Chapter 659


    Apanied by her maid of honor, Mandy descended the red carpet with measured steps.


    At the end of the carpet, Chadwick awaited her, dressed splendidly in a traditional groom attire. His


    gaze remained fixed on Mandy, who looked elegant in her antiquece veil and flowing gown.


    With eagerness, Chadwick moved closer to ept Mandy''s hand from the maid of honor. Confusion


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    crossed his face as his eyes shifted to the apple she held.


    ''Didn''t I eat an apple in the car? Why does Esther have another one?'' he thought.


    In the audience, Selene''s curiosity piqued as she observed the couple on stage. Just then, a staff


    member from the weddingpany approached her, whispering, "Madam Pendleton, Ms. Pendleton


    has disappeared."


    Selene frowned. "And what about Mr. Warner?"


    Before the woman could reply, the sky erupted with fireworks, and the air filled with the smell of


    gunpowder.


    "We can''t reach Mr. Warner on his phone either," the head of the wedding nner murmured.


    Selene''s gaze returned almost instantly to the stage, where Mandy still stood under her antiquece


    veil. The ceremony was on the verge ofmencing, steeped in age-old traditions.


    Disregarding the puzzled looks from the guests, Selene rose abruptly and made her way onto the


    stage. "Stop the wedding!"


    Chadwick frowned and retorted, "Mom, this is my wedding! Can you not cause a scene?"


    "The wedding is off."


    Selene couldn''t risk voicing her suspicion that the veiled bride might be Mandy, not Esther, in front of


    Chadwick and all the guests.


    Unmasking Mandy would turn their entire family into aughingstock.


    After all, instead of marrying Esther, the Quill heiress, Chadwick would end up marrying his half-sister,


    Mandy.


    "Mom, stop being ridiculous!"


    Chadwick''s grip on Selene''s arm tightened, causing her pain. She responded by pping him squarely


    across the face.


    "I''ve thought long and hard about it, and I''ve never felt Esther is worthy of my son!" she said.


    Oliver and Marcus, both in the audience, exchanged puzzled nces upon witnessing the unfolding


    drama on stage.


    Marcus decided to take preemptive action against the Pendletons. Meanwhile, Oliver had already


    dispatched someone to locate Bradley. As per the wedding n, Bradley and Mandy should be making


    their entrance soon.


    Soon enough, Sadie approached Oliver and urgently whispered, "We can''t find Bradley and Mandy


    anywhere."


    Oliver suddenly understood why Selene was at the center of the stage.


    Confusion rippled through the guests, each silently pondering, ''What on earth is happening?''


    Oliver suspected that the bride might be Mandy. However, he had no intention of removing her, as


    Selene desired.


    "Madam Pendleton, you''ve had ample opportunities to voice objections to this wedding. Why create a


    scene now? Do you doubt the Quills'' determination?" Oliver asked.


    Selene red at Oliver. She refused to disbelieve that he seemed unaware of the situation involving


    Esther and Bradley.


    "Oliver, why should my son''s first marriage be to a woman incapable of bearing children?" she asked.