Perhaps the person who most wanted them to get their marriage license was Owen. On the morning of the 15th, he was eager for Joshua to take Shermaine to City Hall to get their marriage license.
“Joshua, how about I talk to Janice and see if you and Shermaine can go to City Hall today to register? She’ll definitely agree. What do you think? Chan suggested.
Joshua dashed his hopes in a second. “Grandpa, I haven’t won Sheary over yet.”
Ever since Owen had taken the prescription Shermaine gave him, his health had improved remarkably He walked with a straight back and didn’t pant.
Hearing Joshua’s response, he roared, “How useless are you? It’s been so long, and you still haven’t succeeded”
It had been two months since they went to Mysonna, but Joshua still hadn’t managed to win Shermaine over. Even a turtle reaching the finish line would have been faster than him.
Joshua’s ears rang from the shouting. He pursed his lips and didn’t respond.
He certainly didn’t dare mention that the real reason he hadn’t been able to bring her home yet was due to the ill–advised words he had spoken before.
“Grandpa, Sheary will be mine,” Joshua said.
“What if some other man comes along and competes with you? Rivals can be terrifying,” Owen said.
Yesterday, Owen had read a novel where the male lead had been foolish and ended up getting divorced. The male secondary character had then stepped up, taking the female lead and living happily ever after.
Joshua’s eyes darkened.
“Never mind, I don’t want to talk about it. Today is Sheary’s birthday. You’d better prepare well and make her happy,” Owen said.
Without needing his grandfather to remind him, Joshua had already prepared in advance.
“Let’s go to the Jean residence,” Owen said.
“Yes.” Joshua nodded.
On the other side, after Shermaine returned to the Jean residence, she had recently changed her date of birth to March 15th, as Janice had suggested.
As for her surname, she didn’t change it back to Jean. Jay gave Shermaine her name, and because she had been in school at the time, she had gone through a lot of trouble to get her independent documentation.
That period of her life was unique and unforgettable, so she wouldn’t change her surname.
Janice understood her and didn’t insist on the change. However, when entering the Jean family’s genealogy, the name used was Shermaine Jean.
Janice was determined to make Shermaine’s birthday party grand. She had invited families that were close to the Jeans, bringing along their granddaughters, nieces, and daughters.
Mainly, they planned to use Shermaine’s birthday party as an opportunity to find a suitable match for Ross.
At that moment, a stack of photos and profiles of debutantes lay in front of Janice. “Sheary, take a look and see if there’s anyone suitable for Ross,
said.
Regarding the connection between Danielle and Ross, it seemed rather insignificant. According to Danielle, the two had exchanged contact information
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at that time. After Jason stopped pursuing her, they had never been in Touch again..
“Grandma, if I were to choose, none of them would meet my standards,” Sherinaine spoke honestly. “Besides, even if they met my standards, what good would that do? Ross has to like them.”
This was what particularly troubled Janice. She had previously Introduced several girls from good families to Ross, but none of them had worked out in fact, some hadn’t even been given a chance to meet, left hanging without any follow–up.
With Ross turning twenty–seven and approaching his thirties, it was imperative to find him a partner to settle down with. As for marriage, that could be planned later.
After all, not everyone was like Owen, who followed advice and had specifically arranged for Joshua and Shermaine to become engaged. Otherwise, Joshua might have ended up living a solitary life forever.
Thus, in addition to the classmates and friends Shermaine had invited to her birthday party, there were also many fashionably dressed debutantes and wealthy young ladies.
When Ross returned and saw the group of women, he was truly annoyed. Seeing them about to swarm toward him, he turned and went upstairs.
“Ross, you’re back,” Shermaine said.
Ross looked up and, upon seeing Shermaine, his stern expression relaxed a bit, revealing a smile. “Yes.”
“Grandma invited these debutantes and young ladies,” Shermaine explained.
It was more exaggerated than a matchmaking event. Ross seemed thoughtful. “I know.”
He would find a way to deal with it. Just thinking about being surrounded by those cooing women made his headache worse.
“Let’s not talk about this. Sheary, happy birthday,” Ross said as he returned, the gift conveniently in his hand. He handed it directly to Shermaine.
Shermaine’s lips curved into a smile as she took it. “Thank you, Ross.”
The siblings chatted for a while, and then Ross went back to his room, untied his tie, and hung his jacket aside. He was truly the epitome of a gentleman from a distinguished family, exuding warmth and sophistication.
At that moment, he thought of someone, took out his phone, opened his contact list, and resolutely dialed the number marked Danielle.
Danielle was a bit surprised when she received his call. She was on her way to the Jean residence. It was Shermaine’s first birthday, and she definitely had to attend to offer her blessings and a gift in person.
Danielle stared at the phone screen for a moment, realizing that Ross must be in trouble. She pondered for a bit and then answered.
Summer and the others were experiencing the Jean family and the vibe of the large Basterel family for the first time, feeling quite reserved.
However, after Shermaine took them to the game room, they quickly got into the groove, completely immersed in the games.
As high school seniors, they hadn’t been this relaxed in a long time.
Seeing that they were no longer so stiff, Shermaine said, “You guys play. I’ll go out and entertain the guests for a bit.”
Summer, with a mouthful of chips, replied, “Go ahead. We’ll be fine.”
Stepping out into the living room, Shermaine saw Jameson standing next to Jason and a woman dressed in a pure and innocent style. She im~~~diately recognized her as Ross‘ ex–girlfriend from high school, Amelia.
Ross was sitting on the sofa. Upon seeing his ex–girlfriend introduced by Jameson, his expression was indifferent, showing no signs of any lingering affection for his so–called ex.
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The cooing women around him were envious when Jameson introduced Amelia to Ross. We came so early and didn’t get a chance, yet Amelia managed to cut in line,‘ they wondered.
Amelia glanced at Ross several times before lowering her eyes. “Mrs. Jean, hello, I’m Amelia Diaz. You can call me Amy”
Janice sized her up. She wasn’t part and of this type of girl, not out of discrimination, but because Wendelyn had left her with a heavy shadow.
However, Jameson kept praising Amelia’s achievements. She was a well–known domestic painter, absolutely genuine, because she was a student
of the famous foreign painter Oliver.
Janice had heard of Oliver Green, who was on the same level as the renowned domestic painter Wesley. His art exhibitions featured paintings that easily fetched millions, even tens of millions, and were highly collectible.
Shermaine perked up upon hearing Oliver’s name
‘How come I didn’t know Oliver had taken on Amelia as a stúdent?‘ she thought to herself.
Back then, Oliver had been impressed by Shermaine’s casual doodles and even wanted to take her on as an apprentice, saying she had talent. Shermaine, busy with her studies, had no time to learn painting and thus declined.
Subsequently, Oliver had pursued Shermaine for half a year, wanting she to be his student.
Soon after, his nephew, Trance, claimed to have fallen in love with her at first sight during their first meeting and then pursued her for over a year. It was only when she joined the soccer team that it finally stopped.
Before she returned, Trance seemed about to confess to her. Fortunately, Shermaine had left quickly; otherwise, with Trance’s aggressive advances, she would have been in quite a predicament.
Meanwhile, at the airport, as the plane landed, everyone was drawn to a tall, handsome foreign man.
Soon after, a male fan spotted him and excitedly rushed forward. “T–Trance, I’m your fan. Can I have your autograph?”
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