My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Aaron helped Charles, who had changed into his elder's costume, get on stage to sit in the designated seats for parents. "During the rite of absolution, the lotus flower bathes the top of the mountain, ensuring that the couple wastes no time."

"They shall face hardships together. They shall celebrate the joy of life together and spend the rest of their lives together, hand-in-hand."

"The nuptial ceremony is done by drinking from the nuptial cup so that both husband and wife are treated equally and with the utmost respect."

"Now, the groom shall lift the veil. From then on, they are one and shall never be separated."

"Let us worship the gods together..."

"Bow first, to the heavens and earth. Then, bow second to the elderly. The last bow is made to your spouse."

"The ceremony is complete!"

The entire marriage customs took fifteen minutes. Although the muscles on my face had almost stiffened, the corners of my mouth still uncontrollably lifted into a wide grin.

Next on the national live broadcast was the wealthy Roberts family spending a large sum of money to share and spread luck.

While involving so many people was a proof of love and determination, he had also spent money on celebrating with the crowd, so the wedding appeared to be a performative affair. There was no such thing as perfection. Despite that, I was pleased with the wedding. A few hiccups here and there were insignificant and quickly forgotten.

The whole city gradually grew even more excited as many among the audience watching the fun started cheering all of a sudden.

"To the bridal chamber!"

"To the bridal chamber!"

"To the bridal chamber!"

pupils subconsciously widened as I hurriedly turned to glance at Hendrix, mouthing, "Are

pretended that he did not understand my question and teased helplessly, "How

said that, he extended his hand towards me

that the sedan that we had encountered earlier was quietly parked at the end of the flight of stairs. "This..." The overwhelming sense of joy had

said, "A sedan for three years, and fortunately, had been generous. paid the full amount with extras. It has been well maintained in all these years by the craftsmen who treated it as

of our

us. He had considered us as a single unit. Everything I wanted was his desire as well. There would be no

that day. They once again sneaked out the corner of

The eight-men sedan approached

with Hendrix riding

an entourage countless dowry. It stretched miles and wherever he went, pedestrians

even show any mercy at the sight of my face that was covered in a mess of

Hendrix's permission, no machine would dare approach me so closely. It was all because he wanted to remember

bridal procession made its way around the city, it came to a halt in front of the red-painted