The auction was in three days, and Rhys had bought a dress for Jenna to wear. “There will be many reporters at the auction, don’t embarrass me. Go try it on,” he said.


    It was a white embroidered short dress with a simple and elegant design that entuated her curves perfectly.


    Jenna changed into the dress and twirled in front of the mirror. Judging by its material and fabric, it was obviously high-end couture, something she could never have imagined wearing before.


    “Just wear this one, I’ll find you a makeup artistter,” Rhys said after taking one look at her.


    On the day of the auction, Rhys brought Jenna to the venue but they were immediately surrounded by reporters before they even entered.


    “Mr. Williams, are you and Mrs. Williams in love before you get married?” one reporter asked while another held up their camera to capture every moment.


    Rhys wasn’t a male star, but his poprity was high amongizens who followed him closely online. He pushed away from them like he had done before when faced with such situations.


    If he had married someone he loved, then sharing their story with media would have been easy but now what could he say?N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Should he tell them that they were forced into marriage without any real feelings for each other?


    “Mrs. Williams, can you tell us where you first met your husband?” another reporter asked Jenna as she tried to avoid answering any questions about their rtionship status since she didn’t want to lie or reveal too much personal information about herself or Rhys either way just yet.


    Jenna shook her head and quickly pulled Rhys’ hand as they walked inside together, realizing only then that they had been holding hands all along!


    “I’m sorry,” she whispered quietly and released her grip on Rhys’ hand!


    Rhys nodded understandingly as they sat down together nearby, realizing there really wasn’t anything else left for them to do except wait patiently…


    Throughout the auction, neither of them spoke. The tension was palpable until the final item came up for bid: a set of three ice-blue bracelets, ranging in size fromrge to small.


    The emcee, dressed in formal attire, enthusiastically introduced the piece from the stage. “This bracelet set is one-of-a-kind; there’s only one in the world. Its biggest selling point is that it’s a set of three, symbolizing three generations living under one roof.”


    Rhys’ face darkened again; he had been duped by his mother once more.


    If he bid on this bracelet set and won it, he would undoubtedly end up back in entertainment news again. But if he didn’t bid on it, his mother would be angry.


    Reluctantly and with a heavy heart, Rhys raised his bidding paddle and called out, “Ten million dors.”


    “Eleven million!” A portly businessman next to him also raised his paddle.


    The two men continued to raise their paddles until the price skyrocketed. Seeing this scene unfold before her eyes made even the emcee smile uncontrobly. “It seems that this bracelet set is really popr! You can buy beautiful bracelets if you have money but finding ones with such symbolism is rare.”


    The businessman nced at Rhys, then noticed Rhys’ wife sitting next to him; suddenly an idea urred to him as he smiled and put down his paddle.


    “Mr. Williams brought Mrs. Williams here today because they must have some good newsing soon! Since that’s so, I won’tpete anymore. Let Mr. Williams get some good luck!”


    Someone voluntarily withdrew frompetition allowing Rhys to win the bracelets. The emcee saw what happened and said many congrattory words.


    Everyone else who knew about Williams teased them as well.


    Rhys felt depressed inside but couldn’t show it on his face so he just forced himself to smile while making small talk with these people.


    As soon as they left auction house, Rhys’ face turned cold when looking at Jenna. “Who said I wanted kids?”


    Originally media only caught some photos without any real evidence, but now things were worse after buying those bracelets.


    “If Mom agrees, then we don’t need kids,” Jenna muttered quietly.


    She was going throughbor pains while Rhys had only provided sperm – It was her suffering more!


    “You’re responsible for calming Mom down so she doesn’t pressure me anymore,” said Rhys after thinking about how best deal with situation without causing any trouble or drama. “If she asks anything, just say we want two years alone together before having children. Act affectionate towards me when you’re around her.”


    Rhys thought long enough beforeing up with a n that could help ease tensions between everyone involved.


    For him, he could keep dragging it out for a while, but it couldn’t go on forever. Jenna had no choice but to agree. She felt like she had suddenly taken on a heavy responsibility to adjust the rtionship between Mrs. Williams and her son so that they wouldn’t fight.


    Back at the Williams mansion, as soon as they walked in, Jenna hugged Rhys’ arm and closed the distance between them.


    Mrs. Williams saw this scene and was pleased.


    “Mom, we’ve thought about it carefully. We’re not nning on having children anytime soon,” Rhys took advantage of the moment to say.


    Before his words even finished, Mrs. Williams’ face suddenly turned cold and her smile disappearedpletely.


    “Because we want to spend a few more years just being together as a couple first,” Rhys continued exining himself. “We also want to learn more about parenting before having children so that when our child is born we can take good care of them properly.”


    Jenna quickly chimed in agreement from beside them and opened an app on her phone for Mrs. Williams to see.


    The app was called “Pregnancy Diary”, which recorded in detail their daily preparations for pregnancy along with personalized advice based on their situation.


    “Mom, I heard this app is really good! We even bought an annual membership because if we’re going to have kids, then these things are definitely important!” Jenna said enthusiastically while showing Mrs. Williams how it worked.


    “You young people think things through thoroughly,” Mrs. Williams smiled after taking a closer look at the app before returning Jenna’s phone back into her hand. “It makes sense though; you should prepare your bodies well before trying for a baby.”


    In the app, Rhys had filled out his physical condition in detail along with logging his meals three times per day; It seemed like both of them were taking this seriously!


    “Well then, I won’t rush you guys anymore. If you’re preparing yourselves properly during this time, you can focus on building your rtionship. When work isn’t too busy again, you can n your honeymoon trip.”


    Mrs. Williams looked at Jenna with increasing satisfaction. She believed that Jenna would be able make her son settle down, and they could live happily ever after.


    In an unseen corner, Rhys exchanged nces with Jenna. They were relieved that they passed through this first hurdle. At least there wouldn’t be any pressure or nagging from now until short term future regarding having kids!