Chapter 1857

Given the long-standing ties between the Gibson and Burley families, Renee and Emmanuel should have attended Silas' wedding. But Renee was fiercely protective of the people she cared about. The moment she decided that Nicola was the perfect daughter-in-law, she treated the latter like family. After everything Silas and Sylvia had done to bully Nicola, there was no way she would show up at their wedding. Moreover, Emmanuel was the definition of a devoted husband. His world revolved around his wife. If Renee refused to attend the event, he wouldn't give the Burleys the courtesy of showing up, either. Meanwhile, Charles was in an unusually good mood that day. In the morning, he would get to watch Sylvia make a fool of herself. And on the same day at night, he would have dinner with Nicola. He thought that his life was looking really good. And there was more. Renee had invited Nicola to go shopping earlier that day, bringing along the twins, Marshall and Stanley. If the boys a