Finley was particularly popular with the guests, receiving all sorts of gifts from friends and family alike.
Dylan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Finley fully decked out in gifts. He feigned jealousy as he teased, “I haven’t been home for a really long time, yet I didn’t receive any gifts. And everyone’s just focusing on my son at my wedding… Ah, woe is me…”
Everyone laughed when they heard him. His relatives then quickly directed their gifts to Dylan as well, fighting over one another to boast who got the most expensive gift for us.
One of his aunts chuckled and said, “I see that Dylan has grown to be more cunning after living abroad for so long.
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I playfully offered to clap my hand over Dylan’s mouth to stop him from spouting nonsense. But he grabbed my
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hand instead and pulled me closer to whisper in my ear, “I don’t know how much longer this feast is going to last … I just want it to be over so we can skip straight to our wedding night.
“We can’t skip it just because we already have a baby together, can we? Ah, I’m so sleepy…”
I blushed hard as I felt my heart skip a beat. Then, to stop myself from laughing aloud, I pinched him hard in the thigh.
“Ouch, that hurts!”
Everyone was just starting to get a little tipsy. So, even though the guests weren’t paying much attention to us, they still weren’t in the mood to end the party just yet.
Dylan leaned against my shoulder for a long while, trying to hide his yawns. Ultimately, he couldn’t stand it anymore and rose to his feet, planning to propose that they end the party now on a high note.
However, before he could say anything, a loud, anxious voice suddenly sounded from outside the door.
“Sabrina Lockhart! How much longer are you planning to avoid me?”
Conan broke through the barricade of people and barged into the main hall.
Everyone just stared at him, suddenly at a loss for what to do next.
Joseph was the first to react. He slammed his fist down on the table. He no longer looked kind and approachable
like he did just five seconds ago.
“Conan Hamilton! Leave now if you still think of me as your father. Don’t you dare ruin your brother’s and sister- in–law’s celebration!”
