“Where are the kids?” asked Loredana.
“They are next door now,” answered Theresa.
Loredana nodded, “Okay. Please follow me during the banquet.”
“Your husband should take you to meet a lot of people later. I don’t think it’s proper.”
Theresa knew the rules very well. It was Loredana’s wedding day. When she came over to help Loredana, she saw Cormac talking to a lot of people. Some of them urged to meet Loredana. Theresa didn’t think it was appropriate for her to follow Loredana all the way.
“No worries. You are my friend.” Loredana had her purpose to ask Theresa to follow her.000
Theresa still wanted to refuse her, but Loredana held her hand.
Armand didn’t appear during the wedding ceremony at all. It must be because of the wounds on his face so he didn’t want to show up in Theresa’s presence. However, he couldn’t hide any longer during the banquet, could he?
He should eat at least.
Loredana still wanted Theresa to know how much Armand loved her.
She could tell that Armand was pretty upset.
Theresa pressed her lips in silence. Actually, she also found it weird. According to the relationship between Armand and Cormac, Armand shouldn’t avoid attending the wedding. However, she couldn’t find him in the hall at all.
Now, Loredana deliberately asked her to follow her. Theresa wondered what Loredana wanted to do.
Did it have anything to do with Armand?
However, Theresa didn’t want to mention this man, so she didn’t ask.
Loredana patted her on the hand, “Come on. Follow me.”
Theresa lowered her head and hummed.
Right then, a waitress came over to knock on the door and inform them that the banquet had started, asking Loredana to get ready and go there later.
Theresa said OK and closed the door.
When the banquet was half done, the door of the lounge was pushed open. Cormac walked in.
Loredana looked at him and asked, “Why did you come back?”
He said he wanted to introduce Loredana to the directors of the overseas branches.
Wrapping around Loredana’s waist, he helped her to stand up from the sofa and asked, “Are you tired?”
Loredana nodded.
Probably it was because the baby had grown up, she always felt weak.
“Let’s meet those directors. Then I’ll send you back for a nap,” said Cormac. They couldn’t avoid the socialization today, and he also wanted to introduce Loredana formally into his business circle. Theresa followed them both to the banquet.
Cormac introduced Loredana to his friends and employees first. Besides Boyce and Armand, there were a lot of talents in his company, who were all his capable employees.
“You’ve been hiding it so well. Look how old your kids are!” someone complained about Cormac when he walked to one table with Loredana.
Besides them, other guests were quite surprised as well. They never expected that Cormac had two children and they were so old now. They said he had been hiding them too secretly.
Of course, guests kept making toasts with them. Cormac would drink on Loredana’s behalf. Since she was pregnant, others didn’t complain as a pregnant woman couldn’t drink, which was supposed to be common sense.
Cormac didn’t stay long here. After exchanging a few words, he went to another table where Kenneth was, who was his business partner as well as a friend. Kenneth’s brother-in-law, Camden Vinson, was also at the table.
Holding a glass of wine, Camden stood up and said with a smile, “No wonder you have hidden them. Mrs. Mendelsohn is so pretty. If I were you, I would hide her as well.”
“Congratulations!” Kenneth also raised his glass. Cormac clinked with them.
“Let’s have dinner alone some other day.” Kenneth knew that Cormac needed to socialize with a lot of people today, so he didn’t hold up him for so long.
Cormac said, “Of course. I’ll arrange it.”
Some guests came over to send their blessings. They were all from the upper class, so the new couple had to talk to them.
“Mrs. Mendelsohn, are you interested to join our community?” asked Mrs. Wilson. The community was held for the wives from the rich families to gather, such as playing Mahjong, gossiping, making friends, and enlarging the network. With good connections, their husbands’ businesses would become better.
Since their husbands tried their best to make money and maintain their happy life, the wives should try hard to help their husbands in businesses.
Loredana politely refused, “I’m sorry but I need to take care of my children. I might not have much time.”
Although Mrs. Wilson didn’t tell her what they were doing in the community, Loredana knew what their gatherings would be like.
Obviously, right now, Cormac didn’t need her to do anything for his business. If she joined the community, it might bring him trouble. Besides, she wasn’t interested at all.
Mrs. Wilson wanted to convince her a lot. After all, Loredana married Cormac. If they became good friends, she was sure that her husband would get more cooperation.
“You should have a nanny at home, don’t you? You don’t need to do anything. You are taken care of so well, I don’t think Mr. Mendelsohn has the heart to ask you to do anything.”
Loredana was mentally strong, but she was slim after being pregnant. Her skin was fair. She looked pretty young. So her image was a fragile woman. That was why Mrs. Wilson remarked that Loredana was taken care of well.
Cormac wanted to help her refuse, but Loredana held his hand. She believed that she could deal with such a matter. Looking at Mrs. Wilson, she said, “I’m quite traditional. I believe my responsibility is staying at home accompanying my husband and educating my children so that my husband will be worry-free. In this case, he can fully concentrate on his career. Don’t you think so?”
Loredana obviously turned her down, but Mrs. Wilson still wanted to speak. Her husband stopped her. Mr. Wilson said, “My wife is a troublemaker. Please don’t mind it, Mr. Mendelsohn.” Cormac didn’t answer. He knew what the couple was thinking. Fortunately, Loredana was smart. She directly refused them.
Mrs. Wilson wasn’t convinced at all. She thought that Loredana’s excuse was so lame – they were in the modern era now. ‘Staying home, accompanying my husband and educating my children? So ridiculous!’ she thought to herself.
“I’m still young. Please forgive me if I’ve offended you,” said Loredana. She could tell that Mrs. Wilson looked quite annoyed because of her refusal, but she pretended that she hadn’t seen it.
“Of course. Of course,” Mr. Wilson answered Loredana on his wife’s behalf.
After exchanging a few words, Loredana took Cormac’s arm and walked away. She whispered to ask him, “Where is Armand?”
She wanted to let Theresa see Armand, but the latter didn’t sit together with Boyce and Abbott at the same table.
“I don’t know either. He must be hiding in a corner,” said Cormac. There were too many guests in the hall now. It was difficult to find Armand in the crowd.
“Call him. It’s our happiest day today. I’ll be so unhappy if he doesn’t show up.”
Cormac looked back and glanced at Theresa. He could tell what Loredana planned to do.
She was thinking about others at her own wedding. What a worried woman!
Cormac clung to Loredana’s ear and told her a plan with the volume that only she could hear.
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