Chapter 271 Chapter 271 Mrs. Quillent” Jessica greeted them, smiling ear to ear. “| never thought that Id see you herer You are?” Terence was not particulary pleased by her sudden appearance as he was in a hun to attend the Quillen family's wedding banquet. As Felicity had held them up, they were already running late, and he did not want to waste any more of his time. However, upon seeing the uninvited guest's wide smile he responded out of courtesy, al the while worried that he vould be recognized nearby the Lowe family's house which would lead to Mackenzie losing the.
abilty to pretend to be poor when she vias vith Emmanuel.
“01d Mr. Quillen, I'm Jessica Oatley, the chief financial officer of Oatley Corporation’ Jessica introduced herself along vith her te, afraid that he wouldn't recognize her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAnd yet, Terence stil had no inking of who she was and had even forgotten which company Oatley Corporation belonged to, so he only replied, “Nice to meet you, Miss Oatley. I'm busy, 50 let's talk next time!” Saying that he tumed around to leave.
On the other hand, Felicity remained expressionless, unsurprised by the sight of smal fry lie Jessica trying to gain their favor. though she hadn' expected to encounter someone like this near the Lowe Residence.
“Old Mr. Quillen! Old Mr. Quillen” Jessica refused to give up, but she was immediately stopped by the Quillen family's bodyguards.
Alfred shot her a fierce glare and even warmed her, “Miss, if you take another step forward, we won't hold back on you.” Un..* Jessica was thoroughly bewildered. It was embarrassing enough that she failed to strike up a conversation with Terence, but the biggest problem was thatthe Quillen family's bodyguards were blocking the road that just so happened to lead toward the Lowe Residence. If they refused to let her pass through, she wouldn't be able to return to pick up the bride! As the sky grew darker, Roselyn finally let the house and got in the car. Not Knowing what had happened to Jessica, Jaxion assumed that she had left
without any intention of returning as she looked down on the Lowe family and didn't stick around to wait for her. Hence, she must have immediately headed back home after picking up his bride.
Roselyn had just left when Terence and Felicity arrived at the Lowe Residence. Although it was only a short walk, Felicity ssemed to be in a bad mood.
Fortunately, Terence made up for her low spirits with his friendliness as he smiled brightly at Alessandra. “Haha. Mrs. Lowe, congratulations on your daughter's marriage!” Then, he instructed Felicity to hand over their gift As Terence had a down-to-earth personality, he prepared two envelopes of monetary gifs as a present. However, it was quite 3 large sum-each envelope contained 10 thousand. Moreover, despite instructing his men to prepare as much money as they coud, this was the most he was able to come up vith “Oh, Old Mr. Quillen, you're being too polite! Its a pity Roselyn just left with the groom, so we can't bring her back to give you a toast Alessandra replied politely. After al, two envelopes containing 10 thousand each were considered a significant present in the Lowe family.
Claudette, who was just preparing to leave, finally got the gist of the situation upon seeing the scene before her. It appeared that Terence was the one who set up Mackenzie and Emmanuel’s marriage.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLooking at Felicty’s expression, it seemed that she was quite unhappy with their marriage even if she didn‘ say a word, and Claudette, wondered if she still had a chance. As she watched Emmanuel giving Terence a warm welcome, she let out a deep inhale before taking her leave.
Although both the Oatley and Lowe Residences were in Yeringham, the Journey was almost three hours long as Yeringham vias a large city, and it was already midnight by the time Roselyn arrived at the Oatley Residence.
Many of the members of the Oatley family expressed their displeasure toward the situation ‘Similarly, although Jaxton's parents did not lose their temper at Roselyn.
they secretly chided him, "What exactly is going on? You went to pick up the bride early in the morning, so why did you only come back at midnight?” “That's right. Did her relatives ask for a lot of money from you or they would
refuse to let her leave?" The couple understood Yeringham's customs when it came to wedding banquets like the back of their hand. In the past, there were cases where the bride's family would ask for a large sum of money on the wedding day, resuting inthe groom immediately leaving without even taking the bride with him in a fit of frustration,