âWhy are you bringing up the past? Youâre clearly in the wrong today.â Beckhamâs brows furrowed slightly as he glanced at Gwenn. âApologize.â
âDad?â Gwenn stared at Beckham in disbelief. âYou mean⦠You already know about Cheriseâs injury from three years agoâ¦?â
âMm.â Beckham sighed softly. âThe grudges of the previous generation shouldnât affect them at the end of the day.â
âFurthermore, even if Cherise was at fault three years ago, you must apologize now.â Beckham gave Gwenn a piercing stare. âThe past is the past. The present is more important.â
âI believe the Quinnell family has a point, and Damien has done nothing wrong.â
Gwenn gazed at Beckham in shock. She couldnât believe he was the same man who had always loved and defended her since she was young.
I havenât done anything wrong, but Dad demands that I apologize.
Cherise was clearly at fault three years ago, but he dismissed it and said itâs in the past? Heâs claiming that the Quinnell Family has a point and that Damien did nothing wrong?!
So Iâm in the wrong? Pfft.
When Cherise was revealed as Beckhamâs biological daughter, he solemnly assured Gwenn that he wouldnât treat her any differently from Cherise.
I can now see what he means by his so-called equal treatment.
âWhatâs wrong? Do you need more time to think, Ms. Tanner?â Lambert sneered. He casually glanced towards the door. âWhy are the folks from the Miles family so late?â
Lyra sat dressed in a wedding gown to one side, genuinely fearing her brother would take her away.
She kept making excuses. âPerhaps theyâre too busyâ¦â
After that, the door to the room was pushed open from the outside. Dressed in a light yellow dress, Kareen rushed in. âWhatâs wrong?â
She was thrown out of the house on the day that Zachary returned to Ziphon. She had singlehandedly taken charge of Zacharyâs wedding, so she held the most influence at the entire event.
At that moment, she smiled at everyone in the room. âThe servant was in a panic earlier and was all over the place, so all I gathered was that the Quinnell family wanted to take Lyra away. May I ask, who has upset the Quinnell family so much that you want to take Lyra away on the day of her and my brotherâs wedding?â
Her words made Lambert scoff. âI heard this lady is a friend of the Miles family?â The man leaned against the wall with his arms crossed and glanced lazily at the pale Gwenn. âSheâs dressed in such a way for a wedding. Those unaware would think sheâs here for a secret meeting with her boyfriend.â
Kareen was taken aback. As she followed Lambertâs gaze⦠the veins on her forehead twitched violently.
Is Gwenn wearing the outfit I previously sent to her?
Kareen had written a letter to Gwenn back then, telling her to wear that outfit in front of her boyfriend now that she was dating someone.
The dress was intended for Gwenn to seduce her boyfriend. Although it covered all the necessary parts⦠this dress was inappropriate for todayâs occasion!
Has she lost her senses by wearing this to attend her good friendâs brotherâs wedding?
Kareen didnât even want to think about what Gwenn had experienced for the past few years to act so recklessly now.
She took a deep breath, quickly walked over to Gwenn, and lowered her voice. âGwenn, why did you come in this? Do you want to change? My brother is unconscious, and this wedding is actually quite solemn. Itâs quite⦠inappropriate for you to be dressed like this.â