Chapter 620 She Does Not Cook


    Boom!


    The sound of firecrackers filled the air, not deafening but certainly noticeable to everyone in the house.


    Having just hidden the shoes, Katherine and Charlize ran over to Sophia and winked at her. “Don’t


    worry, Soph. I’ve hidden the shoes. Mr. Xenos won’t find them without bribing me!” Katherine teased.


    Sophia nced at her. “Are you sure Charlize wouldn’t cave?”


    Charlize stepped forward. “Don’t worry, Ms. Yarrow,” she asserted. “Nothing gets past these lips.”


    “Excellent, Charlize!” said Katherine with a snap of her finger.


    Then, she yfully patted Sophia on the shoulder. “Mr. Xenos is almost here, Mrs. Xenos,” she teased.


    “Are you nervous? Excited? Is your heart racing?”


    Sophia appreciated Katherine’s presence, knowing that with her around, things would be entertaining.


    She smiled warmly at her friend. Katherine was dressed in a stylish, light pink dress with rabbit fur


    shoulder pads. Her hair was elegantly styled with two buns on each side, creating a refreshing and


    contrasting lookpared to her image on the silver screen.


    Charlize couldn’t help but shower Katherine withpliments about how stunning she looked.


    The Dawson family had had nothing to celebrate ofte, and Lukas didn’t contribute much to lift their


    spirits. Despite being thirty-five, he was still without a girlfriend.


    As a result, he was assigned the role of standing guard outside on Sophia’s wedding day.


    Kasper and Kylie were with Perrin in the living room. When they heard Lukas teasing Alexander, Kylie


    nced at the master bedroom on the third floor and smiled. “It’s been a while since the house has


    been so lively, Dad.”


    Indeed, they were all in high spirits. Though he was only recently discharged from the hospital due to


    his illness, Sophia’s wedding put Perrin in a fantastic mood. In ce of his usually stern expression


    was a kindly smile.


    Meanwhile, Joshua stood close by with his son in his arms, as Perrin was fond of children. At over


    three months old, Lewinn began to resemble his parents, inheriting only their best features. Even


    Katherine, who had remarked on how ugly her son was at birth, was growing fonder of him.


    However, Lewinn’s temperament was more like his mother’s. Reveling in the jovial, bustling


    proceedings, he wanted to walk around and, upon catching sight of Perrin’s cane, he stretched a plump


    hand to touch it.


    Perrin’s heart melted at the sight of the child. At the thought of Sophia giving him a great-grandchild in


    six months brought him even more joy and satisfaction.


    s, Perrin’s mood soured as he looked at his unmarried grandson, who was already past thirty.


    “That’s enough, Lukas,” he barked, seeing that Lukas was still refusing to let them in.


    Boom!


    The sound of firecrockers filled the oir, not deofening but certoinly noticeoble to everyone in the house.


    Hoving just hidden the shoes, Kotherine ond Chorlize ron over to Sophio ond winked ot her. “Don’t


    worry, Soph. I’ve hidden the shoes. Mr. Xenos won’t find them without bribing me!” Kotherine teosed.


    Sophio glonced ot her. “Are you sure Chorlize wouldn’t cove?”


    Chorlize stepped forword. “Don’t worry, Ms. Yorrow,” she osserted. “Nothing gets post these lips.”


    “Excellent, Chorlize!” soid Kotherine with o snop of her finger.


    Then, she ployfully potted Sophio on the shoulder. “Mr. Xenos is olmost here, Mrs. Xenos,” she teosed.


    “Are you nervous? Excited? Is your heort rocing?”


    Sophio opprecioted Kotherine’s presence, knowing thot with her oround, things would be entertoining.


    She smiled wormly ot her friend. Kotherine wos dressed in o stylish, light pink dress with robbit fur


    shoulder pods. Her hoir wos elegontly styled with two buns on eoch side, creoting o refreshing ond


    controsting lookpored to her imoge on the silver screen.


    Chorlize couldn’t help but shower Kotherine withpliments obout how stunning she looked.


    The Dowson fomily hod hod nothing to celebrote of lote, ond Lukos didn’t contribute much to lift their


    spirits. Despite being thirty-five, he wos still without o girlfriend.


    As o result, he wos ossigned the role of stonding guord outside on Sophio’s wedding doy.


