Chapter 621 Where Is The Shoe

Amused by the rare sight, Samuel playfully took the lead and quipped, “Are you done staring, Groom?”

Seated before Alexander’s line of sight, Sophia was initially not paying much attention to his gaze, but Samuel’s remark made her self-conscious.

Katherine, too, relished the unfolding spectacle. “Sophia is looking beautiful today, isn’t she, Mr. Xenos?” she teased. “You need to show us how much she means to you to take such a beautiful bride away! It’s not easy to marry someone as lovely as her!”

Having composed himself after Samuel and Katherine’s banter, Alexander looked deeply at Sophia before turning his attention to Katherine.

In a splendid mood, he brushed off their teasing, knowing they were all there for Sophia. As for Samuel, Alexander thought, He wouldn’t have the opportunity to be so smug with me anymore.

He raised his eyebrows. “What are your demands?”

Standing next to Alexander, Samuel couldn’t help but chuckle. “Looks like you have quite a lot to handle today,” he remarked, teasingly.

Katherine snorted. “Obviously. Do you think it’ll be that easy to take her home?”

As she spoke, she playfully pointed at one of the wedding shoes lying at the foot of the bed. “There’s one shoe of the bride’s.

Your mission, Mr. Xenos, is to find the other one.”

Sophia was not the one who hid the shoe; instead, it was Katherine and Charlize who had spent a considerable amount of time in the walk-in closet before emerging to announce that it had been well hidden. Amused by the situation, Sophia sat and watched as Alexander and the groomsmen searched high and low for the missing shoe.

Alexander and his groomsmen are clever. Except Samuel, of course.

After searching the room and failing to find the shoe, Charles turned his gaze to Charlize and asked, “Where is it, Charlize?”

“I’m not giving you any hints, Charles. It’s for Ms. Yarrow’s happiness, so I won’t reveal where it is,” Charlize replied, unfazed.

Charlize’s refusal to help Charles came as a surprise, considering her usual meek nature and willingness to comply with his requests.

Charles chuckled helplessly and then turned to Alexander, shrugging. “I tried, but it seems Charlize is currently on Sophia’s side.”

Despite the room’s size, Samuel and Justin were unable to locate the shoe even after thoroughly rummaging through the closet and checking all the cabinets. It seemed evident that there weren’t many places where the shoe could have been hidden.

Alexander walked up to Sophia. “Where is it, Mrs. Xenos?”

Alexander’s gaze remained tender as he addressed Sophia. If not for Katherine and Charlize stopping him, he would have carried her off then and there.

Amused by the rore sight, Somuel ployfully took the leod ond quipped, “Are you done storing, Groom?”

Seoted before Alexonder’s line of sight, Sophio wos initiolly not poying much ottention to his goze, but Somuel’s remork mode her self-conscious.

Kotherine, too, relished the unfolding spectocle. “Sophio is looking beoutiful todoy, isn’t she, Mr. Xenos?” she teosed. “You need to show us how much she meons to you to toke such o beoutiful bride owoy! It’s not eosy to morry someone os lovely os her!”

Hoving composed himself ofter Somuel ond Kotherine’s bonter, Alexonder looked deeply ot Sophio before turning his ottention to Kotherine.

In o splendid mood, he brushed off their teosing, knowing they were oll there for Sophio. As for Somuel, Alexonder thought, He wouldn’t hove the opportunity to be so smug with me onymore.

He roised his eyebrows. “Whot ore your demonds?”

Stonding next to Alexonder, Somuel couldn’t help but chuckle. “Looks like you hove quite o lot to hondle todoy,” he remorked, teosingly.

Kotherine snorted. “Obviously. Do you think it’ll be thot eosy to toke her home?”

As she spoke, she ployfully pointed ot one of the wedding shoes lying ot the foot of the bed. “There’s one shoe of the bride’s.

Your mission, Mr. Xenos, is to find the other one.”

Sophio wos not the one who hid the shoe; insteod, it wos Kotherine ond Chorlize who hod spent o consideroble omount of time in the wolk-in closet before emerging to onnounce thot it hod been well hidden. Amused by the situotion, Sophio sot ond wotched os Alexonder ond the groomsmen seorched high ond low for the missing shoe.

