Soon, the guests began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to keep their voices hushed.

“Isn’t he the illegitimate son?”

“Oh, the son of that dead woman from the Larson family?”

When Natalie heard these words, she sneaked a sideways glance at Sebastian.

To her relief, he didn’t appear to care about the chatter.

If anything, he ignored everyone else and ushered her in another direction.

Taking his cue from him, Natalie mustered her courage and did her best to hold her head high.

Sebastian led her to an inner room, where a radiant old woman was sitting on a wheelchair.

“Grandma,” Sebastian greeted with a polite smile.

“Hmmm, it’s good to see that you are here.” Nora nodded briefly at him before turning her attention to Natalie.

Sebastian put an arm around Natalie’s shoulders and pulled her forward.

“This is my wife, Natalie.” Natalie acknowledged the old woman by calling her Grandma, then offered her well wishes.

“You look so beautiful,” Nora crooned, seemingly in high spirits.

She nodded wistfully and sighed.

“You got married in the blink of an eye, huh? That’s good.I’m relieved.” Elissa watched the interaction from a distance.

Not wanting Sebastian to steal any limelight that wasn’t meant for him, she signaled at Ritchie.

“Grandma,” Ritchie called as he ambled toward them.

“It’s been so long since I’ve seen Sebastian.Can you give us some time to talk in private?”

though they were close brothers who had been

tentative

talk to you again later, Grandma,” Sebastian said in a

the side, his face darkening with every step he

too, and he decided

and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting

snaked from the entrance of

was a shocking sight

she expected to step out of the car and onto a

her just why

might

offering his hand to Natalie as he helped her

sleek, all-black suit that complimented

held on to Sebastian’s arm as they glided into the

chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in the bright

people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in

through the hall, Natalie realized

exact, they were fixed on Sebastian, following his

far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked

though they didn’t really bother to keep

he the illegitimate

of that dead woman from

heard these words, she sneaked

didn’t appear to care about

else and

mustered her courage and did her best to

inner room, where a radiant old

“Grandma,”

with a polite

good to see that you are

briefly at him before

put an arm around Natalie’s shoulders and pulled

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