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Sophia blused and she immediately hid her phone behind her before exclaiming. ‘Please don’t misunderstand. I was just taking a selfie. I didn’t take any pictures of you!”
Although Arthur didn’t say anything, he knew very well that she secretly took a picture of him.
She immediately dashed upstairs and when she got into her room, she checked the last picture that she took using her phone’s camera. Arthur was seen dressed in a black suit which he looked stunning in. At the same time, he exuded a mysterious aura.
‘Since he’s that handsome, he would do well if he joined the entertainment industry. Why didn’t he do so?” Sophia: mumbled.
As she looked at the picture again, she sighed. “It’s a pity that he always has the poker face on. He’d look even more handsome if he smiled more.”
On the other hand, Nigel was really happy today. When he stepped out of the banquet hall with a bunch of people from the Presgrave Family, he was stopped by his mother.
“Nigel, come over here.”
He smiled as he asked, “What’s wrong, Mom?”
“There are many girls that attended the wedding today. Did any of them catch your attention? You can tell me about it.” During the wedding, Brenda felt that his son who was already at a marriageable age of 26 should be looking to get married.
“Nope.” He shook his head.
“Since Elliot already got married, you should be more serious about looking for a girlfriend so that you can get married soon.” Brenda rolled her eyes at him.
“Mom, back then if you gave me the green light, I’d have married Anastasia and you’d have had a daughter-in-law.” He chuckled.
Upon hearing that, she rolled her eyes at him again and said, “Elliot was already courting Anastasia at that time. There’s no point for you to get on the bandwagon. I wouldn’t want to see the both of you fight over a girl.”
“Mom, you’re really observant!’ Nigel was impressed that his mother actually noticed that Elliot was courting Anastasia at that time.
“That’s why you should start taking this. seriously and don’t spend too much time playing video games in the mansion. Instead, spend more time getting to know some girls. Just then, two ladies waved at her and Brenda told him, ‘Alright, I shall go greet the guests first.”
Nigel let out a long sigh. Now that Elliot was married, he felt stressed as he thought of how he would be the next one to be urged to get married.
Meanwhile in one of the villas, the atmosphere was sullen. An elderly man was seen sitting in front of his daughter and consoling her. ‘Don’t get discouraged. Your opportunity will come.””
“Dad, back then if I had returned earlier, by now, you would be attending Elliot and my wedding instead of his and
Anastasia’s Lorelai glared at her father with hatred in her eyes.
Hearing that, the old man’s gaze darkened and asked, ‘Are you still blaming me for it? I’ve already told you that Old Madam Presgrave would never allow Elliot to marry someone from the Presgrave Family. She has her guard up against us.”
“What if Elliot fell in love with me and only wanted to marry me?” Lorelai held her forehead as she looked agonized. She didn’t have to conceal her true feelings in front of her father.
“I know that it has been hard for you to put a smile on your face while attending the wedding. If both of you are really together, Old Madam Presgrave will think of a way to separate you. By then, we would have lost all of our opportunities.”
‘If I came back and stayed by his side, I would have been able to win his heart.” she said in frustration while she held back. her tears.
“That’s enough, don’t reveal your emotions to anyone. I have always wanted to have a place within the Presgrave Group’s board of directors. However, whenever i bring it up, Old Madam Presgrave would reject my request. Although our family has been doing well thus far, we are nothing compared to the Presgrave Family. They own the most lucrative real estates around the world and if they commission a project to us, our net worth will be more than doubled. But she just refused to allow our family to have a stake in their real estate. That’s why we can only rely on you, since your brother is still young.”
‘Dad, say no more. I’ll still proceed as planned. Lorelai dried her tears and calmed herself down. ‘I will look for an opportunity to stay by Elliot’s side. When the timing is right, I will help you to complete the plan.”
“You’ll have to befriend Anastasia to get her trust. That way, you will be able to stay by Elliot’s side frequently. We will. wait until the day he has fallen for you to bring up our requests. I believe he won’t turn us down.”
