Mistaken Match Marrying the Enigmatic CEO novel Chapter 672
Chapter 671
Alessandra was embarra*sed. On the other hand, Ryder didn’t have a way
with words, so he didn’t know how to stand up for Emmanuel.
Only Roselynn sneered and said, “Well, it’s the exact opposite. Emmanuel
doesn’t think your sister is good enough for him as she’s too tacky. That’s why
he doesn’t even want to come.”
“You!” Certainly, Jacob wasn’t as sharp–tongued as the woman. He was so
furious that he had the urge to lay a hand on her. Just then, Melody stepped
out of the venue. “Well, look who’s here. I didn’t mean it when I invited you to
the wedding, Alessandra. I didn’t expect you to come.”
Melody’s words were even harsher. She sounded like they were there to get a
free dinner.
Alessandra was an honest housewife. Even though she was furious, she didn’t
know how to refute them, while Roselynn rolled her eyes and said, “We just
happened to pa*s by, so we thought we’d take a look. If you don’t welcome
us, we can leave now and save some money.”
Then, she took Alessandra’s hand, ready to leave.
Certainly, Alessandra wasn’t willing to leave. She didn’t mind getting mocked,
for she had to set up a date for Ryder. With that said, she knew that if she
insisted on staying, she would only embarra*s her daughter. As such, she
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had no choice but to turn around.
“Wait a minute!” Melody was even more impatient as she stopped them from
leaving. “Since you’re here, come on in! I didn’t say I didn’t welcome you!”
She wanted to get one more cash envelope since it was her daughter’s
wedding.
Jacob said through clenched teeth, “That’s right. Other than us, you probably
don’t have wealthy friends or relatives who could hold a wedding in a
five–star hotel. If you miss this wedding, you’ll regret it.”
Roselynn scoffed at that. Since the hotel was the Quillens‘, it was naturally
great.
The family who owned the hotel and the Lowe family were relatives. If the
conceited Jacob found out about it, he would probably be embarra*sed.
Roselynn wasn’t someone who liked to brag, so she surely wouldn’t tell them
about it.
“Well, congratulations on your daughter’s wedding, then.” Since they were
formally invited to the wedding, Alessandra directly pa*sed Melody a cash
envelope. Her primary goal was to approach Ruby and set up a date for
Ryder.
Roselynn pursed her lips, sporting a dark expression while looking at the
Zimmerman family.
“Come on in. We’ll have to attend to the other guests now. See you later.”
Melody pa*sed the cash envelope to the woman at the entrance, not even
willing to look at how much money was inside. She didn’t think the Lowe
family could offer a lot of money, given how poor they were.
Much to her surprise, the woman, who was responsible for registering the
guests, exclaimed, “There’s 5,000 in the cash envelope, Mrs. Claus!”
“What?!” Melody was instantly rooted to the spot. Jacob was surprised as
well. Regardless of whether they were trying to give more money than they
could afford, they were generous.
“Well… thanks for the money, then. I’ll prepare another table for you.” Melody
snorted. She wasn’t pretending to be generous, but it was the rule. Also, she
was worried that if the Lowe family were seated with the other guests,
Alessandra would spout nonsense and embarra*s the Zimmerman family.
“Thanks,” Alessandra replied with a smile. She didn’t expect Melody to see her
as having malicious intentions.
She was a generous person. Since her family had been doing well as of late,
she decided to give the newlyweds her blessings.
“By the way, since you’ve given us such a big cash envelope, why don’t you
ask Emmanuel to come as well? He doesn’t have to give us another cash
envelope anyway,” Jacob suggested. He wasn’t being generous. It’s just if
Emmanuel wasn’t around, how were he and his friends going to mock him?
He heard from Milani that Emmanuel had previously hooked up with a
wealthy lady, and he even showed off his Maserati. However, the wealthy
woman dumped him, and he lost his job. Certainly, he had to tell everyone
about it to embarra*s the Lowe family and get revenge for Milani, for
Emmanuel had repeatedly messed with the woman before.
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“Well, I’ll ask him later.” Alessandra was kind–hearted, so she wasn’t aware
that Jacob and Melody had ill intentions. She thought that they were just
being polite.
On the other hand, Jacob and Melody turned around to greet the other
guests. He was certain that Emmanuel would come. I bet a poor guy like him
loves to enjoy delicious food for free.
After the Lowe family entered the venue, they realized it was indeed luxurious
and high–end. When Roselynn saw that her mother was about to give
Emmanuel a call, she dissuaded her from doing so. “Manny said he had to
keep Mackenzie company today. Why would he even come?”
