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 who

tentative

again later, Grandma,” Sebastian said in a cold,

followed Ritchie to the side, his face darkening with every step he

he decided to take Natalie with

the city and through winding roads

line of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of the venue and past the

was a shocking sight

to step out of the car and onto a red carpet leading inside

her just why everyone looked up to the Klein

far, they might very well

hand to Natalie as

was dressed in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented

on to Sebastian’s arm

the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in

people garbed in exquisite evening

waded their way through the hall, Natalie realized that dozens of

to be exact, they were fixed on

in a far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked on

whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to keep

he the

that dead woman

she sneaked a sideways

her relief, he didn’t appear

else and ushered her

courage and did her best to hold her head

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

“Grandma,”

greeted with a polite

good to see that

nodded briefly at him before turning her

Natalie’s

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