The word "invitation" was gilded on the card.
In the soft light, the card shone with a faint luster. Sam saw the names on the invite. It wasn't Kevin and Rose, rather it was Kevin and Anne.
"Damn! Kevin, what the hell are you doing?" Sam released a heavy sigh. There was no way that he could accept such a contrast.
"As you can see, I'm marrying Anne," Kevin said gently.
At the mention of Anne, Kevin's tone was as gentle as the spring breeze.
"I didn't expect that." Patting Kevin's shoulder, Sam sighed a few times. Apparently, he still hadn't recovered from the shock.
"Loser, remember to come to my wedding," Kevin said slowly.
In the past, both of them loved Anne. Kevin was one step ahead of Sam and successfully stole Anne's heart. Kevin sure was lucky, wasn't he?
At first, Sam was happy. But when he heard Kevin's words, he frowned and said, "Gloat all you want, Kevin. This is the only chance you will ever get to ridicule me. But now I have someone I like. If not, I would have been depressed to death."
The conflict between the two had long since been resolved. After all, they grew up knowing they were friends.
"Good. You are lucky that you realized your mistakes and mended them before it was too late. Had you tried to be my love rival, I wouldn't have spared you," Kevin said proudly.
Looking at Kevin's smug face, Sam just wanted to kick him out of the room. But remembering what Anne told him, he said gloomily, "Kevin, isn't it a little too early to be celebrating your victory? The marriage is between you and Anne. I get that you are willing to marry her; are you sure that she is also willing to marry you?"
All of a sudden, Kevin's face went taut. He glared at Sam with anger overflowing his eyes.
"I-I'll be there on time," Sam said.
Seeing that Kevin had no intention of leaving, he asked, "Why are you still here?"
Kevin laid on Sam's bed and said, "I will stay here tonight."
Annoyed, Sam couldn't help but hit the floor with his feet. He had dreamt of the day when the second person to ever lie on his bed would be a beautiful woman. But who decided to lay down instead? Kevin! That bastard took his future woman's most prized second spot! Sam sure was unlucky, wasn't he?
"Go away. I don't want to sleep in the same bed as you," Sam said coldly. His face kept on twisting. He was ready to fight Kevin till death if he refused.
"That sounds about right. I dislike sleeping with men on the same bed too. You should sleep on the sofa. And please, don't forget to make yourself at home." Kevin's smug voice traveled to Sam's ears and irritated him to no end. Just when he was about to rush towards him for a fight, a pillow struck his face.
"Not being polite at all, are you? You do know that this is my house, and you are an outsider, right?" Sam asked with gloom.
Sam knew that he could beat Kevin up, but he didn't dare act rashly. If something happened to Kevin, the wedding would be delayed. Well before that, he would have to suffer the wrath of his mother, Selma. And his own mother would also definitely punish him for stirring up trouble.
He looked at Kevin woefully and finally went to sleep on the sofa while hugging the pillow.
In the East Mountain Villa.
After a long night, the sun rose.
Anne sat on the tatami next to her favorite lemon tree. Next to her was a cradle. In this cradle laid Eddy, looking peaceful and happy. Anne would gently rock the cradle from time to time.
It was quite a harmonious and beautiful scene.
The sunlight entered through the glass roof and gently glowed on the lemon tree. After being filtered by the lemon tree leaves, the sunlight finally hit the tatami.
Eddy stretched out his hand, trying to catch the sunshine. However, the wind would blow from time to time and shake the windows a little. Every time the windows shook, the light would dance a gentle dance and move away.
To Eddy, this seemed the most fun game ever. He giggled every time the light moved and would try to catch it again.
"Mom, I want Dad." Eddy's soft voice was like a soft feather teasing her heart.
But hearing what Eddy said, Anne frowned and gently held him up.
"Honey, we shouldn't trouble Dad. He has something to deal with. I will take you to see the ducks, okay?"
When Anne coaxed Eddy, she would be very patient. There would be a charming smile on her face. No one could draw parallels between her and the powerful vice president she once was.
"Okay."
While Anne was talking with Eddy, a thoughtful servant quickly brought out a set of duck toys. She filled water in the small air cushion pool and placed the ducks in it.
Then seven ducks from the set silently floated in the pool.
When Eddy saw the floating ducks, he insisted on taking one out and playing with it. Giving in to his cute pleadings, Anne took one out.
After wiping off the water on her hand with a cloth, Anne gave the duck to him.
"Miss, the Young Master has a lot of toys. Do you want me to bring them out?" the servant asked tentatively.
However, Anne shook her head disapprovingly and said, "Eddy is young now; he can't play with them all at once. This duck should do."
All these toys were gifts from Kevin. But she found these to be unsuitable for Eddy. Any of the toys was worth at least tens of thousands of dollars and one of them was a toy car, which was worth hundreds of thousands. These made his life seem quite lavish, but that was exactly what she disapproved. It was not suitable for someone so young to play with toys worth more than what some people made in an entire year.
She didn't want her son to grow up and become someone like Kevin. She didn't want him to be arrogant and reliant on money.
Watching as her son became a kind and warm person was her greatest wish.
Eddy seemed to notice Anne's daze. He raised his head and looked at her. The sight of his excited face as he tightly held the toy duck brought a smile to her face. She was amused by his cute antics and the sounds he made.
"It's a wonder that Young Master came out a cheerful person when neither you nor Mr. Kevin is as cheerful," the servant said.
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