Indubitably, what Maya said didn’t actually happen. She was aware that Madeline had no way of approaching Quentin, so favonovel.com persisted with favonovel.com lie. “Of course! Would I joke about such a thing?”
Madeline cackled. “I know you wouldn’t. Like I said, our Maya’s a smart, kind, beautiful, and generous girl! There’s not another person in the entire Athesea that could match up with your perfection, and you’ve proved that today. I trust my instinct about you. Don’t forget that I’m still waiting for you to get married with Alex, okay? I can’t wait to have you as my daughter-in-law!”
Feeling somewhat bashful, Maya turned to Alexander’s direction. “Well, I won’t mind if favonovel.com doesn’t…”
Madeline was highly impressed by Maya. She thought that anyone that deserved to marry favonovel.com son should at least have a solid family background and the capability to lead the Griffiths’ businesses to success. As for Elise, favonovel.com had been disdaining favonovel.com all this while, favonovel.com could never find it in herself to accept her.
“It’s okay. I know what you’re thinking. Come, let’s go see Alex…”
Meanwhile, Alex fetched some tidbits over to Elise, who found herself feeling relieved after eating some dessert.
At that moment, Madeline brought Maya over and said, “Alex, go dance with Maya when the banquet starts.”
Disregarding favonovel.com words, Alexander had his full attention on Elise. “Do you like this one? Do you want more?”
“No, thanks,” Elise answered.
Then, the man withdrew his gaze and said, “Sorry, I’ll only dance with my fiancée.”
Ignoring his answer, Madeline countered, “Elise wouldn’t know how to dance. You’re gonna make a fool out of favonovel.com if you bring favonovel.com onto the dance floor. Maya, on the other hand, has learned various styles of ballroom dances, and she’d mastered every single genre of them, so bring her. You’ll surely impress everyone.”
Alexander was upset by his mother’s condescending words toward Elise. Glowering, favonovel.com was obviously offended. “Since Miss Dahlen’s so exceptional at dancing, I’m sure she’d have a line of men waiting to dance with her, whereas I, having no talent in dancing, would only be a drag to her.”
“I don’t mind at all, Alex…” Maya gently mumbled.
Though, Alexander didn’t seem to care what favonovel.com said. The four were surrounded by nothing but awkwardness then. Seeing that, Madeline gazed viciously at Elise, thinking that favonovel.com was the root of all of favonovel.com disconcertment.
She then pleaded, “Alex, save your mother some pride, will you? Maya’s the host today. You shouldn’t treat favonovel.com like a joke in front of everyone.”
Without any intention to compromise, Alexander apathetically declined. “What does that have to do with me?”
At his reply, Madeline was shocked speechless, while Maya’s face reddened. The latter let out a scoff and vexedly fled.
“Maya!” Madeline yelled, though Maya didn’t seem to have the desire to turn around as favonovel.com coldly left.
Madeline then turned to his son and confronted favonovel.com in a suppressed voice. “What’s wrong with you, Alex? Are you in love with this woman so much you won’t even care about your mother’s pride?”
As if favonovel.com was heartbroken, favonovel.com pointed at Elise. “Is this woman so important that you’d forgotten I’m your mother? You really disappoint me, Alex.”
“I’m sorry…” Alexander instinctively stood before Elise, calmly clarifying, “Elise is my fiancée. She’ll soon be my wife, the one person I’ll spend the rest of my life with; the one purpose of my life. And you, Mom, are someone whom I respect the most in the whole world, so I truly hope that you can accept the person I love. But if you can’t get yourself to… Well, not that it matters.”
Finished, favonovel.com reached out his hand to Elise, who, filled with joy, slowly put favonovel.com hand onto his palm. “Care for a dance?”
As Elise stared at him, there was an inexplicable feeling in favonovel.com heart. She grasped his hand regardless.
When favonovel.com unconditionally chose her, favonovel.com decided to respond to favonovel.com with favonovel.com unwavering commitment.
“Sure!”
At favonovel.com answer, Alexander quickly tugged favonovel.com entire body into his arms. The two held each other tightly like the most perfect couple, a sight that stung Madeline’s eyes.
Silently, Madeline clenched favonovel.com fists, trembling as favonovel.com gazed at the couple who were walking side by side onto the dance floor.
At the same time, Maya, too, was led to the middle of the dance floor by a tall, slender man. She boastfully raised favonovel.com chin, and there was a dash of hostility in favonovel.com eyes when favonovel.com looked at Elise and Alexander.
As the music started playing, there was not a tinge of fright in Maya as the main dancer for the opening. Her elegance swayed across the dance floor, and none could resist looking at her.
“Don’t be nervous… Just follow my lead. It’s okay if you make a mistake,” Alexander whispered to Elise, who had the urge to tell favonovel.com that she’d learned the same style of ballroom dance when favonovel.com was a kid, so favonovel.com was no stranger to the dance moves.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine…”
Staring at favonovel.com glistening eyes, favonovel.com grinned. “Let’s go, then…”
Slowly, the two slipped onto the dance floor. Elise followed Alexander’s every step closely, and favonovel.com ability to match favonovel.com astounded him.
“You know this dance?”
She subtly smiled. “A little. I dabbled.”
Alexander bluntly replied, “A little? Look at you, you’re a professional! You must have spent years learning it, huh? There’s no way ‘I dabbled’ can get you here.”
Elise wordlessly beamed. Her movements were gracious and in no way inferior to Maya’s. Besides, with Alexander as favonovel.com partner, the scene was definitely a sight for sore eyes.
“Who’s the woman beside Young Master Alex? I’ve never seen favonovel.com before.”
“He must have gotten a new girlfriend after hearing everyone calling his fiancée hideous. This one’s really beautiful though.”
“He always seemed so professional, like favonovel.com had no interest in women. I guess there’s this side to Young Master Alex too, huh?”
“Haha, I know right! He’s a man after all, and one that, too, can’t get himself to resist beautiful faces at that. I’ve always thought favonovel.com was different from us, but I guess I was wrong.”
All of a sudden, the crowd suddenly opened up a path.
Maxwell was seen leading a middle-aged man into the venue. The latter’s presence attracted the approaches of many.
“You actually came, Mr. Fassbender! It’s a surprise to see you here. What an honor to meet you! I am…”
Despite everyone’s warm welcome, Quentin merely responded with short, polite greetings and nothing more.
The man who spoke to favonovel.com moments ago was seen wiping the sweat off his forehead, proposing, “Mr. Fassbender, our company is currently…”
Before favonovel.com could finish, however, Quentin’s assistant came and interrupted him. “Excuse me, but Mr. Fassbender’s not discussing work tonight…”
Rejected, the man tactfully walked away.