“I know what to do.” All these years when Lorelai was overseas, she learnt that sincerity was the best disguise, and that she was good at making friends with her sincerity.
Soon after she came out from the house, she took a stroll in the garden. She recalled how her parents would doll her up like a princess since young and they would send her over to the Presgrave Residence for play dates. Every time. before she went over, Lorelai would be dressed nicely Her etiquette and upbringing were all cultivated by her mother. She clearly remembered the time when she left grains of rice on the table while she was dining at the Presgrave Residence, her mother gave her a beating after she got home because of that.
At that time, she didn’t know that her parents had since planned for her to attract the young Elliot, so that he would remember her as the cute and pretty Lorelai. Her father had been planning for more than 20 years to join the Presgrave Group’s board of directors. Lorelai could not let him down.
That was why even if she would earn infamy for what she would do in future. she didn’t mind as she was willing to do it for Elliot. All these years when she was abroad, all she could think of was him. She would search for information regarding him and whenever she saw him on the financial news, she would be happy for the longest time.
In the evening when night fell, the evening banquet just got underway. Anastasia was dressed in a white fitted mermaid dress which accentuated her attractive curves. At the banquet, Elliot went to a few tables and chatted with the guests. A few of the major shareholders from the Presgrave Group were seated. next to him. On the other hand, Anastasia made eye contact with Sophia while she was seated, and both of them smiled as their eyes met.
Since Lorelei didn’t have the appetite, she chatted with her peers while her attention was on Elliot, who was seated. not far from her. Tonight, he was dressed in a black fitted suit and as he sat among older men, he exuded a calm disposition which didn’t match his age. He was all smiles that night and seeing him smile made her heart flutter.
Lorelai then turned her attention to Anastasia, who was chatting with Harriet. She was paying close attention to what Harriet was saying and when the elderly woman replied to her, the way she looked at Anastasia was full of love. Lorelai then thought that what her father said might be true. Back then when Anastasia’s mother rescued Elliot, she had already lost the battle since the position of Mrs. Presgrave was fated to be Ansatasia’s.
Just then, Lorelai noticed that Elliot got up to answer a call. She then seamlessly took her phone out, pretending to make a call.
“You guys start eating first. I’m going to make a call,” she whispered to her peer who was seated next to her. After that, she stood up and walked toward the door that Elliot exited.
The night view of the garden was enchanting. Paired with the vast sea view, it was a view worth admiring. After Elliot ended the brief call, he turned around to enter the hall.
Suddenly, he bumped into someone and immediately took a few steps back. Seeing that it was Lorelai, he smiled and greeted, “Lorelai.”
“I’m so sorry, Elliot. I hope I didn’t startle you! I was here to make a call.” Lorelai apologized.
“Not at all.”
With the phone in her hand, she tilted her head slightly and looked at him from head to toe. “Elliot, you looked dashing tonight!”
“Thank you,” Elliot replied with a smile.
Just then, she got close to him and said, “Elliot, your tie is slanted. Let me…”
As she reached her hands out trying to adjust his tie, Elliot took a step back dexterously and said, “Lorelai, I can do it myself.”
Right after, he adjusted his tie and walked past her before saying. ‘I’ll be going in.”
She was so nervous that she was holding her breath while a sense of astonishment flashed across her eyes. At the same time, she was disappointed.
When Elliot entered the hall, he went back to his seat and sat next to Anastasia. Knowing that he had been drinking the entire night, she placed some food on his plate and urged him to have something to eat.
Elliot then smiled and ate as instructed. Harriet, who was sitting next to them, was happy to see that. If she wasn’t around next time, she knew that someone would be there to take good care of this grandchild of hers.
There was another activity planned at around 9.00PM that night, which was at night sea tour. Three luxury yachts had been prepared to bring the guests out to sea.
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