Having settled the matter of his proposal at the end of their wedding, Byran scampered off gleefully to make his plans.
Ellinor, watching her half-brother disappear into the distance, nudged the man beside her with her elbow. âTheo, did you hear that? The guy is preparing a diamond the size of a pigeonâs egg for his proposal! What did you prepare for me?â
Lowering his gaze to his beloved, Theo replied, âWhy donât you check your assets?â
Ellinor, who wasnât particularly fond of diamonds, was only teasing him. She hadnât expected heâd actually prepared something!
So, she immediately checked her assets and found that that very morning, sheâd become the owner of the largest diamond mine on Zahariya Plateau!
Ellinor half-smirked, âTheo, youâ¦â
With a loving scratch to her cheek, Theo replied, âI know you donât like wearing such things, so I thought you could have a mine instead. You could dig around for fun? I bought it for you as a wedding gift with my own money. Besides that, Iâm broke. Didnât I give it all to you?â
Ellinor pouted, âWait, you had a secret stash of money?â
âWell..not anymore!â
On the wedding day, all of Greenhaven was buzzing. The Blanchet familyâs Theo was marrying a lesser-known Miss. The two pledged their eternal love before the pastor, vowing to never part till death.
The entire nationâs business and social elites attended the wedding to offer their blessings.
What the guests didnât expect was the surprise at the end of the ceremony: the young heir of the Howard family, Byran, proposed to the President of the Crescent Society, Ida.
Ida wished she could sink into the ground â no, she wished she could shove Byran into the ground!
Amid the applause and well-wishes from the audience, Ida, albeit reluctantly, accepted Byranâs proposal and put on the massive diamond ring he knelt to present, quickly pulling him off the stage.
She did love Byran, but she didnât appreciate such a public display of affection. The excessive attention made her uncomfortable.
That boy was too much!
Moreover, proposing to her at her bossâs wedding? He knew she wouldnât embarrass her boss and would have to accept!
Sly, cunning little boy! Heâd definitely become craftier, not at all like the innocent boy who used to be easy to tease!
Off the stage, Byran cheerfully followed Ida to a quieter spot. He hugged his future bride like a dog that had received the best gift in the world. âIda, itâs great! You finally agreed to marry me!â
Ida was about to retort, âYouâ¦ummâ¦â
Before she could even get the words out, she was smothered with an intense kiss.
After what felt like an eternity, the kiss ended.
Byran, still not sated, whispered, âIda, my sister and Theo will go on their honeymoon with the kids, touring the world. Letâs join them, shall we?â Ida, still gasping for breath and feeling a bit suffocated from the kiss, retorted with a flushed face. âHavenât you played the third wheel enough? Iâm not going. I donât have the time!â
Byran whined, hugging her tighter. âEven without us, thereâs no lack of third wheels between my sister and Theo! Those four kids are even more attention-grabbing than us! If we go, we can help take care of the kids! Letâs go! You can leave the company to Chase. You guys are close. Youâre not afraid heâs going to usurp your position, are you?â
âNoâ¦ummâ¦â
Before she could even finish her sentence, Byran was at it again, leaving no room for argument.