After she changed, she returned to the event hall. Hayden was already gone and so were most of the guests.
Shelly forced herself to remain calm so that no one would suspect her.
"Eric, are you really not tired?" Layla asked Eric.
She wanted him to rest as they had woken up early that morning. Since Elliot and Hayden had redirected most of the guests to another hall and the others were taking care of the female guests, the married couple could finally catch a break.
Eric shook his head. "I'm not tired. You can go take a nap if you are."
"I'm not tired either! I am just excited to be married." Layla smiled gently. "I didn't really get the feeling that we are married until today. Being a bride at my wedding feels far more realistic than getting the marriage certificate."
"Why don't you change out of your heels, at least?" Eric suggested.
"Okay."
Shelly watched as Eric and Layla left the hall and wanted to follow them. However, if she stalked them, she would definitely look suspicious, and she knew that the couple would eventually return to the hall.
"Miss, you look unfamiliar. Which family are you from?" A man came out of nowhere and started to flirt with Shelly.
Shelly looked at the man in front of her and opened her mouth hesitantly.
She could not simply make up a family as the man would eventually see through her lies.
Just as Shelly was thinking of pretending to be mute, a child bumped into her and fell down. She immediately helped him up.
"I'm sorry, but I need to take care of the kids," she said before taking the little boy's hand and bringing him over to a group of children nearby.
Shelly had a cheerful personality, so she was generally loved by children. After spending some time with the children, she realized that she was safest with them because there was not a single guest who suspected her identity.
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