Nathan hugged Aria tight in his embrace, she is sobbing uncontrollably. It made his heart twist and guilt shadowed his heart…..he felt terrible and helpless.
Jean and Scott are sitting beside her patting and rubbing her back. Mr. and Mrs. Herren are rooted in their places, powerless. They couldn't bear to see their daughter in law like this.
Who would have thought that her family would be this conservative as if they are still living in nineteenth century….
Mrs. Herren walked to her and hugged her to her heart. "It's fine honey. They might be angry now but they will come back to you after they pacify their anger." She patted her head and caressed her head.
"No mom. They are so stubborn and prideful….they will not forgive me" she sobbed.
Nathan felt as if he is pierced with thousands of needles. His wife is sitting here in her wedding gown, ready to get married. She should be feeling happy or overwhelmed but here she is sobbing and crying her heart out. It made him gloomy…so gloomy.
"Then give them a little buns. I am sure they will come running" Mr. Herren chuckled.
Aria let out a small smile and nodded.
Looking at her tear stained face her in law's hugged her and comforted her with their elderly affection which soothed her heavy heart.
As she looked at Nathan she felt bad. He had already been through a lot by now. This event have made him even more sad. His face turned ghostly pale and she understood what he might be thinking now.
Shifting to his side she sat on his lap and hugged his neck, burying her face in crook of his neck she whispered softly. "Nathan, this is not our mistake. Whatever we did is not unforgivable and it is not a crime to have a first love. They are just too old school, it's okay." She patted his back.
Nathan rendered speechless, he is the one who organized a surprise wedding for her. He is the selfish one who didn't open up about his past….he is indeed the same person who seduced her. Shouldn't she be angry for what happened…
Aria chuckled as she figured out what he is thinking. "Silly, there is no need to over think. Whatever we did is something we both agreed to do. Be it a marriage or anything they didn't agree, I don't regret anything" saying so she got up from his lap only to find her father and mother glaring at her.
As her in law's and friends are facing the couple, they didn't notice the nineteenth century ancient and conservative people at the door. They stormed in and grabbed their belongings and left.
Aria sighed and looked at her 'now' family. "Guys.. Guys. This is my wedding, don't you dare to ruin it with this gloomy atmosphere. Come on cheer up, to be frank I knew one day like this would come because I never caved in to their rules nor cared about their over strictness. Moreover I am not that close to them because they never pampered or doted me. I am happy that at least my husband and in law's love me with no restrictions" Aria hugged three of them.
"I actually feel as if I am freed from the cage. So, there is no need to feel sad or guilty. Now.. Now let's prepare for my wedding" Aria whispered to them.
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Everything went smoothly despite the fight they had. Her father walked her to the aisle, her sister acted as her maid of honor. They even interacted well with Herren's family. Just because they don't want to raise any suspicions.
Meanwhile Raymond is sitting at one of the table while the new weds are busy in taking photos. Seline is chatting with her friends while Jean and Scott are talking with Elder Wilson.
Looking at his sister's blushing face he understood that the topic they are talking about is 'children'. Even he and Seline got orders from elders to give them some little buns. However they have already decided to have children ASAP.
Jeff saw him all alone so he sat beside him. He actually wanted to talk about Jean because Raymond already knows about this twins.
"Hi Raymond" Jeff greeted rather politely and warmly.
Raymond was already informed about Jeff finding the truth. So he already anticipated this talk.
"Jeff, you wanted to know about your sister aren't you?" he chuckled.
Jeff pursed his lips and nodded.
"Well, I have to say that her life is not as colorful as yours. Unlike you she suffered so much, even she is rich her uncle family never cared for her. She use to do part time job to pay her academic fees…they tortured her" Raymond whispered.
"You have a aunt name Vanessa. She is the bitch who is the cause for Jean's sufferance. You also have a cousin named Cassandra who still lay traps for Jean. At last your uncle Adam, he snatched away your father's company and made Jean work there akin to servant. Your grandparents are good but they realized their mistakes quite lately but by then Jean is already broken"
"Your parents got killed but it is camouflaged as a car accident. Jean is now taking revenge on her uncle for treating her like this and she is investigating your parents death. Which seems quite mysterious and twisted" Raymond said everything in one go.
"But Raymond I wanted to protect her from this danger. Didn't you say that she has gone through enough. Don't you think she has to rest for a while? Till now she is all alone in taking revenge but from now I wanted to help her" Jeff firmly said.
"Well then. I have a plan so you can help her with Grey corporations. Later I will also help you with revenge" Raymond told.
Little they knew that they will be directly heading into the trap laid….