Sharon hugged Riley back and noticed the staff behind her. She was somewhat puzzled as she asked, “What are you up to?”“Can’t you tell? I’m here with your wedding dress.” Riley looked utterly excited as she asked the staff to open the gift box.“And your husband’s suit, of course.” She pointed to another massive box at the back.The four staff members carefully took the wedding dress out and showed it to Sharon.“Is… this not too exaggerated?” As soon as Sharon laid her eyes on the dress, she discovered how dazzling it was. The long, circular train was inlaid with tiny diamonds. They went all the way up to the chest.“Not at all. This is your third wedding, after all. Since it’s so special, the wedding dress has to be blindingly dazzling as well.”Sharon could not tell whether she wanted to laugh or cry. What on earth was Riley trying to imply here?“Try it on and see if it fits.” Riley was dragging her away to try on the wedding dress.“It’s too soon to wear it…”“No. You ha
Sharon had always known that Simon had a fantastic figure with the body of a model. In short, he would look good with or without clothes.Even when he was in his usual suits, he still had an aura of nobleness around him.This time around, Riley had tailored an all-white wedding suit for him even though his usual attire was mainly dark-toned. It was truthfully Sharon’s first time seeing him in white.When she saw him for the first time when he stepped into the room, she felt an overwhelming heroic spirit exuding from him that was similar to an emperor.As he walked toward her, she could feel her heartbeat speeding up uncontrollably. She seemed to have been somewhat emotionally moved by this sight of him.The extraordinarily distinguished man walked to her front and extended his broad palm to her, saying, “Mrs. Zachary, care to give me a dance?” He curled his lips into a half-smile, exuding a fatal temptation.Sharon had wholly disregarded her surroundings and was utterly attracte
Sharon turned over to look, but before she could say anything, Sebastian had already gotten up. He looked at Rue without blinking.“My little cousin? Are you the cousin they’re talking about?”Eugene leaned down to put Rue on the ground and said softly, “Sebastian is your cousin. Go ahead and play with him.”Rue had a fear of strangers, so she was reluctant to go over. Instead, Sebastian was the one who walked up to her and held her hand, saying, “My name is Sebastian. What’s yours?”“I… I’m Rue.” The girl’s voice was soft and sweet; it was so very lovely. It suddenly made Sebastian protective of her.“Then I’ll be calling you Rue, and you can call me Seb.” Sebastian had always wanted a younger sister, but Mommy told him that he was the only one she ever needed. At least now, he was finally able to be an older brother.“Seb.” Rue was so polite, and it made Sebastian feel like he ought to do an excellent job as a big brother. He would never allow anyone to bully her!Sharon loo
Simon walked straight to Sharon and sat down next to her. Then, he unhurriedly replied to Eugene’s words, “How could I ever let that happen?”He saw the diamond crown given by Eugene, and those big shining diamonds could genuinely blind someone’s eyes.He picked it up, put it on Sharon’s head, and looked at it in scrutiny before saying, “Well, it’s truly extravagant.”Why did his tone sound somewhat odd?“Doesn’t it look good?” she asked.“It’s not that it doesn’t look good. But a princess wearing a queen’s crown is a little…” He did not finish the sentence. However, it was apparent that the rest of the things he left unsaid were not a compliment.Eugene raised his eyebrows and glanced coldly at Simon. Was he trying to say that he was terrible at picking out gifts?“You just verbally said that you wouldn’t bully Shar. I guess that your words can’t entirely be trusted. How about calling me ‘Brother’ too, hmm? So that you’ll remember she still has a big brother looking out for her
Sharon could see that there was a slight change in Eugene’s expression. She hurriedly pressed her lips into a smile and said, “Hehe. That’s true as well. Go ahead and get some rest.”The maid took Fern to the guest room. Eugene stood up as well, saying, “I’ll go with her.” As soon as he said this, he followed Fern from behind.Sharon noticed him quickening his pace to catch up to Fern, but Fern was blatantly ignoring him.She merely shook her head and sighed.“Why are you still sighing after receiving so many presents?” Simon looked at her with a somewhat amused expression.“I’m sighing for my big brother. Look at how cold Fern is toward him. I’m afraid he’ll have to work hard from now on to get his woman.”Simon looked over as well and said, “He’s merely reaping what he has sown. It’s only right he’s suffering.”Simon thought about the time when Eugene did not expose the fact that he was Sharon’s brother in the past. He deliberately made Simon jealous by pretending to be so int
Sharon was inevitably surprised to see Xena. After all, she was no longer Simon’s assistant. Moreover, she recalled that Xena was not on the guest list.However, she knew that Xena was one of Penelope’s underlings.Penelope had made it clear that she would not be giving them her blessing even if the other Zachary family’s relatives were present.As such, did Xena attend on her own? Did she come on behalf of Penelope? Sharon was more afraid if it were the former.The man’s hot breath brushed past her ear and a low voice sounded. “What are you looking at?” Simon clasped her waist with one hand as he looked in the direction she was looking.She abruptly regained her senses and shook her head, saying, “It’s nothing. I’m a little hungry, that’s all. I think dinner has been served?”“Then let’s get something to eat,” he said while placing his arm around her waist and walking toward the food section.They had prepared a lot of delicacies for tonight’s party, and it was buffet-style.
He could only imagine how happy Sharon must be tonight and how beautiful she looked in her dress.It would not be long now. A couple more hours later, she would belong to him!“If you need anything, spit it out. If you have nothing to say, I’d like to go back to the party.” Xena was indeed in a bad mood.Howard sneered, “Back to the party? Can you even stand watching them being all over each other?”“Why can’t I? I’m the one who’ll become his bride tomorrow!” Xena felt a glimmer of hope again as soon as she said this out loud.“Don’t be too happy. It’s still early. The deed is not done just yet, so anything can happen,” Howard reminded her.“That’s not an option. I’ve promised to cooperate with you, so you have to guarantee me the success of the plan. If I can’t be his bride tomorrow, I’ll make sure things won’t end well for you either!” Xena was pressing on her luck.“My plan is flawless, but it’ll depend on whether you can complete your end of the deal tomorrow. I’m merely rem
Even Sharon did not realize that Joey had returned with food. She could feel the atmosphere becoming tense almost instantly. Crap! Simon had let it slip!Moreover, since they were bystanders, it would be inconvenient for them to chime in.Summer could feel her heartstrings tightening up when faced with Joey’s cold gaze. She always knew that he did not want children, hence the main reason why she decided to keep the news of her pregnancy under wraps.She forced herself to show a smile. She wanted to say that they were merely joking around and he had misunderstood them.However, Joey had selected all kinds of seafood dishes on the plate meant for Summer. The smell assailed her nostrils and she could not help but cover up her mouth, trying to stop herself from vomiting!She could not allow herself to vomit right here. She immediately covered her mouth and ran toward the palm tree forest on the side…Joey’s expression sank upon witnessing this. He tossed the plate on the dining tab