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
“You’re such a fool. It’s my child. How could I not want it?”“But…”“Let’s get married.” Before she could finish her words, he suddenly said such earth-shattering words. Summer was completely taken aback. She stared at him without blinking, unable to speak for quite some time.After a while, she managed to find her voice back and she asked, “Wh-What did you say?”Joey raised his hand and tucked the stray strands of hair on her cheek that had been blown by the wind behind her ear. He looked at her calmly and slowly said, “We’ll get married, and I’ll give our child a complete home.”Summer felt her nose turning sore as she pounced herself into his embrace. She sounded somewhat choked up when she said, “Joey…”She had indeed not fallen for the wrong person, after all. He was a man worthy of her love and all her sacrifices.…The pre-wedding party lasted quite late, and many of them were drunk.Sharon had a lot to drink tonight as well. If it were not because she was worried ab
After some time, the makeup artist was done with Sharon’s exquisite bridal makeup.“You’re truly an angel that fell from heaven!” Riley could not help but gasp in admiration. She pulled Sharon over and looked at her from head to toe before saying, “Especially with the wedding dress that I designed for you, you look simply stunning!”Sharon could not help but giggle. “Are you complimenting me or your wedding dress?”“Hey, those aren’t the right words to say. What do you mean my wedding dress? This dress obviously belongs to you. So if I praise you, that just means I’m praising the wedding dress as well. In short, my compliments all point back to you.”“So talkative,” said Sharon as she poked Riley’s forehead with her finger.“Shar, I’ve been to three of your weddings now. You’re so fortunate to have a best friend like me.”When she gave it further thought, Riley was right. She had indeed been to all three of her weddings, and she was the only one who had never left her. Sharon was
Why would such a proud man even utter these superstitions just to keep her by his side?At this moment, she could feel that her heart was only beating for him.“Simon, I’ll be your person forever…” She could not help but say such a sentence.Upon hearing this, the man felt slightly moved. He looked down into her eyes and lowered his head to kiss her red lips uncontrollably.Once she felt his warmth on her lips, her body trembled slightly. However, she pushed him away anxiously and said, “Don’t… You’ll smudge my lipstick.”It had taken the makeup artist so long to finish doing her makeup. They would surely need to touch it up again if he kissed her.“I’ll fix it for you later,” he said lightly, not giving her the option to refuse. He leaned down to kiss her again and did not mind smearing her lipstick all over.Sharon was getting somewhat lightheaded from this. He was a typical man, so if he smudged his makeup, would he even know how to touch it back up?Even though that was wha