After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 128: Why Don’t We Just Cancel the Wedding
Rose Gable was simmering with resentment, but she didn’t dare take it out on Felix Sinclair.
If she pissed him off, he might just divorce her.
And she would absolutely never surrender her position as the matriarch of the Sinclair family.
Meanwhile, Scarlett Jewel’s family had suffered a major setback.
For the sake of the child she was carrying, the Sinclair family had brought her to their home a few days prior to be cared for during her pregnancy.
Traditionally, the bride and groom aren’t supposed to see each other the day before the wedding.
But when she learned that the Rowan family was holding a family recognition ceremony for Claire Mercer on her wedding day...
...and had even invited the same guests the Sinclair family had, how could she possibly sit still?
At this moment, she was in her bedroom, seething with rage.
"Claire Mercer, that bitch! That bitch!"
She shrieked, her face twisted with venom.
"They could have held this recognition ceremony any other time, but no, they just had to hold it on my wedding day."
"She’s obviously doing it on purpose, trying to steal the guests we invited."
She threw a massive tantrum in her room.
Her worries mirrored Felix Sinclair’s: she was terrified that no one would show up for her magnificent wedding.
This was the grand wedding she had always dreamed of.
A wedding that would finally let her hold her head high.
She couldn’t bear the thought of it ending up as a deserted affair.
That would be too humiliating.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she went to find Gavin Sinclair.
"Why don’t we postpone the wedding? We can avoid a conflict with the Rowan family’s ceremony."
"Otherwise, if only a few people show up tomorrow, it’ll be so embarrassing."
She really didn’t want the wedding to be a pathetic sight.
More importantly, she didn’t want to lose to that bitch, Claire Mercer.
The moment she said this, Felix Sinclair and Rose Gable stared at her as if she were an idiot.
Gavin Sinclair immediately shot her a cold glare, making his opposition clear.
"The wedding is tomorrow. Everything is already prepared."
"You say ’postpone the wedding’ just like that. Have you considered the consequences? Have you even used your brain?"
"You want the Sinclair family to offend all our other guests for a few who might not even show up?"
"Besides, isn’t changing the date embarrassing in itself? People will think the Sinclair family is afraid of the Rowan family."
Although they were, in fact, afraid of offending the Rowan family.
They couldn’t let it show, especially not like this.
If people found out, they’d be laughed out of town.
"But if few guests come, won’t the Sinclair family be the one to lose face?"
They had invited a huge number of guests, planning a spectacular wedding of the century.
If many of those guests didn’t show up, it would be a clear sign of disrespect to the Sinclair family.
How would the Sinclair family have any prestige left?
Felix Sinclair scoffed. "It’s my, Felix Sinclair’s, son getting married. It’s not like no one will show up."
"But..."
"There are no buts," Gavin Sinclair cut Scarlett Jewel off impatiently.
"Either the wedding goes on as planned tomorrow, or we cancel it. You choose."
Hearing this, Scarlett Jewel glared at Gavin Sinclair, her face contorted with resentment.
Of course she wouldn’t cancel the wedding.
Although she and Gavin Sinclair were already legally married, only after the wedding ceremony would she truly be considered part of the Sinclair family.
She couldn’t possibly cancel the wedding she’d been waiting for just to avoid Claire Mercer’s recognition ceremony.
’In the end, this is all that bitch Claire Mercer’s fault.’
’She just had to pick the same day to hold her stupid ceremony.’
’She’s obviously trying to humiliate me.’
The more Scarlett Jewel thought about it, the more furious she became.
Her hatred for Claire Mercer washed over her like a monstrous tidal wave.
She bit her lip resentfully and said no more.
Rose Gable shot her a look of displeasure.
"Gavin is right. Everything for the wedding is ready, and the invitations were sent out long ago."
"Changing the date just to avoid the Rowan family’s ceremony? What would people say?"
"Besides, the Sinclair family has been the wealthiest in Rhonia for ten years. Do you think we don’t have other guests?"
