Chapter 79
After a long time, everyone in the Sterling family was present again at the dining table during dinner.
The maids Kathy, Delle, Ashley, and Amber were all serving. All of them subtly showered their love on
Jacob, taking turns, to put food on his te. Naturally, Jacob was in a good and positive mood. “Dad,”
Shawn nced at his father, “I heard from one of your friends that your two uing movies together
have a budget of 650 million. Is that true?” The number 650 million shocked almost everyone at the
table, except Selena and Benjamin. “Don’t you think it’s too fisky?” Shawn said. “Putting all of your
assets into just two films?” “Are you telling me how to produce films now?” Jacob chortled. “You don’t
multiply your assets without taking risks.”
Shawn didn’t say anything, but he didn’t look pleased. “My husband is just worried about the worst-case
scenario, that’s all,” Elizabeth said andughed all by herself, but when she nced at her parents, they
joined her as well.
“Dad, when are you movies going to release?” Veronica asked. “My friends keep asking me.”
“Yes, grandpa,” Roshan also voiced his mind. “Especially the superhero movie. My friends and I are
eagerly waiting for that.”
“Haha,” Jacob leaked out a throatyughter of expert smokers. “The action thriller will be premiering at
the end of this month and will release next month.”
“Wow, so we can watch it this month?” Both Veronica and Roshan got visibly excited. Lisa was thinking
of watching it with Nate, but she knew it’d be impossible since she would be expected toe to the
movie premiere with the whole family.
“Yes, I’ll be busy dealing with the promotions, so I won’t be home for a while,” said Jacob. He looked at
his second daughter. “Remedeus likes you, Veronica, so give him a chance.”
“Yes, dad,” Veronica replied with a smile. Now that Akash wasn’t in her life, she was considering giving
Remedeus a try. “How is your wound healing, Reba?” Jacob asked. “There’s progress,” she said,
without even looking at him. Benjamin was sitting right next to her.
“Good.”
As everyone chatted about various things, Reba steeled her heart and said, “Actually, there’s one
thing I want to tell everyone.”
Her words garnered attention. Reba raised her left and grabbed Benjamin’s right hand, startling the
others, but the words
that came out of her mouth next bombarded their hearts. “We’re nning to have an official wedding
ceremony.”
The hall fell silent. “What?” almost all of them were shocked, even Louis and Be who were usually very
reserved with their expressions.
“Well, to be urate, it’ll be a reception,” she said, “but we’ll be exchanging rings once again,
SO.”
Shawn and Selena couldn’t believe what they were hearing. Their expressions were not pleasant to
watch, especially after seeing Benjamin smile together with his wife.
“Are you sure about this?” Jacob asked her in a rather calm but deep voice. (You can do it, Reba!)
Reba told herself before turning her head and leaning in for a kiss on Benjamin’s cheek, shocking
everyone, including Benjamin. He was pleasantly surprised by this unexpected action from her. What
brought this sudden change in her? Veronica, Elizabeth, Selena, and even all the maids had this baffled
expression. Elizabeth was forcing out a smile, but she still couldn’t hide her frown. (Did she get
impressed by what he did the other night at the party? She’s too simple!) Veronica just looked in
shocked. (Sis, how can you kiss that trash?) Selena’s bowels boiled with overflowing resentment at
Benjamin. She shot daggers at him. Reba went a step further. “Can you all pray that Benjamin and I
will stay together forever?” she now kissed the hand she was holding. While Benjamin’s heart was
flooded with happiness, the same couldn’t be said for others sitting at the table.
A woman openly disying her love for someone wasn’t a small thing, especially when someone like
Reba who kept things mostly to herself. That was what made this whole thing unbearable for Selena.
Unable to watch it, she stood and left.
Reba wasn’t foolish. She could clearly feel the atmosphere at the table, but she acted like she didn’t
care. She picked food with a spoon and raised it toward Benjamin’s mouth. “Here. Have some taste of
this.”
He dly tasted it and gave a thumbs-up.
Shawn’s heart ached a little. He nced at Elizabeth as if asking why she never did something like that.
Elizabeth acted like she wasn’t even looking at Shawn, but her expression worsened some more.
Kathy, on the other hand, almost passed out from envy. Ashley, however, looked strangely happy. She
always had a huge crush on Benjamin. Seeing him give a thumbs-up to her cooking made her happy,
even though he was interacting with Reba
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A rice grain got stuck at Benjamin’s mouth, and Reba picked it with her fingers and put it in
her mouth.
This was just too much to watch for Elizabeth. She also stood and left.
While everyone else felt awkward seeing Benjamin and Reba smile, Jacob was having different
thoughts. He and Selena were this close when they were young, so their actions made him remember
his past. Meanwhile, Selena went to her room, sat down on the bed, and clutched her head. “What did
he do? What the hell did he do in these few days that Reba’s… looks like her childhood self. She
used to be so open and outspoken when she was little…” Selena’s eyes teared up as she remembered
how Reba used to sleep on the stairs of the vi and waited for her mother’s arrival every night. She
used to talk about every little thing that happened in the day without hiding anything. She used to sneak
into Selena’s bed and cuddle with her mom every morning until things happened. “Her love used to be so
pure and bottomless. I messed up and hurt her heart when she was young, and then she began treating
me differently, but she has always been my most precious thing.” Her gut twisted. “I can’t let that nobody
have her!''''