"Mom and Dad are entertaining the guests," Lucas told Coco. "I heard from Minnie. Are you feeling nervous?"Coco pouted, feeling a little embarrassed. "She spoke to you?""Don't worry. I'm here for you," Lucas said, smiling. His gentle voice and simple words miraculously eased the nervousness in her heart. "I'm worried about making a mistake or stumbling while walking down the aisle. It's going to be embarrassing." Coco expressed her concern. "I can't make a mistake on such a big day. I'm going to embarrass your family, not just me.""Don't worry about it," Lucas comforted her. "Even if you make a mistake, you don't have to be afraid of losing face. Our family will be your support, not the source of your worries."It was heartwarming to hear it from Lucas. "And if something does go wrong, I'll join you. It's our wedding, anyway. It's our big day, and we have a say."Cupping his face between her hands, she leaned closer and pressed her forehead against his. "I'm fine now, Lucas
Coco's eyes flashed with surprise. Part of Lucas' wedding vows had been pre-written during rehearsals, but he had added some of it on the fly."Coco, my life is forever entangled with yours from this day on. I'll never let you go again.""You are the only one for me, and your smile brings me joy. Stay with me from now on, and let me protect you and love you. Marry me, Coco."Tears welled in her eyes. "Yes. I won't ever leave you again, Lucas. I love you too. I love you most in the world."Picking up the ring, Lucas took Coco's hand and slipped the ring on her ring finger."With this ring, you're mine forever," he said in a low murmur, his voice so soft only she could hear him.Coco took the other ring. Similarly, she took Lucas' hand and put the ring on him. "From now on, you're mine too."With that, he leaned forward and kissed her on the lips. The audience was silent at first before breaking out in thunderous applause.Among the audience, Serenity watched happily as Lucas and
Jacqueline followed the sound and arrived at the utility room at the end of the corridor. The sound of the piano was coming from here.Just when she wanted to open the door, the music stopped. Someone opened the door from the inside, and a small boy about the same height as Jacqueline ran out, bumping into her.Then, the boy dashed to the exit next to the corridor and disappeared in a flash.Jacqueline stumbled to the ground. The nanny rushed forward, helping her up. "Jacqueline! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?"Shaking her head, Jacqueline looked into the utility room. There was no one in the room with nothing but a piano.A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. Who had been playing the piano? Could he be the boy who ran into her?As Jacqueline got up, she heard a familiar voice calling her name. "Jackie? What are you doing here?"Jacqueline glanced up to see Frederick running toward her with a worried look on his face. "Did you fall to the ground?""Yeah. Someone bumped int
"That was a really nice piece. If only you were with me. You could've heard the music with me. Maybe you could've caught him!" Jacqueline gushed.Her words sent a little shiver down his spine. "Let's go. Otherwise, your parents will be worried," Frederick said, pulling Jacqueline away. They headed toward the main hall, and Greta followed behind them quickly.Serenity had been looking for her daughter. When she saw Jacqueline coming over hand in hand with Frederick, she quickly went over to her daughter."Where have you been? Aunt Coco and Uncle Lucas are coming over for a toast. Remember what I told you at home? What should you tell them?""Yup. I need to congratulate Aunt Coco and Uncle Lucas on their happy marriage. And also to wish them to have a baby soon!" Jacqueline grinned, and Serenity gave an approving nod."By the way, Mommy, I heard someone playing the piano in the corridor. It was a beautiful piece. The little boy was about my age, but I couldn't catch him." Jacqueli
In hindsight, the kids were still too young, and Jackie simply considered Fred her most important best friend.Fred was still a kid. He probably had not figured out what love really was and simply thought of Jackie as the most important person in his life. Perhaps it was because Jackie was the first one to show him kindness."Fred is good at the piano, but they play differently!" Jacqueline exclaimed, still absorbed in the beautiful sound of the piano from earlier.During the conversation, Lucas and Coco finally made their way to the table and toasted. Serenity, with her children, joined Jackson and made a toast to the newlyweds.The triplets said their congratulatory speech to the newlyweds, just as they had rehearsed. It made Coco giggle."Lucas, Coco, I wish you happiness!" Serenity said sincerely."Thank you," Lucas answered with a knowing look and then clinked glasses with Serenity.After sinking into depression because of his long obsession with someone he could never have
"What do you think? Do you want Jackie to find the boy?" Jackson's voice rang out again."Well, I..." Frederick tried to speak, but the words remained stuck in his throat."Of course, he does!" Jacqueline interrupted. She told Frederick, "Fred, when we find that boy, let's listen to him play the piano together. You'll know what I mean by special! And we can play the piano with him too. It'll be so much fun!"Her eyes sparkled, and excitement lit up her face. Frederick felt uncomfortable looking at the anticipation in her eyes. His bad feelings grew stronger—like he would lose her as soon as she found the new boy.Despite that, Frederick could never say no to her. He could not bear to see her disappointment.All Frederick could say was, "Well, I wish we could find him too.""See, I told you!" Jacqueline tilted her chin, giving her father a proud look."Well, then. I'll find this boy and have him play the piano again for you two," Jackson agreed, and Jacqueline beamed."Thanks, D
