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

Bianca fell silent.

you were a high school freshman... I really felt like I was sinning for loving such a young girl. I tried turning my affections to other girls,

you grew up, and we had the chance

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

Bianca's body could not help

he did mind, after

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

understand. No other man in the world has loved

losing her, but

Bianca was

felt like a puddle

true. There really was

the past. That rich

her. "I hope you have a good

to herself. Would she really be

had chosen, and she was not going to regret walking it. If she did have a good

just wanted someone who loved and understood 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

turned

was, without a doubt,

embrace and looked at him a s she said, "Don't be so insecure. You're making me feel really

could not help but remember that bouquet of fresh flowers,

I'll be able to

confidence was restored now, and he

of them

walk toward the couch, but Jean forcefully kept her in the middle of the living room with a

up at Jean with a questioning gaze. His expression

then, in front of all his relatives and elders, Jean pulled a

pocket and

that's so sudden!" Nina could not help a gasp, her

over. He had been planning to

one knee in front

family, he beseeched

and relatives as part of my beloved family.

Bianca,

day

a long way away

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

failed to respond.

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