When Zayne drove into Sycamore Annex, the crowd cheered and confetti blasted off. The children's cheer and laughter filled the courtyard.
"Welcome home, Ms. Severe."
Shirley walked on the red carpet while Josephine held on to her. Old Master Severe was holding a microphone at this moment, his sonorous voice loud and clear.
"Dear friends, relatives, and reporters from various media companies, thank you for coming to our humble abode. Today, the Severe family would like to announce two things. Firstly, we would like to first announce a piece of good news, and that is Zayne and Shirley are now divorced-”
The guests fell silent at this point.
Everyone thought in their hearts, ‘How can this be good news? Is Old Master Severe muddled and confused?’
Old Master Severe was grinning from ear to ear. "Let m e finish. Although Shirley will no longer be the Severe family's daughter-in-law, she will instead become the Severe family's eldest daughter. From now on, the lonely and helpless Shirley Thomas will be no more.
Now, there’s Shirley Severe who not only has two healthy parents, but also a younger brother and a younger sister."
Old Master Severe also narrated Shirley's heroic acts, t o which the guests applauded.
Shirley was already moved to tears by everyone's thunderous applause.
She kept saying to Angeline, "I'm in heaven, Sis Angeline. Thanks for making me feel important."
Old Master Severe then announced his second piece o f good news. "I have another piece of good news to share. The love marathon between two childhood sweethearts, Zayne and Josephine, has finally come to an end. On this joyous occasion where we’ve come together to celebrate the latest addition to the Severe family, Shirley Severe, we would also like to take this opportunity to ask Josephine Ares, the Ares family's daughter, if you’re willing to marry beneath yourself into the Severe family?"
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