“Nothing.”

It was getting dark. The banquet took place in the hotel after the ceremony.

It seemed that Emery was the one who gathered the crowd to witness Ashton’s proposal. Actually, I preferred a simple love to a passionate one.

The wedding was very grand and the guests were all prominent figures of the city. All of them were greeting and toasting each other.

After witnessing the proposal, the others were curious about my identity. Previously, Ashton tried his best to protect my privacy when the scandals broke out.

It was hard not to attract the other guests’ attention when the Moore family and Ashton Fuller kept focusing on me.

The spotlights shone brightly, pointing toward Ashton and me. I unwittingly lowered my head.

Ashton whispered in my ear. “Are you nervous?”

“There’re a lot of people watching us.” I pretended to be collected, but my emotions were rioting inside.

“The banquets held by the Moore family are always grand. Don’t worry. We have to face it anyway.”

I nodded in response. He held my hand all the time when some guests approached us. I was rather awkward when they addressed me as “Ms. Stovall.”

I smiled in response. After a while, my face became stiffened.

We were seated at a table full of exquisite dishes.

sixteen. Emery was busy serving the guests, along

me, followed by Louis. Upon seeing us, Louis waved his

“Scarlett, come here.”

good at socializing. I instinctively looked at Ashton. The latter

me to sit down. “Mr. Fuller, meet my

Emery said she’s the daughter of the Moore family. How

fate. I like this

“I see. She’s

lips upward but didn’t

having a peaceful, happy life. I don’t think so, though. I merely have good

me and whispered, “Scarlett, come with me. I’m going to the hotel room to

toasted all the guests, so she wanted to get changed. I nodded

upstairs. My

what are you thinking about?” Emery’s voice

I shook

our clothes, Emery sprawled on the bed. “I swear I’ll only get married once in my life. It’s

kept staring at my phone. I wasn’t listening to

me a couple of times before I snapped back to my

with you? You’ve been spacing out since we

me a favor?”

“What is it?”

then passed the box to me before he died, but I didn’t keep it safe. Ashton lost it. However, I think he didn’t lose it and he gave it to Cameron Anderson instead. She probably misunderstood because of the box. Can you help me look for the box? I think it may be kept in the Moore Residence.

hesitated. “Why do you suddenly think

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