If she were Emmanuel, she would never come to the wedding. However,
Alessandra still decided to give him a call. As expected, he turned her down
again because he was in the Yociam Residence.
Since Mackenzie was swamped with work, she directly worked remotely from
home while Emmanuel prepared dinner for his wife. When she heard the man
talking to Alessandra over the phone, she asked caringly after the call ended,
“What’s wrong?”
“My mom asked me to attend my 18th date’s wedding again,” Emmanuel
replied honestly.
Mackenzie sported a gloomy expression upon hearing that. She was sensitive
about the words ‘18th date‘.
She met Emmanuel on the man’s 18th blind date, after which they married.
Even though she knew Emmanuel no longer had anything to do with Milani,
she felt as if her husband’s ex–girlfriend had sent them an invitation to her
wedding. It would be inappropriate if Mackenzie’s husband refused to go.
Just then, her phone started ringing. “Hello, Grandpa? What’s wrong?”
“Mackenzie, do you have time to show up at Luxoria Hotel today?”
“Oh? What do you want me to do over there?” Mackenzie was curious.
Emmanuel was startled upon hearing that, for Luxoria Hotel was where
Milani’s wedding was held. He didn’t know the hotel was the Quillens‘.
“Do you remember the owner of Zion Hotel, Ignacio Wallace? It’s his nephew’s
wedding today. He said he was sorry for offending you and Emmanuel
previously, so he’d like to take this chance to hold a wedding in our hotel and
apologize to you two. He hopes you’ll attend the wedding,” Terence directly
told her the reason.
Mackenzie frowned. In the past, she wouldn’t attend this kind of event, but
now, she didn’t feel like refusing it.
First of all, the Quillens had suffered several setbacks in the business world as
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of late, so they were no longer as powerful as before. As such, it’d be best if
they could make more friends instead of foes.
Secondly, Emmanuel’s 18th date was holding a wedding in the hotel. In other
words, she was Noah’s wife.
“Mackenzie, if you don’t want to go, I’ll turn him down. It doesn’t matter
anyway.” Terence was still as domineering as ever. He was fully aware of how
influential the Quillens were. Whether someone like Ignacio would be a friend
or a foe wouldn’t matter to them.
“Tell him I’m going to attend the wedding, Grandpa, but I’ll only be staying for
30 minutes.”
Terence was surprised that Mackenzie even agreed to it.
After the call ended, Alfred reported, “Old Mr. Quillen, the bride in our hotel
today is Emmanuel’s 18th date, Milani Zimmerman.”
Only then did Terence realize why Mackenzie was willing to attend the
wedding. He guffawed and said, “I see. It’ll be fun for the young people today,
then.”
After putting down her phone, Mackenzie got to her feet and said to
Emmanuel, “Why don’t we go to the wedding?”
Emmanuel had no idea what was on her mind. However, since his mother
and his wife wanted him to attend the wedding, he decided to oblige.
Anyway, it wasn’t like the Zimmerman family could devour him or anything.
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In Luxoria Hotel, there was a middle–aged woman with caked makeup. She
was about 45 years old, five–foot–one–tall, and chubby.
She didn’t have a beautiful face or a curvy figure. However, she had the
audacity to wear a short skirt and a pair of stilettos. Her unusual appearance
made her conspicuous among the crowd.
That was the reason Alessandra could easily find her. She approached the
woman and said with a smile, “I’ve brought my godson with me, Ms. Margot.
Please arrange a meetup with the young miss for him.” Then, she stuffed a
cash envelope into the woman’s hands.
Margot instantly beamed and took her hands. “Don’t worry. There’s no blind
date in the world that I can’t set up. As for whether your godson can seize the
chance, that’ll depend on him.”
To her, Alessandra was her biggest client. The woman had paid her 18 times
before this.
Back then, when she heard that Alessandra’s son went to the wrong table
during the blind date and even married the woman, she was worried about
losing a client. Much to her surprise, Alessandra came looking for her again.
Soon, Margot swayed her hips as she walked toward another table.
Ruby was reapplying lipstick while looking at a pocket mirror as if no one else
was around. As one of the bridesmaids, she was wearing a white dress, and
the cleavage stretched all the way to her belly button.
“How are you, Mr., Mrs., and Ms. Zimmerman? It’s me, Margot. I’m here to
introduce a wonderful man who has the potential to be Ms. Zimmerman’s
husband to all of you. Let me tell you how incredible he is!”
In fact, Margot had only come into contact with the Zimmerman family on
several occasions, but she acted like they were close friends.
“That guy is well–built and mild–tempered. Not only does he have a stable
job, but he also has a house and a car…
Margot went on to describe a man that seemed too perfect to exist.
