Amos' voice after having his throat burned by the fire was indeed unpleasant to the ear.
Now that his voice was laced with coldness, it sounded even more terrifying.
Eden was so scared that he stood rooted to the ground. For a moment, he could not speak.
After a while, he finally had the guts to muster a reply.
He said, "That's right! Since the both of you dare to be out and about in public, why don't you dare to admit your relationship? How dare you two even come to someone's wedding?!"
Amos snorted, slowly got up and walked towards Eden.
He said, "In that case, you'd better take a look at me carefully!"
At that moment, the lights in the hall began to shift to a dreamy shade of blue.
Eden was confronted by Amos' face and got terrified out of his mind!
"Help! It's a monster!!"
The venue became even rowdier due to Eden's cries.
Eudora's heart felt a twinge of pain. She suddenly felt that it had been a mistake to bring Amos along to the wedding!
Upon hearing Eden's words, even her heart ached, even more so, how would Amos feel?
Gritting her teeth, Eudora stepped forward and slapped Eden across the face.
She shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Eden was taken aback by her sudden slap. He wanted to retaliate, but Amos then kicked him in the stomach.
The kick was incredibly harsh, forcing Eden try really hard to get up.
Then he yelled, "What a shameless couple! You'd better beware. Amos might climb up from his grave in the middle of the night and strangle you two to death!"
"Amos Granger is right here!" Amos said coldly.
Amos' voice was not overly loud, but the people around could hear him clearly! They were all shocked and rendered speechless.
Even Eudora herself was dumbfounded, "You..."
The next second, Amos had already grabbed Eudora's hand.
He enunciated, "I am a grown man. I can't keep on relying on you to defend me all the time. This is something that we've already discussed. You'll work hard outside, while I'll look after our family. Now that someone is causing a stir about our family, it's my duty to fight back."
Eudora sniffed. She was secretly overjoyed with the fact that Amos could face his own appearance with courage.
Her eyes, however, had become wet for some reason!
She frantically nodded her head and hummed in affirmation.
She said, "Yes, you're right!"
Eden burst out laughing upon hearing their conversation.
"You're saying that your name is Amos? What's wrong with you? Amos' death is well-known throughout the region. He got killed in the explosion six months ago!"
After a slight pause, he looked at Amos again.
With a smile, he continued, "Assuming that he's not dead, have you looked at yourself in the mirror? Amos is the Prince Charming of Rosaville City. He's extremely handsome, unlike you! How dare you pretend to be him?"
The onlookers, who had originally wanted to take a peek at the fuss, started whispering among one another.
"It's understandable for her to find another man after Amos' death. However, how could he pretend to be Amos? Isn't that too immoral?"
"That's right! I've seen Amos before and he's such a good-looking person. How could he look like this?"
"This is too outrageous!"
Eudora parted her lips and was about to say something, but Doctor Leon had heard the commotion and came over by the pathway made by the crowd.
Many people attending the wedding did so for Doctor Leon's sake! After all, Doctor Leon's medical skills were extraordinary and he was one of the best in the field.
Some people informed him of what had occurred, hoping to curry favor.
"Doctor Leon, look at this. How could she bring another her new boyfriend to the wedding?"
"I think Mr. Granger is quite charming though. Didn't you hear that he has returned because he misses his wife and children? A man like him is ten thousand times better than those scummy men!"
"You're right! If I were to choose, I would choose a good man like him!"
"Don't you think that Miss George is also worthy of admiration? As a woman, she took over the company. Now that her husband looks like this, she hasn't abandoned him either! She's extraordinary!"
No one said anything else.
Eudora was completely unconcerned about those matters as her heart was overflowing with happiness at that moment.
She had initially thought it was a bad decision to attend this wedding, but now she felt that it had instead been a blessing in disguise!
He had just admitted that he was Amos Granger in front of so many people. That meant that he would never leave her again, right?
As far as Eudora was concerned, family was the most important for her. As long as they were healthy and united, nothing else mattered.
Eudora grinned happily for the entire night.
Near the end of the wedding, Helen came over to have a toast. Eudora was so happy that she drank a little more than usual.
In the car on the way home, Sugar Bun had fallen asleep. Amos put him in the child safety seat. Then, he wrapped his arm around Eudora, who was fidgeting.
Eudora had been under a lot of pressure ever since Amos left, and did not dare to have any form of relaxation.
This was the first time that she allowed herself to be drunk ever since Amos' departure. If she wanted to, she might even get herself wasted because she no longer had to worry about the consequences.
She was sure that Amos would come along and clean up her mess, no matter what she did.
At that moment, Eudora hugged Amos with a satisfied smile on her face.
"Hubby, I think the heavens are being nice to me!"
Amos was exasperated as he replied, "Didn't you say that the heavens had been unfair to you a few days ago?"
"No!" Eudora hissed, and adorably put her hand over his mouth. "Don't make any derogatory remarks about the heavens. Haven't they returned you back to me? It seems that they're still quite nice to me."
"Hubby, I'm so happy!"
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