Chapter 214

Some time passed before a chuckle could be heard on the other end.

“What say you?”

“Me?”

Celine was a bit surprised that Jason would ask her the question in return.

She bit her lip and blushed violently as she cooed, “Of course, I do hope to get married to you as soon as possible, Brother Jay. After all, we’ve been together for quite a while...”

“If you say so, we shall get married then!”

The sentence was uttered calmly and steadily, turning Celine’s shock into a state of euphoria.

“Really? Do you mean it, Brother Jay?”

Jason looked out of the window emotionlessly. At night, the traffic was heavy. For some reason, he felt a bizarre sense of loneliness and sadness.

It was as if the eternally burning flame in his heart was slowly extinguished by the sands of time.

He said wanly, “Of course I mean it. You’ve been with me for so long and you’ve carried my child. Although the child is no longer with us, I should be responsible for you, don’t you agree?”

Celine almost wept tears of joy.

“Brother Jay, thank you. I, I thought...”

She sobbed and had a hard time articulating her words. After a moment, she muttered, “After all the things we’ve been through, I thought you no longer liked me and loved me, let alone want to marry me. And now, I... I...”

Jason twitched his lips.

“Silly girl, why would I feel that way? Even if everyone opposes you, I’ll still stay by your side and support you!”

“Brother Jay!”

“...”

To Celine, tonight was like a beautiful yet distant dream.

Many years later, she would still find it sweet when she thought of it.

Nevertheless, no matter how sweet it was, it was still a dream and not reality.

It was like a faint sparkle of light in the faraway sky — imaginary and not real, yet she regarded it as her saving grace.

Over time, when she scrutinized it, she would realize that it was all a one-sided affair.

The things that did not belong to her had left her long ago. One had to wake up from a dream, but she was too obsessed with the happiness in her dream that she refused to wake up.

...

With Jason’s approval, the Jennings informed their relatives about the good news.

At the same time, they phoned up Thomas. Since they were going to be in-laws soon, they wanted to invite Thomas out for a meal and also discuss the children’s marriage plans with him.

Although the wedding would not be held at this time, the filming of Celine’s new show was about to wrap up. If they wanted to organize a wedding, they had to plan it earlier.

There was still a month left before filming was done, so they had enough time.

On the phone, Thomas agreed to the invitation and did not say much, but as soon as he hung up, he scolded Jason vehemently.

“Earlier, I forbade you from breaking up with Nell and being with this woman! Now, look at what she has done! Her reputation has gone down the drain, and you still want to marry her?!

Are you going to marry a wife or a troublemaker who brings disasters to the family?! I can ignore how she has caused Fenghua to make a loss, but I’ll never agree to her becoming my daughter-in-law!”

Jason sat on the sofa with his head lowered. He remained silent and allowed his father to scold him.

Once Thomas was done with the scolding, Jason looked up and said coolly, “Dad, calm down. You aren’t well, why aggravate yourself?”

“You!”

This remark pissed Thomas off even further. He then grabbed a throw pillow and flung it at Jason.

“How dare you say that? I wouldn’t have gotten sick if you haven’t angered me all the time!”

Jason kept quiet as he caught the pillow and placed it aside.

A moment later, he spoke calmly, “I’ve agreed to the marriage. I owe it to her and I should marry her.”

“What is it that you owe her?! Haven’t you done enough for the Jennings? She’s trying to tie you down and use you to purify her own image! And you let her do so? Don’t you care about the Morton family’s reputation?!”

“We’re businessmen and we don’t rely on our reputation to make money...”

“Easy for you to say!”

Thomas was filled with rage when he spoke to his son. He thought for a while and said, “Try to buy some time from them. You can agree to it verbally, but don’t be an idiot and register the marriage! I’ll keep the household register and don’t even think about getting your hands on it! If that still doesn’t work, be like your younger sister and get your *ss out of the country. Come back only when you’ve given it a good thought!”

After that, Thomas ignored Jason and went back to his room.

Still seated on the sofa, Jason ran his fingers through his hair without uttering a word.

The next day, the Jennings family made an appointment with Thomas to have lunch at Xiangjue Hotel at noon.

Celine was early, so instead of driving alone, she carpooled with Sylvia while Sally and Shaun headed to the hotel in another car.

The car stopped in the basement parking lot. Before they got out, Sylvia tugged at Celine’s arm and asked, “Have you arranged for the press?”

Celine hesitated and nodded.

Sylvia was pleased, then she sighed.

“I can’t help it too. Last night, I heard from your Uncle Morton’s tone that he doesn’t seem too enthusiastic about this idea. Hmph! I know what sort of person he is.

He had treated you well the last time because you were pregnant with Jason’s child. But ever since the child was gone, he never brought up your marriage plans. I’m worried that he’ll break his promise, hence I planned for today’s meeting. Do you understand the hard work your Nana has done?”

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Celine bit her lip, nodded and whispered, “Thank you, Nana. I understand.”

“Mm, good. Be nice and don’t embarrass your Nana.”

“Got it.”

With that, they got out, took the elevator and headed for their reserved private room.

At lunchtime, Jason and Thomas rushed over to the hotel. Once they entered, they exchanged warm handshakes with Shaun and Old Madam.

“Ah, please excuse us. There was an emergency at the company and we’re late. Please forgive us, Old Madam.”

Sylvia smiled kindly, “It’s fine! We’ll be in-laws soon, so don’t mention it, Chairman Morton! We aren’t outsiders to each other and ought to be less formal.”

Thomas acknowledged her remarks cheerily and everyone took their seats according to their seniority. As expected, Celine sat next to Jason. The waiters also began to serve their food.

“Chairman Morton, I understand that you’re a very busy man and I didn’t want to disturb you. The reason I called for a meeting between both families today is to discuss the marriage between the juniors...”

“I know, and I get what you mean, Old Madam. I regret to say that the Morton family should have brought this matter up. Nevertheless, I’ve been so occupied with work recently and hardly had the time to look into this. I would like to express my apology, Old Madam.”

“It’s alright, you’re too kind, Chairman Morton.”

“In that case, let’s eat first. No rush about this matter. We can go through it after our meal.”

Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5