Chapter 732
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
Meanwhile, Sophie, who was in the mansion, had already changed into a white dress.
That was a dress her grandfather had prepared for her while he was still alive. She guessed that her
grandfather knew back then he had little time left in the living world.
That was why he had bought the white dress for her, hoping that she would wear it during her
engagement.
When Arius saw Sophie after her makeup, he gave her a thumbs-up. âIndeed, our Sophieâs the most
beautiful person in this world.â
Naturally, she would be looking her best for her engagement.
Sophie grinned, then walked over to the altar.
âGrandpa, Tristanâs here. Havenât you always liked him? Iâve decided to get married to him. Iâm sure
youâll be happy about this, right?â
Despite everything, Tristan was the young man Josiah approved of.
âAll right, Sophie. Mr. Tristan and the rest are here. Youâre done, right? Letâs head out now.â Even Yale
sounded thrilled.
He had never thought Sophie would be able to get married to Tristan.
âOkay.â
When they went out and saw the grandeur of the scene, Yale stiffened. It had been a long time since
he had seen anything as resplendent as that.
This must be what itâs like for princesses of the past to get engaged, right?
Sophie saw how Tristan was wearing the suit she had bought for him. He looked dazzling, and he had
a bright smile on his face.
Tristan was standing still, staring at her as if she was the only person he could see. At that very
moment, Sophie found out what the definition of bliss was.
Sarah then came over with William, and Tristan introduced the two families to each other.
William had been on television lately, so Yale recognized him. He just never thought that he would
become family with someone like William one day.
âHello, Old Mr. Lombard. Iâm Sophieâs father.â
Despite the overwhelming excitement he felt, Yale managed to compose himself. Sophie was clearly
capable enough to get engaged with Tristan, so he could not embarrass her by acting out of place.
âHello, Iâm Tristanâs father. Iâm sure weâll be meeting each other more often from now on.â After all, they
would become in-laws and would be interacting more frequently in the future.
âIndeed. Please come in, Old Mr. Lombard.â
Yale instantly led everyone in. At the same time, Tristan came over to Sophie and held her hand.
âWhy arenât you wearing a coat? Itâs a cold day today. What if you catch a cold?â
âArenât you not wearing one either?â
Moreover, Iâm only out here for a while. I doubt Iâll catch a cold like this.
âAll right, letâs go in too. There are heaters in the house, so we wonât be cold anymore.â
âOkay.â
With that, Tristan wrapped his arm around her shoulder and led her inside.
The living room was spacious, but there were many guests who were there for the engagement, so the
crowd made the place look smaller than usual.
William and Yale sat on the couch and watched as the people brought the gift boxes into the house.
Those were not empty boxes for show.
Each and every box was filled with treasures inside.
Yaleâs heart lurched.
âWeâll be a family from now on, so do tell me if you need anything in the future.â Everyone knew how
powerful the Lombard family was in Jipsdale.
âOf course,â was the only thing Yale could say.
Looks like the Lombards think of Sophie as someone important. They wouldnât have prepared these
many gifts otherwise. But what can we prep for Sophieâs gifts?
Sarah, who was sitting beside William, uttered, âDad, donât be like this.â
She knew that he would frighten others by saying that, and she knew that he was well aware of the
power he held.
âHere is Tristanâs natal chart. Whereâs Sophieâs? Have you prepared it? Iâve brought the astrologer
here. If you have hers, letâs have the astrologer pick the right date for their wedding.â
âI did.â
Yale felt stressed to sit beside William, and that was a kind of stress unprecedented for him.
Perhaps it was because of Williamâs identity.
Yale hastily took out Sophieâs natal chart and handed it to the astrologer.
Once the astrologer received both individualsâ natal charts, he moved aside to pick a date for their
wedding.
âDad, youâve seen Sophieâs grandpa, right? How about you go and pay your respect to him?â Tristan
said, not wanting Josiah to miss out on Sophieâs engagement even if it was in this way.
Regrets washed over William.
The last time he saw Josiah, he had not been polite toward him.
It was only right for him to say a few words to Josiah at his altar.
William walked over.
âDonât worry, Old Mr. Tanner. Iâll dote on Sophie on behalf of you after she joins our family. I wonât let
anyone mistreat her. The two children have decided to be together, so Iâll help them out in every way I
can.â
There are so many things people canât phrase properly with words when they grow old.
After lowering his head for a while, William nodded at Josiahâs photo.
âOld Mr. Lombard, please take a seat on the couch,â Yale said, promptly walking over to lead William
back.
Charmaine was there with them as well, and she was equally baffled by the Lombardsâ imposing
arrival.
Are the Lombards serious? Thereâs no way Sophie is a match for the Lombard family. But the
Lombards donât care about her identity at all? Theyâre even making everything as monumental as
possible for Sophie. Thatâs the greatest form of respect a woman can get!
âCan you really accept Sophie? Can you really accept her regardless of her history?â Charmaine asked
abruptly.
Yale frowned.
Itâs a big day today. What kind of trouble is she trying to stir up? I should have locked her up.
At once, the atmosphere turned awkward.
âCharmaine, what nonsense are you talking about?â Yale then turned to the housekeepers. âMrs.
Tannerâs not feeling well. Bring her upstairs to rest.â
âDonât you worry. I wonât say anything else,â Charmaine said before standing up. She did not wish to
stay there either.
Yale was flustered by that, but he still said to William, âI hope you donât mind her, Old Mr. Lombard. She
hasnât been feeling well lately.â
âItâs okay. Itâs fine,â William said, not planning to have someone like Charmaine disrupt a merry day like
this.
Even though William was upset by the episode, he said nothing since he was at the Tanner residence.
However, Sarah noticed his gloominess.
âDad, donât take her words to heart. Sophieâs mother has never liked Sophie that much, but it isnât
Sophieâs fault.â
âOf course. Itâs definitely Sophieâs motherâs fault. Someone like her simply canât stand to see others
being happy.â
Since Sophie was the one Tristan had picked, she was certainly someone good.
There had to be something wrong with the people who thought badly of Sophie.
The Lombards had always been protective of their own.
Tristan and Sophie were there, too, and they knew what Charmaine meant. Nevertheless, they would
not stoop to her level on a day like this.
Tristan held Sophieâs hand and said, âIgnore her. Youâre the only one I love.â
No matter what happened in her past, the only thing he was concerned about was how he had not met
her earlier. If he had, she would not have needed to go through the painful times.