Chapter 1393

The night before the wedding, Maryanne returned to the Devereux villa. The next morning, Hayden brought several groomsmen with him to her place. Xavier was in the lead since he was older and had the most respectable status. Some of Maryanne's cousins teased them, demanding monetary gifts from them. But Hayden came prepared. He had put Xavier in charge of several envelopes filled with stacks of cash, which the latter had to distribute to the other groomsmen. After passing the envelopes to the other groomsmen, Xavier kept the one with the largest amount and excluded himself from the game. He sidled up next to Lily, pulled out a thick envelope, and then shoved it into her hands. "What are you doing?" she asked, startled. "Aren't you supposed to play the game with them?" Maryanne watched them and winced. "Let them have fun," Xavier replied, looking unbothered. "We'll play our own game." Lily instinctively glanced at Maryanne, a wave of embarrassment washing over her. She ret