Chapter 779 - Wedding day (J&J) (8) (1/2)
On the resort grounds, people are gathering.
Sounds of chatter and laugh are covering up the low volume soothing background music, and the overall mood is good.
Julia and Heather are standing in the middle of it all with big smiles on their faces. Weeks of their hard work turned out… perfectly.
Everything is well arranged, tables with delectable bite-sized snacks and luxurious drinks look amazing, flowers everywhere, and decorative columns which are separating areas are decorated with ribbons and balloons. Tables for guests to gather around have amazing flower centerpieces which are releasing faint sweet seductive scent. And that is only outside!
The inside of the banquet hall is even more impressive, but that will be open after the wedding ceremony. Right now, guests are enjoying the outdoor space.
Resort staff is skillfully weaving through guests while offering snacks and beverages on large trays, without disturbing anyone.
The whole place screams that it's hosting a sophisticated and elegant wedding!
”Even if the Queen shows up, she will find no faults here.”, Julia excitedly whispered to Heather.
”Which Queen?”, Heather asked.
”Any! It's that good!”, Julia laughed.
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Elanor and Oscar are seated with Stella and Edward at one table next to the garden area.
They are observing Oscar's and Edward's parents who are happily chatting few tables away.
Stella reminded other three to focus on going over latest updates, because she needs to be somewhere else. ”My brother will arrive soon, and I need to give him instructions before he starts talking with people.”
”I didn't find any signs that THEY are planning to prevent the wedding.”, Edward informed them. He didn't want to mention specifically who 'THEY' is, but everyone present knew that he is talking about Lebedev family.
Stella added: ”My men caught two spies who tried to get into the resort grounds on two separate occasions since this morning. THEY maybe don't want to prevent the wedding, but THEY definitely want to know what is happening.”
”If THEY are just scouting, why did you capture them?”, Oscar asked.
”After their attempt to kidnap Sophia, I will not let them have their way. I will hinder them any way I can. Their action was an act of war. If we don't retaliate, THEY will take that as a sign that we can't fight back, and it will make everything much worse.”, Stella resolutely responded.
”Our men are hidden within the guests, and so far, everything looks normal.”, Elanor shared her status.
”Did the kids get any of their security in place?”, Oscar asked.
Edward shrugged. ”How much we know, only some of Jeffrey's men are here. It seems they are keeping their people away from this and relying on us and the drones.”
”Did you find out more about these drones?”, Oscar pointed up.
Edward proudly smiled. ”They are watching, but I don't know more than that. I found traces that Sarah perfected the ones from Sophia's wedding with help from Aiden, Felix and JoAnna. But I can't find the details without alerting them that I'm snooping.”
”Our guess is that Aiden helped with coding for modified behavior, Felix did hardware upgrade, while JoAnna… we are not sure about what her role was.”, Stella elaborated.
Edward nodded, agreeing with Stella, and added: ”For Sophia's wedding, drones had the capability of paralyzing people before they caused a scene, and that was JoAnna's contribution at the time. We have no idea with what she came up this time.”
Oscar and Elanor exchanged glances.
”Our kids are amazing!”, Elanor exclaimed.
”Of course, they are amazing.”, man's voice came from the side.
Elanor turned toward the voice and narrowed her eyes. ”Jarred! How NICE to see you!”
”Hey, we are invited. You should treat us well.” Jarred grinned and gestured toward himself and his nephew, Charlie.
”We are not interrupting anything, are we?”, Charlie asked while they approached the table.