Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 421

Early the next morning, Jacques woke up at dawn, took extra care getting dressed, and finally made his way downstairs with great formality.

Baade and Camilla couldn't help but laugh at the sight of him. If someone didn't know better, they'd think Jacques wasn't just heading out for a date, but straight to his own wedding.

"Mom, don't you think my hands look a little empty?" Jacques asked, glancing down at himself.

"Empty? Not at all," Camilla replied. "Everything you need is right here. I've already prepared the gift for you."

After all, Jacques was her own flesh and blood. Camilla knew exactly what he was up to before he even made a move.

She fixed him with a warning look. "And don't even think about touching the flowers in my garden!"

"Mom, that's not fair," Jacques protested, already making a beeline for the garden. "Your flowers are so beautiful-if you just keep them to yourself, isn't that a waste? Beautiful things should be shared with the world."

Camilla rolled her eyes and turned to Baade. "Does that even make sense?"

nitpicking his choice of words, maybe you

my flowers!"

weeks and couldn't bear to cut herself. Hydrangeas, pink roses, classic reds, even the delicate apricot roses from

really do have an eye for beauty. You've managed to pick every single flower that was in its prime. If this still doesn't win you Fidelia's heart, then all these poor flowers will

a confident grin, "there's no such thing as being too polite. And with my charm, Fidelia is bound

were really that confident, you wouldn't be making such

awkward laugh. Inside, he thought to himself that Fidelia was

still in the

a little while ago, they'd sent Lyman away, but even then, Bancroft still

shock, finally realizing that Effie had been hiding her true skills all along. Her chess game was

time, Bancroft felt the thrill of meeting a true opponent-someone he wished he'd met years ago. He was determined to get in a

entered, announcing the arrival of the

the chess match that they hadn't even noticed their guests. The butler

everyone snapped to