Rachel, who looked perplexed, eventually uttered, “Not too late to have a wedding ceremony in the future? It’s funny how you have the nerve to say this.” Justin felt feeble, asking, “What do you think of this then?”
“The wedding ceremony has to take place. Despite the fact that both the bride and groom do not have that many relatives, they still have their friends to invite, right? Like you, me, Jolly, and Hernandez, who are quite close to them. We can even invite Gloria’s friends from the orchestra and also Victor’s schoolmates to the wedding.”
“Hmm. Well then, do you have any ideas on the wedding ceremony if we are really having one?” he asked. She then patiently explained to him about the plans of the wedding ceremony.
Rachel was a traditionalist at heart. When her grandmother was still alive, she was told by her grandmother that a wedding ceremony was a must in a marriage. Her grandmother even mentioned that she was going to walk Rachel down the aisle when Rachel was getting married. Even though her grandmother had passed away, she held her grandmother’s words close to her heart.
“The only problem now is actually just about the venue. I was going to ask them where they wanted to have it, but they decided to not have one now.”
“I’ve been thinking about this but I can’t seem to figure it out.” Rachel let out a sigh. “So, I have to come and discuss it with you.”
After all, Justin was Gloria’s only relative. “Hold on a second.” Then, he stood up and went to his study room. After a while, he returned with a heavy booklet and placed it in front of Rachel, saying, “Please take a look at this.”
“This is…” she exclaimed as she opened it. “Previously, I thought that they would want to get engaged first. So, I sought some advice on banquet planning. This summer villa has more than enough space to accommodate all the guests. It is also quite convenient for them to be picked up or dropped off. Since they mentioned that they do not want a wedding, this means that they would want to keep it as simple as possible. What do you think about this?”
Rachel flipped through that big booklet, and the more she read, the happier she became, gasping, “It’s very beautiful.”
In the booklet, there were two sets of wedding. plans-a garden wedding and a church. wedding. The summer villa was ideal for a garden wedding because it had a nice and large lawn outside the villa. The villa was also suitable for a church wedding because of its location which was near to a church.
“I think this is wonderful,” Her eyes were locked on the booklet, and she was hesitant to close them even though she had finished reading. “When did you arrange this? You should’ve told us.”
“Well, I had plenty of free time.” Rachel let out a sigh of relief. “I was just thinking, if you don’t take this matter seriously. as well, how am I supposed to plan for the rest of this wedding ceremony?”
“So, do you feel better now?” Justin asked.
“Yes, I feel better now.” All of a sudden, a knock on the door interrupted their conversation. “Sir, do you want to have dinner now or later?’ Justin’s butler, Franco, inquired.
Hearing this, Justin and Rachel both looked at their watches at the same time. Without them even noticing, it was already past 6.00PM. The sun had set, and it was getting dark outside.
“I’ll leave now,” she said. “Miss Hudson, are you not staying for dinner? Sir had instructed the chef to prepare extra dishes,” Franco asked curiously. She was a little taken aback. Hearing the question, Justin frowned as he shot a glance at Franco.
Justin did tell the chef to make a few extra dishes in case Rachel stayed for dinner. However, the way Franco phrased it made it sound as if they were forcing her to stay. But what was said could never be easily undone.
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