Mistaken Match Marrying the Enigmatic CEO novel Chapter 271
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“Mrs. Quillen!” Jessica greeted them, smiling ear to ear. “I never thought that
I’d see you here!”
“You are?”
Terence was not particularly pleased by her sudden appearance as he was
in a hurry to attend the Quillen family’s wedding banquet. As Felicity had held
them up, they were already running late, and he did not want to waste any
more of his time. However, upon seeing the uninvited guest’s wide smile, he
responded out of courtesy, all the while worried that he would be recognized
nearby the Lowe family’s house which would lead to Mackenzie losing the
ability to pretend to be poor when she was with Emmanuel.
“Old Mr. Quillen, I’m Jessica Oatley, the chief financial officer of Oatley
Corporation!” Jessica introduced herself along with her title, afraid that he
wouldn’t recognize her.
And yet, Terence still had no inkling of who she was and had even forgotten which company Oatley Corporation belonged to, so he only replied, “Nice to
meet you, Miss Oatley. I’m busy, so let’s talk next time!”
Saying that, he turned around to leave.
On the other hand, Felicity remained expressionless, unsurprised by the sight
of small fry like Jessica trying to gain their favor, though she hadn’t expected
to encounter someone like this near the Lowe Residence.
“Old Mr. Quillen! Old Mr. Quillen!”
Jessica refused to give up, but she was immediately stopped by the Quillen
family’s bodyguards.
Alfred shot her a fierce glare and even warned her, “Miss, if you take another
step forward, we won’t hold back on you.”
“Uh…”
Jessica was thoroughly bewildered. It was embarra*sing enough that she
failed to strike up a conversation with Terence, but the biggest problem was
that the Quillen family’s bodyguards were blocking the road that just so
happened to lead toward the Lowe Residence. If they refused to let her pa*s
through, she wouldn’t be able to return to pick up the bride!
As the sky grew darker, Roselynn finally left the house and got in the car. Not
knowing what had happened to Jessica, Jaxton a*sumed that she had left
without any intention of returning as she looked down on the Lowe family and
didn’t stick around to wait for her. Hence, she must have immediately
headed back home after picking up his bride.
Roselynn had just left when Terence and Felicity arrived at the Lowe
Residence. Although it was only a short walk, Felicity seemed to be in a bad
mood.
Fortunately, Terence made up for her low spirits with his friendliness as he
smiled brightly at Alessandra. “Haha. Mrs. Lowe, congratulations on your
daughter’s marriage!”
Then, he instructed Felicity to hand over their gift.
As Terence had a down–to–earth personality, he prepared two envelopes of
monetary gifts as a present. However, it was quite a large sum–each
envelope contained 10 thousand. Moreover, despite instructing his men to
prepare as much money as they could, this was the most he was able to
come up with.
“Oh, Old Mr. Quillen, you’re being too polite! It’s a pity Roselynn just left with
the groom, so we can’t bring her back to give you a toast!” Alessandra replied
politely. After all, two envelopes containing 10 thousand each were
considered a significant present in the Lowe family.
Claudette, who was just preparing to leave, finally got the gist of the situation
upon seeing the scene before her. It appeared that Terence was the one who
set up Mackenzie and Emmanuel’s marriage.
Looking at Felicity’s expression, it seemed that she was quite unhappy with
their marriage even if she didn’t say a word, and Claudette,wondered if she
still had a chance. As she watched Emmanuel giving Terence a warm
welcome, she let out a deep inhale before taking her leave.
Although both the Oatley and Lowe Residences were in Yeringham, the
journey was almost three hours long as Yeringham was a large city, and it
was already midnight by the time Roselynn arrived at the Oatley Residence.
Many of the members of the Oatley family expressed their displeasure
toward the situation.
Similarly, although Jaxton’s parents did not lose their temper at Roselynn,
they secretly chided him, “What exactly is going on? You went to pick up the
bride early in the morning, so why did you only come back at midnight?”
“That’s right. Did her relatives ask for a lot of money from you or they would
refuse to let her leave?”
