you bought me flowers. I feel embarrassed to carry the flowers into the house.” “There’s nothing to feel embarrassed about. Serenity is the witness to our love story. She’ll be happy for you that we’re closer than ever. She won’t laugh at you.” Remy held her hand as they walked into the house together.“That’s true. Seren only wants me to be happy. I know that she blames herself that Zachary and I couldn’t be together, believing she stole my happiness. I can tell, even if she doesn’t say it.” Elisa added, “She got the wrong idea. I have never placed the blame on her. Zachary and I are not meant to be. Besides, Zachary has never loved me or promised me anything.“To be honest, I don’t think Zachary would even give me a second glance if I wasn’t related to Serenity.” Remy understood and said, “I get why Serenity would think that. She can only let go of the past when
“My family is only a plane ride away, and the flight isn’t long.” Everybody was happy for Remy to get married, so they would not bother about trivial matters like the engagement venue. The most important thing was their happiness. “Once my family has chosen a good date, they will send it to your parents for their approval. If there are no problems, we can finalize the date and have our engagement party in Wiltspoon. We're sticking to the location.”Remy added, “It’s our marriage, Elisa. Whether it works out is up to us. What other people say doesn’t matter. You’ve never cared about their opinions before.”“I love you and care deeply about you, so I care about what people say about you. I don’t mind what they say about me because I can take their criticism.” Remy smiled and pulled Elisa into his arms. He was careful not to squish the flowers. He uttered, “Your words mean a lot to me, and I’m ready to do anything for you. I don’t care if people say that I’m marrying into your f
At first, Corey was against her son getting together with Liberty. She did not like that Liberty was a divorcee with a child. Duncan later got into a car accident. Corey then hoped that Liberty would accept Duncan into her heart. While the pair had not officially started dating, everybody in Wiltspoon saw them as a couple. No one would dare steal Duncan’s woman. It was said that Liberty’s ex-in-laws had been trying to get Liberty and Hank back together. However, she would never give her cheating and abusive ex-husband a second chance. “I’m Harvey, Harvey Gray.”Harvey was, in fact, the man who had been drinking heavily after being dumped. He would pass out drunk anywhere in the neighborhood of East Hill Apartments. He would also leer at any young women who passed by.Since meeting Liberty, Harvey had stared at Liberty for days until she moved out of East Hill Apartments. He had never seen her again. Now that Harvey had stopped drinking, he decided to get his act together