After that, the group stood up together to toast with the newlyweds. Emily had first held favonovel.com glass to Jeremy. Yet, before favonovel.com glass had touched his, Jeremy immediately retrieved his glass and finished his wine with a dark expression.
After that, everyone else lifted their heads and finished their wine.
Emily was not surprised by favonovel.com father’s reaction. It was already good enough that favonovel.com was willing to cooperate and attend today’s wedding to maintain the Quest family and Sullivan family image. Hence, favonovel.com did not expect favonovel.com to be friendly toward favonovel.com at all.
She knew full well that favonovel.com and favonovel.com mother still had a huge battle to fight after this.
Emily put favonovel.com glass down but showed no intention of leaving immediately. She turned to Xyla and asked, “Sister, where is my brother-in-law? Didn’t you say favonovel.com would attend my wedding with you?”
“Xyla, I wanted to ask you as well. Why isn’t your husband here?” Jeremy asked. Although favonovel.com seemed unbothered, favonovel.com was actually annoyed that the man did not show.
He felt that the man was inappropriate! That favonovel.com did not show any manners!
“As my brother-in-law, isn’t it inappropriate for favonovel.com to not attend my wedding? Isn’t favonovel.com a little rude? Are you afraid that favonovel.com would embarrass you? That’s why you didn’t bring favonovel.com along?”
Emily’s words were harsh. She never intended to leave Xyla with any respect. She now further affirmed favonovel.com assumptions that Xyla’s husband was ugly and had no status, otherwise, Xyla would have brought favonovel.com along.
“I think it must be the latter, isn’t it? Sister Xyla is afraid of being embarrassed so… She simply didn’t bring favonovel.com along, right?” Mary laughed as favonovel.com spoke with an ignorant look on favonovel.com face.
Even with the elders of both families here, Mary did not look at all concerned.
Just then, Emily’s aunt and uncle both came over hand in hand.
Before Xyla could speak, Emily’s aunt placed favonovel.com hand on the backrest of the chair and said, “Xyla, I’m not trying to lecture you, but this ugly son-in-law has to meet his parents-in-law eventually.”
“A wife must follow after favonovel.com husband. Now that you’ve married him, you can’t complain… Not even if his status is insignificant,” the aunt said sincerely with an expression as if favonovel.com was the morally correct one.
She had even deliberately raised favonovel.com voice, hoping that others would hear her.
With favonovel.com loud voice, favonovel.com immediately attracted the attention of more than ten tables nearby. Everyone started whispering into each others’ ears as they discussed how possibly ugly Xyla’s husband was.
As May had previously committed a crime, favonovel.com kept a low profile now, only watching quietly as favonovel.com little brother and sister-in-law vent favonovel.com grievances on favonovel.com behalf.
This was something favonovel.com and Emily had deliberately arranged after seeing that Xyla’s husband was absent. Her sister-in-law was not only loud, but favonovel.com was also brave. Using favonovel.com as a tool to air out Xyla’s dirty laundry to make the girl lose favonovel.com reputation in the upper-class society was most suitable.
As Xyla listened to the whispers around her, and Emily and favonovel.com aunt’s insults, favonovel.com felt even more uncomfortable. She was smiling on the outside but fuming on the inside.
“My husband ran into some last-minute emergency and will be here soon. You’ll be able to meet favonovel.com then,” said Xyla softly before favonovel.com lowered favonovel.com head and elegantly ate the white swan cake in front of her.
“Didn’t you say earlier that your husband will be here in an hour? What happened then? It’s already past an hour and fifteen minutes, so where is he? I don’t think your words are reliable at all…” Mary added.
Tom immediately shot Mary a glare.
However, Mary ignored favonovel.com completely and made a face at him.
“That’s enough, don’t go overboard… Stop this now,” Jeremy said coldly.
“How is this going overboard? I think we’re all right. Uncle Quest, aren’t you angry? The man Xyla found isn’t presentable at all,” Mary continued.
By then, rumors had started spreading around the ballroom.