The couple understood Yeringham’s customs when it came to wedding
banquets like the back of their hand. In the past, there were cases where the
bride’s family would ask for a large sum of money on the wedding day,
resulting in the groom immediately leaving without even taking the bride
with him in a fit of frustration.
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“That’s not the case!” Jaxton reported truthfully, “It’s just that Roselynn has a
bit of a temper and refused to come home with me for a long time. Jessica
even left first out of anger!”
“What a temper!” Jaxton’s mother, Jennifer Burke, immediately furrowed her
brow. “Jaxton, as a man, you have to tame her! If not, how will we deal with
that temper of hers?”
“I understand, Mom!”
Although Jaxton was on the shorter side, he had a strong sense of
masculinity. At the same time, he was worried that Jennifer and Roselynn
would not get along. Besides, to him, his mother was from a wealthy family,
while Roselynn was nothing more than a commoner girl no matter how
stunning she was. Hence, she was obligated to respect his mother and live
by the Oatley family’s rules.
Unaware of the family’s discussion, Roselynn dragged her exhausted body to
socialize with the Oatley family after returning home with them, and only
headed to the bathroom to take a shower upon seeing that it was nearly one
in the morning.
As it was her first day in the Oatley Residence, everything was unfamiliar to
her. Although their house wasn’t considered a grand mansion, they were still
much wealthier than the Lowe family, and it took Roselynn quite some time
to figure out the amenities in the residence, particularly in the bathroom.
Wanting to be clean and radiant on her wedding day, her shower lasted two
hours in the morning. When she returned to her room, she was immediately
!
met with the sight of Jaxton’s tanned face.
“What’s wrong with you? Get some rest soon if you’re tired!” she advised him
worriedly.
As a matter of fact, Jaxton had relentlessly pursued her for nearly two
months, and she thought that he was a decent man. Although he was
slightly arrogant, it wasn’t unacceptable. Moreover, she agreed to his
proposal as Alessandra was constantly worried that she would not be able to
get married. In all the time they had known each other, Jaxton had never lost
his temper at her, so she subconsciously a*sumed that she wasn’t the
reason behind his anger.
Unexpectedly, Jaxton suddenly rose to his feet and strode toward her in big
steps. Then, he immediately pushed her down on the bed.
“Hey, what are you doing?” Roselynn demanded, shocked.
“Didn’t you promise me that we can do the deed after we get married? I’m
going to fulfill my duty as a husband tonight!” Jaxton roared furiously, peeling
his clothes off.
A little terrified of his behavior, Roselynn hastily pushed herself up and
shoved him aside. “Jaxton, we’re both exhausted today. How about we leave
this for after the wedding is completely over?”
“Do you think I’ll keep listening to you? From today onward, I’m the head of the
house! Stop setting rules for me all the time!”
Upon saying that, he immediately pounced on her. He felt that this woman
had spent their entire wedding day disrespecting him and constantly
ordering him around. He was able to indulge her while they were dating, but
now that he was married, he had to live like a man!
“Move!” Roselynn was not a frail damsel in distress, and she easily sent him
flying to the ground with a kick.
“Jaxton, do you not understand what I’m saying? I said I’m really tired, so stop
making things difficult for me! We’re sleeping separately tonight!” she huffed,
genuinely angry.
Jaxton gritted his teeth, his face turning gloomy. However, as he was shorter
than Roselynn and not much heavier than her, he could not win over her
when it came to strength, so he had no choice but to leave the room without
another word.
Fine! Just wait, woman! Either way, you’re going to have to be tamed by me
now that you’re a part of the Oatley family!
Meanwhile, Roselynn was completely oblivious to Jaxton’s plan and only
a*sumed that he was unable to hold his urges back as he craved her body
too much. Since she had decided to become his wife, she had already
prepared to give herself up to him. However, she was just too tired that day
and did not wish to do anything else.
After locking the door, Roselynn immediately drifted off as soon as her head
hit the pillow. However, before she felt like she had gotten any sleep, she was
jolted awake by someone banging wildly on her door.
