Chapter 3
I stared at Ryan in shock. What was he going crazy about now?!]
“Dorothy, we clearly agreed on a three–person wedding tomorrow. I asked the officiant, and he said he didn’t know anything about
“Don’t tell me you were just humoring me, planning to publicly humiliate Jessilia tomorrow.”
So his towering rage was because tomorrow’s wedding
iding ceremony had no third–person protocol.
But I’d already planned to bow out of the wedding to fulfill their wishes. Where would a three–person ceremony even come from?]]
“Sister, I know Ryan protecting me has made you angry, but he truly sympathizes with me–he just wants me to have someone to rely on! If you don’t want me at the wedding, just say so directly!”
“The Shelton family is among the wealthiest. If wives fight jealously at the wedding, ignoring the bigger picture and causing a scandal how will New York’s elite judge Ryan? How will he face anyone afterward?“]]
After saying this, she actually dropped to her knees with a thud, looking at me through tears:
“Sister, just hav
have a peaceful wedding with Ryan tomorrow. I won’t attend–I just hope you won’t embarrass him publicly
“As long as Ryan truly loves and protects me, a wedding is just a formality, I won’t care about such empty titles.“[]
She spoke with stubborn grievance, and with each righteous word, Ryan’s face darkened further.
“Dorothy, are you really this aggressive?
“Scheming to humiliate Jessilis, forcing me to be heartless and ungrateful–who would dare spend their life with someone as vicious and conniving as you?!“]
Since we were at the villa entrance, nearby neighbors gathered around, and servants followed suit.
A neighbor sighed, “This girl, knowing g the S Shelton boy has someone else, still throws herself at him. She’s really fixated on the Shelton family status.“||
“It’s normal for men to have a close female friend. She should just be gracious bout it instead of making a scene at her doorstep. How embarrassing.“]
“No wonder the Lario family’s daughter is so stubborn. They’ve been together for over ten years–everyone in New York knows that if the Shelton family doesn’t marry her, no one else would dare take her. She’d only be able to marry into an ordinary family and forget about moving in high society,”
The bodyguards and servants from various households chattored away, their sharp words stabbing into my chest like knives]
Seeing my face turn deathly pale, Ryan thought I was scared and became smug
“Dorothy, I’m not heartless. As long as you don’t make a fuss and accept jessilia, I’ll naturally marry you in style tomorrow and make you my wife.“[]
But in my past life, he’d not only been heartless enough to kill my father, but had also watched his own biological son suffocate in the womb.
Watching him act so proud and righteous, I found it utterly ironic
Maybe my expression was too bitter and desolate, because a flash of guilt crossed Ryan’s face
“Dorothy, I was angry just now and spoke too harshly.”
“Don’t worry, you’ll always be Mrs. Shelton, and Jessilia still calls you sister. I’ll spend Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with Jessilia, and Tuesdays, Thursdays, weekends with you. How’s that?”
See, I’m still favoring you, so stop throwing tantrums.“||
Hearing his arrogant words, I couldn’t help but want to laugh]
Did he think he was the president or a king, that every woman was
every woman was dying for his c
company?
In my past life, when I saw him traveling with Jessilla, I’d been so angry I wouldn’t eat or drink, crying and begging him to spend time with me
But now, whether he wanted to watch movies with Jessilia or have candlelit dinners, it was none of my business]
A man whose heart wasn’t with me forcing his attention would only disgust me.]
“Alright, Ryan, it’s late tonight, and we have a wedding tomorrow. Let’s all get some sleep.“]
Seeing my ambiguous attitude, Ryan’s face darkened. He moved closer, speaking in a sinister, threatening tone:]
“You better behave at tomorrow’s wedding and not make things difficult for Jessilin, Otherwise, don’t blame me for calling off the wedding on the spot! Dorothy, the Lario family would be the one losing face, and no one would dare marry you after that.”
