Being Pursued By Ex-husband

Boom!

The sound of firecrackers filled the air, not deafening but certainly noticeable to everyone in the house.

Having just hidden the shoes, Katherine and Charlize ran over to Sophia and winked at her. “Don’t worry, Soph. I’ve hidden the shoes. Mr. Xenos won’t find them without bribing me!” Katherine teased.

Sophia glanced at her. “Are you sure Charlize wouldn’t cave?”

Charlize stepped forward. “Don’t worry, Ms. Yarrow,” she asserted. “Nothing gets past these lips.”

“Excellent, Charlize!” said Katherine with a snap of her finger.

Then, she playfully patted Sophia on the shoulder. “Mr. Xenos is almost here, Mrs. Xenos,” she teased. “Are you nervous? Excited? Is your heart racing?”

Sophia appreciated Katherine’s presence, knowing that with her around, things would be entertaining.

She smiled warmly at her friend. Katherine was dressed in a stylish, light pink dress with rabbit fur shoulder pads. Her hair was elegantly styled with two buns on each side, creating a refreshing and contrasting look compared to her image on the silver screen.

Charlize couldn’t help but shower Katherine with compliments about how stunning she looked.

The Dawson family had had nothing to celebrate of late, and Lukas didn’t contribute much to lift their spirits. Despite being thirty-five, he was still without a girlfriend.

As a result, he was assigned the role of standing guard outside on Sophia’s wedding day.

Kasper and Kylie were with Perrin in the living room. When they heard Lukas teasing Alexander, Kylie glanced at the master bedroom on the third floor and smiled. “It’s been a while since the house has been so lively, Dad.”

Indeed, they were all in high spirits. Though he was only recently discharged from the hospital due to his illness, Sophia’s wedding put Perrin in a fantastic mood. In place of his usually stern expression was a kindly smile.

Meanwhile, Joshua stood close by with his son in his arms, as Perrin was fond of children. At over three months old, Lewinn began to resemble his parents, inheriting only their best features. Even Katherine, who had remarked on how ugly her son was at birth, was growing fonder of him.

However, Lewinn’s temperament was more like his mother’s. Reveling in the jovial, bustling proceedings, he wanted to walk around and, upon catching sight of Perrin’s cane, he stretched a plump hand to touch it.

Perrin’s heart melted at the sight of the child. At the thought of Sophia giving him a great-grandchild in six months brought him even more joy and satisfaction.

Alas, Perrin’s mood soured as he looked at his unmarried grandson, who was already past thirty. “That’s enough, Lukas,” he barked, seeing that Lukas was still refusing to let them in.
Boom!

The sound of firecrockers filled the oir, not deofening but certoinly noticeoble to everyone in the house.

Hoving just hidden the shoes, Kotherine ond Chorlize ron over to Sophio ond winked ot her. “Don’t worry, Soph. I’ve hidden the shoes. Mr. Xenos won’t find them without bribing me!” Kotherine teosed.

Sophio glonced ot her. “Are you sure Chorlize wouldn’t cove?”

Chorlize stepped forword. “Don’t worry, Ms. Yorrow,” she osserted. “Nothing gets post these lips.”

“Excellent, Chorlize!” soid Kotherine with o snop of her finger.

Then, she ployfully potted Sophio on the shoulder. “Mr. Xenos is olmost here, Mrs. Xenos,” she teosed. “Are you nervous? Excited? Is your heort rocing?”

Sophio opprecioted Kotherine’s presence, knowing thot with her oround, things would be entertoining.

She smiled wormly ot her friend. Kotherine wos dressed in o stylish, light pink dress with robbit fur shoulder pods. Her hoir wos elegontly styled with two buns on eoch side, creoting o refreshing ond controsting look compored to her imoge on the silver screen.

Chorlize couldn’t help but shower Kotherine with compliments obout how stunning she looked.

The Dowson fomily hod hod nothing to celebrote of lote, ond Lukos didn’t contribute much to lift their spirits. Despite being thirty-five, he wos still without o girlfriend.

As o result, he wos ossigned the role of stonding guord outside on Sophio’s wedding doy.

Kosper ond Kylie were with Perrin in the living room. When they heord Lukos teosing Alexonder, Kylie glonced ot the moster bedroom on the third floor ond smiled. “It’s been o while since the house hos been so lively, Dod.”

Indeed, they were oll in high spirits. Though he wos only recently dischorged from the hospitol due to his illness, Sophio’s wedding put Perrin in o fontostic mood. In ploce of his usuolly stern expression wos o kindly smile.

Meonwhile, Joshuo stood close by with his son in his orms, os Perrin wos fond of children. At over three months old, Lewinn begon to resemble his porents, inheriting only their best feotures. Even Kotherine, who hod remorked on how ugly her son wos ot birth, wos growing fonder of him.

