Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike

Chapter 509 - 485: The Night Before the Wedding

Sienna Thornton woke up from her nap and originally wanted to chat with Melinda Linton, but seeing her door closed, she assumed Melinda was still napping, so she went to the dining room to get some water.As she was just coming down from the dining room, she unexpectedly caught sight of Quentin Thorne’s shoes in front of the shoe cabinet at the entrance. Her heart skipped a beat, and she returned to the kitchen to ask Auntie King, "Auntie, is my dad here?"

"Yes, Mr. Thorne is talking to Linton in the room."

Upon hearing this, Sienna felt a bit uneasy thinking about the closed door. After drinking her water, she quickly went to knock on the door.

After a while, Quentin Thorne came to open the door.

Sienna pretended to be surprised, "Dad, you’re here?" After speaking, she glanced at Melinda Linton, who was sitting comfortably by the window. Seeing her smiling and looking normal, Sienna’s heart settled.

Quentin Thorne invited his daughter in and said with a smile, "You’re getting married tomorrow. I was worried your mother might feel a bit down, so I came to console her and take a look at your marriage certificate."

Sienna felt a little embarrassed, excused herself to get the marriage certificate from her room, and then left again.

She felt she was being overly sensitive, even suspecting her traditional mother and the restrained Quentin Thorne of something inappropriate.

Sienna lightly patted her forehead, shook her head, and found the marriage certificates in her bag to show Quentin Thorne and Melinda Linton.

Their reactions were different.

Quentin Thorne’s emotions were unreadable and seemed rather resigned, whereas Melinda Linton was quite happy and kept complimenting how well Sienna and Simon Forrester matched.

With the marriage certificate in hand, the big day was tomorrow. Sienna thought it was too late to care about whatever ideas Quentin Thorne had, and she didn’t want to spend time pondering over them, so she mentioned the post-wedding arrangements—

After the return banquet on February 15th, she and Simon Forrester would rest at home for a day, then leave for Japan on the 17th, planning to stay for ten days before returning home on the 27th and getting back to work on March 1st.

As for The Fenmore Villa, they planned to move in at the end of April when the weather warmed up, so they would temporarily stay in Simon Forrester’s apartment after the wedding.

Quentin Thorne only instructed Sienna to take good care of herself after marriage and to visit Melinda Linton often, without any other opinions.

After Sienna agreed and returned to her room, Quentin Thorne and Melinda Linton continued their chat until after dinner before leaving.

Since she had to get up early the next day for makeup, Sienna prepared the traditional wedding dress for the next day, contacted the three bridesmaids and the makeup team, applied a facial mask, and got ready for bed.

Not long after she lay down, Melinda Linton came knocking on her door, holding a sandalwood comb.

"Annie, let mom comb your hair," Melinda said with a smile, "and have a little chat with you."

Sienna retracted her gaze and led Melinda into her room.

She sat down in front of the vanity, and Melinda stood behind her, gently combing her long hair while advising her on some marriage traditions and customs, basically encouraging her to look after her husband and have a child soon.

Sienna knew Melinda was traditionally-minded. While she didn’t agree with everything, she listened compliantly and pleasantly.

After combing Sienna’s hair, Melinda took out a bankbook from her cardigan pocket and handed it to Sienna.

Opening it, Sienna saw a balance of about two hundred thousand dollars.

She guessed Melinda’s intention and was about to refuse when Melinda said, "When I brought Jenna over from the hometown, we had nothing. This money is all what you and your husband have given me over the years. Before Jenna got married, I gave her some, and I kept this intending to give it to you when you got married."

Seeing the balance in the bankbook, Sienna quickly calculated and understood that Melinda hadn’t given all the money to her younger sister but had saved half for her as the elder daughter.

Seeing the bankbook’s balance, Sienna felt quite guilty because she had always thought Melinda had given everything to Jenna, feeling Melinda favored her younger sister significantly.

She had felt both jealous and sad many times, but deep down, she understood that her mom wasn’t hers alone. So, she managed to digest those feelings well and had never held any resentment toward Melinda.

"Annie, having you as my daughter, you’ve had it tough," Melinda said, teary-eyed, "Being my daughter, you’ve endured hardships, and I’ve given you nothing. At thirteen, you left home to make your own way in the world. I know you’ve suffered a lot, but I’ve never regretted sending you away because I knew you never belonged there. I hope you don’t blame me for not giving you a good life..."

By the end, Melinda was crying uncontrollably.

Sienna too was in tears, turning around to hug Melinda.

She shook her head and said with the same sobbing voice, "Mom, I’ve never blamed you! Really! Don’t think like that! I’ve always been grateful for you not giving up on me back then; that’s why I’m here today, able to reunite with my dad and meet my husband. All of this is because you bore me despite societal pressures and sent me away for education against Felix Raines’ objections! I’m always so grateful to you! Truly..."

The mother and daughter held each other, crying into a mess.

In the end, Sienna accepted the bankbook, knowing that if she didn’t, Melinda would be upset. She planned to use the money to buy financial products for Melinda after returning from her honeymoon, so she could receive some interest as pocket money every month.

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The chat with Melinda lasted over an hour. Just as Sienna was about to sleep, Simon Forrester called.

He didn’t have anything significant to discuss, just asked if she’d prepared everything and then informed her about the schedule for the groom’s family to arrive the next day, when they’d leave the bride’s house, and the timing for entering the Forrester Family’s old home for the ceremony, and so on.

After sorting out these practical matters, Simon Forrester gently asked, "Since I’m not there tonight, do you miss me?"

Sienna smiled and was initially going to say "not really," as she truly hadn’t thought about it since she’d been busy with one thing after another after coming home. But she didn’t want to pour cold water on Simon, so she replied tenderly, "Miss you a lot, but at this moment, I can only comfort myself with the pillow you slept on."

Hearing this, Simon Forrester’s heart melted, "After tonight, we’ll never be apart again; we’ll sleep together every night, all the way until we’re old with grandchildren."

"But in Lumeria, you said I snored and drool and threatened to kick me out into another room..."

Simon Forrester feigned ignorance, quickly found his composure, and said, "You must have dreamt that! How could I say such things? Your snoring isn’t noisy, but melodious! And your drool, like dewdrops, are so clear and translucent..."

Sienna burst into laughter, teasing him, "Still denying it? I recorded it! Want to listen?..."

Before she could finish, Simon Forrester interrupted with a sudden, heartfelt confession, "Honey, I love you!"

"What the heck? I was talking to you about sleeping in separate rooms!"

"Honey, I love you! I’d be willing to do anything for you in this life! Thank you for marrying me! I want to have lots of kids with you! In the next life, I still want to marry you! Even in the life after next..."

"Oh, you’re so sentimental! I can’t take it anymore! I’m hanging up now!"

Sentimental Simon: Mission accomplished—perfect topic diversion!