Seeing that Isaac and his family had yet to have dinner, Old Taylor and Albert didn't stay much longer. They had deliberately come just to invite Isaac to officiate Diana's wedding.Isaac learned that Diana's fiancé was a high-ranking official working in Cantonne and that he was Diana's classmate from university.His family had been in the justice system for the past three generations; he could be considered someone from a good family.However, this was very sudden news. Isaac was a bit surprised."What? Officer Taylor is getting married? And you're invited to officiate the wedding? This is great news!" When Allegra heard this, she smiled.Isaac nodded, saying, "The engagement ceremony is the day after tomorrow. If you have time, come with me.""The day after tomorrow? I really can't make it. A higher-up is coming from the provincial capital to do an inspection, and so is another one from the state. As the person in charge, I have to be there," Allegra answered after a moment of
The past two nights, Diana didn't get much sleep.At this point, her sight was starting to blur. The more she thought about it, the more upset she felt. She couldn't stop her tears from rolling down her face. She didn't even notice that two young thugs with lecherous gazes had sat down on either side of her.Diana guzzled another shot of liquor. Her vision had already grown blurry. Biting her lip, she took her phone out of her pocket and dialed Isaac's number.The two thugs saw that the gorgeous beauty next to them was about to call someone. One of them immediately reached out to stop Diana's hand, grinning sleazily. "Hey, beautiful, you drank too much. Why don't we take you to relax? You don't need to make that phone call."By then, the call had already connected, and Isaac's voice came from the phone.Diana paid those two thugs no mind. Instead, she cried into the phone, "Isaac, get over here now. Please come now.""Hang up. Hang up now, fuck." When one of the thugs heard a guy
Diana held onto Isaac's body tightly like an octopus. Only when she began to run out of breath did she release Isaac, who was dumbstruck.She looked at Isaac tearfully. Her lips were still glistening. Suddenly, she laughed out loud."You must think I'm really foolish." She seemed to have sobered up, looking up at Isaac with a complicated gaze.Isaac frowned and asked, "Do you really like your fiancé?""So what if I do? And what if I don't? At this age, shouldn't people be getting married?" Diana suddenly yelled. She knelt on the ground and began to sob. "I like you, but you have a wife and a child. What can I do?"Isaac hated seeing women cry. He felt burdened, especially since he'd known Diana for so long."Don't cry. I'll send you home." Isaac walked over and patted Diana's shoulder.The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder. Wiping her tears, she glanced at the pitch-black river and said quietly, "I really wish time would stop right now, and the rest of my life could be lik
"Old Taylor, you said that you invited an amazing person to be the officiant. Just who is this glorious person?" asked the middle-aged man with a buzzcut sitting across from him.Old Taylor laughed and replied, "Since we're going to be family soon, it should be fine to tell you. He is the lord of the Temple of Drakon, Mr. Isaac Garten."The middle-aged man's eyes widened. He jumped to his feet, his face full of shock. "Y—You mean Drakon?""Terence, if your father were still here, he would probably know him better. But it's fine for you to know this much!""N—No. I mean, how did you get a person of this caliber…"As a high-ranking law enforcement executive in the provincial capital, he had naturally heard this and that about the Temple of Drakon. Except he wasn't in the military troop, so he didn't know the specifics. He had only heard from his former chief.In a way, the Temple of Drakon was only the same level as the House of Custos.Old Taylor smiled faintly and said, "It's be
Seeing the Taylors and even his own parents greet Isaac so fervently, Aiden never thought that there was such a big shot in Cloud City that could make even his father act so courteously.When he saw Diana excitedly grab Isaac's arm, he frowned.Isaac still felt a little awkward, but seeing Diana act like nothing had happened and smile so joyfully, he felt at ease, too.Lunch took place in a private room at the Family Portrait. The room could accommodate over 30 people, and close relatives from both families went inside.In the adjacent private room were Diana's and Aiden's best friends.Meanwhile, Old Taylor and Terence had invited Isaac to sit at the head of the table. The Taylor family was mostly okay with it; they had at least heard of him before.However, the relatives of the Kennedy family didn't understand why.Before they started eating, Aiden tugged on Diana, signaling that he wanted to talk to her outside.Diana walked out of the room. Aiden attentively fixed the colla
Next to Diana, a flash of unhappiness flashed in Aiden's eyes. He had seen Diana look at Isaac with a bashful look. Fury began to spread through him.When Aiden saw that Isaac and Old Taylor had finished their wine, he stood up immediately. He walked toward Isaac, saying, "Isaac, I feel embarrassed that you spent money. Let me make a toast to you."Seeing Aiden's fake smile, Isaac raised his glass and took a sip.When Aiden saw that Isaac had only taken a small mouthful compared to the previous toast, he felt even more upset. But then he remembered Diana's words from just now, so he couldn't throw a temper.Thus, he asked smilingly, "How much was the bracelet you gave Diana, Isaac?""It was a gift. You don't have to ask its price." Isaac waved his hand."How can I allow that? Tell me, how much? Once Diana and I are married, we can return the favor when you have an occasion to celebrate," Aiden quickly responded.Diana frowned, and Old Taylor paused.Return the favor? What? Did
The audacity! Aiden snorted coldly and said, "Isaac, the world is so big, and there are so many liars. Surely you can't know all of them, right, Isaac?"Hearing Aiden say those sarcastic words, Diana was already getting upset."Isaac, whether it's real or fake, I would like anything you give me. Aiden, can you sit back down now?" she said, glancing at Aiden.Everyone could tell from her facial expression that she was unhappy.Aiden's mother immediately sent him signals with her gaze and shouted, "Aiden, what are you doing just standing there? Go and sit down next to Diana."Jane didn't doubt for a second that Isaac had given a counterfeit gift. Seeing her daughter get upset, she spoke up, "That's right, Aiden. Sit down. It is our family's honor to receive any gift from Isaac." "Aiden, hold your tongue and sit down," Terence said. How could he question a gift from Mr. Garten?He also glared at his brother. There was so much food on the table; why couldn't he just keep his mouth
When Terence saw this, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. He exchanged glances with his wife—they both knew their son had angered Diana.Raymond didn't say anything at first. He brought the magnifying glass to his eye while his other hand fiddled with the bracelet. Then, he suddenly jumped up."Uncle Raymond, w—what's the matter?" Aiden felt that something was amiss.Everyone's gazes were fixed on Raymond. They watched as he raised his head, his face beet red—he looked as excited as a groom on his wedding night."I—It's an authentic item from the Rosque Dynasty. It's the real Rockefeller emerald bracelet!"When he uttered those words, everyone in the room widened their eyes, especially the Kennedys.Aiden looked embarrassed. He immediately said, "Uncle Raymond, you're not drunk, are you? You said it was impossible that it was real, but now…""I hadn't seen it close earlier. Now I have, and it's real. I just saw this at the national museum of the Kingdom of Bridgon last year. At that