Whether it was his father, Chris, or his uncle, Xavier, none of them could compare to his unrivaled brilliance.
Yet Warren could never have foreseen that this grandson of his, who had always been a source of his pride, would one day secretly get married to a woman completely unknown to him behind his back!
In fact, heâd gotten married, divorced, and now re-engaged to the same woman, all without informing the family!
âIâm not sure if you remember that Iâm your grandfather still. Perhaps Iâm just an old decrepit man who doesnât mean anything to you now!â
Weston made no reply.
âWhatâs wrong?â Warren barked, glancing at the door to the suite. âAm I not important enough for her to come out and meet me?â
Warren couldâve kept calm and suppressed his angry, but when he learned that Ella and Stella were the same woman, the rage just surged back up, and he couldnât hold it in any longer.
âBoth of you have been pulling the wool over our eyes all along! What do you take us for? Simple-
minded fools?!â
He took a deep breath and looked straight into Westonâs eyes before continuing, âIâll only ask you this:
Is it all true? Everything concerning Stella, Ella, and all the mess that was claimed to have happened-
are they all true?â
Westonâs eyes darkened, and he remained silent for a while before replying, âTheyâre all true.â
âSo she really is the woman that you married a few years ago?â
âYes.â
âThen why didnât you tell us?â
âThere was no need for it,â he replied bluntly.
At the time, Weston had no intention to hide the marriage from his family at all, but he wasnât in a rush to tell them either. Both his father and Xavier knew about it, but they also knew that Stella didnât mean much to Weston anyway. They assumed that he only married her to provoke Guinevere because he was angry at her. That was why they didnât think it was important enough to mention it to anyone else in the family.
Besides, Weston and Stella had signed a prenuptial agreement before they had gotten married, so unless they remained lawfully husband and wife, none of Westonâs money or properties would ever go to Stella.
Had things stopped at their divorce and not turned out the way it did now, Warren wouldnât have even been bothered when he found out that Weston had been married to Stella before. At most, he wouldâve given him a good talking to, and that wouldâve been the end of it.
But now that Ella had turned out to be Westonâs ex-wife, things had gotten much more complicated.
âAbsolutely ridiculous!â Warrenâs face turned ghastly with rage.â
Iâd always thought that you were nothing like your uncle, who spends all his time drinking and fooling around! Iâd never think that you would keep your marriage a secret from the family for so many years!
Iâd always regarded you as my most deserving heir, but as things standâ¦â
âGrandpa-â Weston muttered with a frown.
âDonât you dare call me that!â barked Warren, engulfed by fury.â If you had thought of me as your grandfather, you wouldnât have concealed such a serious matter from me! If things hadnât exploded into chaos the way it did today, were you planning to fool me for the rest of my life?!â
âThe most important thing is that my heart is set on her,â Weston replied firmly, his fingers on his brows.
âEverything else is irrelevant. It doesnât matter whether sheâs Ella or Stella. The woman I want to marry has always been her and only her.â
âIn that case, you shouldnât have put a baby in Guinevereâs belly, then!â
Warren banged his walking stick furiously on the floor, then added, âI donât care if you love her, but you shouldnât have dragged Guinevere into it! How are we going to face the public now? How is the Cohen family to deal with the humiliation ? It was bad enough that you publicly broke off your engagement with Guinevere , but things have gotten even worse now! How should I ever face the Cohen family now?â
âThey brought it on themselves,â Weston responded with knitted brows.
Warren heaved a long and heavy sigh as he realized that things had gone past the point of no return.
âI know that I wonât change anything now no matter how much I yell at you,â he relented.
He glared at the young man in front of him with a gaze full of disappointment. He had put a lot of high expectations on this grandson of his, but he had dashed all his hopes.
âWhen did you turn into your uncle Xavier, Weston? Youâve made such a big commotion, and what was it all for? Just a woman.â
Weston clenched his fist. If there was one person in his family that he truly respected and revered, it was his grandfather, Warren.
âIâve made my decision,â Weston insisted. âI was married to her, and now, I want to marry her again. My mind is made up no matter what, and thatâs the end of it.â
Warren knew exactly what his grandson meant.
âAre you absolutely sure?â he asked. His old, wizened face hardened. âYouâve caused a huge uproar today, so if you regret it one day,â
âI will never regret it,â Weston interrupted him, his voice full of conviction. âWhether sheâs Stella or Ella, I know Iâll never regret marrying her.â