The Protector

Everyone was anxious.

They were about to meet the legendary Kurt Gates.

In the hotel, an old man in his wheelchair was coughing quietly.

When they saw Kurt, the crowd was dumbfounded.

They thought Kurt would be an imposing and healthy man; they had not expected to see a sickly-looking frail man sitting in a wheelchair.

For some reason, the rumors of Zoey marrying into the family to change Kurt’s luck surfaced in their minds.

Zoey was all but a tool.

Caitlyn and Aaron were the ones that suffered the most shock.

They felt as though they had really sent Zoey to hell.

Kurt slowly opened his unfocused eyes and asked, “They’re here?”

“Grandpa, this is Zoey.”

Landyn pointed to the woman.

Kurt straightened his back and started sizing her up.

Beside him was a middle-aged man in a suit. He whispered, “Mr. Gates, she is the one.”

the fortune-teller who told them that Kurt would recover from his illness after Zoey married

then. Pick a date quickly and

was audible to

days later will be the perfect

right then. Let’s get the engagement ceremony done as soon as possible. We’ll hold the wedding in five

“W-What?”

stupefied

That’s hasty!

though the wedding isn’t of

Kurt needed was a word from the fortune-teller before

were starting to wonder if the rumors had

a tool for Kurt’s

family was uninterested in having

not matter

feelings were

something everyone knew—that Zoey Lopez was destined to become the daughter-in-law of

Landyn’s love for Zoey

severity of his illness,

this marriage had to

the same thought, Zoey

hope you don’t mind that my father is in poor health. Let us

for the wedding date, the Gates family will be the one to arrange it,”

now on, we’re a family. The wedding will be something both families shall

abruptly voiced out loud, “I’m sorry, Landyn. I can’t get engage