Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 199

When Zac arrived back home, Essie was on the phone coordinating with the printing company about the design of the invitation card for the party.

When the phone call ended, he glanced at her with raised eyebrows and asked, "Are you going to throw a party?"

"It's mommy. She is holding a ball to find a suitable wife for your brother. She's inviting all the single, rich, young ladies in Dragon City from the age of 18-30." Essie smiled and continued, "Perhaps it's because she is so unsatisfied with me that she decided to go out of her way to choose her daughter-in-law for your brother herself."

Zac frowned and wondered if his mother had too much free time on her hands. Mother found a pregnant woman to pester him, and now she was coercing his brother to find a wife. Zac wondered what any of this had to do with the mother when it's a personal matter to choose your own wife. Besides that, his brother could change his women faster than changing his clothes. It was unlikely that he would just care about any kind of woman she laid in front of him.

While he was lost in his thoughts, Essie interrupted and said, "I have never held a ball in my life. Are there any particular details I should pay attention to?"

Zac was shocked to hear this. "Did my mother ask you to organize this ball all by yourself?" He previously assumed that she was only learning some of the ropes and helping a little here and there.

"Yes, and it's my first time to take care of such an important occasion. I need to make sure I don't screw it up, or the mother-in-law will find more reasons to kick me out," said Essie with a subtle nod.

A blaze of fire appeared in Zac's eyes.

'What the hell?

She had already sent a girl named Cherry to harass me in the company just the other day! Now she is asking for my wife to arrange a ball all by herself. This is outrageous!

It seems that mother has decided that she will not leave me and my wife alone. She seems to want to make sure we can't live in peace at all,' Zac silently thought to himself feeling distressed about the situation.

"Don't worry, honey. I'll be here for you. I can help you along the way," said Zac while he wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Even if that was his mother, he would never leave Essie alone to be taken advantage of.

He then spent the next hour explaining some of the customs of a traditional ball. When Essie learned the gist of it, they walked out of the room together and chanced upon Walt at the entrance of the stairway.

"I heard that mommy is holding a ball to find a woman for you," said Zac with slight ridicule from his voice.

Walt rolled his eyes and said, "It's all because of you. You got married too early now she thinks I need to find a wife right away. Have you forgotten the order of seniority?"

"I'm only half an hour younger than you, so you can forget about that." A teasing smiled appeared on Zac's face. He leaned slightly towards his brother and said in a soft, amusing tone, "You should prepare yourself. Now that mother is selecting a woman for you, she may not be satisfied if you actually like the woman."

"This is all happening because of you. Since you never pursued her dream of you marrying Valery, and refused to be obedient, she is now taking it out on me. Now I have to suffer for your faults," said Walt in a joking manner. However, a deep rooted resentment was clearly seen from his eyes. He couldn't understand that out of all the women in the world, Zac ended up choosing the only woman that he had ever wanted for real.

"Well of course, I have the right to choose my wife by myself," said Zac with a shrug. In his opinion, marriage was a sacred and private matter and that no one had the right to interfere with their choices, not even their parents.

As she stood next to them, Essie decided it would be best not to say anything. She couldn't just meddle in the sibling's conversation, especially because she didn't know Walt all too well. However, according to his complex and fickle character, it seemed to her that he wasn't the type of man who would lock himself up with marriage and commit himself at such a young age. It was very likely that Mary would have to face some sort of disappointment from this.

After walking into the hall, she called up the president of the printing company, Mr. Wang, to tell him some of the rules to print on the invitation.