After the reception, Frederick and his father, Weston, returned to the hotel. "I heard from Jackson. He's going to help Jackie find a boy, and that boy is good at the piano?" Weston mentioned suddenly, and Frederick stiffened at the question."What do you think? Do you want Jackie to find that boy?" Weston asked.Frederick pursed his lips but did not answer immediately.Weston looked at his son. "Fred, I can intervene, unless you want Jackie to find the boy. If I don't, Jackson will find him in no time. But if you don't want this, I can let this matter end now."Frederick stared at his father in surprise."What's wrong?" Weston arched an eyebrow.A short silence later, Frederick asked, "But why?""Why am I willing to do so?""Because, Son, I want you to be happy. If you don't want her to find the boy, I'll make sure he will never be found," Weston explained, patting his son's head. Frederick blinked at his father. Weston continued, "Remember what I told you when I took you
After putting a fresh change of clothes in the bathroom, Lucas walked out of the bathroom to find Coco struggling to take off her wedding dress."Let me help." Lucas went over, trying to help.Coco blushed as Lucas unzipped the back of her wedding dress, revealing the bodysuit underneath it. "I'm going in first!" Coco wanted to run into the bathroom, but instead, he picked her up in his arms."Huh?" she was surprised,Lucas strode into the bathroom and carefully put her down beside the bathtub. "Okay. Your bath is ready. I'll be waiting outside. If you need anything, just give me a shout.""Oh, okay," Coco responded as another hot blush turned her face bright red. She had been living with him for some time now, and they already had intimate experiences together. Even so, she could not stop blushing.When he left the bathroom, Coco removed her clothes and stepped into the tub. Then, she sank down into the bubbles, her tiredness washing away as she soaked herself in the warm wa
“……” Morgan suddenly found himself unable to retort. She... wasn't wrong. “But when you play house, you can pretend to be parents with one person today and another person tomorrow. Real marriage is different; you can’t choose someone else.”Renee widened her eyes, listening intently.“The only person you can choose is me. Do you understand, Renee?” he continued.She nodded vigorously. “I understand!”“Do you really?” Morgan asked, a little skeptical. He was already fifteen, so he could grasp the concept of marriage, but she was only eight. Could she truly comprehend it?“So, in the future, I can only marry Morgan and be your bride, right? I can't be someone else's bride, right?” she asked. “I don’t want to marry other boys anyway. I like you the most, Morgan. Of course I’ll only be your bride!” she happily declared, her worries fading away.So she could be Morgan's bride when she grew up! That's great!After finishing another piece of snack, Renee thought of something. She put o
Despite her unease, she couldn’t resist when she saw the sweet desserts. She indulged herself.However, as she ate, her eyes remained fixed on Morgan, clearly still waiting for him to clarify Lucy’s claims.“You want to know if you’re a child bride, right?” Morgan began.Renee nodded.“Do you know what a child bride is?” he asked.She blinked. She had a vague idea, but not enough for her to articulate it.“To put it simply, a child bride is a girl raised by a boy's family. The girl will marry the boy when she comes of age. In the old days, some families were too poor to raise their daughters, so they would sell their daughters to become child brides for richer families,” Morgan explained.Renee blinked. “But my parents aren’t poor, and I'm raised by them, not by other people. That means I’m not a child bride, right?”“Correct, you are not,” Morgan affirmed.She breathed a sigh of relief, and a bright smile spread across her face. “I knew it! My parents would never sell me! The
"Morgan!" Renee turned to Morgan, unease etched on her face."The Moon family, eh? I'll remember this," Morgan replied calmly, then lowered his head to meet Renee's anxious and confused face. "Let's go, Renee. I’ll tell you what you want to know later."He led her away holding her hand.Benson looked worried. "Miss Lucy, how could you say that?""It's the truth!" Lucy shook off her fear and spoke defiantly. "Daddy and Mommy said she’s a child bride. A child bride is a girl sold by her own parents!""But the White family is not like that. Those things only happened to daughters of poor families in the old days," Benson explained. "You really shouldn’t have said that, Miss Lucy. You shouldn’t do that again.""Why do I have to listen to you?" Lucy retorted, displeased.Benson was too ashamed to tell Lucy in front of others that the Moon family simply couldn’t afford to offend Morgan. Dealing with the White family was already a headache, and Morgan's background was even more formi
