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.”

was none other than the fortune-teller who told them that Kurt

her then. Pick a date quickly and get married soon,”

audible to everyone

five days later

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

“W-What?”

words stupefied

That’s hasty!

though the wedding isn’t of any

from the fortune-teller before the marriage

were starting to wonder if the rumors had been

Zoey was but a tool

was uninterested in having

that did not matter to

whether she was a tool or genuine feelings were

destined to become the

for Zoey

City despite the severity of his illness, that meant this marriage was

this marriage had

Black family and the Lopez family shared the same

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

date, the Gates family will be

now on, we’re a family. The wedding

engagement ceremony was about to begin, Zoey abruptly voiced out loud, “I’m sorry, Landyn. I can’t get