She Was the Treasure All Along novel Chapter 793

By the time they left City Hall, the late afternoon sun was casting golden rays across the steps.

Loyce pushed Lucian's wheelchair slowly down the ramp, their shadows stretching long and intertwined behind them.

At the entrance, the Lonsdale family—minus Hank—and Zeke Shapiro were waiting. Both families were dressed in formal attire, holding bouquets and gifts to celebrate the newlyweds.

"Loyce, I hope the rest of your life is filled with happiness," Forrest said, placing a bouquet in her arms. He then turned a warning glare on Lucian. "Marrying you like this is a huge compromise for her. She's sacrificing a lot for you. Do you understand that?"

"I understand, Forrest," Lucian replied, his tone solemn and grave. "I will give her everything I have to offer, including my life."

Hearing him use the familiar title made Forrest internally bristle, but he couldn't bring himself to argue. He sighed and patted Lucian on the shoulder. "I wish you both happiness."

Morris, on the other hand, had very few objections. Smiling, he handed Loyce a binder of sheet music. "I originally wrote this piece for my own future wedding, but I think the melody fits your story much better. This is your wedding gift. I hope you like it."

Loyce playfully chided him. "Everyone knows an original Morris composition is priceless."

Morris hugged her and ruffled her hair. "When you have the actual ceremony, I won't have anything better to top this."

"I do," Gordon chimed in. "As your grandfather, my ultimate gift for my granddaughter can only be unveiled at the wedding."

He leveled a look at Lucian. "You better show me that grand wedding, and prove your sincerity. Got it?"

"Understood, Grandpa," Lucian nodded, before looking over at Zeke. "Grandpa."

Zeke stepped forward, leaning down to embrace him tightly. "I just want you to be happy," he murmured.

Lucian could feel the heavy remorse and sorrow radiating from the older man. He patted his grandfather's back gently. "Thank you."

Gordon spoke up. "I've arranged a small banquet at the manor. Zeke, let's head over and celebrate the newlyweds."

The group returned to the manor. That evening, Gordon lit up the estate's sprawling lawn with a magnificent fireworks display. The whole family gathered in the courtyard to watch the sky light up.

Morris held up a tablet, video-calling Hank so he wouldn't miss the beautiful moment.

Surrounded by rare laughter and joy, Lucian kept pulling out his marriage license just to look at it, gently running his thumb over the cover. Anyone could see how deeply he cherished it.

Morris joked, "If you keep rubbing it like that, it's going to be worn out before the ink dries."

The next morning, Loyce headed over to his place to finalize the details for taking down Yale Nash.

The drive was short. As she walked in, the staff respectfully greeted her. She stopped outside the heavy, carved doors of the living room, raising a hand to stop the butler from announcing her presence.

The voices inside carried clearly into the hallway.

Baldwin was sitting in the seat of honor, holding a cup of tea, using the patronizing tone of a concerned elder. "Lucian, it's a miracle you made it back alive. Now that you're home, you just need to rest. Don't worry about anything. No matter how rough the waters get for the Shapiro family, us older folks are here to hold the line."

Joanna chimed in, trying to feed Lucian some fruit, but he smoothly deflected her hand.

Looking awkward, she set it down and continued, "Exactly. Look at how much you've suffered. From now on, leave all that stressful, cutthroat business to the younger generation. It's not like our family is lacking capable people."

Her gaze pointedly shifted to Channing, who was sitting across from them.

Catching the cue, Channing put on a mask of humble ambition. "While you were gone, Lucian, I went to the company headquarters to help out as much as I could."

He then let a look of frustration cross his face. "I noticed some glaring issues with their protocols. I wanted to help run things in your absence, but the staff there are so undisciplined. They refused to listen to my feedback. I need to fire them and bring in a fresh team of elites to manage the company properly. You should just stay home and relax."