Fortunately, Ryder wasn’t around. Otherwise, he would never admit that
Margot was talking about him!
“Alright, cut the crap. Let’s see how much he can fork out.” Ruby’s father,
Roderick, directly came up with his demand, and Ruby’s mother, Belinda,
shared the same sentiment.
Their daughter fell in love for the first time when she was a teenager. Since
then, she’d had double–digit ex–boyfriends. She was even married once, but
she divorced the man a month later.
As such, her parents didn’t care what man she would marry as long as he
had the money.
“That’s for sure. However, you’ll have to discuss the details with them.”
Margot was there to arrange a meetup so that she could earn some money.
Her task would be completed as long as the two families met up. As for
whether the blind date would turn out to be a success, it was none of her
business.
Anyway, she secretly hoped that the meetup would be a failure. That way,
Alessandra would seek her help again and give her some cash.
Soon, Margot returned to Alessandra’s side and said with a smile, “It’s done,
Alessandra. They want you guys to go over and meet them. Tell him to seize
the chance!” She sounded like there was a good chance of success.
Alessandra replied with a smile, “Thanks, Ms. Margot!” Then, she said to Ryder,
“Let’s go and meet them now.
Seeing that her mother was so acquiescent, Roselynn was displeased. “Mom,
why didn’t they come with Ms. Margot? Why are we required to go over and
meet them instead?”
They were the ones who gave Margot a cash envelope, but now, they still
had to act subserviently and take the initiative to meet the other party.
“Stop spouting nonsense, Roselynn! Since Ryder is a man, he has to be more
proactive.” Alessandra quickly stopped her daughter from speaking any
further.
Ryder was an honest man who was fully aware of his inadequacy, so he
didn’t have the nerve to make the woman come and meet him. He would be
more at ease by taking the initiative.
Then, he told Tommy not to run around before he left with Alessandra and
Roselynn. He was going on a blind date, after all. If he took his son with him,
his chance of success would even be lower.
Soon, they arrived at the table where Ruby was seated.
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Ruby was retouching her makeup, and she didn’t even spare Ryder a glance.
Before the three of them even sat down, Roderick interrupted Margot by
saying, “Let’s cut to the chase. I only have one demand, which is a dowry of
70,000. As long as you have the money, you can take my daughter away.”
“What?! 70,000?” Ryder was dumbfounded upon hearing that.
He took a look at Ruby, who was as good–looking as Abellyn with makeup on.
However, he only gave Abellyn 14,000 at that time, and she had never been
married. What made Ruby’s parents think they could demand 70,000?
Roselynn found it laughable. They should take a good look at their daughter
before they demand such an exorbitant bride price. Are they out of their
mind?
“What’s wrong? Can’t you afford it?” Belinda was an even better talker than
Margot. She praised her daughter by saying, “Ruby is five–foot–three,
well–mannered, beautiful, and talented. Countless men are lining up to marry
her. On the other hand, you’re so ugly. You’re lucky enough since we’re willing
to let you marry her for 70,000.”
Upon hearing that, Ryder wouldn’t dare to refute her, for Ruby was indeed out
of his league.
“Well… let’s talk about the dowry later. Why don’t we let the two of them have
a chat first?” Alessandra said through clenched teeth. She had taken Ryder to
be her godson. If he was fond of Ruby, she was willing to get enough money
to pay regardless of what it took.
All of a sudden, Ruby lifted her gaze. The moment she caught sight of Ryder,
she furrowed her brows, which made some of the powder fall off her
forehead.
How does this ugly man have the nerve to go on a blind date with me?
When she saw Alessandra and Roselynn, she was astounded. “Oh, it’s you
two!”
Roselynn sneered. “Well, it’s us. Since we’re not exactly strangers, let’s stop
beating around the bush. Your cousin Milani only demanded 70,000 back
then. On the other hand, you’re no longer young and beautiful. Do you think
you’re worth the same amount of money?”
There was no doubt she was mean.
Ruby directly snapped. “What do you mean that I’m not worth 70,000? This
man is so ugly, and he even has a child. I’m not going to marry him if he can’t
give us 140,000. Tell him to get lost!”
Now, she directly demanded 140,000.
Roselynn was so exasperated that she had the urge to laugh. On the other
hand, Ryder no longer wanted to carry on with the negotiation. Unless he sold
both of his kidneys, how was he going to get 140,000?
Belinda defended her daughter by saying agitatedly, “That’s right. It’s
apparent that he isn’t a capable man. What makes him think I’ll let my
daughter marry him when he doesn’t have money?”
“That’s enough!” Roselynn couldn’t take it anymore. If she still didn’t stand up
for Ryder, the Zimmerman family would continue to ridicule her cousin.
