Meanwhile, in an effort to get Charlie to spare her and let her off, Lilian had knelt on the ground and kowtowed as she knocked her head on the ground repeatedly until it was already swollen. However, Charlie did not buy it at all.Charlie knew what kind of person she was.Lilian was simply a brute! She was even more evil and vicious compared to his mother-in-law, Elaine.Although Elaine had always wanted his wife, Claire, to marry a rich man, at the very least, Elaine had never once thought of marrying her own daughter off to a man with a child.However, Lilian was actually willing to force her son to father someone else’s child just because of a fifty million dollar dowry. She was completely shameless and had no integrity at all.Thus, Charlie was certain that her current repentance was not from deep down within her heart, but simply because she was being forced to do so due to her current situation. If he were to give this kind of woman another chance to make a comeback, she
When he saw that Albert was about to bring this group of people over to the Civil Affairs Bureau, Isaac asked Charlie, “Master Wade, should I tag along and keep an eye on the situation?”Charlie waved his hand and said faintly, “You don’t have to go there. You can just wait here to attend the wedding banquet with me.”Claire had been standing next to him without speaking throughout this entire time. When she saw that everyone had already been taken away, she could not help but ask, “Charlie, we are actually here to attend Magnolia and Draco’s wedding banquet. Don’t you think that the situation with his father seems to be a little inappropriate?”Charlie smiled before he asked her, “Wife, what do you think is appropriate, then? If I do not make sure that Lilian is kicked out of the Scotson family today and if we do not teach the Scotson family a lesson, do you think that your high school classmate will ever be able to enjoy a good and happy life in the future after marrying into the
Lilian choked and said, “Comrade, our marriage certificate is at home. Can you get the divorce certificate done for us first? After that, we can bring our marriage certificate over here later.”The staff member said, “This is not in line with the common procedure. Both of you should go back and get your marriage certificate first.”Turk hurriedly replied, “No, it would be too late by then, comrade. We have to get divorced before noon.”The staff member tried to persuade them, “Even if both of you do not have any feelings for each other anymore, you do not have to get divorced at this moment now, right? Even if you cannot get divorced right now, you can still come back and get divorced later in the afternoon!”At this time, Albert cut in, “Miss, both of them have already been married for many years and have already lost their marriage certificate a long time ago. Therefore, can you proceed accordingly then?”After he was done speaking, he pointed at Turk before he told the staff, “
Jayden stretched out his hand as he got ready to drive Lilian out.Lilian cried bitterly as she said, “You… at the very least, you should allow me to go home and pack up some clothes!”Jayden replied coldly, “You d*mn old lady. You’re still thinking of going home to pack up your clothes?! I am already giving you face by not ripping your clothes off you now. If you continue talking so much nonsense, I will strip all of your clothes off before throwing you out!”When Lilian heard this, she did not dare to say anything else. She could only follow obediently like a dog as Jayden drove her away.After seeing that Lilian had already been taken away, Albert pointed at Juliet before he said, “You, come over here.”Juliet felt very unwilling deep within her heart. However, she did not dare to disobey Albert at this time.She could only come before Albert as she said in a trembling voice, “Don… Don Albert…”Albert nodded before he pointed at her and Turk as he told the staff of the Civil
”That’s great!” Turk finally heaved a huge sigh of relief when he heard this.At this time, the staff called for both of them to come to the counter to apply for their marriage certificates.Juliet was twenty-six years old this year, while Turk was fifty-two years old. The difference between both of them was exactly doubled.The young lady who was responsible for giving them the marriage certificate handed it over to both of them as she gnashed her teeth with hatred.After the marriage certificate was finally issued, Albert smiled slightly before he said, “Okay, since both couples have already obtained their marriage certificates today, we should hurry up and return to the hotel now. Master Wade is still waiting to attend your wedding banquet.”Hence, the four of them could only follow Albert as they returned to the Hilton hotel.At this time, the banquet hall in Hilton was filled with the Scotson family’s relatives and friends.Charlie took his wife, Claire, with him as they sa
As soon as Albert shouted out loud, the Scotson family came to a sudden realization, and they all began clapping unwillingly at this time.In fact, they were also very unhappy because of this wedding. This was because this kind of matter would really cause the Scotson family to lose face.However, since it was already done, there was nothing anyone could do to change anything at all.At this time, Juliet, who was wearing a wedding dress and had a cold expression on her face, and Turk, who was making a show of being decent and proper as he was dressed in a suit, walked up on the stage together.After that, the emcee smiled before he said, “Next, let us welcome the second couple, the bridegroom, Draco Scotson, and the bride, Magnolia Zevell!”In fact, the Scotson family was also not very willing to applaud this couple.It was not only Lilian and Turk who looked down on Magnolia, but the rest of the Scotson family also despised and looked down on this poverty-stricken girl.However
The emcee smiled before he said, “Oh! I really did not expect Miss Morningstar to be so touched. She must have been waiting a long time for this marriage to happen. This is truly a perfect and consensual match made in heaven! Let us wish this couple a happy new marriage, eternal love, and a bright and peaceful life ahead with a round of applause!”When Juliet heard this, she felt as though she was about to collapse. She squatted down on the ground as she buried her face deep in her hands and continued crying miserably.The emcee picked up on her emotions and continued speaking, “It seems as though our bride is feeling very emotional now. Let us interview our groom. May I ask Mr. Turk Scotson, what are your feelings right now, since you are able to marry such a young and beautiful wife?”Turk chuckled slightly as he said, “I am feeling very excited…”The emcee smiled before he asked, “Then, Mr. Turk Scotson, do you have the urge to sing a song under this kind of situation?”Turk fe
Naturally, Turk was not happy that he would have to kowtow in front of so many people today.He was already over fifty years old after all. This would really be a little too embarrassing for him.However, at this time, the emcee said, “Groom, today is your big wedding day. Two families will become one family. You will not only gain a young and beautiful wife today, but you will also have parents who will love you and dote on you in the future. We Oskians have always had the most filial piety ever since ancient times. It is only right for us to kneel and kowtow in front of our parents. So, why are you still hesitating? Furthermore, our Oskian tradition for marriage is to kowtow in front of both parents and offer them a cup of tea.”Zell’s wife immediately burst into tears after she heard this.It was true that the two families would become one family. However, she really did not want her own daughter to start a family with this old man.Nevertheless, there was no way out of this no
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h
Then, Jacob quickly pressed, "Dear boy, maybe you could stay a few days instead of taking more jobs. At least you could be there to stop my wife if she snaps.""Sure," Charlie chuckled, cheerfully agreeing to it. "Don't worry—Claire's returning in a couple of days too, and you'll be fine with us around. You're cheating in your mind, anyway…"Pausing, he then added a reminder, "But if she's really furious, just bear with her beatings and clawings. Live and let live, as they say."That left Jacob sulking, however. "What the hell! If I knew this would happen, I should have just taken her to court and divorced her openly! That way, I'd definitely make things work with Matilda. Yolden wouldn't even stand a chance!"Charlie had to keep a straight face. "Now, you're not quite right there—don't you know what would happen to your wife if you took this to court?"Jacob snorted coolly. "Elaine would just snap at me, hit me, and make sure I don't get a cent in the divorce. That's no big deal—