ebookslot Chapter 525 - 499: Two - s Combined (4000+)
Chapter 525 - 499: Two - s Combined (4000+)
The Forrester Family organized this wedding, spending tens of millions just on the banquet alone. With 120 tables, all the ingredients were airlifted from abroad on the same day, not only rare but also extraordinarily fresh. Coupled with the costly drinks, each table cost as much as four to five hundred thousand.For the Forrester Family, this amount of money is naturally insignificant. Old Master Forrester, keen to spend his fortune, wanted to showcase his satisfaction and importance placed on this marriage and his granddaughter-in-law.
However, the couple themselves were quite low-key, mentioning multiple times not to do it extravagantly or wastefully, so Old Master Forrester could only do so much.
The newlyweds went to change their clothes and hadn’t come down yet, leaving three empty seats by Old Master Forrester. Originally, one of the seats was reserved for Quentin Thorne, but no matter what anyone said, Quentin insisted on joining the idol group table instead.
The banquet hall was bustling, with glasses clinking, and amidst the lively atmosphere, Old Master Forrester craned his neck waiting for his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, his eyes wandering around the venue.
Suddenly, upon noticing a certain guest at a table, he blinked in surprise, fearing his eyesight might be failing. He quickly called Zane Forrester over, nodding his chin towards a corner table, asking, "Is that Old Mr. Blackwood?"
Zane adjusted his glasses, studied carefully for a moment, and asked, "The one sitting with Uncle Grant and Zachary Grant?"
"Yes, indeed."
Zane nodded, "That’s him, no doubt."
"Oh, my!" Old Master Forrester exclaimed in delight, "What brings Old Mr. Blackwood here?"
"Presumably, he came along with Jules’ classmate, Tobias."
Old Master Forrester was somewhat excited, speaking incoherently, "I almost completely didn’t expect this!"
He likely meant that he always regarded it as interactions among the younger generation and truly didn’t expect even the esteemed Old Mr. Blackwood would be willing to give his family face.
Today, notable entrepreneurs from both within and outside the city, as well as some officials on good terms with the Forrester Family, had all come. Once these people realized that even the Blackwood Family gave face to the Forresters, the future expansion of the Forrester Corporation would undoubtedly be smoother.
Old Master Forrester genuinely hadn’t anticipated that the network he and Zane had spent a lifetime unable to approach could be attained through his grandson, Simon Forrester.
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Meanwhile, Old Master Blackwood noticed Old Master Grant hadn’t eaten much all night, with a stern face, likely due to Quentin Thorne’s situation, he smiled, comforting his old colleague, "I say, Grant, let the young people handle their own affairs. We are of an age where we must take care of our health."
Old Master Grant remained silent, occasionally casting resentful glances towards Quentin Thorne, just a few tables away.
Following his gaze, Old Master Blackwood laughed, "One can’t entirely blame Thorne, can he deny his own bloodline?"
Old Master Grant snorted in discontent, "I didn’t prevent him from acknowledging that illegitimate daughter, but doing it so high-profile, isn’t this embarrassing for our Ian?"
Mentioning Ian inevitably led Old Master Blackwood to think of his own daughter. His expression changed, discarding the blue dragon shrimp in his hand onto the plate, wiping his hands while sighing, "Back then, when you sent someone to the girl’s family, didn’t you know she was pregnant with Thorne’s child?"
Implying that if they knew the woman was pregnant, the child shouldn’t have been born.
Old Master Grant also sighed, "When Quentin had just returned, causing a fuss about breaking off the engagement, I immediately sent someone to the countryside, but the woman’s belly hadn’t shown at that time. Who knew she was carrying Quentin’s child?"
Old Master Blackwood shook his head, "It was destined for that child to be born! Had you sent someone three to five months later, there’d be no chance for the child in her belly to survive."
Old Master Grant was filled with various regrets, but the situation was irreparable. From the moment Quentin Thorne learned of Sienna Thornton’s existence, the Grant Family could no longer touch this illegitimate daughter!
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The newlyweds, having changed into their toast attire, came down, nibbled a little to stave off hunger, and began preparing to toast table by table.
Seeing the groom lead the bride to get up, several tall, distinguished young men emerged from nearby tables of Old Man Blackwood.
All dressed in formal suits, wearing smiles, they came over with friendly gestures, fist-bumping and hugging Simon Forrester, greeting Sienna Thornton. Some called her "sister-in-law", while others addressed her as "big sister-in-law".
Sienna Thornton was bewildered, only matching names to faces after Simon Forrester’s introductions.
After greeting them, they went over to greet the elders at the main table, toasting Old Master Forrester and Zane Forrester, exhibiting warm and natural camaraderie.
Old Master Forrester and Zane Forrester were both flattered and surprised.
After the round of greetings, one of the men who just addressed Sienna Thornton as "sister-in-law" and two calling her "big sister-in-law" stayed back, ready to join the best man and idol group to help shield Simon Forrester from too much toasting.