“Did you just say your daughter is five–foot–three? Tell her to stand up right
now. I’m five–foot–six. If her head is on the same level as my nose, I’ll
apologize to her.”
Upon hearing that, Ruby was diffident, for she was only five–foot–one.
“Also tell her to remove her makeup. I can see that her skin must be full of
blemishes. And did you also say she’s well–mannered? Didn’t you see how
feisty she was? If she’s well–mannered, there won’t be any boorish people in
this world. By the way, what did you mean when you said she’s talented?
Were you talking about her skills in bed? I heard that she has had a lot of
relationships before, and she was even married once. Perhaps she’s indeed
skillful in bed.”
Roselynn had never been a forgiving person. She directly pointed out all of
Ruby’s shortcomings.
Ryder’s confidence grew stronger as he listened to her. In that case, he was
good enough for the woman before his eyes.
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A Maserati pulled up in front of Luxoria Hotel all of a sudden, after which a
group of security guards streamed out of the building. At the same time, a
red carpet extended from the hotel to the car; even the general manager of
the hotel came over to greet the person.
“My goodness! Has any big shot arrived?”
Jacob and Melody were the bride’s family members, so they had been
greeting the guests and accepting cash envelopes at the entrance on her
behalf.
Certainly, their entrance was only a side door to the hotel, but they could still
see the ostentation at the main entrance.
It was just like the arrival of an important CEO as described in romance
novels.
“We’ve been here the entire morning, but we haven’t seen anyone receiving
such treatment.”
Melody was curious as well. When the Lofis family arrived a while ago, those
from the hotel didn’t greet them in such a grand way. It went to show that the
person inside the Maserati was extremely powerful.
“I’ll have a look, Mom!”
Jacob tossed the thing in his hands to his mother and excitedly bolted
toward the main entrance. He wondered if the person was there to attend
Milani’s wedding. If a big shot or a popular celebrity came to the wedding,
their family would be honored.
Just then, someone opened the door for Mackenzie, who then got out of the
car.
“My gosh! Her legs are beautiful!”
Jacob was hiding behind the crowd. When he saw Mackenzie’s legs and
curvy figure, his eyes brightened as he drooled over the woman’s elegant
disposition.
Undoubtedly, the woman was wealthy and gorgeous.
He started dreaming about bumping into the wealthy young lady, falling in
love with her, and eventually marrying her, just like what was described in
romance novels. He became excited just by thinking about it.
However, before he could see Mackenzie’s face, the security guards pushed
him away. “What are you doing? You’re not supposed to yell!”
They wouldn’t allow a licentious man like him to cause a scene in front of the
young lady of the Quillen family.
“Dang it!” Jacob was furious, but there was nothing he could do. He had no
choice but to return to the venue while feeling frustrated.
He was at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Earlier on, he almost had the
chance to have a look at the wealthy young lady of Yeringham, but he was
pushed away in the end. It was only natural that he felt displeased.
He wondered if the wealthy young lady was different from the average
woman in any way.
The next moment, Emmanuel exited from the driver’s seat and spoke to the
valet, who came over to help park his car. “Thanks,” he said.
“It’s my honor.”
The security guards of the hotel were aware of his identity. He was the man
who married Mackenzie roughly three months ago, and it was said that the
woman was still trying to determine if Emmanuel was the right man for her.
“This way please, Ms. Quillen and Mr. Lowe.”
The general manager bowed and invited them to enter the hotel. While
following Mackenzie, he reported, “Mr. Wallace and Noah have arranged a
presidential suite for you, Ms. Quillen. You may go to the room at any
moment.”
“Alright, I got it,” Mackenzie replied dispa*sionately before turning to look at
Emmanuel. “Why don’t you go to the wedding? She’s your 18th date, after all,
and she even wooed you before. Why don’t you go and give her your
blessings?”
Emmanuel could only nod with a helpless smile.
He had been spending time with the Icy Female CEO for the past three
months, so he understood the woman much better now. His wife’s words
showed that she was displeased and jealous.
Well, why is she even jealous? I’ve never been in an equivocal relationship
with Milani before!
The general manager hung his head low. When he heard Mackenzie’s words,
he couldn’t help but wonder why a wealthy young lady like her would marry a
man who had gone on 18 blind dates before.
Even the worst novelist wouldn’t dare include such a plot in their story, but it
happened in real life.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel didn’t care what the others thought about him. He
headed to the wedding through a different corridor.
Just then, Jacob and Melody pa*sed through the entrance, ready to return to
the venue.
“Mom, don’t you think our relatives are stingy? The biggest cash envelope
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