“Oh, it's a blessing for us that Dan is able to marry such a good girl like you, Naya.” Daniel's mother kept praising Naya, seemingly forgetting what an excellent and exceptional man her own son was.As she listened to the praises from her relatives and friends, Naya lowered her eyes shyly before raising them again.“Mrs. Graham, you speak too highly of me. I’m not as good as you said. It’s my greatest luck to marry Dan.”“Listen to how humble Naya is.” Daniel's mother praised again. “Having a well-behaved and sensible daughter-in-law like you is a blessing for the Grahams.”Naya blushed shyly when she heard this.The face of Naya's mother was also full of arrogance and smugness. “Naya, you’ll live a good life with Dan in the future. Now that you’re engaged, you’re no different from husband and wife. If you meet Ava again, you should tell her that you’re the daughter-in-law of the Grahams. Tell her to know her place and get as far away as possible.”“Mom, isn’t that a little crue
Ava knew that Maisie would be impulsive, so she stepped forward and grabbed her.“Maisie, don't go.”Maisie, who was stopped, turned around incomprehensibly. “Why not? You know that they’re all colluding to deceive your boyfriend. They even talked about you like that. How can you put up with this, Ava?”‘How can I put up with this?’Ava was slightly stunned. When she recalled the past, it seemed she used to be a straightforward person who would never suppress her grievances within her.She was not afraid even when she offended Jeremy.How did she become like this?Ava could not help but chuckle softly. She seemed to have gradually smoothed out her edges for Daniel.She unknowingly gave in step by step and compromised for the sake of this relationship.Even though she knew that the Grahams did not like her at all, she still greeted them with a smile every time.It was because she knew that love was not a matter between two people but a matter between two families, or even two
“All of them want to make this fake engagement into a real one. Your boyfriend is the only one who still has no idea about it.”Ava sighed and let out a chuckle upon hearing that. “They’re so sinister. I thought my concession would help improve an old man's health, but in reality, they were just teaming up to deceive me.”“Ava, don't put up with these scheming people. Go over and tell your boyfriend the truth. Don't be afraid. I’ll stand on your side and the side of justice no matter what!”After Maisie made the promise, she grabbed Ava and walked to the banquet hall.The atmosphere at the scene was very lively at the moment. Perhaps those scheming people wanted to make this matter official, so they also called in a lot of media personnel and reporters.After all, the Grahams were also a rich family in Glendale. The media would definitely want to write about them.At this time, many people were talking around Daniel. Naya walked over to Daniel while being escorted by the crowd.
Daniel was initially in a bad mood because he had to go along with Naya's fake engagement, but when he saw Ava and heard what she said, his mood instantly became way better."Really? You can't wait to marry me?" Daniel hugged Ava tightly, and the way he spoke made it obvious that he was overjoyed. He could not wait for that day to arrive.Ava smiled and stopped hugging him. Her eyes showed how happy she was as she looked into Daniel's tender eyes."Of course. Why else would I have come over? Did you think I was jealous?""Uh-huh. Of course, I’d think that my girlfriend was jealous and didn't trust me." Daniel joked with her."And why would that ever happen? I trust my boyfriend wholeheartedly, but to say that I'm not jealous at all would be a lie."Ava also laughed along, but her heart started to ache for Daniel.It seemed that Daniel was the only one who was kept in the dark about things.He really thought that it was just a fake engagement and that Naya was kind enough to hel
"I-It’s nothing, Mrs. Graham! Let's just go!" Naya stepped forward and took Mrs. Graham's hand, pretending to pull her away.This time, Mrs. Graham felt that Naya was acting even more peculiar, so that piqued her interest more. She wanted to see what was going on. She moved Naya away and immediately, she saw Daniel and Ava standing in the corridor. They were talking and laughing with each other sweetly.Immediately, Mrs. Graham’s anger rose."This is outrageous!" Mrs. Graham said angrily, "You and Daniel are about to get engaged! How dare she come over and confuse him?! Don’t worry, Naya. I’m about to go right up to her and tell her to get the hell out! Wait here."After Mrs. Graham finished speaking, she quickly walked toward Ava in a rage."Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Graham! Don't go." Naya pretended to stop her with a smirk.When Daniel and Ava heard someone was coming, both of them looked in the direction of the sound. The moment Ava turned around, all she saw was a pale palm swinging
Ava did not expect that she would meet such a sincere and good friend apart from Madeline.Although this whole thing was a sh*tshow, what Maisie said made her feel a lot better.It made her feel like she was not alone.When Ava arrived at the banquet hall, the guests, family, and friends were in high spirits as the emcee was livening up the atmosphere.Everyone was looking forward to seeing Daniel and Naya exchanging their wedding rings, and of course, hugging and kissing each other.Even so, Daniel had no intention of doing that during the ceremony. Besides, he remembered that Naya had not chosen a ring she liked yet, so they could skip that part.However, something happened that Daniel did not expect. The bridesmaid that Naya had invited suddenly handed an exquisite velvet ring box to them.It was a familiar-looking one at that.While he was still stunned, the bridesmaid opened the velvet ring box.Underneath the dazzling lights, the diamond ring shone brightly inside the bo
Ava!Naya immediately understood what he meant and suddenly clenched her fists. Her eyes were filled with rage, but the next second, she looked at Mrs. Graham and her mother with a pitiful look.When Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Mendez saw Daniel leaving Naya and walking toward Ava, both women became furious."Daniel, stop right there!"Mrs. Graham suddenly shouted at Daniel to stop him without thinking about all the guests who were watching.The guests at the scene were confused. ‘Isn't this an engagement ceremony? Why did the lead character leave halfway through the ring exchange?’"Daniel, where are you going? Your engagement ceremony with Naya hasn’t finished yet." Mrs. Graham chased after Daniel to stop him before lowering her voice and giving him a serious reminder."Daniel, have you forgotten? If you leave Naya and walk toward that woman, your grandfather will faint from the rage!”When Daniel heard what his mother said, he immediately furrowed his brows and looked toward Ava, w
When the crowd heard her reasoning, they all looked at Ava contemptuously, pointing and insulting her."No wonder Daniel left Naya hanging. It turns out it’s because of this.”"Some young women nowadays are really shameless. I bet she’s pestering Daniel because she has taken a fancy to the Grahams’ fortune.”"That's definitely the case. Otherwise, what kind of a person would be so brazen as to come to an occasion like this to cause trouble?""How shameless of her."All the guests started to think that Ava was the money-greedy vixen who was pestering Daniel.When Mr. Mendez’s client followed him into the hall and heard the chatter of the guests around them, there was a sudden and drastic change in her facial expression.‘Daniel Graham?’ she thought.The name sounded familiar to her. ‘That’s the guy who’s dating Ava, right?‘Why is he holding an engagement ceremony with another woman now?’The woman was stunned for a while before she pushed her way through the crowd, trying to