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Left with no choice, Roselynn opened the door in her nightgown. Outside the
door stood Jaxton, who was wearing a fierce expression.
“What? Aren’t you going to let me sleep?”
“Stop sleeping and get up to greet my parents!” Jaxton ordered in a cold
voice, but his eyes roamed across her fair skin.
The only reason why he would bear the pressure from his family to marry this
common woman was only because of her excellent figure and features.
Unfortunately, he was unable to get a taste of her to this day, and he could
barely hold it in any longer.
“Oh, okay. I’ll come down after I change…”
Roselynn turned around and headed back inside. It was a part of tradition for
a bride to greet her in–laws by serving them tea on the day of the wedding,
so she did not think much of it. However, Jaxton suddenly wrapped his arms
around her from behind and even glided his hands across her body.
“What are you doing?” Roselynn hurriedly pushed him away, starting to feel
repulsed by him.
He had been well–mannered and polite before their marriage, leading her to
believe that he was a gentleman. Moreover, she only agreed to marry him as
he came from a good family and was quite romantic as well. However, he
was now acting very differently from the past, and it was beginning to scare
her.
Roselynn only believed in marriage after seeing how happy Emmanuel was
with Mackenzie even though they got married in a rush. Compared to her
brother who had signed the marriage papers the day after his blind date, she
and Jaxton had dated for two months, so she did not think that she was in
any danger. And yet, things weren’t turning out how she expected them to,
and she was already regretting her decision to marry him..
“You’re already my wife. Can’t I hug you? Is it that embarra*sing?” Jaxton
demanded, losing his temper.
If it were in the past or if they were in the Lowe Residence, Roselynn would’ve
definitely thrown a tantrum as well.
However, she held her fury in and said, “Your parents are waiting for us to
greet them, so we don’t have time to waste here. Hurry up and leave!”
At that, she pushed Jaxton out despite his unwillingness.
“Hmph, stop pretending to be innocent when you’re in your thirties! I’m going
to expose your true colors one day!” Jaxton grumbled to himself outside the
door.
www.
By then, Roselynn’s sleepiness had completely vanished. After a look at her
dark eye circles in the mirror, she decided to take some time to doll herself
up in order to leave a good impression on her in–laws.
Half an hour later, she finally headed to the main hall with Jaxton, where
Sebastian and Jennifer had grown impatient from waiting. On the contrary,
Jessica, who had been so haughty the previous day, remained quiet with a
strange expression on her face.
“What’s wrong? Roselynn, are you not willing to prepare tea for us old folk?”
Although Jennifer was inwardly peeved, she still spoke to Roselynn with a
smile.
“Mrs. Oatley… That’s not true, I was just a little tired from yesterday…” Roselynn
replied with a weary smile.
“Still going to call me Mrs. Oatley?” Jennifer asked with a smile.
Meanwhile, Jaxton’s face darkened as the conversation continued. This
woman has no tact at all!
“Mom, Dad, please have some tea!”
Roselynn tried her best to go along with their wishes, all the while reminding
herself to get used to change, and that things would get better soon.
“Alright!”
In the end, Sebastian and Jennifer did not lose their temper and even gifted
Roselynn a large amount of money each. Roselynn responded to this with a
smile, but she wanted to get along with her in–laws in the future more than
money.
However, Jennifer immediately instructed her, “I’ll let you off since it’s the first
day, but remember to refer to me correctly in the future. Also, you have to
come out and serve tea for us every day at six–thirty in the morning!”
“What?” Roselynn’s smile immediately froze. “E–Everyday?!“
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“Is it so hard to serve my mother and father a cup of tea each morning?”
Jaxton was already angry at Roselynn and felt annoyed by her reaction. The
Oatleys had been raised to be filial and so respecting elders was a must. He
didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
She looked somewhat conflicted though. “I–I’ll try my best. I may not be able
to get up so early if I get too tired or fall sick.”
She had already made a great compromise!
However, Jennifer’s eyes became cold. “I have married into the Oatley family
for more than thirty years, and always served my mother–in-law tea each
morning when she was still alive no matter what.”
