Even After Death novel (Olivia and Ethan) novel Chapter 267

Chapter 267

The Carltons were already on the scene. Chloe stood out the most. She wore a cocktail dress paired with a shawl, looking elegant and dignified.

She held onto Chris’ arm and had a bright smile on her face. It was as if her biological daughter was the one getting engaged.

Ethan felt uncomfortable when he looked at her smile.

Brent quickly replied to Ethan’s question, “Mr. and Mrs. Carlton came ahead of time. They’re here to mingle with the guests. Something went wrong with Ms. Carlton’s dress, so the people worked overtime last night to get it fixed.

“Ms. Carlton went to get her makeup done and tried the dress on early this morning. She should be here soon.”

Ethan knew Marina well. It was the engagement party that she had wanted so badly. She wouldn’t be late if she could help it. She would want to come as soon as possible and show off. But it was getting late and she still hadn’t arrived. Ethan found that to be weird.

All the equipment on site had been checked several times. Everything was set. Everyone was waiting for Marina to arrive so that the engagement ceremony could begin.

The scent of fresh flowers was in the air. Guests in all sorts of formal attire were everywhere. Some of them were talking, others were taking pictures.

There were also children happily running around under the cherry blossom trees. Overall, it was a very harmonious scene.

Connor was being carried in Mina’s arms. He looked curiously at the cherry blossom petals overhead. Petals were slowly falling even when there wasn’t any wind.

Connor wanted to grab some petals, but a petal fell on his nose just as he raised his head. He stopped moving immediately. He didn’t want the petal to fall off. It was a very adorable moment.

Chloe looked around and didn’t see Marina anywhere. She tugged at Chris’ arm, saying worriedly, “Why isn’t Marina here yet? Could something have happened to her?”

“She loves dolling herself up. She even had her dress returned and worked on for some minor issues. She’s probably throwing a fit about the dress right now,” Chris said sheepishly.

“This won’t do. The ceremony is about to begin. She can’t afford to make a blunder now. I’l