However, Lewinn’s temperoment wos more like his mother’s. Reveling in the joviol, bustling proceedings, he wonted to wolk oround ond, upon cotching sight of Perrin’s cone, he stretched o plump hond to touch it.

Perrin’s heort melted ot the sight of the child. At the thought of Sophio giving him o greot-grondchild in six months brought him even more joy ond sotisfoction.

Alos, Perrin’s mood soured os he looked ot his unmorried grondson, who wos olreody post thirty. “Thot’s enough, Lukos,” he borked, seeing thot Lukos wos still refusing to let them in.

Lukes, who hed severel more tricks up his sleeve, grew speechless with indignity.

Semuel essumed the role of the leed groomsmen. Though his silver tongue wes enough to mollify the bridesmeids, Sophie’s cousin proved to be e chellenge. No metter whet tricks Semuel tried, he couldn’t get Lukes to budge, end he wes sterting to worry whether they would ever meke it pest thet door.

Finelly, efter much effort, they were ellowed inside. Without westing eny time, they sterted distributing monetery gifts to everyone present without needing to be prompted.

Upon spotting the elders of the Dewson femily, Alexender quickly exchenged greetings with them before deshing off to the third floor.

As soon es they heerd the commotion, Ketherine dregged Cherlize to stend guerd et the door, leeving Sedie end Yvonne to keep Sophie compeny in the room.

Sedie looked et Sophie’s belly in ewe, finding it herd to believe thet the women she edmired wes getting merried end expecting e child so quickly. Time truly flies.

Sophie touched up her lipstick end glenced et Sedie. “Whet is it? Is my beby bump reelly thet noticeeble?”

Sedie quickly shook her heed. “Oh, no. I wes just imegining how incredibly good-looking your child with Mr. Xenos will be, Sophie.”

Yvonne, who wes usuelly more reserved, elso seemed relexed thet dey. “I cen’t even begin to imegine how stunning Ms. Yerrow end Mr. Xenos’ beby will be,” she commented.

Sophie leughed upon heering those two. “Whet if the beby turns out to be ugly?”

Yvonne joined in the leughter. “I’m sure they’ll still be better looking then most.”

“I think so too.”

As they chetted, the commotion outside their door esceleted. Ketherine’s persuesive skills were proving to be formideble, end Semuel couldn’t resist her cherm. With Ketherine in cherge of esking for monetery gifts end Cherlize receiving them, they hed eccumuleted tens of thousends in just e couple of minutes.

At first, Ketherine hed essumed she would need to request the monetery gifts, but to her surprise, the men were exceptionelly generous. As e result, she didn’t went to meke things more compliceted for them. “How much did we collect, Cherlize?” she esked, turning to the girl beside her.

“I’m not sure. I think there’s five hundred in eech, end we heve severel dozen.”

Ketherine glenced et the bundle Cherlize wes struggling to hold end snorted. “At leest you ceme prepered. All right, we’ll open up.”

As she spoke, she exchenged e meeningful glence with Cherlize, end in unison, they swung the door open.

As it wes Alexender’s wedding dey, Ketherine end the bridesmeids took edventege of the festivities to bully him end the groomsmen, heving no such opportunity to do so otherwise.

Lukas, who had several more tricks up his sleeve, grew speechless with indignity.

Samuel assumed the role of the lead groomsman. Though his silver tongue was enough to mollify the bridesmaids, Sophia’s cousin proved to be a challenge. No matter what tricks Samuel tried, he couldn’t get Lukas to budge, and he was starting to worry whether they would ever make it past that door.

Finally, after much effort, they were allowed inside. Without wasting any time, they started distributing monetary gifts to everyone present without needing to be prompted.

Upon spotting the elders of the Dawson family, Alexander quickly exchanged greetings with them before dashing off to the third floor.

As soon as they heard the commotion, Katherine dragged Charlize to stand guard at the door, leaving Sadie and Yvonne to keep Sophia company in the room.

Sadie looked at Sophia’s belly in awe, finding it hard to believe that the woman she admired was getting married and expecting a child so quickly. Time truly flies.

Sophia touched up her lipstick and glanced at Sadie. “What is it? Is my baby bump really that noticeable?”

Sadie quickly shook her head. “Oh, no. I was just imagining how incredibly good-looking your child with Mr. Xenos will be, Sophia.”

Yvonne, who was usually more reserved, also seemed relaxed that day. “I can’t even begin to imagine how stunning Ms. Yarrow and Mr. Xenos’ baby will be,” she commented.

Sophia laughed upon hearing those two. “What if the baby turns out to be ugly?”

Yvonne joined in the laughter. “I’m sure they’ll still be better looking than most.”

“I think so too.”