The Killer Queen ( Noella Briony ) novel Chapter 420

The Serene Haven was all set and ready for the big day.

Since it was a family gathering, Marcel found himself seated right beside Sexton.

Sexton, with tears streaming down his face, watched as Noella and Palmer walked in hand in hand. His memory was a bit fuzzy these days. He'd been slipping into longer and longer periods of unconsciousness lately. But seeing his grandson, the one he worried about the most, finally standing next to a girl in a wedding dress brought tears to his eyes.

Helen passed him a handkerchief. “Dry your eyes, will ya? It's just an engagement, not the wedding!”

“An engagement is wonderful too. I guess I won't be around to see the wedding!” Taking the handkerchief, Sexton carefully dried his face and looked over at the young couple walking towards him, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction. Helen watched him, her expression calm. “Well, now you can say you've no regrets.”

“How can I not have regrets...” Everyone has regrets. He just didn’t have the time to make up for his anymore!

Merrick Horwich casually asked, “What regrets do you have?”

“Oh, loads! I spent the last few years in the hospital, but I wasn’t idle, you know!” Saying this, Sexton pulled out a notebook from his pocket, flipping it open to reveal a list of densely packed plans.

【70th Wedding Anniversary with Helen, a travel itinerary.】

【Taking the grandkids on a world tour.】

【Raising Palmer’s kid, a childhood development plan.】

It was surprising that Sexton, in his idle hospital days, had written down so many things! “Ya know, a man's gotta have something to look forward to, or life just ain’t worth living!”

Helen blinked, “You were planning to take me... on a trip?”

“Yeah! Didn’t we say when we got married that we’d travel every year? Work got in the way, then family troubles, and it just never happened!” These plans were a distant memory for Helen, forgotten over time. She always thought she wasn’t the one truly in his heart! But as the years passed and circumstances changed, no one dwelled on these thoughts anymore. Before becoming Mrs. Pollack, Helen was the dazzling star Helen Barth! She wouldn’t have married a man she didn’t love, no matter how wealthy he was.

“Why didn’t you say these things when we were younger?”

“With your temper? You’d have thought I was lying. Besides, who talks about love and affection all the time!” It’s all a bit embarrassing to say out loud! Helen wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye, remaining silent.

The engagement ceremony was simple. Beckett looked at Noella, his emotions mixed. “Noella, I’m so happy for you! But I have to ask, do you agree to be engaged to Palmer, to be fiancés?”