Chapter 16

A month flew by, and soon, it was the day of Ivanna and Wilson's engagement banquet. Wilson had invited a large number of guests—even more than those who had attended Adrian's wedding. After all, the Cross family and the Kirk family weren't on the same level. That day, Lydia dressed herself with great care. She wore jewelry and even got a custom made gown done for it. However, the wedding ring on her finger—which had once belonged to Ivanna—didn't fit. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get the ring to slip onto her finger. When she and Adrian entered the banquet hall, all eyes immediately turned to them. Everyone knew about Adrian's connection to Ivanna. His farcical wedding had been the talk of the town over the past month. "Adrian actually showed up. Is he here to fight Mr. Kirk for the bride?" "Fight Mr. Kirk? Don't be ridiculous!" "Exactly. Mr. Kirk could put Adrian down without even lifting a finger." "Ivanna's really lucky. She lost a pebble and picked up a diam