AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

In the Rios family house.Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Old Mrs. Rios had a pillow on her back against which she leaned comfortably. She took a sip from the cup of tea in her hand as she watched the young man, who had just come down, out of the corner of her eye. Then she said:

-You can give up now.

Diego’s expression was grim. His hands that were in his pockets clenched into fists. Then he said through gritted teeth:

-At the time, it was you who forced me to marry him. Now you’re telling me to give up?

Old Madame Rios sighed softly. ‘

– I know you’re mad at me for breaking up you and Leila back then. However, even without Roxane, your parents would never accept Leila Byrd.

Diego stood in front of old Mrs. Rios. He had no intention of giving up. He said :

-Grandma, you and Old Mrs. Alvarez have been good friends for decades. Why don’t you think of a way?

Old Madam Rios put down the teacup and shook her head, clarifying her position.

– Grandmother…

Old Madame Rios raised her hand to intervene. She said:

– At the time, I wanted you to marry Roxane because of the agreement between the two families. However, the marriage has now been called off. Maybe it’s a good thing you didn’t marry her.

Diego frowned, not entirely understanding what his grandmother meant.

Old Madame Rios sneered.

-Why do you think the Alvarez family fired Roxane back then? Don’t tell me you really think they sent her to the countryside to recuperate?

– That….

Old Madam Rios didn’t give Diego a chance to speak as she continued to say:

– From the moment she was born, she neither cried nor laughed. Additionally, she could speak from birth. He was a monster.

Later, the old Madam Rios saw that Roxane was very obedient after growing up, and it turned out that Diego was entangled with Leila Byrd. Therefore, she decided to use Roxane to separate Diego and Leila. If it weren’t for this, she would have long ago found a reason to break the marriage agreement.

Diego was shocked.

– Was she able to speak as soon as she was born? How is it possible ?

Old Madame Rios’s sneer grew louder.

-Why is this impossible? The Alvarez family thought they could keep it a secret. If I hadn’t overheard them that day, I wouldn’t have known that Sabrina Harris had given birth to a monster.

Old Madame Rios kept talking about Roxane as a monster. The affection and warmth she had shown Roxane earlier was completely gone.

Diego stood rooted to the ground, unable to process the old lady’s words. In fact, he felt that she had deliberately made up such a story to make him abandon Roxane. After all, how could someone speak from birth?

Old Mrs. Rios turned her gaze to the gifts on the ground before slowly saying:

– From what I saw today, this little girl married someone rich and noble. You should put aside all your unnecessary thoughts. Ask your parents to find you someone with equal status. You will meet someone you like sooner or later.

He lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly. He gritted his teeth and did not speak.

…

After getting into the car, Roxane let go of Sebastien’s hand. Then she silently looked out the window. It was as if a dark cloud was hanging over his head at that moment.

Sebastien didn’t understand why Roxane was unhappy again. He pinched the bridge of his nose gently, not knowing how to coax it.

It was as quiet as a cemetery in the car.

She clenched her hands lightly when she remembered Mina’s loving look when she looked at Sebastian. She felt very irritated and annoyed when she thought of Mina’s expression as she seemed to want to devour Sebastian. Naturally, she knew he wasn’t to blame. It wasn’t his fault he was so handsome and exceptional. However, she really couldn’t help but feel unhappy.

Mina had an oval face and a slender figure. Moreover, she was also very well groomed and used makeup as well. Because of her appearance, she had many suitors.

“Will Sebastien fall in love with Mina?”

Roxane, who was immersed in thought, instinctively turned to look at Sebastien.

He frowned slightly when he saw the woman next to him looking at him with a strange expression. He asked, perplexed,

– What’s wrong?