Cutie, Please Marry Me Again (Jenna and Hansen) novel Chapter 87

At this time, the chandelier in the living room was turned on and the place was brightly lit.

The front row seat in the living room was empty. It was a large mahogany upholstered couch that had been Grandma Richards' seat.

There were many masters and descendants of the Richards family sitting in the back row without any outsiders, not even Marissa's family or Claude's wives' families. Even when General Delia wanted to send Sabrina over, Grandma Richards turned him down.

Since Trevor couldn't come, Claude would naturally be the master. He was sitting in the middle of the back seat, and both of his wives were sitting on either side of him. Trevor was the eldest among his siblings in the Richards family, but because Trevor was bedridden and in a vegetative state, and also because Marissa was a woman, she had to sit behind Claude. Wives were valued by their husbands, and if their husbands were absent, they would naturally lose their positions in the family.

It was because of this that Marissa had some prejudices towards Jenna as she was the one who had put her husband in the hospital. Ever since Trevor was admitted to the hospital, whenever there was any family gathering, she never really had a genuine or happy smile on her face.

As for Grandma Richards' daughters, one was temporarily staying in the Richards Manor due to her husband's downfall and the other one was sitting in the back row with her husband.

The next row was the descendants of the Richards family. Norton was sitting on the left and Andrea was sitting next to Norton. The two main seats in the middle were for Hansen, but there was only one seat left as Aria occupied one as she waited for Hansen to come over.

Earl and Georgia were seated as the guests of honour. However, this was all because of Marissa, who wanted to make sure that Grandma Richards recognized Aria as her future granddaughter-in-law in front of everyone at the birthday celebration.

All the workers of the Richards family had arrived, but they were all standing without a sound in the side room connected to the living room.

When Hansen appeared in the living room holding Jenna's hand, almost all the eyes in the living room fell on them with all kinds of expressions on their faces. At first they were looking at their faces, but soon, their eyes fell on their interlocked hands. He held her hand tightly, determined and did not care about what people were saying.

Jenna felt very embarrassed and awkward under their gazes. There were all kinds of gazes such as contempt, indifference, disdain, resentment, calm, and inscrutable. However, none of them displayed any warmth or affection. Just like three years ago, she was still despised and unaccepted by those in the room.

The only difference this time around was that Hansen held her hand throughout, even when he saw Aria, he did not let go of her hand. He didn't take Jenna to his seat because Aria was sitting there and there was only one empty seat left. So he took her hand and sat down in a separate chair next to the couch.

Aria had been waiting for Hansen next to his seat. The moment she saw Hansen, her face lit up and she was overjoyed. However, her face soon darkened!

Her eyes were fixed on Hansen as he walked into the room. He held Jenna's hand tightly and his eyes were gentle and caring as he looked at Jenna. Aria's eyes soon filled with resentment and hatred.

She turned her head and looked at Norton, who had a tense look on his face and was glaring at Hansen's hand on Jenna's. His hands were on his knees, gripping his pants tightly and the veins on his hands had popped out. He gritted his teeth and did not make any sound, and no expression could be seen on his face.

"Coward," Aria was amused yet angry at the same time. Suddenly, she felt relieved as there was nothing to be afraid of. She was not the only one who did not want to see them together. She wanted to know how long they were going to last. Deep down, she despised Norton who loved Jenna but did not dare to openly pursue her and didn't want to think about how to win her heart. He kept his eyes on them and played tricks behind their backs. He was really a sinister and despicable sc*mbag.

Jenna felt a little uncomfortable at the others' gazes on her. If she had not promised Grandma Richards that she would come, she would have definitely turned around and bolted out. Hansen, on the other hand, seemed to have read her mind. He kept holding onto her hand as if he was afraid that she might run away.

Jenna thought, "He must be afraid that I would run away and he would break his promise to his grandmother, otherwise, why didn't he go over and sit with Aria? Instead, he's accompanying me."

She had no interest in coming over to stick her nose into other people's family affairs in the cold and aloof Richards Manor.

Everything was just for show. After today, she might not need to come back here ever. She was just going to let other people think what they want to think and say what they want to say. Why should she care about them?

While she was thinking about it, Meroy came out.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to Meroy.