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?”

shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers

Sebastian a tentative look and said

talk to you again later, Grandma,” Sebastian

Ritchie to the side, his face darkening

was invited, too, and he

the city and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting at the

luxury cars snaked from the entrance of the venue and

was a shocking sight

she expected to step out of the car and

dawned on her just why everyone looked up

what she had seen so far, they might very

said, offering his hand to Natalie as

in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented

Sebastian’s arm as

hall, its

people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered

the hall, Natalie realized that dozens of sharp eyes were fixed on

they were fixed on Sebastian, following his every

far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked

they didn’t really bother to

he the

of that dead woman from

these words, she sneaked a sideways

relief, he didn’t appear to care

everyone else and ushered her

mustered her courage and did her

where a radiant old

“Grandma,”

greeted with

good to see that you are

nodded briefly at him before turning her

around Natalie’s shoulders and

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