Theceremonycontinued,withthehostasking,DoyoutakeMr.Williamsesyourhusband,forbetterorworse,insicknessandinhealth,untildeathdoyoupart? Sheturnedtolookatthemanbesideher.Hiscalmandgentleexpressionbalancedthesharpnessofhissuit.Whenshelookedathim,hesmiledsoftlybackather.
Oliviawasstillalittledazed.Notlongago,shewasJoesundisclosedundergroundgirlfriend,andnow,injustaweek,shewasabouttobecomesomeoneelseswife.
Suddenly,shefeltawarmsensationinherpalm.LookingatCharliestightly pursedlips,shesnappedbacktoreality,justabouttosayIdowhenthecrowdstirred.
Wait!Joe,dressedasifhewerethegroom,interruptedtheceremony.Theguestswhispered,Whatisthis?Ishetryingtostealthebride? ThatstheCEOoftheJoeGroupfromCityY,right?Ihaventheardofanyrelationshipbetweenhimandthebrideorgroom.AndifIremembercorrectly,didnthejusthaveaweddingrecently? Hiswedding?Dontbring thatup.Heranawayfromtheceremony,andIheardthetwo familiesbrokeofftheengagementrightafter! Ignoringallthegossip,Joeremainedinhisseat.Jennifer,whowasmovedbythethoughtofherbestfriendfinallyfindinghappiness,wasstu
nnedbyhisactions.Shequicklymovedforward,coveringherfaceandtryingtodraghimaway,muttering,Thisismybestfriendswedding.Ifyouregoingcrazy,gosomewhereelse,butdontruinmybestfriendswedding! Hervoice,deliberatelylowered,couldntbringbackhissenseofreason.Joestoodstill,hisintensegazefocusedonOliviaonstage.Hespokealoud,Olivia,Ivewrongedyouin thepast.IknowIwaswrong.Iwantedtoletyougoand wishyouhappiness,butwhenIsawyouwalkingtowardsomeoneelse,Irealized Icouldnt.Willyoucomewithme? Iswear,Iwillneverhurtyouagain.

Hiseyeswerefilledwithdeepemotionandregret,almostbringingthecrowdto tears.Jennifer,hearinghiswords,suddenlyfeltaconnectioninhermind.Sheseemedtounderstandsomething.
Onthestage,OliviasgazemetthatofJoeintheaudience,hereyescatchinghisapologyandregret.However,herexpressionremainedunchanged.
Shesimplytiltedherhead slightly,meeting hisgaze,hervoicefilledwithconfusion,Whatdoyoumeanbythis,Mr.
Evans?Imjustyourformersecretary.Joescompanyispowerfulandwealthyhowcouldyounotevenfindasecretary?Besides,ifyouwantedtobringmeback,youshouldntbesayingsuchambiguousthingsatmywedding.
Withjustafewwords,shedistancedherselffromhimcompletely.Thecrowdlookedbackandforthbetweenthestageandtheaudience,theirthoughts racing.
TheyhadneverheardofanyentanglementsbetweenJoeandOlivia.Furthermore,notlongago,themarriagetalksbetweentheJoeandHarrisfamilieshadstirredupquiteacommotion,butconsideringthecloselytimedwedding 55.9% Chapter15 datesbetweenthetwofamilies,theirmindsinevitablywandered.

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CoulditbethatOliviahadfeelingsforJoe?Hadshelearnedofhismarriageandrealizedtherewasnomorechanceforher?So,shechosetogohomeandenteredamarriageofconvenience?Butjudgingbytheirattitudes,thatdidntseemtobethecase.
Joe,thecenteroftheconversation,suddenlyturnedpaleuponhearingthis.
Yearsago,hisattemptstodeceiveayounggirlintokeepingtheirrelationshipsecretwerenowbacktohaunthim.Hehad hopedtoevoketheirsevenyearrelationshiptosoftenherheart,butunexpectedly,shewassoruthless,directlydenyingtheirsevenyearstogether,forcinghimintoadifficultposition.
He openedhismouth,buttheendlessregretspread,throughhisbody,andallhecoulddowasshakehishead,unabletosayanything.
OliviaturnedtolookatCharlie.Withjustoneglance,heunderstoodherintention.Hewavedhishand,andsecurityquicklydraggedJoeaway,movingsofastthatthecrowdcouldnthelpbutwhisper.

Thevenuefellsilentagain.Thenewlywedsturnedtofacetheofficiantandnodded,signalingforhimtocontinue.
Theofficiant,havingfinishedprocessingtheinterruption,quicklyregainedhiscomposureandrepeatedtheinterruptedquestion.Thistime,withoutanyfurtherdisturbances,Oliviaquicklyresponded,Ido.
Theweddingproceeded smoothly,andnoonementionedtheearlierscene.Everyonetreateditasajoke.
Olivia,Imsorry.Itwasmyfaultforbringingmybrotherin.Ididnt expecthimtocausesuchascene…Aftereverythinghadended,JenniferhurriedlycaughtupwithOlivia,hermovementsawkwardandhertonestiff.Oliviaignoredheruneaseandgreetedherassheboardedthesamecar.Itsnotyourfault.Withyourbrotherspersonality,evenifyoudidntbringhimin,hewouldvefoundanotherway.
Oliviahadalwaysbeenclearaboutwhowaswho.JenniferwasJennifer,andJoewasJoe.ShewouldneverlettheirrelationshipissuesaffectJennifer.