Chapter 24
"You don''t need to know."
Skr answered.
Although he said so, the middle-aged woman did not let him go. She gave Coralie a brief introduction,
"Valerie Rae and Skr were childhood sweethearts. They were very close when they were young. At
that time, they often role yed as a married couple. Unexpectedly, when Grandmother fell ill, Skr
married in a rush, which was quite a filial act."
Coralie understood what she meant.
She was trying to say that Coralie took advantage of the situation, and that Skr did not truly love
Coralie, but this girl named Valerie instead.
However, Skr''s reaction just now seemed to indicate this point. This girl named Valerie was an
important person to Skr.
"Elsa, they were just children ying around back then! And, there was even such an incident between
them. What''s the point of you mentioning it now?"
Grandmother Hond interrupted the middle-aged woman directly.
Elsa Hond was the younger sister of Skr''s father. She was Skr''s aunt.
Her husband was a member of the Rae family. It had always been her goal to set up Valerie and Skr
as a couple.
"Yes, granny, I was wrong." Elsa replied.
Skr''s grandfather had passed away, and Grandmother Hond was now the head of the family. No
one dared to disobey her.
Although she had apologised for her words, Elsa was still ring at Coralie.
"Valerie is a grown up now. Perhaps she already has a boyfriend abroad." Elsa added.
Valerie and Coralie were of the same age, they were both 25 years old.
"Granny, I have to defend Valerie on this. She has always valued Skr, having no other thoughts
about other men. I have no idea what she would think, after hearing about Skr''s marriage."
Even though she knew that Grandmother Hond did not want to hear this, she still wanted to say it out
loud.
After all, if the Hond family and Rae family were to unite through marriage, she would be the
beneficiary.
Coralie stared at Skr the whole time, trying to see if she could discover anything.
However, maybe it was because Skr knew how to disguise his feelings, except for the strange
moment when Valerie''s name was mentioned, there was no change in his cold eyes after that.
"What are you looking at?" asked Skr.
Skr also noticed that Coralie had been staring at him.
"Nothing."
Coralie lowered her head.
At this time, Elsa said, "Valerie will graduate in less than a year. After that, she mentioned that she
woulde back here to begin her career."
"Less than a year?" Coralie thought.
She did not know why she felt so ironic at this time.
No wonder Skr said that he was signing a year''s contract with her. It was to wait for Valerie''s return.
By the time the contract was over, he would be free and single again.
"Got it."
Skr''s voice was faint.
Coralie was not sure if it was an illusion, but she felt that when Skr heard this sentence, his hand,
which had been holding her, suddenly loosened.
"By the way, Skr, your good-luck-bride seems to be really useful. Grandmother Hond was able to
be discharged from the hospital in such a short time, it must have been the luck she brought.
Others were only gathering around to watch how the conversation unfolded. Only Elsa was
enthusiastically speaking.
She specifically emphasized on the words "Good-luck-bride.", in order to humiliate Coralie and put her
in her ce. She should not expect to be treated well just because she was now married to Skr.
"I''m very happy to be able to help grandmother feel better," Coralie said.
Coralie, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly shook her head, and her beautiful eyes met
Elsa''s eyes. Elsa had heavy makeup and eyeliner on.
Hearing her words, Elsa was a little unhappy. She said those words to hurt Coralie , but unexpectedly,
she took it generously.
"Humph, at least you have somemon sense." Elsa shook her hand and asked, "I wonder what do
the parents of this good-luck-bride work as?"
"I have a name. My name is Coralie Chariott." Coralie retorted.
The title "good-luck-bride" was very condescending. Although everyone in the Hond family knew that
she was married to Skr because of Grandmother Hond''s poor health, it was still a nasty thing to
hear.
But everyone saw the emerald bracelet on her hand, which proved that Grandmother Hond had
acknowledged her identity.
She acknowledged Coralie as her granddaughter-inw.
"Oh, it''s Coralie Chariott." the crowd responded.
At this time, Grandmother Hond had been assisted while she moved to sit down by the table.
At this time, those who were watching the fun just now were all standing aside and asking questions.
"Coralie, what do your parents do? Where is their business located?" one of the by-standers asked.
"How could her parents be business owners? What are you thinking?" another guest of the banquet
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replied.
"Coralie is so beautiful. She must have had stic surgery. She has a good figure too, I guess she had
gone through multiple surgeries!" the other guest added.
All the people around were asking questions, and every question was aggressive.
They liked feeling superior, and it was rare for them that amoner was around. Hence, they had to
interrogate her thoroughly.
"Do you all have any opinions about the wife I chose?"
Skr, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. He raised his hand and held Coralie in his
arms. He looked at his rtives around him, and his eyes were full of anger.
"This..." the crowd was bbergasted.
These people thought that Skr was forced to marry her, but judging by his actions, it did not seem as
if he was forced. He was obviously protecting her.
"She is the one I chose to marry. You are not qualified, nor in a position to question her. If anyone talks
behind her back in the future, I do not care if you are my rtive or not, I will not let you off the hook."
Skr warned.
Skr stood next to Coralie in a ck suit. His sharp gaze seemed to warn everyone who was present.
This was beyond Coralie''s expectation.
However, she knew that these people were silent now because they had no idea that she used to be a
divorcee.
If one day her identity was revealed, she could not imagine what would happen to her.
How could a rich and noble family like the Hond family allow a second-hand woman to marry into the
family?
"Thank you."
She always thanked him for standing up for her.
Skr then held her by her waist and walked towards the round table they were assigned to.
"If they are questioning you, it means that they are questioning me." Skr said.
Coralie agreed with him.
"Well..."
Coralie wanted to ask about Valerie, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt that she was not in
any position to ask.
"If you want to ask about Valerie, I advise you to shut up. This has nothing to do with you." he snapped.
The voice was cold and terrible.
"I''m sorry." said Coralie.
Coralie bit her lip. She really hated herself for being inquisitive.
Grandmother Hond sat at the table next to them.
Grandmother Hond had always sat with her grandchildren. She always said that since she was so
elderly, she wanted to cherish every chance she had to see her grandchildren.
The younger ones were told by their parents to seize the opportunity to sit near Grandmother Hond.
Everyone sat down, but the seat next to Coralie was empty.
"Hello, you must be my sister-inw." someone greeted Coralie.
Originally, when Coralie thought that this position would be left empty, a little girl sat over.
Coralie turned her head and saw a girl with short hair sitting next to her. She dressed like a boy.
"Hello."
Coralie smiled.
"I admire you. You are a celebrity in our school. The school auditorium still hangs the photos of you
participating in the dancepetition. It''s really beautiful." the girl said to Coralie.