The Villainess Needs a Hug (Ivy Windsor) novel Chapter 1039

To be blessed with such a perfect husband and such incredibly supportive in-laws all at once—she must have saved the galaxy in her past life.

"Thank you. I have no worries at all. I know you'll treat her perfectly. This is Katrina's greatest blessing, and mine as well," Willa replied, her own eyes glistening with unshed tears.

Katrina prepared to follow Naylor downstairs to see his parents off, but Professor Penn stopped her. "Stay here with your mother. Naylor, you stay upstairs too, keep Katrina company."

Naylor chuckled. "I can't just abandon my mom the second I get a wife. I'll walk you down."

Everyone laughed at his quick comeback.

Once the three members of the Wilson family stepped into the elevator, Katrina linked arms with her mother and closed the front door.

Willa let out a long, heavy sigh. She turned to look at her daughter, her face radiating profound relief. "Katrina, you are so much luckier than I ever was. With parents-in-law that decent, you'll never have to suffer the kind of toxic abuse I went through when I was young."

Katrina nodded, leaning her head on her mother's shoulder. "Yeah. His whole family is incredible."

"Ah... I can finally let it all go. My precious girl is in safe hands now."

"Mom..." Katrina whispered, overwhelmed by the emotional weight of her mother's words, a sweet smile blooming on her face.

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Katrina wanted everything to be extremely low-key, so they entirely scrapped the idea of a massive, opulent wedding. Instead, after signing their marriage license, they simply hosted an intimate, lively dinner party for their closest friends and colleagues.

Somehow, Waller Lester caught wind of the event. He had the sheer audacity to show up uninvited, acting completely shameless. "Katrina, how could you not tell your own father about something as monumental as your wedding?"

Katrina's radiant smile instantly vanished. Staring at her uninvited biological father, a wave of visceral disgust washed over her.

But before she even had to say a word, Naylor's face darkened, and he immediately stepped in. "Waller, did you conveniently forget everything I told you last time?"

Waller forced a greasy smile. "Of course not, but this is entirely different! This is your wedding. I am Katrina's father, and I absolutely have to be here. At the very least, I should—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Naylor shot a sharp look at his assistant.

The assistant immediately signaled the driver, and the two men flanked Waller, grabbing him by the arms and forcibly dragging him out of the venue.

Without missing a beat, Naylor turned to the stunned crowd of influential friends and colleagues, making a ruthless public declaration. "Katrina and Waller may be tied by blood, but as of today, we are completely severing all social and professional ties with him. If Waller ever tries to use my name or Katrina's name to secure favors from any of you, you have my explicit permission to shut him down with absolute zero mercy."

Naylor knew exactly why Waller had shown up—he wanted to rub elbows with Naylor's elite circle of billionaire friends to exploit those connections for future business deals.

By having him publicly thrown out, Naylor was sending a crystal-clear message to the entire room: He did not acknowledge Waller as his father-in-law, and no one should give Waller the time of day on Naylor's account.

That ruthlessly crushed Waller's parasitic schemes permanently.

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