Chapter 16 - ITS RAINING MEN (1/2)

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1. Eunice Lacroix - the bride / a friend

2. Alice Tan Lacroix -the bride's mom

3. Antoine Lacroix - the bride's dad

4. Eloisa Tan - the bride's aunt / Alice's younger sister

5. Lucille Wang - the wife of Antoine's best friend.

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The bride and groom wanted to keep their wedding low profile. However, the lavish banquet was swarming with political and military dignitaries as well as affluent people.

Luo Jingyi felt helpless when Eunice whisked her to where Aunt Alice was. As much as she wanted to avoid, it seemed like tonight, she's destined to be paired with someone.

Aunt Alice's persistence to match her up was something she couldn't comprehend. Aunt Alice knew she would refuse yet, she would persist until Jingyi will eventually relent.

Feeling defeated, she pursed her lips and prayed silently…

Aunt Alice's eyes sparkled with glee when she sighted the two of them. She then excused herself with the people she was talking to and met them halfway.

”I miss you, darling.” The woman wearing red cheongsam embraced her as if she was her long lost daughter.

Like there was something stuck in her throat, Jingyi murmured, ”I miss you too.” And drowned herself with the tiny woman's all familiar cinnamon scent that she carries around.

A clearing throat and a complaining voice muttered to their ears. ”It's only been three months and the two of you hug as though you'd never seen each other for years.”

Jingyi bobbed her head and met a pair of eyes that always reminded her of the sky on a fine sunny day. It was Uncle Antoine, Eunice's dad. He was looking ridiculously good-looking despite his age. Both Uncle Antoine and Aunt Alice treated her like she was their own child, even proposing to adapt Jingyi albeit the fact that her biological father was still alive. With the power they have in their hands, it was doable. Yet, Jingyi was adamant. She was just saving herself from troubles in the future. Because like any other rich family, there's also a power struggle within the Lacroix family and she didn't want to be caught in between.

”You stay with momfirst.” Eunice saw her husband gesturing something so she pulled her father with her and they headed to where her husband and his lawfirm partner was.

”You were late today. Did something happen?” Unlike Eunice, Alice's mom was sensible enough to ask her first before complaining. Jingyi recounted what happened which the couple listened to. In front of them, Jingyi felt comfortable. As they were engrossed in their conversation, someone butted in.

”Oh, the famous Dr. Luo is here.”