Jean knew that Bianca loved him, but he also knew that she did not love him as much as he loved her.

That was why, in order to make sure the proposal succeeded, once he decided to propose that noon, he asked his parents to invite his grandparents, aunts, and uncles over, i

All in all, there were more than a dozen of his relatives, young and old. 2

After Bianca followed the Langdons upstairs, she was stunned in place the second they opened the door...

Similarly, Nina stared at her relatives crowding the house, looking at them like they were ghosts.

"You're here, you're here!" The one who spoke was Jean's father's second sister. When she saw the girl standing at the door, looking just like how she looked i n the photo, the older woman immediately grabbed her mother's arm and said excitedly, "That's Jean's girlfriend, Bianca Rayne. She's right there at the door! Oh, what a beauty. Come over here and check her out, Mom..."

Bianca was rendered speechless.

"Come on in." Jean looked at her tenderly, tugging at her hand.

Out of politeness, Bianca had to force herself to smile a t all of Jean's relatives.

Jean's grandmother never once let go of Bianca's hand, holding it in her palm and patting it gently every time she said anything. 2

Bianca was getting a premonition of something that felt neither good nor bad.

Her gaze sought Jean out and found him smoking on the balcony, his hands in his pockets. He looked stressed, as though something was weighing heavily on his heart. 1

Dinner was especially fancy that night.

Nina said, "This food is better than anything we've had, even during New Year's..."

Jean's grandparents and parents sat at the main table.

Jean and Bianca took their seats there as well.

Everyone else sat at another table. 1

As they ate, they only chatted about trivial things.

Bianca was almost done with her meal and was about to put down her cutlery when Jean suddenly looked her in the eye and said, "Come with me." 1

The two of them went to one of the smaller bedrooms.

It was Jean's room.

"What's the matter?" Bianca's voice was very soft and gentle as she asked, like the sweet warm sunshine in the mid-morning between dawn and noon.

Jean's gaze on her was determined and tender at the same time. He took her hand, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "I have to apologize to you. What happened this morning was my fault."

I'm not angry about it

That was Bianca's reply.

worries." Jean reached out and pulled her into his embrace, closing his eyes as he said weakly, "You don't know how scared I am

Bianca fell silent.

was sinning for loving such a young girl. I tried turning my affections to other girls, but I never felt

we had the chance to study overseas

When you came clean and told

she heard that, Bianca's body could not

he did

because you were unclean. I was upset at myself. I hated myself for not walking into your life from the start. I hated myself

other man in the world has loved you longer than I have, with more conviction

it was because he truly was terrified of losing her, but Jean's voice gradually went

course Bianca was

a puddle

true. There really

past. That rich and powerful man from back

butler said to her.

wondered to herself. Would she really be able

regret walking it. If she did have a good life after that, she

someone with similar values in life. Alt she wanted was to have someone like that to cherish and to cherish her in return, so that they may

until they turned

someone was, without a

stepped out of his embrace and looked at him a s she said, "Don't be so insecure. You're making

remember that bouquet of fresh

if someone did, I know I'll be able to hold myself back,"

now, and he held her

two of them left the

couch, but Jean forcefully kept her in the middle of the living room

Jean with a questioning gaze.

all his relatives and elders, Jean pulled a black silk

and opened

Nina could not help a gasp, her

these relatives over. He had been planning to

one knee in front of Bianca. In front of his

family, he

Bianca Rayne. Join my parents and relatives as part of my beloved family. Become my

Bianca,

the day she would be proposed to.

that marriage was a

yes, dear!" Jean's mother could not help

failed to respond.

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