Episode 2

Adrian and Liam were both taken aback when they heard Ariana’s words.

The girl standing in front of them looked like she was in her early twenties. Her facial features were exquisite and sharp, and her limpid eyes were dark and a hint of stubbornness could be seen flashing from their depths. She wore a simple white skirt that was embroidered with an elegant orchid that snaked up from the tail of her skirt.

Ariana raised the file in her hand and laughed self-deprecatingly before she said, “My name is Ariana. Today is the day my mother chose for me to get married, but my fiance cheated on me. Still, I want to fulfill my mother’s last wish. I want to… get married today…”

At this moment, she choked back her tears, unable to continue speaking.

Then, Adrian took the file in her hand and casually perused the content before he shifted his eyes to her face.

Ariana thought her request was a little too much and abrupt when…

The man parted his thin lips as he said, “Alright, but I have a condition. After we register our marriage, you must move into my house immediately.”

Ariana was taken aback by Adrian’s words.

Adrian pursed his lips before he continued to say, “My grandmother is very ill and emotionally unstable. You’ll have to help me accompany her.”

As Ariana looked down at the file that Adrian handed back to her, her eyes glinted coldly. “Deal!”

Meanwhile, Liam, Adrian’s assistant, was dumbfounded.

What on earth was going on?

The process of registering their marriage went very smoothly. After only half an hour, Adrian and Ariana successfully obtained their marriage certificates.

…

When the trio was in the car, Liam who was driving the car at quite a high speed peeked at the silent young woman through the rearview mirror from time to time.

‘I guess she hasn’t recovered from the pain of being cheated on by her fiance, eh?’

Ariana’s fingers gently rubbed the red cover of the marriage certificate, lost in her thoughts. ‘Mom, I got married on the day you chose for me. Lucas doesn’t want me, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll fight for my own happiness. I don’t need a man to be happy! Mom, if you’re watching from the heavens, please watch over me…’

…

At Cloudy Peak Villa.

It was a top wealthy residential area in the city just like the word ‘peak’ in its name suggested. It spanned a huge area, but only fifteen households occupied the place. Each household probably secretly owned business empires.

When Ariana disembarked from the car, she was stunned. She did not expect she would enter a Peak Villa again.

At this moment, Adrian moved next to Ariana and solemnly said, “My grandmother is old so she has quite the temper. You must try your best to coax her. No matter what, you must coax her and persuade her to cooperate with the treatment. She’s the only family I have left in this world. Please help me…”

Liam had never heard Adrian begging anyone for help in his entire life, but Ariana was unaware of this.

She calmly replied, “I’m a doctor. I’m duty-bound to treat illnesses and save people. Don’t worry about this.”

“You’re a doctor?” Adrian and Liam said, almost in unison.

Ariana looked at them and nodded. “Yes, I’m a doctoral student of Chinese medicine at N Medical University. I have one year left before I graduate. I’m currently under the tutelage of Professor Leo.”

“How old are you?” Liam could not help but ask.

“Twenty-six,” Ariana replied nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Adrian and Liam exchanged a glance.

At this moment, Mr. Julian, the chubby butler, ran over. “Master, you’re back!”

“Mr. Julian, how’s Grandma?” Adrian asked in a deep voice.

Mr. Julian sighed before he replied in a voice that grew increasingly soft, “She’s still throwing a tantrum. She overturned porridge and said if you don’t bring your wife to meet her today, she’s going to go on a hunger strike and starve to death.”

At this moment, Mr. Julian finally noticed Ariana’s presence. His eyes widened as he sized Ariana up. “Master, you really brought a girl back?”

“Let’s go see Grandma!” Adrian pulled Ariana along as he strode inside the house.

As soon as they approached the room, they heard a soft yet powerful and dramatic voice.

“Oh, woe is me! I’m already on my deathbed, and yet, I don’t get to see my grandson getting married!”

Upon hearing these words, Ariana could not help but raise her eyebrows in surprise.

Adrian pushed the door open and entered the room as he called out loudly, “Grandma!”

Meanwhile, Ariana cowered behind Adrian as she followed him into the room.

At this moment, a soft pillow sailed in the air toward Adrian. He raised his hand and caught it before he called out again in a resigned tone, “Grandma!”

“You punk, why did you return so soon? Didn’t I say you’re not allowed to see me without a wife and marriage certificate? I can’t believe the grandson whom I worked so tirelessly to raise is so cruel to me. He won’t even get married to…”

All of a sudden, Grace, Adrian’s grandmother, stopped speaking as soon as she saw Adrian pulling Ariana into the room.

“Huh? Who’s this?” Grace blinked her eyes that were strangely dry considering she had been sobbing and lamenting earlier.

Upon hearing Grace’s question, Adrian walked to the bed and put the two marriage certificates on the quilt before he said softly, “Grandma, I’m married. This is your granddaughter-in-law, Ariana. Isn’t she pretty? Are you satisfied with her?”

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