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."

not angry about

That was Bianca's reply.

understanding my fears and worries." Jean reached out and pulled her into his embrace, closing

Bianca fell silent.

I fell in love a long, long time ago, from the moment you first set foot in my house. Back then, you were a high school freshman... I really felt like I was sinning for loving such a young girl. I tried

we had the chance to study

in the past. When you came clean and told me everything, to be

body could not help a

he did mind, after

and continued, "I wasn't upset because you were unclean. I was upset at myself. I hated myself for not walking into your life from the start. I hated myself

understand. No other man in the world has loved you longer than I

her, but Jean's voice gradually went from

Bianca was

a puddle of

her prayers came true. There really was someone who loved

to forget everything in the past. That rich and powerful man from back then had wanted that

still remembered what that lady butler said to her. "I hope you have a good

really be able to have a good life after

and she was not going to regret walking it. If she did have a good life after that, she would consider herself fortunate.

her, 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 share

until they turned old and contented.

someone was, without

s she said, "Don't be so insecure. You're making

could not help but remember that bouquet of fresh flowers, flown in especially for

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

now, and he held her

two of them left the

walk toward the couch, but Jean forcefully kept her in the

looked up at Jean with a questioning

front of all his relatives and elders, Jean pulled a black

his pocket and opened it toward

so sudden!" Nina could not help a gasp,

over. He had been planning to

in front of

family, he

and relatives as part of my beloved family. Become my

Bianca,

had never even imagined the day

that marriage was a long way

Jean's mother could not help

failed to respond.

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