Sexton snorted disdainfully. "Peregrine, I don''t want to start a fight on a day like this, but if you
disturbed the memorial service, you''re cutting yourself out of the Pock family for good."
It was a clear threat to ostracize Peregrine from the Pock family!
Jacob''s voice was cold. "ra is my daughter, and Noe is Palmer''s fiancée. What''s the problem
with them being here?"
Peregrine took a puff from his cigar, letting it dangle from his lips. "Ha, since when did you have
another kid? If she’s not in the family tree, she''s not legitimate. And since when did Ms. Noe
Schnabel ever acknowledge the engagement? Palmer, youe from a decent family. Ms.
Schnabel never treated you like one of hers."
Noe raised an eyebrow coldly.
The Pock family was indeed a den of vipers, each harboring their own agendas, eager to knock
Palmer off his pedestal at the Pock Group. Yet, aside from Sexton, none of them had any real
interest in the family business. It was Palmer''s efforts alone that had grown the Pock Group into
the towering enterprise it was today!
Noe smirked. "And what makes you think I don''t acknowledge the engagement? Did I tell you
that? Or was it you moonlighting as a fortune teller? With such skill, you might as well set up shop
under a bridge instead of disrupting proceedings here."
Peregrine was indeed there to stir trouble.
"Ms. Schnabel, such a sharp tongue. Does Mr. Schnabel know?"
"My Dad and Granddad are on their way here. If you''re interested, I can arrange for you to have a
drink with them."
Larson chimed in from the back. "Ms. Schnabel, I heard you''re not fond of Palmer. If that''s the case,
why waste his time?"
Noe nced at Larson lightly. Just as Palmer was about to speak, Noe''s voice, calm yetced
with amusement, cut through.
"How do you know I don''t like him? Is fortune-telling your hobby too?"
Noe''s smile was icy as she intertwined her fingers with Palmer''s.
The moment their hands locked, Palmer''s eyes gleamed with wild joy!
Standing next to Palmer, Noe could hear his heart pounding, a rapid, drum-like rhythm. His whole
being radiated an indescribable joy and disbelief!
It seemed her choice wasn''t wrong after all. Noe lifted their entwined hands. "I don''t dislike him.
As Palmer''s fiancée, I believe my presence here ispletely justified."
ra, standing by their side, covered her mouth and silently moved closer to Jacob. Even as a
bystander, she was moved by her sister''s bold and direct confession of her feelings for Palmer!
Palmer could hardly believe his ears. "Noe, you said... what?"
"I won''t repeat myself."
"You said you like me! Is that true? You won''t regret it?"
Noe gazed into Palmer''s eyes. Her feelings weren''t a whim, nor were they out of pity for Palmer
being all alone in the world!
Falling in love wasn’t a singr moment but a tapestry woven from countless shared experiences -
from their first encounter at the border to countless covertpetitions.
In the midst of a world aze with lights, Palmer always lingered in the twilight, solely for her.
Whenever he looked at her, his eyes held nothing but her image. Amid the ebb and flow of trivial
grievances, Palmer remained a steadfast presence, always ready to extend his hand in support.
It was after discovering their deep, soulful connection that Noe suddenly realized, missing out on
Palmer might be her biggest regret!
Seeing the dynamics within the Pock family today, Noe realized her presence wasn''t about
some trivial engagement. Engagements, to her or the Schnabel family, were no shackles.
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She was here, all because of Palmer!
Only after arriving did Noe see that Palmer, like her, was fighting against the currents within a
vast family.
Surrounded by people who couldn''t offer warmth, yet he had given all his tenderness and warmth to
her!
Noe tightened her grip on Palmer''s hand. "I won''t do anything I''ll regret, so if you ever betray me,
I''ll kill you. Palmer, I''m not known for my patience. If we''re together, you can only have eyes for me!"
Feeling Noe''s resolve, Palmer felt a rush of happiness so intense, he thought his heart might
burst!
"Okay! Don’t worry, I won''t give you the opportunity to kill me."
Noe lifted her gaze and murmured softly. "Also, your dad was mistaken; it’s not that I don’t want to
deal with you."
At most, she found Palmer a tad bothersome, disrupting her work, so she casually blocked him a
few times.
"Mm, he was mistaken," Palmer responded.
Noe raised an eyebrow. "Cat got your tongue? Are you a parrot?"
"I''m just too thrilled; everything you say is correct, I''ll just listen to you!" He chuckled softly, his joy
reaching every part of him, a sense ofpleteness he''d never felt before. If not for the
surrounding crowd, he''d have drawn Noe close for a heartfelt talk. He had never felt so ted!
Sensing Palmer''s happiness, Noe smiled too. She tilted her chin up, facing the somewhat
intrusive crowd gathered around them. "I can''t stand them, so I''m nning to take care of them
once and for all!"
Palmer''s gaze shifted towards the distant rtives of the Pock family, his eyes regaining their icy
edge. "You''re not wee here. If you can''t understand humannguage, then I won''t waste my
words!"
Peregrine snorted coldly. "What do you want to do about it? I''m already here; you can''t possibly kick
me out!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a dozen bodyguards emerged from seemingly nowhere,
surrounding the Pock family''s distant rtives. The bodyguards, sporting sunsses, didn''t
advance but each had a leash attached to a snarling Mastiff!
From the crowd, disguised Ivan pulled out a specially made spray and started frantically spraying
Peregrine and hispanions!
A pungent odor assaulted their nostrils, akin to rotten fish and spoiled shrimp mixed with an
indescribably foul stench, making them nauseous.
Larson, covering his nose, frowned and said, "Did you just fart? Why does it smell so bad? What the
hell did you eat for lunch!"
As Ivan sprayed towards Larson''s face, he murmured disdainfully, "Why is he so greedy? Isn''t
smelling it enough? Why is he asking for the recipe?"
Larson''s mouth was filled with a smell so overpowering it seemed to pierce his brain, making him
double over and retch!
Finding a gap, Ivan rolled out of the crowd and sat at Noe''s feet, signaling her with a gesture.
"Mission aplished! Boss, this concoction is a Mastiff''s favorite. Since they can''t understand
humannguage, let''s see if they can understand dogs’!"
The surrounding Mastiffs, attracted by the scent unbearable to humans but irresistible to them,
turned their eyes blood red with excitement.