“That’s what you did, but I may not be able to do it!” Roselynn replied plainly. It
was how she had always behaved–never agree to anything she couldn’t do
in case someone used it against her and blamed her for it.
Jaxton felt she was too disrespectful toward her parents and became
furious. “Alright, we’ll discuss this another time since the banquet is still going
- on. After the toast, let’s go to the hotel to make preparations!”
Sebastian was satisfied with Roselynn’s appearance and didn’t want quarrels
to happen on the day of the wedding because the Oatleys would be
embarra*sed. So, he quickly put a stop to the discussion.
The moment might have pa*sed, but Roselynn still felt something stuck
inside her throat. She was more afraid of marrying into the family now; had
she known they would be so strict, she wouldn’t have recklessly accepted
Jaxton’s proposal.
The banquet was held in a local 5–star hotel. The Oatleys were businessmen
and had far–reaching social connections, so the entire floor of the hotel was
filled with family and friends. It was truly on a grander scale compared to the
one her family had held. This was thanks to Jaxton’s astounding a*sets that
had been displayed before Roselynn on occasion.
Meanwhile, Jessica who had been so arrogant the day before maintained a
low profile without showing herself off. Roselynn, thinking that Jessica didn’t
have anyone to show off to, didn’t pay it any mind.
Claudette and Roselynn’s other girlfriends arrived at noon. Roselynn, who felt
like she was facing everything alone, felt somewhat settled by their
presence. Since Claudette had flown under the radar and started work from
the lower ranks of the company, the Oatleys wouldn’t know that she was the
eldest heiress to the prominent Lenoir family.
“Claudette, I don’t want to get married anymore. What should I do?” Roselynn
only dared to whisper this to Claudette when they were left alone. She wasn’t
brave enough to say this to Manny or her mother at all. After all, she was
already thirty and had eventually gotten hitched, making her mother
relieved. If she told her family about this, they would definitely worry.
“Why, Roselynn?” Claudette loved having deep conversations with Roselynn▸
since she felt distanced from Roselynn whenever Roselynn called her Ms.
Lenoir. Plus, addressing Roselynn by her name gave Claudette a strange
feeling.
“I can’t express it. I keep feeling like there are too many restrictions and I can
never be a good wife-” Roselynn didn’t know how to describe it.
Claudette understood her implication at once and spoke frankly. “Are you
afraid that your husband will treat you badly and you will have a bad
relationship with your mother–in–law?”
“Yes. I’m scared that they will bully me. Besides, I will never take it lying down,
so I worry that our clashes will get worse…” Roselynn sincerely thought her
boss was extremely intelligent and found sharing her innermost thoughts
with Claudette the right decision.
“There are always misunderstandings between married couples. You have to
tolerate each other in order to live happily.” Claudette might not be married,
but she knew the inner workings of marriage.
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Claudette had just witnessed Emmanuel and Mackenzie’s marital issues as
well. If they could maintain their relationship, why couldn’t she do so too with
her marriage?
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“Yes, you are right. I can’t be too self–centered either since I have to make
some changes for the sake of my family.” Roselynn knew that too. She had
only gotten married at thirty after continuously accumulating plenty of
relevant knowledge, but that knowledge still had to be practiced and tested
out in real life. What she had learned was just theoretical after all.
“Yes, but you can’t belittle yourself too much either. There are people
supporting you as well. If you ever get humiliated, our family and I will always
back you up!” Claudette rea*sured her.
Roselynn was not so scared anymore. Yeah, I have a brother who is good at
fighting. If they ever come to blows, I will never let the Oatleys gain the upper
hand!
It was the day of her wedding though, so it wasn’t exactly appropriate to think
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about fighting. I should just put that dangerous idea aside for now. Besides,
she firmly believed that she and Jaxton would never progress to where her
cousin and Abellyn were now.
Soon, Emmanuel and Alessandra led the Lowe family relatives into the room.
Hermann’s family is here too?
Alessandra had sent them an invitation to attend the banquet the day
before, but it wasn’t clear if they had deliberately refused to show up for the
Lowe family and came today instead. The presence of her relatives might not
be as overwhelming as the day before, but Roselynn still felt more settled.
