Chapter 53 Stop Daydreaming
“Drive me to Kingsford Neighborhood,” Ada ordered the driver as soon as she got into the car, completely ignoring her agent Jason, who had run out of the studio to stop her.
Today I will try on my wedding dress for the first time. Wayne knows how important this day is to me. How could he suddenly break the appointment? Besides, he hasn‘t had a wedding suit yet. The designer will come to measure his size soon. What on earth is Wayne going to do? It must be that Matthew who has done something to stop Wayne from seeing me! Ada thought.
When Anna arrived at Birmingham Grand Hotel, she showed her invitation card and then entered the hall with the gift that she had prepared.
The whole first floor of the Birmingham Grand Hotel had been reserved for the engagement party. The hall was magnificent, with colorful balloons all over the ceiling. And the guests were either rich or powerful.
Anna looked around and didn’t see anyone that she knew. She didn’t like such a noisy environment so she quietly walked to a corner to have some food.
In the dressing room on the second floor, a group of people in formal attire stayed with the bride-to-be Lilian.
They were all Lilian’s college classmates. Although they hadn’t seen Lilian for a long time, they all flattered her and congratulated her as if they were Lilian’s good friends.
“Lilian, you are the most beautiful girl in our class. Jacob and you are a perfect match!”
“Let me be your bridesmaid when you get married, Lilian. Maybe I’ll meet my future boyfriend at the wedding.”
“Wow! Lilian, you are so beautiful. I heard that Jacob specifically asked a famous designer from Italy to make this dress for you. It’s worth about a hundred thousand dollars, right? Let me touch it. I’ve never seen such high-end fabric.”
Lilian chuckled and touched her dress. Then she said, “How much the dress is doesn’t matter. What makes me satisfied is that the dress is unique in the world. And I heard that the designer is a master in the design field and only serves rich families in the world.”
Sitting aside silently, Jacob felt left out and became more irritable when hearing Lilian’s words. So, he left the dressing room.
Leaning against the rail on the corridor, he lit a cigarette and smoked while looking idly at the people downstairs. Somehow, he felt as if he was an outsider.
“Handsome groom-to-be, you look unhappy. What’s the matter?” Jacob’s friend Sean came at this moment
Then he put his arm around Jacob’s shoulder and joked, “Don’t tell me that you suddenly don’t want to get engaged.”
Jacob flicked the ash from his cigarette, looking depressed. “What if I tell you that I indeed don’t want to get engaged?” he asked.
Sean was stunned. “Are you out of your mind? You have been with Lilian for six years. Why don’t you want to get engaged with her?”
Six years ago, when he had an affair with Lilian behind Anna’s back, he had a feeling of ‘ freshness and enjoyed such an immoral relationship so much.
Lilian was more passionate than Anna and could always make him happy in many kinds of
ways.
At that time, Anna was busy with medical research and rarely had time to accompany him. Therefore, he almost stayed with Lilian every day and even forgot that he had a girlfriend.
Later, Anna suddenly went abroad and cut off contact with everyone. He guessed that Anna had known the relationship between him and Lilian so she left out of sadness.
After Anna left, Jacob felt guilty and broke up with Lilian. However, Lilian didn’t give up on him and still treated him well as before.
He was touched and then was together with Lilian.
However, so many years had passed and the feeling of freshness and his passion for Lilian had faded away. Besides, Lilian was controlling and self-centered, making him unable to bear to live with her. These days, he always couldn’t help but think about Anna.
Sean patted Jacob on the shoulder, understanding what Jacob meant.
“I know what you are thinking about. A relationship always starts with freshness and excitement and becomes boring as time passes by. Don’t think too much and just accept it.”
Jacob didn’t say anything. “Look! There are a lot of beautiful girls with a good family background at the party today. I’ll
After Anna finished three portions of desserts, the waiters nearby couldn’t help but take a few more glances at her in surprise.
After all, at such a grand party, no one would eat so much food. Anna was drinking water when a familiar voice suddenly came from behind. “Hi, Anna.” She turned around and then saw Jacob in a white suit with neatly combed hair. Jacob looked more mature and steady than he used to be. At this moment, he was looking at
Do you think I‘m here for you? Stop daydreaming. “I’m sorry,” Jacob said and felt embarrassed. And the excited look in his eyes disappeared.
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