Free Web NovelChapter 47: Chapter 47: The Day Before the Wedding
Wyatt Shaw had returned to the old Rhodes Family estate. As the Crown Prince of the Rhodes Group, his grand wedding was a sensational event in Aethelgard, requiring him to entertain prominent figures from the worlds of business and politics.
Yvonne Sutton didn’t have to worry about a thing; the Rhodes Family would handle all the arrangements. Still, since the villa was to be their new home, they had to decorate it by putting up ’double happiness’ characters, arranging flower baskets, and inflating red balloons to create a festive atmosphere.
The day before the wedding, Claire Lawrence took special leave from her film set, and Mina Adler did the same. They were Yvonne’s best friends in Aethelgard. That afternoon, Chad Miller and Mrs. Miller also came over to help them decorate.
"Yvonne, quick, come look at this giant ’double happiness’ character! It’s a full two meters tall," Claire Lawrence called to her from outside.
Yvonne Sutton was on a video call with Wyatt Shaw. Hearing Claire Lawrence call out to her, she answered back first.
"I have to go downstairs," she told Wyatt Shaw.
"Okay."
On the video call, Wyatt Shaw was reclining on a lounge chair. The afterglow of the setting sun traced the curve of his profile, bathing it in faint specks of light. He had been very busy the last few days, but no matter what, he would call her every morning and evening. Just like now, there was no need to find a topic of conversation; simply looking at each other in silence was enough.
"Should I hang up, then?"
He smiled, the corner of his lip curling. "Miss me?"
"A... a little." Yvonne Sutton’s face felt hot.
"I miss you."
"How much?"
"The moment I close my eyes, I start picturing your face. Then I want to kiss you, to hold you tight, to..."
"Stop right there!" Yvonne Sutton hurriedly cut him off.
Wyatt Shaw let out a chuckle. "I wasn’t even thinking that far ahead, but it seems you’ve got quite the imagination."
Yvonne Sutton huffed. ’He was deliberately teasing me.’
Just then, someone knocked and entered the room on Wyatt Shaw’s end.
"Young Master, Chairman Sutton of Yuanhang is here. The Master has asked you to go down and greet him."
Hearing this, Wyatt Shaw’s eyes flickered. "Is Chairman Reed of the Reed Group still downstairs?"
"Yes, he’s been waiting to see you."
"Have them both wait for a bit."
"Yes, sir."
After speaking, Wyatt Shaw looked back at Yvonne Sutton, licking his lips with a smile. "Now, where were we?"
Yvonne Sutton stared into his eyes. She had clearly seen a flash of slyness in them, though it vanished in an instant.
"Oh, right. We were talking about you wanting more."
Yvonne Sutton glared at him, making Wyatt Shaw laugh out loud.
"Alright, I’d better go down and deal with those two old foxes."
After ending the call, Yvonne Sutton came downstairs. Everyone was busy, making her feel a bit guilty. When she stepped out of the house, she heard a lot of noise. Looking toward the entrance, she saw a group of girls who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen.
They were pointing and gesturing in front of her villa. When they saw her come out, it was as if a fuse had been lit, and they immediately grew agitated.
"It really is her! She lives right across from Winters!"
"How can someone be so shameless? Mr. Reed is about to marry Winters, and she’s still pestering him!"
"She’s just trying to wreck their marriage, but he obviously wants nothing to do with her!"
"They’re getting married, so she pretends she’s getting married too. She’s obviously just trying to stir up trouble!"
’Are they Wendy Winters’s fans?’
Yvonne Sutton couldn’t help but glance across the street, where she saw Wendy Winters standing at her own front door, looking in this direction. Her house was also being decorated, and it was crowded with people.
Just then, an agitated fan actually charged in, knocked over the two-meter-tall ’double happiness’ character by the entrance, and then jumped on it, stomping furiously. The other fans followed, rushing in to stomp on the character as well.
"What are you doing! This is my house! All of you, get out!" Yvonne Sutton yelled.
