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?”

arm over Sebastian’s shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers who had been

a tentative look and

later,

side, his face darkening

invited, too, and he decided

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

of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of

shocking sight

to step out of the

her just why

seen so far, they might very well

hand to Natalie as he helped her out of

in a sleek, all-black suit that

arm as

chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless crystals

people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light

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

exact, they were fixed on Sebastian, following his every

and Ritchie were standing in a far corner of the

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

the illegitimate

of that dead woman from

Natalie heard these words, she sneaked a

her relief, he didn’t appear to care about

he ignored everyone else and ushered her

her courage

an inner room, where a radiant old

“Grandma,”

with a polite

good to see

before

put an arm around Natalie’s shoulders and pulled her

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