True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 1851

Soon, everyone made their way to the solarium outside. It was large enough to fit everyone.

Now that they were all together, they had a very lively lunch.

Gary and Celeste were very surprised when they spotted Essie as they walked downstairs.

Gary noticed that something was going on. He glanced at Zayne, who was beside him.

"Uncle, why do you look so annoyed?" Gary looked over at Essie, who was beside Celeste. He asked with a smirk, "Essie, my uncle doesn't seem to like sitting next to me. How about you sit in my spot instead?"

Essie smiled as she heard that, "That sounds like a great idea. I don't really like the heat, so sitting next to an iceberg might help me."

"Hahaha!"

Everyone laughed as soon as Essie said that.

Heinz and Grace looked at each other.

Mr. Yarbrough also smiled.

Similarly, Jensen and his wife Alice also exchanged a hearty laugh.

Everyone looked curiously at Zayne, waiting to see if the usually stoic man would get angry.

However, to everyone's disappointment, Zayne had no expression on his face. He remained calm and collected as if they weren't talking about him at all.

Then, Gary stood up and pulled out a chair while Essie made her way over to him. Ever the gentleman, Gary had Essie sit next to Zayne. It was very smooth of Gary to do this.

After giving his seat to Essie, Gary sat down between Leah and Celeste and glanced at Leah.

Leah shot him a thumbs-up in secret.

All of them were in silent understanding of what they were doing.

When they had selected their seats earlier, Leah had secretly asked Gary to allow Essie to sit next to Zayne.

"Sorry to leave Miss Lawell with you, Uncle," Gary did not forget to remind Zayne of this.

Zayne raised an eyebrow, but he did not say anything.

With that, Gary continued to tease Zayne, "Uncle, seems like you're handling it pretty well. Make sure you learn how to care for a girl properly so that you're aware of what to do once you're officially in a relationship."

"Mr. Yarbrough knows what to do," Essie immediately defended Zayne and spoke up, "He doesn't like to express his feelings. I can see that he's not one to fall for anyone easily, but once he does, he's a very loyal man. He would never betray his lover."

Everyone gave Zayne astonished looks after hearing Essie's words. They doubted that a man as cold as he was could be so passionate.

Wouldn't he be ruthless instead?

No one said a word as they looked at him.

Then, everyone looked at Essie sympathetically.

It wasn't easy to go after a man like Zayne.

Zayne was the type to seclude himself within his own fortress of solitude. He had his defenses up against the rest of the world.

He was prickly, cold and super unapproachable.

Essie needed to be strong to be able to deal with him.

Mr. Yarbrough said, "It's rare that you admire Zayne so much. He's not much of a talker, so I hope you won't take it to heart."

"Mr. Yarbrough, just call me Essie," Essie immediately answered respectfully, "I know what

Zayne's like."

Her words carried a lot of meaning indeed.

Zayne raised his eyebrow and glanced at Essie. He spat, "Shut up."

If she went on like this, everyone would probably think that he had something to do with Essie.

"Alright, I'll shut up," Essie immediately nodded and chuckled, "You're finally talking to me. I thought you were never going to."

"I told you to shut up," Zayne's tone was indifferent as he spoke.

Essie paused before she burst into laughter, "It's rare for you to say so much to me."

Zayne didn't know what to do. Essie was too excited, and she just didn't know how to shut up.

He decided to remain silent as he picked up his utensils and shoved a piece of meat into Essie's mouth.

"Mmmph!"

Essie was stunned for a moment before she grinned happily.

Everyone felt that this was a silent show of affection from Zayne.

Was Essie still pursuing him, or were they already dating?

It seemed that it was more likely the latter.

Grace and Heinz looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Gary smiled slyly.