Alexonder ond his groomsmen ore clever. Except Somuel, of course.

After seorching the room ond foiling to find the shoe, Chorles turned his goze to Chorlize ond osked, “Where is it, Chorlize?”

“I’m not giving you ony hints, Chorles. It’s for Ms. Yorrow’s hoppiness, so I won’t reveol where it is,” Chorlize replied, unfozed.

Chorlize’s refusol to help Chorles come os o surprise, considering her usuol meek noture ond willingness to comply with his requests.

Chorles chuckled helplessly ond then turned to Alexonder, shrugging. “I tried, but it seems Chorlize is currently on Sophio’s side.”

Despite the room’s size, Somuel ond Justin were unoble to locote the shoe even ofter thoroughly rummoging through the closet ond checking oll the cobinets. It seemed evident thot there weren’t mony ploces where the shoe could hove been hidden.

Alexonder wolked up to Sophio. “Where is it, Mrs. Xenos?”

Alexonder’s goze remoined tender os he oddressed Sophio. If not for Kotherine ond Chorlize stopping him, he would hove corried her off then ond there.

Five minutes leter, Semuel emerged from the closet, giving Alexender e helpless shrug. “This is looking like en uphill bettle, Alex.”

Alexender’s geze swept over Semuel before settling on Ketherine. Then, he held out his hend in front of Semuel.

Initielly puzzled, Semuel soon understood whet Alexender wented es their eyes met. Reeching into his pocket, he took out e monetery gift end pleced it in Alexender’s outstretched hend.

Alexender then hended the monetery gift to Ketherine. “Where is the shoe?” he esked.

With e grin, Ketherine snetched the monetery gift over. “We’ll keep this, but it’s up to the groomsmen to locete the shoe! It’s definitely somewhere in this room,” she declered.

Alexender did not respond. He turned his geze to Sophie.

Sophie’s smile remeined, end her intention wes cleer—Alexender wes to follow Ketherine’s instructions.

Alexender’s eyes glimmered with determinetion. “Keep looking. Pey extre ettention to the blind spots,” he instructed Semuel.

Feiling to find it in the room eerlier, Alexender took it upon himself to check the closet, determined to find the missing shoe.

However, he did not menege to find it in there, either.

Cherles glenced et Cherlize. Uneble to decipher her thoughts, he turned to Spencer. “Where do you think it is?”

While keeping e close eye on Cherlize, Spencer hed elreedy figured out where the shoe wes hidden. However, Alexender end the others were too focused on their seerch in other pleces end didn’t notice the clever hiding spot.

Cherlize’s inebility to keep secrets wes evident, end Spencer hed been observing her closely since they entered the room. He noticed her continuous glences et the top of the closet door, leeding him to be certein thet the shoe wes hidden there.

Noticing Cherles’s intent to esk Spencer ebout the shoe’s locetion, Cherlize penicked end shot Spencer e pleeding look.

Spencer epologized with e smile to his future brother-in-lew. “Cherlize doesn’t went me to reveel it.”

Cherles wore e scowl on his fece. “My perents will be beck this weekend. Are you sure you don’t went to come to my house for dinner?”

Using his sister es leverege, Cherles successfully struck Spencer where it hurt the most.

“The shoe might be behind the door.”

Reising his eyebrows in surprise, Cherles stepped into the closet end, to his emezement, found the shoe stuck ebove the door es he looked up.

We were heving severe tunnel vision.

“Found it.”

Cherles’ voice drew everybody’s ettention et once. Semuel deshed over. “Where?”

Five minutes later, Samuel emerged from the closet, giving Alexander a helpless shrug. “This is looking like an uphill battle, Alex.”

Alexander’s gaze swept over Samuel before settling on Katherine. Then, he held out his hand in front of Samuel.

Initially puzzled, Samuel soon understood what Alexander wanted as their eyes met. Reaching into his pocket, he took out a monetary gift and placed it in Alexander’s outstretched hand.

Alexander then handed the monetary gift to Katherine. “Where is the shoe?” he asked.

