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?”

slung an arm over Sebastian’s shoulder and grinned at him, as though

Sebastian a tentative look and said

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

to the side, his face darkening with

too, and he decided to take

city and through winding roads that led to

luxury cars snaked from the entrance of the

shocking sight

she expected to step out of the car and onto a

her just why everyone looked up

seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from legends of

steps now,” Sebastian said, offering his hand to Natalie as he helped her out of the

dressed in a sleek, all-black

arm as they

main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in

evening attire loitered and engaged in light

they waded their way through the hall, Natalie realized that dozens of sharp eyes were

they were fixed on Sebastian, following

were standing in a far corner of the room,

the guests began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to

the

son of that dead woman

she sneaked a sideways glance

didn’t appear to care about

everyone else and ushered

Natalie mustered her courage and did her best

room, where a radiant old woman was sitting

“Grandma,”

greeted with

good to see that you

him before turning her attention to

around Natalie’s shoulders and

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