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.”

man was none other than the fortune-teller who told them that Kurt would recover from his illness after Zoey married into

Pick a date quickly and get married

was audible to

fortune-teller murmured, “Mr. Gates, five days later will be the perfect date

nodded. “All right then. Let’s get the engagement ceremony done

“W-What?”

stupefied

That’s hasty!

though the wedding isn’t of any importance to

word from the fortune-teller before the marriage date was

and the others were starting to wonder if the rumors had been

a tool for

Gates family was uninterested in

not

a tool or genuine feelings were involved,

Lopez was destined to become the daughter-in-law

Landyn’s love for Zoey was

severity of his illness, that meant

this marriage had to

Black family and the Lopez family shared the same thought, Zoey must marry into the

is in poor

As for the wedding date, the Gates family will be the one to

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

about to begin, Zoey abruptly voiced out loud,