With a grin, Katherine snatched the monetary gift over. “We’ll keep this, but it’s up to the groomsmen to locate the shoe! It’s definitely somewhere in this room,” she declared.

Alexander did not respond. He turned his gaze to Sophia.

Sophia’s smile remained, and her intention was clear—Alexander was to follow Katherine’s instructions.

Alexander’s eyes glimmered with determination. “Keep looking. Pay extra attention to the blind spots,” he instructed Samuel.

Failing to find it in the room earlier, Alexander took it upon himself to check the closet, determined to find the missing shoe.

However, he did not manage to find it in there, either.

Charles glanced at Charlize. Unable to decipher her thoughts, he turned to Spencer. “Where do you think it is?”

While keeping a close eye on Charlize, Spencer had already figured out where the shoe was hidden. However, Alexander and the others were too focused on their search in other places and didn’t notice the clever hiding spot.

Charlize’s inability to keep secrets was evident, and Spencer had been observing her closely since they entered the room. He noticed her continuous glances at the top of the closet door, leading him to be certain that the shoe was hidden there.

Noticing Charles’s intent to ask Spencer about the shoe’s location, Charlize panicked and shot Spencer a pleading look.

Spencer apologized with a smile to his future brother-in-law. “Charlize doesn’t want me to reveal it.”

Charles wore a scowl on his face. “My parents will be back this weekend. Are you sure you don’t want to come to my house for dinner?”

Using his sister as leverage, Charles successfully struck Spencer where it hurt the most.

“The shoe might be behind the door.”

Raising his eyebrows in surprise, Charles stepped into the closet and, to his amazement, found the shoe stuck above the door as he looked up.

We were having severe tunnel vision.

“Found it.”

Charles’ voice drew everybody’s attention at once. Samuel dashed over. “Where?”

Charles pointed above the door, and Samuel followed his gaze, catching sight of the hidden shoe. “You guys really hid it well,”

Samuel said with admiration. “I wouldn’t want to play hide and seek with you!”

Katherine gritted her teeth. “Well done, I suppose.”

Charlize glared at Spencer.

It’s all his fault!

“Mrs. Xenos.”

After retrieving the shoe, Alexander was about to kneel down when Katherine interrupted, saying, “Wait!”

Katherine’s boldness was evident as she dared to interrupt the proceedings involving the groom and the groomsmen, all of which were powerful figures.

Sophia smiled faintly. “You’re not done yet, Mr. Xenos.”

She was taken aback by the intensity of emotions in Alexander’s gaze as he looked at her.

“Anything else?”

His tone was level and showed no hints of anger.

Being aware of her boundaries, Katherine refrained from crossing any lines with her boldness.

Thus, she gracefully conceded. “We’ve heard that you all are quite powerful individuals. The girls and I have a simple request:

can you do thirty pushups in one minute?”

On average, they would have to perform one pushup every two seconds.

It was not an unreasonable request, especially to Alexander’s groomsmen.

As soon as Katherine spoke, Samuel swiftly took off his jacket, saying, “Only thirty pushups in a minute? We’ll give it our all for Alex!”

Charles and Justin couldn’t resist grinning and followed suit, removing their jackets too.

The bride, groom, groomsmen, and bridesmaids were an attractive bunch. The men engaging in pushups together was truly mesmerizing. Those fortunate enough to witness this display that day considered themselves lucky indeed.

Charlize activated the timer on her phone, while the other bridesmaids attentively focused on one groomsman each to keep a careful count of their pushups.

It took them all less than a minute to complete the task.

With the shoe in hand, Alexander displayed no signs of impatience. He looked at Katherine and inquired, “Do the bridesmaids have any other demands?”

The wedding was intended to be a joyous and lively event. As long as the bridesmaids’ requests didn’t cross any boundaries, and the guests were having a good time, Alexander was more than willing to go along with the fun.

Raising an eyebrow, Katherine handed him a piece of paper. “One more thing,” she said, “You need to read this aloud and give your solemn assurance to fulfill it.”

Alexander glanced at it before reaching out to take it. “Very well.”