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

Pick a date quickly and

audible to everyone

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

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

“W-What?”

words stupefied Meredith and

That’s hasty!

as though the wedding isn’t of any importance to

from the fortune-teller before the

others were starting

but a tool

Gates family was uninterested in

not matter to

genuine feelings were

something everyone knew—that Zoey Lopez was destined to

love for Zoey was

City despite the severity of his illness, that

marriage

the same thought, Zoey must marry into

in poor health. Let us begin the engagement ceremony

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

engagement ceremony was about to begin, Zoey abruptly voiced out loud, “I’m sorry, Landyn. I can’t get engage with you, nor can I