Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1396

"Get our marriage license?"

Hearing Jimmie's words, the color drained from Luella's face. She instinctively took two steps back. "Right now? I haven't fully thought this through yet."

"Thought what through?"

Jimmie's handsome brow furrowed. He looked down at the girl in front of him, his voice softening. "Are you scared? Or do you still not believe that I truly love you?"

"It's not that."

Luella lowered her gaze, her expression clouded. "The mess in Stellara Country isn't entirely blown over yet. I don't want a joyous occasion to be dragged down by negative headlines in the news."

Not to mention... the internet was currently ripping her to shreds.

They were calling her manipulative and vicious, claiming she had even sold out her own biological father, and saying she wasn't good enough for Jimmie.

If they officially got married now, his fanbase threatened to boycott.

And it wasn't just an empty threat.

Since their relationship went public, Jimmie had already lost a significant number of fans and a few international endorsement deals.

She refused to let this ruin his career.

Marriage... She wanted it too, but this was definitely not the right time.

"I think Luella makes a fair point," Theia stepped forward, looking at the girl with a warm, maternal smile. "The internet is a toxic mess right now. If you two rush into a wedding at this exact moment, someone will definitely use it to spin a narrative."

Instead of receiving blessings, it would only invite a wave of unnecessary drama.

A marriage was supposed to be a celebration; it shouldn't be tainted by bad omens.

"Besides—" Theia shot a sharp glare at her son, reprimanding him. "You can't just treat getting married so casually! Aren't you worried about making her feel undervalued?"

"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking it through." Realizing he had been too impulsive, Jimmie's gaze softened as he looked at Luella, offering a low apology. "I will handle our marriage with the utmost care."

The proposal, the rings, the ceremony...

He would meticulously plan every single detail.

"Luella, take this," Theia said, satisfied with her son's answer. She pulled out a red velvet pouch and pressed it into Luella's hands. "Consider this your welcome-to-the-family gift from Silas and me. We're all family now."

Although Theia and Silas had been trapped on Specter Island for years, they came from wealthy backgrounds, and their research, investments, and past work had amassed a massive fortune.

Roughly speaking, their assets easily exceeded nine figures.

Leaving Cloudscape Community.

Jimmie brought Luella back to their newly purchased villa.

"Do you like it?"

Jimmie wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, his lips brushing against the sensitive skin of her neck. He murmured huskily, "I asked Juniper for advice and had it decorated exactly to your tastes. If there's anything you don't like, we can rip it out and remodel."

"When did you do all this?"

Luella gazed around the spacious, bright interior. The pure white, minimalist design clearly had a lot of thought put into it—it was exactly her style.

"While you were back in Stellara Country," Jimmie replied softly. "How does it look for our marital home?"

"You were that sure I'd marry you, huh?" Luella scoffed lightly, though her heart was fluttering with joy.

"I wasn't sure."

Jimmie gently turned her around, his deep gaze locked onto her face, intoxicatingly tender. "But I was fully prepared to shamelessly beg, fight, and do whatever it took."

"No matter what happens, you are going to be my wife."