She didn’t know what would happen in the future, but the Oatleys would
never dare humiliate her today!
“Roselynn, don’t you think your elaborate gold necklace is a little incompatible
with your wedding dress?”
Alessandra couldn’t help but comment on her daughter’s look. If even an
older person like her thought that way, then the other younger women like
Claudette would too. Roselynn’s clunky gold necklace definitely clashed with
her white wedding dress during the ceremony as well as the red gown she
would change into for the banquet.
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“It may not be compatible, but Jaxton bought it for me to show off.” Roselynn
wasn’t flashing her wealth despite the fact she knew the Oatleys liked doing
so, but Jaxton and his family might not be happy if she didn’t wear the
necklace.
“Why don’t you put mine on instead?” Claudette took off her diamond
necklace voluntarily. While the diamond centerpiece wasn’t big, the
workmanship was detailed and so the necklace was definitely more valuable
than the clunky gold one.
A cold voice suddenly came from behind them. “Change into mine instead.
My necklace goes well with your wedding dress and suits your red gown
even better!”
Roselynn turned around in surprise to see that Mackenzie and Emmanuel
had entered the room.
She felt flattered that Mackenzie had voluntarily offered up her golden jade
phoenix. It wasn’t because she knew Mackenzie had a higher social standing
compared to Claudette or even because she knew Mackenzie’s necklace
could fetch 200 million at auctions, but because Mackenzie gave off a sense
of cla*s. Anyone who had been the target of her voluntary kindness would
feel the same as Roselynn right now.
“That’s true. I think the golden jade phoenix fits the grand atmosphere of the
wedding better too. Thank you, Mackenzie!” Roselynn chose Mackenzie’s
necklace.
Mackenzie glanced at Claudette almost carelessly with a sense of victory,
while Claudette smiled slightly.
It seemed like only Emmanuel understood the subtle meaning in their looks,
but he chose to ignore it and quickly remarked to his sister, “Rosie, you may
be marrying into the Oatley family, but you are still a Lowe. Tell me if you ever
need anything!”
“Alright, that’s enough! Anyone who doesn’t know better will a*sume you are
my older brother or my father!” joked Roselynn.
The atmosphere was warm and happy in Roselynn’s room but in contrast, all
wasn’t exactly well in another room of the hotel.
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Before the wedding started, the relatives from both sides chatted while
sticking to their respective families.
The Oatleys were a big family since Jaxton’s father Sebastian had plenty of
brothers, which caused the members of the family to total up to more than
fifty people. Many of them had been drawn into a grand room where a
woman covered in jewelry was currently showing off.
“Since you have all found out about it, I’m not going to keep it a secret
anymore. This was carved by Mr. Thomas Cline and is his best work!”
The woman was Selina and was Jaxton’s cousin. She was merely 27 years
old, yet she displayed her wealth most proudly out of everyone in the family,
even surpa*sing her cousin Jessica.
“Is that the golden jade phoenix?”
“I’ve heard of it too! A mysterious wealthy man acquired it at an auction
some time ago with a price of 200 million!”
“I didn’t think she would possess it. Who exactly is that rich man? Is he
pursuing Selina?”
There were plenty of Oatley family relatives, and many of them were eager
to a*sociate themselves with power. This wasn’t a fictional setting after all
since many of them were common folk. They would definitely be envious of
someone wearing a necklace worth 30 million and desire to get close to her.
Meanwhile, Jamison wandered around the hotel. It had been his idea to let
the Cadigan family attend the banquet today; where was the fun in a
wedding party with just a sit–down dinner where they had to give the couple
wedding gifts? Of course, they had to come to the banquet organized by the
groom’s family, since they didn’t have to pay for anything and could
shamelessly eat anything for free. It was the best!
Seeing the commotion inside the room, he went toward the entrance to look
inside. His knees nearly buckled at the mention of a necklace worth 30 million
and he immediately craned his neck, trying to see what it looked like.
“Hello! Are you talking about me?”