"Even if all the prominent families in Rhonia go to the Rowan’s ceremony, it won’t have any impact on tomorrow’s wedding banquet."
"Furthermore, it’s perfectly normal for a husband and wife to attend two different banquets separately."
"I refuse to believe that all these families, big or small, would risk offending our Sinclair family for the sake of the Rowan’s event."
Seeing her mother-in-law, Rose Gable, so confident...
...Scarlett Jewel’s worries began to dissipate.
It was as if she’d been given a tranquilizer, and she let out a small sigh of relief.
"And another thing," Rose Gable added. "Stay out of the Sinclair family’s business from now on."
Rose Gable glanced coldly at Scarlett Jewel.
The contempt in her eyes was completely undisguised.
"Your only job is to give birth to my precious grandson. You don’t need to worry about anything else in the Sinclair family."
’The implication was clear: You are nothing more than a baby-making machine for the Sinclair family.’
’Don’t even dream of telling the Sinclairs what to do.’
’If it hadn’t been for the pressure of public opinion...’
’...if it hadn’t been to salvage some of the Sinclair family’s reputation...’
’...and if it weren’t for the precious grandson in her belly...’
’...how could the position of the eldest son’s wife ever have gone to a bankrupt girl from a fallen family like her?’
’But she still doesn’t know her place, fantasizing about meddling in Sinclair family affairs. So detestable.’
Scarlett Jewel seethed with rage upon hearing Rose Gable’s words.
But her position in the Sinclair family was precarious. Not only had the wedding not yet taken place, but Felix Sinclair and Rose Gable also clearly looked down on her.
If she weren’t pregnant, they probably would never have let Gavin Sinclair marry her in the first place.
And Gavin Sinclair was no longer as infatuated with her as he once was.
’Men are all pigs.’
’Before they have you, they’ll hold you in the palm of their hand and coddle you.’
’After they get you, they cast you aside like a worn-out shoe, tossing you away like trash and wishing they could kick you as far away as possible.’
’Just look at how he treated Claire Mercer. How he used to lie to her and despise her.’
’And now?’
’After their relationship completely fell apart, he actually started to miss the good things about her.’
’What a masochist!’
Scarlett Jewel thought furiously.
But she didn’t dare say another word.
She could only hope that the wedding tomorrow would go off without a hitch.
She wanted to marry into the Sinclair family in a blaze of glory. There absolutely couldn’t be any screw-ups.
「The next day.」
Mrs. Rowan picked up Claire Mercer early in the morning to get her hair and makeup done.
She was naturally beautiful, with skin so fair it seemed to glow and features that were both delicate and striking.
She didn’t need heavy makeup; a light touch was enough to make her breathtakingly beautiful.
After her makeup was done, the stylist put her long hair into a high updo, revealing the perfect lines of her neck.
Once her hair and makeup were complete, Mrs. Rowan handed her an exquisite gift box.
"This is..."
Mrs. Rowan almost let Adrian Sutton’s name slip.
Luckily, she caught herself in time.
"The gown I prepared for you."
"Hurry and try it on to see if it fits. If it doesn’t, we still have time to make some quick alterations."
The gown was a high-end luxury piece that Adrian Sutton had custom-ordered for her long ago.
But Mrs. Rowan couldn’t say that.
After all, given Adrian Sutton’s current image in Claire Mercer’s mind...
...how could he possibly afford such a luxurious and expensive gown?
Adrian Sutton knew this as well.
That was why he had given the gown to his aunt to present to Claire Mercer.
The moment Claire Mercer received the gown, she was completely stunned.
As a designer herself, she naturally recognized the brand, which exclusively made formal gowns.
Not only that, it was one of the most expensive and difficult-to-acquire haute couture brands in the world.
The kind of brand that most people couldn’t buy from, even if they had the money.
When Stella Thorne and Roxanne Peyton saw the gown, which was covered in countless tiny pink diamonds, they were left utterly speechless.