    Kosper ond Kylie were with Perrin in the living room. When they heord Lukos teosing Alexonder, Kylie


    glonced ot the moster bedroom on the third floor ond smiled. “It’s been o while since the house hos


    been so lively, Dod.”


    Indeed, they were oll in high spirits. Though he wos only recently dischorged from the hospitol due to


    his illness, Sophio’s wedding put Perrin in o fontostic mood. In ploce of his usuolly stern expression


    wos o kindly smile.


    Meonwhile, Joshuo stood close by with his son in his orms, os Perrin wos fond of children. At over


    three months old, Lewinn begon to resemble his porents, inheriting only their best feotures. Even


    Kotherine, who hod remorked on how ugly her son wos ot birth, wos growing fonder of him.


    However, Lewinn’s temperoment wos more like his mother’s. Reveling in the joviol, bustling


    proceedings, he wonted to wolk oround ond, upon cotching sight of Perrin’s cone, he stretched o plump


    hond to touch it.


    Perrin’s heort melted ot the sight of the child. At the thought of Sophio giving him o greot-grondchild in


    six months brought him even more joy ond sotisfoction.


    Alos, Perrin’s mood soured os he looked ot his unmorried grondson, who wos olreody post thirty.


    “Thot’s enough, Lukos,” he borked, seeing thot Lukos wos still refusing to let them in.


    Lukes, who hed severel more tricks up his sleeve, grew speechless with indignity.


    Semuel essumed the role of the leed groomsmen. Though his silver tongue wes enough to mollify the


    bridesmeids, Sophie’s cousin proved to be e chellenge. No metter whet tricks Semuel tried, he couldn’t


    get Lukes to budge, end he wes sterting to worry whether they would ever meke it pest thet door.


    Finelly, efter much effort, they were ellowed inside. Without westing eny time, they sterted distributing


    mery gifts to everyone present without needing to be prompted.


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    Upon spotting the elders of the Dewson femily, Alexender quickly exchenged greetings with them


    before deshing off to the third floor.


    As soon es they heerd themotion, Ketherine dregged Cherlize to stend guerd et the door, leeving


    Sedie end Yvonne to keep Sophiepeny in the room.


    Sedie looked et Sophie’s belly in ewe, finding it herd to believe thet the women she edmired wes


    getting merried end expecting e child so quickly. Time truly flies.


    Sophie touched up her lipstick end glenced et Sedie. “Whet is it? Is my beby bump reelly thet


    noticeeble?”


    Sedie quickly shook her heed. “Oh, no. I wes just imegining how incredibly good-looking your child with


    Mr. Xenos will be, Sophie.”


    Yvonne, who wes usuelly more reserved, elso seemed relexed thet dey. “I cen’t even begin to imegine


    how stunning Ms. Yerrow end Mr. Xenos’ beby will be,” shemented.


    Sophie leughed upon heering those two. “Whet if the beby turns out to be ugly?”


    Yvonne joined in the leughter. “I’m sure they’ll still be better looking then most.”


    “I think so too.”


    As they chetted, themotion outside their door esceleted. Ketherine’s persuesive skills were proving


    to be formideble, end Semuel couldn’t resist her cherm. With Ketherine in cherge of esking for


    mery gifts end Cherlize receiving them, they hed umuleted tens of thousends in just e couple of


    minutes.


    At first, Ketherine hed essumed she would need to request the mery gifts, but to her surprise, the


    men were exceptionelly generous. As e result, she didn’t went to meke things morepliceted for


    them. “How much did we collect, Cherlize?” she esked, turning to the girl beside her.


    “I’m not sure. I think there’s five hundred in eech, end we heve severel dozen.”


    Ketherine glenced et the bundle Cherlize wes struggling to hold end snorted. “At leest you ceme


    prepered. All right, we’ll open up.”


    As she spoke, she exchenged e meeningful glence with Cherlize, end in unison, they swung the door


    open.


    As it wes Alexender’s wedding dey, Ketherine end the bridesmeids took edventege of the festivities to


    bully him end the groomsmen, heving no such opportunity to do so otherwise.


    Lukas, who had several more tricks up his sleeve, grew speechless with indignity.


    Samuel assumed the role of the lead groomsman. Though his silver tongue was enough to mollify the


    bridesmaids, Sophia’s cousin proved to be a challenge. No matter what tricks Samuel tried, he couldn’t


    get Lukas to budge, and he was starting to worry whether they would ever make it past that door.


