Chapter 798

When John returned to the Wallace residence, the estate was just as brightly lit as before. After Jordan had seen off the evening's guests, William wasted no time directing the staff to redecorate the entire manor. A red carpet stretched from the villa's entrance all the way to the grand hall, flanked on both sides by the freshest champagne roses and fragrant lilies, flown in from afar. The air was thick with a sweet, blissful aroma. Yet amid the Western-style decorations, traditional Chinese red lanterns and double-happiness symbols were scattered everywhere, turning what should have been a purely romantic setting into something oddly mismatched. William greeted John at the estate gates with a respectful bow. "John," he said, then quickly explained, "The lanterns and double-happiness decorations were requested by the Old Madam and Old Master. The paper cuttings were even handmade by the Old Madam and her sister-in-law." Though John found the clashing aesthetics a bit peculiar, he didn