Her Secret Mate

Fiona took a deep breath as she saw Olivia leave. Afterwards, she tried her best to change her mood and slowly walk towards the living room where everyone should be gathered.

When she arrived in the living room, she noticed that the Fu family had not arrived yet. Feeling a bit anxious, Fiona sat on the luxurious sofa. She felt so uneasy that she didn't know where to put her hands! For so many years living in the Ling family, she always tried her best to keep a low key.

Suddenly, Melissa came over to her and grabbed her hand. Putting on a fake smile, she said, "This is so embarrassing, Fiona. I told the Fu family that you are recently experiencing terrible allergies. Here, wea this mask. Once the company gets through the financial crisis, we'll bring you back and treat you well."

Being well-prepared, she handed the mask to Fiona.

"Auntie, I would have died if you hadn't found me,"

Fiona obediently replied as she put on the mask. Even though she didn't exactly have a good relationship with Olivia, she knew she still had to repay this favor.

All of a sudden, Jonas Ling came into the living room. He didn't talk much, but at that moment he looked at Fiona with sadness in his eyes. After staying silent for a while, he began to say his parting message. "You must behave well in the Fu family."

Afterwards, he took out a bank card from his pocket to use as a dowry. However, Melissa drew it back quickly and forced a smile out of her face full of resentment.

Jonas Ling glared at her and was at the brink of saying something when they heard footsteps coming from outside.

Jonas and Melissa fixed themselves. Soon, they walked towards the door and stood up respectfully as they waited to greet the guests.

To everyone's surprise, it wasn't Mr. Caspar who was about to enter the living room. Instead, it was his brother, the new illegitimate son of the Fu family, Jeremy. He didn't have much of a good reputation as he was known to stir up turmoil in the upper class of S City.

Seeing Jeremy, the couple could not help but put on a long face as they were deeply upset. 'The Fu family didn't care much about this marriage, did they?' Melissa thought. This marriage was arranged by the deceased grandmother of Fu family, but that didn't mean they should take it with such attitude.

Upon entering the room, Jeremy put on his polite attitude. He stood up straight and placed glances at Fiona from time to time. Every so often, the corner of his mouth would curl into a mysterious smile. Jeremy ignored the other members of the Ling family, making them extremely embarrassed.

"But where is Mr. Caspar?"

Jonas looked around for Caspar.

He would not make the decision to let Fiona marry into the Fu family if his company didn't have a big crisis. Being the eldest son, Caspar was the young master of the Fu family. It was said that he had been written down in his father's will that all his property would be left to him, and not to the illegitimate son who had just returned to the Fu family.

But why was Jeremy coming on behalf of the Fu family today?

Jeremy snorted. He touched the new cuff link that he wore with his slender fingers and smiled.

Narrowing his eyes, he spoke lightly, "As you are aware of my brother's condition, he asked me to come here on his behalf."

Jonas was taken aback. As soon as he saw Jeremy, he initially thought that the Fu family had changed their groom without prior notice.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Luck was on his side for this was only a false alarm and none of what he thought was true.

At that moment, Jeremy continuously stole glances at Fiona's very beautiful eyes.

On the other hand, Fiona felt that she was being stared at. Looking up, she met his dark and gloomy eyes. All of a sudden, flames of passion shot out from his dreary eyes.

The once melancholic eyes were replaced by ones that were bright and charming.

Never in her life had Fiona seen such a handsome man. As she stared at him, the corners of his mouth curved into a shallow swirl, turning into a powerful charming weapon. Anyone who would see this smile wouldn't be able to resist him.

"Uh, are you interested in me?" the man arrogantly asked as he crossed his arms and gave a little smirk.

"I... I am not."

Fiona trembled. She blushed and lowered her head out of embarrassment from being caught taking a peek at him. Fortunately, the mask covered her face. Otherwise, it would have been too humiliating. 'So, he's handsome. So what?' Fiona thought.

"Come on, let's go."

Jeremy came closer to her and grabbed her arm with his powerful hand.

Fiona was caught off guard as she did not expect this to happen. At that moment, all she felt were his warm hand. Unexpectedly, her broken heart felt a sudden warmth.

Staring at the man's side profile, Fiona saw his chiseled jaw. She continued to observe the man's features as her eyes slowly went down to his slender hand.

His fingers were long as if they were candles. But why was he holding her?

Still not letting go of her, the man's grip suddenly increased, eventually pulling her into his arms. Holding her shoulder with his other hand, he said, "Let's go, now. Otherwise, my family would wait for too long. We're going to get the marriage certificate today."

'Get the marriage certificate?' Fiona thought.

His words stunned Fiona. All this time, she had thought that they would only have a simple meeting today to discuss the plans for the wedding. It never occurred to her that she would get the marriage certificate in person so soon.

Her body started to turn cold. Trembling, she didn't know what to do as she turned to look at Melissa and Jonas who tried to avoid her gaze. Feeling left behind, she shook her head in horror. Confusion took over her mind. She could still remember how they said that they would still give her some time to think over the matter. But apparently, what they said were untrue.

"Oh, and by the way, I forgot to tell you that the Ling family won't get cash flow until we get the marriage certificate. Understand?" Jeremy announced in a cold voice. Hearing this, Fiona nodded.

In other words, if they couldn't get the marriage license, then the Ling family wouldn't get the cash flow at all. Somehow, it appeared that she was completely sold to the Fu family as a commodity with a fixed price.

On her way back, she once expected that the Fu family would one-sidedly cancel the engagement if they didn't like her.

"Come on, hurry up. Let's go and get the marriage license."

As Jeremy said these words, a sense of pity flashed through his eyes. Seeing that the woman in front of him was so innocent, he unconsciously held her shoulder more tightly than he should, as if protecting her.