This was the most extravagant wedding party ever. Madam Estelle slowly led Selena until they were at the altar facing Aldrich. The 37-year-old woman released her hand from Selena's, then stepped back to let Aldrich take her place holding Selena's hand. "Please, sir."Selena's heart skipped a beat as Aldrich took her hand gently. Madam Estelle bowed her head respectfully. "Excuse me, sir, miss."Aldrich and Selena nodded their heads in unison. "Thank you." Madam Estelle excused herself from their presence, mingling with the invited guests.Jose confronted Selena beside the altar. "Before the wedding ceremony begins, I would like to tell you something. Mr Aldrich will be giving an extraordinary dowry to Miss Selena Ledger." He raised his hands above his head as he clapped his hands lightly, and then many servants entered with trolleys containing various gifts.The first few trolleys with gifts of two gold sets with the most expensive diamonds and gemstones were beautifully displayed in
Jake and Charlotte's wedding was a little less festive after the lunchtime ceremony. Jake's extended family and business partners were the only guests in the room. The guests had left by late afternoon, and the wedding was over. There was nothing special about their wedding. Charlotte looked glum and no longer excited when she discovered Selena's wedding was more lavish than hers. She felt defeated.Charlotte's party ended in the afternoon. She and Jake had booked a room at the hotel, so they went straight to the hotel room after the event. Meanwhile, Berthannn and Claire went home. Charlotte didn't say a word. Her demeanour suddenly changed to silence.Jake had been watching her since the drive over. They got out of the car and entered the three-star hotel. A simple hotel that needed to match Charlotte's expectations. Jake pressed the elevator button and went inside, followed by Charlotte. "Why have you been so quiet since noon? Did something happen?"Charlotte was silent and answere
In the morning, Charlotte woke up with a headache from last night's hangover. She blinked her eyes while sitting up. Her body was only covered by a blanket, unprotected by a single thread. She didn't remember what happened last night, but she and Jake had spent a long and brutal first night. The room was messy, with their clothes scattered all over the floor.Charlotte reached for her cell phone on the nightstand. She looked at the screen full of messages and missed call notifications. She opened one of the messages from her mother asking how she was doing after learning the news of Selena's wedding. Remembering that made her angry again.Charlotte threw her phone at the bed until it fell to the floor. "Damn it! Damn it! How can Selena's wedding be more luxurious than mine when that useless man is just the butler's son?"Charlotte trapped her hair tightly as she screamed. That woke Jake up. Jake rubbed his eyes while blinking. "What's wrong? Why are you yelling like that so early in t
"Is that all, Selena?" Asked Aldrich looking at the small paper bag carried by Selena.Selena lifted the paper bag and looked at Aldrich with a bright face."Yes, this is all.""You can shop more than that. One dress is not enough." Aldrich approached as Selena's hand obeyed, she could see the light brown colored dress that looked so soft. He understood that Selena would, of course, be excellent in that dress."I have a lot of dresses in the penthouse, because you gave them away. If I receive more, I can open a boutique I guess.""If you want it, of course you can make it."Aldrich replied quickly and firmly, not seeming to think at all, which made Selena panic. She touched Aldrich's hand unexpectedly and looked at the man wide-eyed."No, no. I don't want to make a boutique. I have a lot of work, Aldrich. And don't ask your friend for help." Selena let out her breath. She glanced at Aldrich and knew the man would say this was from his friend or belonged to him.Aldrich nodded slowly,
When Charlotte returned home, her mother immediately stood up to greet her. Seeing Charlotte's upset face, Claire felt worried about her."What's wrong Charlotte?" asked Claire with so much worry. Charlotte immediately hugged her mother."I'm so ashamed of that bastard, mom. She should be suffering but instead she's getting so much attention from people!" Charlotte said while raising her voice.Claire stroked her daughter's hair. "Of course you'll make a calculation with her later. She doesn't deserve that happiness. I'll tell your father to punish that bitch."Hearing the support from her mother, Charlotte nodded her head happily. That was precisely what she had hoped for, Selena getting punished and suffering more than her.The two of them had just sat down together when suddenly, there was a huge shout."Charlotte! You're embarrassing me!"Berthan shouted loudly as he came out of his room. He had been trying to contact his daughter, but Charlotte ignored him, which made him even mo
Selena opened her eyes, and she immediately saw Aldrich in front of her. She was shocked, her head hurt, and she remembered what they had done last night, which reddened her face. Not yet, she got off the bed. Aldrich had opened her eyes. The man who had become her husband touched her cheek, which surprised Selena. "Aldrich..." "Yes?" asked Aldrich in a calm voice.Selema suddenly got out of bed which made Aldrich quite surprised by the woman who had become his wife. Even that morning, Selena did not speak to Aldrich. She immediately left there because she was embarrassed to meet Aldrich. "What was I thinking exactly?" Selena asked in a quiet voice when she was in her room. Elsewhere, Aldrich had just gotten out of his car. He arrived at a large building, and everyone knew it was one of the best opera houses where old money often went to watch Opera and make business connections.Aldrich entered after showing a gold card that was an invitation from someone to him. A man showed A
Celine was so surprised by what Aldrich said. Everyone would know what she was doing if everyone could see the CCTV. It would only worsen the image she had built up. But she also couldn't show fear of the man in front of her. Everyone knew about her, but not Aldrich and Celine was confident she would get more support than Aldrich. "Of course we'll look at the CCTV here, then find out that you're the guilty one. But not everyone can see the CCTV here, you know that the owner of the Opera House is a very mysterious person, and we might not be able to get the CCTV footage." Celine started making things up. She showed that she was not afraid of anything. They were all very curious about the owner of this building.And the people who were there nodded their heads. "That's right, the owner of this building is very mysterious, we don't even know who. That man was just being brave because he knew that we wouldn't be able to see the CCTV here." A man had just spoken while looking around for
Ryan felt that now his pride was at stake in front of Aldrich. He was defending his lover, and as a man, treating a lover like his own pride was only natural. With a cynical look, Ryan finally accepted what Aldrich said. "If you really are innocent of course I will apologize immediately, but stop pretending as if you are calm. I know inside you now you are panicking because your lies will soon be exposed." Ryan stared sarcastically. He chuckled as he said it. Daries saw this incident and sided with Aldrich. He knew that Aldrich must be important because he knew his boss and could make his boss contact him. Even though he knew his boss was a challenging person to contact. They didn't even know Jun's cell phone number. He was not an arbitrary figure if Aldrich could get someone so important to make a move. "Ladies and gentlemen, we will know the truth after seeing the CCTV and we are all proof of what was said earlier." Daries smiled. He smiled, seeing Aldrich so calmly. He would sho