Chapter 435 The Wedding Day


    As soon as the photos were taken, the cameraman immediately sent them for printing, because


    there was no time for them to be edited.


    Fortunately, Maria didn''t have to worry over booking the wedding venue and the hotel.


    She spent the following days waking up early and staying upte in preparation for the wedding


    until finally, the day arrived.


    On the day of the wedding, Dani barged into Maria''s room early in the morning and mocked her


    harshly. Then there were her parents wearing cold expressions. There was no trace of joy on their


    faces to signify that their daughter was about to get married.


    Maria didn''t care about all these things; she was just d that she could finally leave this family.


    Since James was getting married, the announcement of the wedding had caused quite a stir in the


    city. Countless reporters had racked their brains to find a way to get a wedding invitation, but to no


    avail. In the end, only two reporters clinched an invitation through theirworks, and managed to


    enter the wedding venue without any trouble.


    Beginning with the bride''s makeup in the morning, the news updates of the bride and the groom


    were published on all media outlets. As per the schedule, at six o''clock in the morning, the bride


    began to get her makeup done. At eight o''clock, she changed into her wedding dress, and photos


    were taken at nine o''clock. At ten o''clock, the groom was supposed toe to pick her up.


    But to everyone''s astonishment, the man who showed up at the Song family''s house to pick up the


    bride wasn''t the groom, but his younger brother, Cooper.


    Some people stepped up to exin that James was already waiting at the hotel where the wedding


    was to be held, which finally stopped the gossip.


    Outside the gate of the Song family house, dozens of luxury cars were lined up in a neat order. The


    grand scene made everyone envious of Maria.


    Cooper carried Maria, who was blushing in embarrassment, to the car decorated with flowers.


    After the two of them climbed in, the car drove away slowly. As Maria looked back onest time at


    the Song family house, which was fading from sight, her eyes turned red.


    She had finally left the ce where she had suffered for a long time.


    "Don''t be sad. It''s not far away. You cane and visit often in the future." A male voice pulled


    Maria out of her thoughts.


    She knew that Cooper had misunderstood her, but she simply nodded without trying to correct him.


    "Thank you foring."


    If it weren''t for him, she would have made a fool of herself in public and be the first bride ever


    to climb into the wedding car by herself.


    With a gentle smile, Cooper shook his head and said, "You''re wee. I already consider you a


    part of the family."


    From now on, Maria would be James'' wife and part of the Xi family, which was one of the richest


    and most powerful families in H City.


    One by one, the luxury cars pulled into the hotel porch, and Maria soon got out of one of them.


    The hotel where the wedding was being held was the best hotel in H City, and the whole wedding


    hall had been prepared by professional staff. The decorations were mainly red in color, and they


    looked high-end and luxurious.


    The wedding ceremony started on time. Dressed in her bridesmaid gown, Siena stood behind Maria


    and excitedly repeated what she had said countless times earlier today. "I envy you so much, Maria.


    I never dreamed that you would marry James one day! Oh my God! He is there! He looks so


    handsome!"


    Maria raised her head in a daze. Through the white veil, she saw a man in a ck suit standing


    next to the wedding celebrant. The groom''s corsage was pinned to his suit, and his deep gaze fell


    on an unknown ce in the distance, as if he wasn''t seeing anything at all.


    Many women in the audience screamed in excitement as soon as they saw him, and some of them


    even called out his name.


    Maria smiled slightly. Siena might not have dreamed that Maria would marry James one day, but


    Maria herself had dreamed of it. She had dreamed of marrying him in the warm spring season while


    wearing a white wedding gown, just like she was doing now.


    On the cue of the celebrant standing on stage, Maria walked towards James carefully and elegantly.


    When she was less than a meter away from him, he stretched out his hand to her gracefully. Maria''s


    heart fluttered as she raised her hand, adorned in a white glove, and handed herself to him.


    Now that their two hands were sped together, she felt that everything had been worth it.


    The next step was for the couple to exchange rings. Siena walked over and handed James the


    brocade box. Without the slightest flicker of emotion on his face, James took out a diamond ring and


    lifted Maria''s hand to put the ring on her finger.


    Just then, his assistant ran to the stage in a hurry, ignoring the gasps from the wedding guests.


    After the assistant whispered something in James'' ear, a touch of worry crossed thetter''s face,


    and the huge diamond ring in his hand returned to the brocade box. Then, he rushed out of the


    wedding venue, which caused an uproar.


    "James Xi!" Maria cried out after him.


    James heard her voice, but he just ignored her and ran out of the hotel without looking back.


    Dead silence filled the wedding venue. The weight of the embarrassment made everyone stiffen.


    Trying her best to suppress the negative emotions surging from the bottom of her heart, Maria


    gently told the celebrant, "Carry on!"


    The wedding guests broke into hushed discussions. "The bride must be desperate to get married!


    How can the wedding continue without the presence of the groom? And what''s wrong with Mr. Xi?


    How could he run away from his own wedding?"


    "Maybe he doesn''t like this bride!"


    "She thought she could change her fate by marrying into a rich and powerful family, but in the end...


    Ha, what a shame!"


    "She was abandoned on her wedding day. If I were her, I would jump into the river to kill myself!"


    Although the celebrant was old and experienced, he had never seen a wedding where the groom


    ran away and put the bride on the spot. He was stunned for a moment. It was not until the bride


    reminded him to continue that he cleared his throat, suppressed the embarrassment, and


    continued, "Now, let''s wee the parents of the newly-wed couple to the stage."


    Both of their parents walked onto the stage with long faces. James'' father, Sebastian, took the


    microphone from the celebrant and apologized to the wedding guests. "I''m sorry, everyone. There''s


    an emergency at thepany, so James had to leave for a while." Then, he looked at Maria and


    said, "Maria, although James had to leave for a short while, you are already his wife and my


    daughter-inw."


    For a short while? Everyone at the wedding, including Maria, knew that James would not return that


    day.


    Maria didn''t know how she managed to get through the wedding ceremony. She just stered a


    smile on her face and absent-mindedly toasted to the important guests with her parents-inw. After


    all the guests left, she was taken to the Xi family house.


    In the house, Augustine was erupting with anger. "If that scoundrel doesn''te back tonight, he


    doesn''t need toe back for the rest of his life!"


    "Sir, Ms. Song is back!"


    Hearing the butler''s announcement, Augustine had to swallow his anger for the time being.


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    Maria walked into the living room and greeted the two elders with respect. "Hello, Grandpa and


    Grandma."


    Charlotte walked over, held her hand, and said kindly,


    "Don''t worry, my dear. Go to your room and wait there. Augustine will definitely call James back."


    Maria was moved to the point of tears. She looked at the kind elderly couple and nodded with a


    smile. "Okay. Don''t worry, I''m fine. Grandpa and Grandma, you should go to bed early."


    "We will." Charlotte nodded, and then looked at the butler. "Lead Maria upstairs and let her have a


    rest."


    "Yes, ma''am!"


    It was only when Maria walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind her that she could


    finally rx and let herself feel the weight of everything that had happened that day.


    Massaging her tired waist, she sank onto the edge of the king-sized bed, which was covered with


    special red bedding. In the center of the bed, there were red dates, peanuts, longans, and lotus


    seeds, which were meant to represent the elders'' wishes that the newlywed couple would have a


    baby soon. There were also gold bars, silver bars, and precious jewelry ced there.


    Everything had been arranged perfectly for the wedding night, but the groom wasn''t there. How


    ironic!