Benson and Lucy were also dumbfounded. Benson started getting anxious. He felt like things were starting to unfold in ways that he did not expect."Mr. Grimes, I..." Benson stepped forward, intending to speak to Mr. Grimes.However, Mr. Grimes moved past Benson without so much as a glance at him. He went up to Morgan and said, "Master Morgan, I apologize for the oversight!"Everyone was stunned to hear that, including the security guards who had been called over. They were secretly relieved they hadn't forcibly removed anyone yet. If they had offended someone Mr. Grimes was showing so much respect to, it would have been really bad for them!Morgan regarded Mr. Grimes with an unreadable expression. He calmly recounted the situation to Mr. Grimes.After hearing about what happened, Mr. Grimes responded, "This set of stamps was not pre-ordered. If you like it, please take it. Feel free to take anything else in the exhibition that catches your eye."This declaration shocked every
"Who are you?!" Benson exclaimed, astonished. The mysterious figure remained silent, simply looking at Morgan.Morgan calmly reiterated to Benson, "I said, wait for Mr. Grimes." He then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. "I'm Morgan Wood. Please have Mr. Grimes from Lazy Cat Culture come to the Sleepy Cat Exhibition in Solaria. He should be in the area, right?"After ending the call, the person on the other end stared at the phone in disbelief.The Sleepy Cat Exhibition? What's going on?Benson, Lucy, and the staff stared at Morgan in shock, but the look in their eyes quickly turned to ridicule."Ah, a young man's naive bravado – how impudent!" Benson scoffed."Sir, please don't cause trouble," the staff member warned. "Or I'll have to call security."Morgan simply lowered his head to say to Renee, "Looks like we'll be here for a while. If you're bored, I can ask someone to walk around with you."Renee shook her head. "Morgan, what if this stamp set has really been p
Benson's words were not only meant to exert pressure on the staff, but also to inform him that they were on the same side.As expected, when the staff heard what he said, there was an instant change in his expression. He turned to Morgan and Renee and said, "I'm sorry, but it turns out this stamp set has already been pre-ordered by this customer."Morgan saw through the so-called pre-order as nothing more than an act. "When I asked you to wrap it up earlier, I didn’t hear you mention it was pre-ordered.""We forgot to mention that. Our apologies," the staff replied.Lucy, wearing a smug expression, raised her chin at Renee, causing Renee to puff out her cheeks in frustration.Benson calmly observed Morgan and Renee. The White family's White Maple Group had numerous overlapping businesses with the Moon Group. They were often competing with each other. Originally, the White Maple Group’s business activities weren't concentrated in Solaria, so even though there was competition wi
But before Morgan had even finished speaking, a girl's voice piped up, "I want this stamp set!"He turned to the voice and, upon seeing who it was, narrowed his eyes slightly. It was Lucy Moon, the girl Renee mentioned earlier. At the sight of Lucy, Renee immediately reacted like an angry little kitten. "Lucy Moon, why do you always try to take my stuff away?""Your stuff? How is this your stuff? You haven't paid yet!" Lucy shot back, her eyes fixed on Morgan.Morgan was well-known in their class, admired by many girls who claimed he was even more handsome than movie stars. If only Lucy had a big brother like that! She would be the envy of all the girls in class... no, all the girls in school!Unfortunately, her own big brother was not as good-looking.Last time, Lucy had tried to give Renee Sleepy Cat toys, asking for Morgan's email address in return. However, Renee accepted gifts from everyone but her, which infuriated Lucy."But if you want, I can give this stamp set to Re
Unlike many wealthy kids, Renee was quite restrained with her spending. She had never spent recklessly and often saved leftover money. Of course, when she wanted something beyond her budget, she would act cute and ask her Daddy or Morgan to buy it for her.Lisa was the least susceptible to her charms, so Renee didn’t dare to bother her!When they arrived at the exhibition, Renee’s eyes sparkled with excitement. There were so many adorable Sleepy Cat merchandise! They're all so cute! She wanted a lot of them, but realizing her limited budget, she knew she needed a sponsor! The best one was right beside her: Morgan!"Morgan," she said, flashing him a super bright smile.Seeing her like this, Morgan immediately knew she wanted to ask him for something. "What is it? Do you want me to buy you Sleepy Cat merchandise?""You’re so smart, Morgan! No wonder so many girls in our class like you and asked me for your phone number!" Renee praised him.As soon as she mentioned it, Morgan'
"Okay," Renee replied obediently, snuggling up to Morgan and acting cute. "Take me to the exhibition, Morgan! I know you’re the best. You’ll definitely take me, right?"Morgan pursed his lips. At 15, he was no longer a little boy. Although Renee was only 8, she was his destined wife.He had been protecting her since the day she was born. At first, he thought that he would only marry her because according to the family prophecy, she was the one most suitable for him. Over the years, however, he realized that his feelings for her ran deeper than he had initially thought.He found himself wanting to help her fulfill her wishes, and would clean up the mess when she caused trouble. Things had become different from what he had expected, but he welcomed them. He felt grateful that she was the one who was destined for him!With her by his side for the rest of his life, he would never feel lonely."Will you get into fights again?" Morgan asked."No more fighting, I promise!" Renee quickly