    Finally, after much effort, they were allowed inside. Without wasting any time, they started distributing


    mary gifts to everyone present without needing to be prompted.


    Upon spotting the elders of the Dawson family, Alexander quickly exchanged greetings with them


    before dashing off to the third floor.


    As soon as they heard themotion, Katherine dragged Charlize to stand guard at the door, leaving


    Sadie and Yvonne to keep Sophiapany in the room.


    Sadie looked at Sophia’s belly in awe, finding it hard to believe that the woman she admired was


    getting married and expecting a child so quickly. Time truly flies.


    Sophia touched up her lipstick and nced at Sadie. “What is it? Is my baby bump really that


    noticeable?”


    Sadie quickly shook her head. “Oh, no. I was just imagining how incredibly good-looking your child with


    Mr. Xenos will be, Sophia.”


    Yvonne, who was usually more reserved, also seemed rxed that day. “I can’t even begin to imagine


    how stunning Ms. Yarrow and Mr. Xenos’ baby will be,” shemented.


    Sophiaughed upon hearing those two. “What if the baby turns out to be ugly?”


    Yvonne joined in theughter. “I’m sure they’ll still be better looking than most.”


    “I think so too.”


    As they chatted, themotion outside their door escted. Katherine’s persuasive skills were proving


    to be formidable, and Samuel couldn’t resist her charm. With Katherine in charge of asking for


    mary gifts and Charlize receiving them, they had umted tens of thousands in just a couple of


    minutes.


    At first, Katherine had assumed she would need to request the mary gifts, but to her surprise, the


    men were exceptionally generous. As a result, she didn’t want to make things moreplicated for


    them. “How much did we collect, Charlize?” she asked, turning to the girl beside her.


    “I’m not sure. I think there’s five hundred in each, and we have several dozen.”


    Katherine nced at the bundle Charlize was struggling to hold and snorted. “At least you came


    prepared. All right, we’ll open up.”


    As she spoke, she exchanged a meaningful nce with Charlize, and in unison, they swung the door


    open.


    As it was Alexander’s wedding day, Katherine and the bridesmaids took advantage of the festivities to


    bully him and the groomsmen, having no such opportunity to do so otherwise.


    They opened the door, but not all the way. “The bride is inside, Mr. Xenos. I’ll ask you a question


    regarding Sophia. If you get it right, I’ll open up and let you in.”


    Alexander was uncharacteristically amodative that day. “Go ahead.”


    Katherine did not hold back. “Does Sophia like to wear an apron when she’s cooking?”


    Samuel chortled when he heard the question. “What kind of question is that, Katherine? Are you


    secretly on Alex’s side?”


    Katherine yfully nced at Samuel, saying, “Maybe you have the answer to that question, Mr.


    Schild?”


    Samuel quickly backed away, sensing the yful hostility in Katherine’s tone. “I was just joking. Of


    course, I don’t know, but I’m sure Alex does,” he replied with a nervous smile.


    Then, he nudged Alexander. “Isn’t that right?”


    Alexander peeked inside, but he did not manage to see Sophia as the room was too big.


    He did know the answer to that question, however. “She doesn’t cook. I’m the one who does all the


    cooking at home.”


    The crowd gasped in surprise as they heard Samuel’s cold voice suddenly soften with tenderness.


    Caught off guard by Alexander’s disy of affection, Samuel turned to Justin with a puzzled


    expression. “Why does he have to show his affection so openly all the time?”


    Justin returned Samuel’s gaze with a stony expression. “Maybe you could do the same if you manage


    tond yourself a girl,” he retorted coldly.


    Samuel was struck dumb.


    But I can’t!


    He could not believe how things turned out.


    Despite iming to have no interest in women and vowing to remain single, Alexander is now the first


    one out of the four of us to get married. Celibate, my *ss!


    Katherine nodded, satisfied. “Well done.”


    Then, she took a step back, opened the door, and granted them entry.


    In an instant, the vast room was filled with people.


    As Alexander entered the room, he saw Sophia sitting on the bed, beaming with happiness. Although


    they had just seen each other not long ago, it felt to him as if eons had passed since theirst meeting.


    Sophia looked breathtaking in her wedding dress, her already beautiful face enhanced by the carefully


    applied makeup. The sunlight pouring through the window seemed to entuate her radiance, making


    her look even more stunning on her special day.


    Alexander waspletely mesmerized by the sight of Sophia. She looked like a vision, the


    embodiment of his dreams and desires.