Another man was about to enter the room as well, looking highly ostentatious
with two professional bodyguards shadowing him as he pushed Jamison
mercilessly to one side. Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought
the newcomer was the groom due to his expensive suit and exquisite style.
“Everyone, allow me to introduce him. This is my boyfriend, Isaac Lane. He’s
the one that gifted the golden jade phoenix to me!” Selina held his arm tightly
as she proudly showed him off to everyone.
“Ah, Isaac Lane. Is he the heir to the Lanes, one of Yeringham’s four most
prominent families?”
“No matter how rich he is, it must be true love if he gifted his girlfriend with a
Jessica didn’t look happy, naturally. She knew that Selina had deliberately
gifted by her husband to attend Selina’s birthday party and ended up
part!
Jessica hadn’t expected that Selina had managed to win over the heir to the
important to businessmen like them, and it didn’t matter if the honor of being
still the definite third–generation heir to the Lanes and had begun taking over
Jamison quietly witnessed the entire scene from the entrance, eyes focused
jade phoenix was far too attention–grabbing. It was worth 30 million after all.
However, it was just a fleeting thought. Isaac’s professional bodyguards
security guards and bodyguards everywhere, so whoever dared to steal
secretly, spotted the rich couple making out for the door wasn’t even closed
due to their haste. Jamison got an eyeful of everything but didn’t expect
their seats, which made the two leave the room quickly. Jamison couldn’t
believe his luck at all; he knew very well that the necklace worth 30 million
As he walked along the corridor after leaving the bathroom, he didn’t expect
banquet hall according to the arrangements made by the hotel staff. Since
“Jamison? What are you doing creeping around here?” She couldn’t help
frowning at the sight of her cousin as if she had seen a giant rat.
“I–I wasn’t creeping around. You’re-”
recalling that she was the bride, so he couldn’t possibly say that. However, he
F*ck, what’s happening? This expensive necklace has a twin? How many of
those did that sc*mbag Mr. Cline carve?
so no one could suspect him. He probably didn’t even have to escape at all!
Catch the thief!”
his revenge? By destroying my wedding on purpose?
“Jamison! What on earth are you raving about? Stop embarra*sing me!”
hindered her movements, she would have kicked him out herself.
bride was there in preparation for the ceremony.
However, Jaxton would always support his wife, and he directed a look
toward his bodyguards as a signal for them to take action.
“Hang on! Look at what she’s wearing around her neck!” Jamison didn’t mind
Jaxton then looked at Roselynn, noticing that the necklace she was wearing
was, the better. She was now wearing a wedding dress, so it was fine if she
didn’t wear any other gold jewelry. However, why wasn’t she even wearing
Selina had been proudly displaying it for everyone to see?
“Roselynn, why have you changed to another necklace?” Jaxton questioned
She knew from his expression that the issue was with her necklace, but she
wedding dress, so my sister–in–law lent hers to me.”
“What’s wrong? What happened?”
wouldn’t lend it to her so she could show it off, but she shouldn’t have taken it
Selina had already known that Jaxton was marrying a commoner, but she
“Where’s Roselynn? Why hasn’t she shown up yet?” Alessandra grew
increasingly anxious, fearing that something might go wrong with the
mother’s impatience. She wouldn’t be at peace until she laid eyes on her
daughter. He rose from his seat, ready to accompany her out of the banquet
To their surprise, the Oatley family staff present urged them to stay calm. The
“Don’t worry, Ms. Cadigan, I’ll go and find Roselynn!” Claudette, a member of
the bridesmaid team, insisted on searching for her.
Meanwhile, Roselynn found herself surrounded and attacked by a group of
Oatley family relatives. Unable to defend herself, she mustered the strength
to confront them. “Y–You all better watch your mouths and show some
respect! I’m not a thief! I have no interest in anything belonging to the Oatley
Roselynn’s face.
However, Jaxton deliberately averted his eyes, firmly believing that she was shameless and deceitful. He couldn’t bring himself to support her in this
Sebastian and Jennifer made their entrance, convinced that they had the
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