Chapter 639
Continuing, Diana took out another card. “This one is my little treasure in an overseas bank.”
Finally, Diana took out several property deeds from her bag. “These are part of my dowry.” The Thompson family was left speechless.
Aaron came over and neatly gathered the bank cards scattered on the table, placing them in Diana’s hand. “These are from your family as dowry; keep them safe and stay humble.”
Diana shoved all the bank cards into Aaron’s pocket. “What’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is mine. Keep them for me,” she said. The people at the Thompson residence were speechless.
“Diana, do you think your family will be okay with skipping the wedding ceremony?” Ellie knew Diana was rebellious, but the Grant family was well–known, and Diana was their only daughter. Skipping the family gathering seemed a bit inappropriate.
“I’ll decide after discussing it with Mr. Grant. I want to follow the customs,” Aaron said,
Before Aaron could finish speaking, Diana’s phone rang. She answered the video call, and several faces appeared on the
screen.
“Diana, if you dare to elope with Aaron, don’t expect me to pick you up on the return visit day.”
“Exactly, grabbing the dowry and running off right away, you ungrateful person.”
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On the video call, a few brothers were shouting angrily. “You set up over thirty traps and more than fifty crazy questions from the street to my doorstep for Aaron. Don’t think I don’t know,” Diana said.
Diana exposed them on the spot. “Aaron is marrying me, not going through a trial. With me around, don’t think you can bully him.” After speaking, Diana quickly hung up the call.
Aaron gazed lovingly at Diana. “Weddings are all about the fun and excitement; I don’t mind at all.”
“No way, you have no idea how unpredictable my brothers can be,” Diana quickly caught herself after almost blurting out the word ‘crazy‘ and just chuckled.
Ellie stood nearby, her smile never fading. Aaron’s feelings for Diana were sincere and tender, while Diana’s feelings for him were possessive yet protective. They influenced each other and nurtured a harmonious and understanding relationship. It was rare and precious.
During the conversation, Aaron went to the kitchen to slice some fruit, and Ellie joined him to help. Unable to hold back, Ellie asked Aaron, “Aaron, Diana’s worried about going through the usual wedding process, fearing that the Grant family might give you trouble.
“She’s considering your feelings, but a girl only gets one wedding in her life. Missing out on wearing a wedding dress for the person she loves might leave some regrets, don’t you think?”
Aaron put down the fruit knife, his eyes filled with an emotion he’d never shown before.
Aaron said, “She’s so wonderful. I’m not going to give her a chance to have second thoughts about choosing me, and I definitely won’t leave her with regrets.”
He added, “She can decide how she wants the wedding. I’ll handle the surprises.”
He continued, “Even though I’m not as wealthy as her, I’ll give her everything I have and more.”
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Knowing Aaron had been planning everything in secret, Ellie felt at ease. She thought, Isn’t this the best state between two people, whether in love or marriage?
A few days later, Aaron’s marriage leave got approved, and Diana wasted no time in taking Aaron out of the country.
Before leaving. Diana reminded her parents, Joanna, Jason, and Whitney to hold a banquet and collect the gifts. And so, even though the bride and groom were absent, the Grant family hosted a lavish three–day feast, practically overwhelmed with gifts.
Due to Jason’s special status, the wedding banquet at the Thompson residence was kept quite low–key. After it was over, Whitney was speechless by the sheer amount recorded in the gift list.
They had initially prepared one gift book for a few dozen tables but ended up using five entire books.
Most of the people who turned up uninvited were there to cozy up to the Thompson family; they quietly handed over their gifts and left.
At the same time, at the Warren Manor, Nancy looked at Alex, worried sick, and said, “Tomorrow is the last day of Ms. Grant’s wedding banquet. Are you going or not?”
Alex, wearing a perfectly tailored business suit, reclined lazily on the sofa. He indifferently replied with two words, “Not going.”
Nancy, pointing at Alex with anger and disappointment, scolded, “When the Thompson family was celebrating, I asked you to go
and present them with a gift, but you flat–out refused. Now it’s time to go to the Grant Manor. You’re refusing again.”
Nancy continued, “Look at those who are about your age. Layton already has three kids, and even Aaron, who is usually so reserved, has gotten married.”
Nancy added, “You run around like a street urchin every day, and you can’t even manage to charm a woman. If you keep delaying, in a few years, you’ll just be making do with Rocky for company.”