But her voice was drowned out by the fans’ curses. They repeatedly called her a "bitch" and a "homewrecker," while Wendy Winters just stood there, condoning her fans’ rampage in front of Yvonne’s home.
Just then, Mrs. Miller came over with a basin of dirty water from cleaning the walls and splashed it on them. She then rushed out with a mop, followed by Mr. Miller, who was brandishing a kitchen knife.
Seeing this, the fans backed away, shouting as they went.
Only then did Wendy Winters walk over.
"Everyone, calm down. This is all a misunderstanding."
"Winters, she’s doing this on purpose to spite you!" one fan said angrily.
Wendy Winters gently wiped the water from the fan’s face, then turned to Yvonne Sutton. "You’re getting married tomorrow too?"
Yvonne Sutton took a deep breath. "That’s right. Is there a problem?"
"Of course you can. It’s just a shame, I even prepared an invitation for you, but it looks like you won’t be able to make it. And at Cloudsea Castle, too—your favorite."
With that, Wendy Winters produced a wedding invitation.
Yvonne Sutton snatched it from her. "I’ll definitely be there tomorrow."
"Ha! Aren’t you getting married? How will you have time to come?"
Yvonne Sutton produced an invitation of her own and handed it to Wendy Winters. "What a coincidence. I’m getting married at Cloudsea Castle, too."
Wendy Winters’s expression froze. She snatched the invitation, and when she saw the venue address, she stared in stunned silence for a moment before bursting into laughter.
"Yvonne Sutton, have you lost your mind? Do you have any idea who’s holding their wedding at Cloudsea Manor One tomorrow? It’s the Rhodes Group! What, don’t tell me you’re trying to say you’re the bride of the Rhodes Group’s Crown Prince?"
After saying this, Wendy Winters laughed so hard she doubled over.
Her fans laughed along with her, calling Yvonne delusional.
"Wendy Winters, what if I really am holding my wedding at Cloudsea Castle tomorrow? Won’t that be a slap in the face for you?" Yvonne Sutton said with a raised eyebrow.
"If you’re really holding your wedding at Cloudsea Castle tomorrow, I’ll slap myself in the face in front of everyone!" Wendy Winters sneered. "But what if you’re not?"
"I’ll hold out my face, and you can slap me however you want."
Wendy Winters laughed and shook her head. "Yvonne Sutton, do you really have to embarrass yourself like this?"
"We’ll see who ends up embarrassed."
「Early on the morning of the wedding day」
Vincent Reed’s wedding motorcade arrived first. As he helped Wendy Winters out of the car, he saw Yvonne Sutton in her wedding dress across the street, surrounded by people and handing out wedding candy.
In that moment, he suddenly realized that Yvonne Sutton was actually getting married.
Leo Flynn and Joshua Hale were also surprised; they had assumed Yvonne Sutton was just kidding.
"Vincent, let’s go."
Seeing Vincent Reed frozen in place, Leo Flynn gave him a nudge. But Vincent’s eyes remained fixed on Yvonne across the street, his heart churning with a sour feeling.
When Wendy Winters saw Vincent’s reaction, she angrily shook off his hand and stalked toward the wedding car by herself.
On Yvonne’s side, Mr. Webb called to say that Wyatt Shaw had been held up by some guests for a bit but was about to arrive. freewebnovel.cσ๓
As Claire Lawrence and Mina Adler ushered her back into the house, she felt a pair of eyes on her. She glanced over and saw Vincent Reed, dressed in his groom’s suit, frowning as he watched her.
She gave him an indifferent glance before looking away.
Joshua Hale pushed a dazed Vincent Reed into the car. He looked utterly crestfallen.
"Vincent Reed, don’t tell me you’re regretting this," Wendy Winters demanded furiously.
Vincent Reed snapped out of it and scoffed, "Of course not."
"Oh, that Yvonne Sutton is really something else, isn’t she? Going around saying she’s marrying the Crown Prince of the Rhodes Group. The Crown Prince of the Rhodes Group! So much more powerful than you! Heh. But she’s also completely insane. Just you wait, she’s about to get the slap in the face she deserves!"
