Chapter 37 Your Husband and His Scandals
The night passed peacefully.
After our conversation last night, Rowan hadn’t sada single word to me.
When the alarm went off, I woke up groggily only to find that he was already up. He donned a sult and was currently adjusting his tir
He was quite relentless. He was very driven and incredibly self–disciplined. I hardly catch him sleeping in. He always got things done in the shortest amount of time possible.
eyed him. He had a relatively large frame but had relined facial features. On top of being fall, his shoulders were broader than most as well. He was incredibly fo as well. Although his clothes made him look lean, he actually had a muscular physique.
chistic.
“What are you staring at me for? Shouldn’t you hurry up and get changed?” He shot me a glance after adjusting |
“Right.” I slipped into the closet and picked out a white, off–shoulder dress. The dress had a fitted bodice but the ends were flared. It was elegant but not too extraimaganc
After matching it with a pair of nude, high–heeled sandals, I went over to the dressing table to apply my makeup Rowan had already left the bedroom
It was Natalie’s big day. I didn’t need to look too fancy, so I opted for a light makeup look.
When 1 headed downstairs, Ella had already prepared brealdast. Rowan was already sipping on his coffee and munching on some eggs
“good morning, Mrs. Payne,” she said in greeting
“We’ll be at a friend’s engagement party today, Ella We won’t be back for lunch, so you don’t need to prepare anything for us,” I informed her as I took a seat.
“Yes, Mrs. Payne.”
I was only partially done with my meal when Rowan had already finished his
Afterwiping his mouth, he got up and said, “I wait for you in the car.”
“Sure,” I replied. Teouldn’t help but have my doubts about his actions–we were even taking the same car.
Five minutes later, I hastily made my way to his car and we departed to Vinestone Hotel. The party wasn’t scheduled to stam until noon. However, as Natalie’s close friend, I had to be there at an earlier time. With that being said, Thad no idea why Rowan was acting so eager.
Jean and Olivia reached the venue around the same time as we did, Ouroutes were matching. We all had the same idea. This way, Natalie’s red dress would undoubtedly stand out.
At the sight of me and Rowan showing up together, Jean looked as if she’d seen a ghost. She looked shocked before her expression stated into a mixture of confusion and disbelief.
Olivia was slightly more composed, but her eyes also widened dramatically.
“I’ll head up first them.” As soon as Rowan saw Jean, his demaneu turned slightly cold. They were barely acquainted with each other in the first place. After she questioned him at the bar and beat up Chester at Willow Garden, their relationship soured even more.
“Alright.” I nodded. The engagement party was held at an event hall on the eighth floor. He just needed to head straight up.
Immediately after he left, Jean dashed forward and violently shook me by my shoulders, “What are you doing, hy?”
Olivia even blurted out a foreign expression to express her disbelief
I was incredibly amused. After shaking off Jean’s hands, I explained, “The Reed Camilly invited Rowan too. We can’t possibly come in separate car when we’re still mamied right?
If that happened and word got out to our parents, it would’ve been an incomince. We couldn’t have done so unless we were being open about our divorce
Tean scaffed. “You’d better not be seduced by his devilish looks,”
When Rowan got out of the vehicle, he looked absolutely stumming. Every person within the vicinity couldn’t help but stare at him…
When I first met the man at 17 years old, he was already incredibly attractive despite having just gone through puberty. Even as he stood before me then, his good looks were out of this world.
“Of course. Just keep reminding me,” I replied with a smile.
“you bet 1 will! Jean linked arms with me and Olivia before we collectively walked into the hotel lobby. Then, we took the elevator up to the hall.
An engagement party differed from a wedding reception The scale of the event was smaller, and there were no particular formalities or ceremonies. It was basically just a buncheon with friends, family members, and some important people.
There were eight tables in the hall. The hotel staff were busy with decorations. Acelebratory message of Natalie and Kaden’s engagement was displayed on a huge
creen Red hearts were scattered in the background.
“You’re here!” Upon noticing our arrival, Natalie, who was holding Kaden’s arm, approached us gleefully.
She was wearing the red dress that she picked out, and her hair was in an updo. She looked elegant and gorgeous
Jean couldn’t help but sigh at the sight of how blissful she looked. “You reek of love!
“What’s stopping you from getting a boyfriend of your own?” Natalie tapped her ass cheekily. “With that figure of yours, men should be throwing themselves at your feet.
The latter tilled her head upwards in mock arrogance. “Those men aren’t worthy. Besides, why limit yourself to one single EVY?H
Haggled an I sat down in my seat. Upon scanning the room, I realized that quite a handful of the guests had already arrived. They weren’t just here for the
engagement, they were here to network, as well. Hetsoe, they got to the verse a bit earlier so they had ample time to do so..
To my surprise, ban, chester, and Jasper were also present. They were currently seated with Rowan and were chatting aww
“Mi. Fayne How wondertal to see you here today a woman in a black sequin dress had approached Rowan, She bent down next to him and flashed him a seductive smile. “It’s been a while since we last saw each other.
Rowan took one look at her before trowning
The woman
en, he asked quizzically, who are you?
tly stunned by his question.
“This is Wanda Holt, Rowan You even invested in her movie once! Chester explained hastily
How subtle of him. Wasn’t she just another woman Rowan was involved in a scandal with?
At the mention of her nam
ed the frown.ott of his race. He shot her a casual smile betere responding, “oh. It has been a while.”
“We should have dinner sometime she couldn’t hold her composure any longer. After flashing him a briet smile, she buriedly excused hersel
Jean was also watching the situation untold. She shook her head and said, “Look at that husband of yours. I don’t know how you put up with that for five long years. I would’ve thrown in the towel ages ago!”
“Yeah. So what it he looks handsome? He doesn’t respect his manage at all!” Olivia agreed.
At the sound at our voices. Rowan looked our way. After a brief moment of eye contact, we both looked away simultaneously.
“That’s enough. We shouldn’t be talking about my problems on Nat’s
‘s engagement day.” I craned my neck and looked around. “Hey Nat, where are your parents and
Kaden was missing too.
She peered around to check. “My parents are giving my relatives a lift. Kaden’s parents got here ages ago. They were here a while ago.
Where did they go? Let me go take a look”