Chapter 358

Three days later, most of the guests had departed. Ruby and Michael escorted the elderly matriarch back to the Carter family residence. The little one had to return to school, and Michael had a long list of work to catch up on. But Ruby now had plenty of free time. The wedding had received media coverage, but the reporting was restrained—it neither dominated the headlines nor carried any sensationalism. Arthur no longer stayed at the bar. Instead, he had purchased a standalone villa near Michael’s property as a temporary residence. Juliana had initially wanted to visit her parents, but Arthur refused. So wherever he went, Juliana followed him. Today, two high-end etiquette instructors arrived at the villa. Their job was to teach Juliana the social graces and high-society etiquette of both Eastern and Western cultures. Juliana couldn’t understand why this man was spending money on such frivolous things. Wouldn’t it be better to just let her remain a carefree, uninhibited girl? But the i