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    Tan kept looking at Ava. He could not take his eyes off her. In the blue dress, she looked like a princess.


    When she entered the hall, everyone''s eyes were on her mother, who was the bride. But his eyes were fixed on her. Surprisingly, she was more beautiful than he thought. That gorgeous makeup gave her a stunning look to bloom her


    magnificence and show her beauty to others.


    When she caught his gaze, he did not look away from her. As if he did not care what she or others would think, he stared at her.


    Ava averted her gaze from him and started to talk with his friends.


    A hand appeared in his sight, waving, and he had to take his gaze away from Ava. He turned to the person.


    It was Ronald. He winked atn and asked,


    "Lost in someone''s beauty?"


    His friends thought he would deny or roll his eyes in response. But to their surprise, he looked away from Ronald without any reply and shifted his attention to the stage.


    Ronald nced at Cyrus and Paul, who looked stunned byn''s silence.


    Stephen, on the other hand, stood close to the stairs of the stage. When he saw the priest start to talk, he turned in Ava''s direction and went to talk to her. "You look so pretty, my sister. Come here," Stephen pulled Ava into a hug.


    Ava chuckled and hugged him in return. "You look handsome as always."


    Theyughed together. Stephen nced at his friends, who greeted him from the opposite side.


    The atmosphere was good and cheerful.


    Their parents were looking at them with a smile on their faces from the stage.


    "Do you, Harper Taylor, ept Ang Adler as your wife?" the priest asked Gamma Harper.


    Everyone turned silent, as it was the main moment of the night. The bride and groom were taking vows. Stephen turned his head to his friends and waved at them, indicating that they shoulde to his side. They made their way toward him. Ava nced atn, who stood next to Stephen.


    "Stephen,e here. I have something to talk about," Ronald said.


    Stephen moved to Ronald''s side, causingn to move beside Ava. Now they were standing next to each other.


    Ang and Debra nced atn, who nced at Ava.


    "Are you okay?" Ang whispered to Ava becausen was next to her.


    "Yeah, it''s okay," Ava replied in a lower tone.


    Gamma Harper''s voice emerged as he said to the priest,


    "Yes, I do."


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    Ava refocused on the stage with a smile. She could see her mother feeling


    nervous.


    Her mother nced at her. Ava motioned her hand to her, indicating to take a deep breath and rx.


    Meanwhile,


    A small smile formed in the corner of his lips as they curled slightly.


    "Do you, Ang Adler, ept Harper Taylor as your husband?"


    Ang took a few deep breaths as her daughter signaled, and then she responded,


    "Yes, I do."


    The priest handed them the rings to exchange.


    While they were exchanging rings, he announced that they were now husband and wife.


    Everyone in the hall started to p their hands. They began to cheer for the newlywed couple.


    Ava bit her bottom lips as tears of joy shuffled her eyes. She felt someone pat her shoulder.


    When she turned around, she saw Luke.


    "Hey!"


    "Hi," Ava replied, sobbing.


    She was overwhelmed with the contentment of her emotions.


    Luke tilted his head to look into her eyes.


    "Why are you crying?" he asked, pulling her into a hug.


    Sincen was standing right next to Ava, he was watching everything. His jaw clenched when he saw Luke hugging Ava.


    "Is she your sister''s boyfriend?" Cyrus asked Stephen about Luke.


    "I don''t know. It''s her private matter. We are not that close yet to sharing each


    other''s private matters," Stephen replied, looking at Ava and Luke.


    Ronald cast a nce atn, who looked angry. He


    mirked and said,


    “Steph, Luke is not that bad. He has a reputation on our campus, you know."


    He had no idea why he was getting so mad. He wanted to move and snatch Ava from Luke.


    A hand grabbed his arm, and he averted his gaze from Ava and Luke.


    n, I was looking for you in the hall," Nova said with a smile. 1


    She had been looking atn for quite some time. She saw hown was looking at Ava the whole time. She wanted to reach him, but other people gathered close to the stage at the time of the vows, so she could not go to him.


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    She turned to Ava, who looked different today.


    ''I can''t believe it. How can this ugly duck look so good? I thought she was ugly. Where are her sses? Why did she let her hair down? Why is she even showing her face? She doesn''t deserve to have this beauty,'' Nova thought as her mind filled with jealousy.


    "Why is that nerd crying?" she mumbled, looking at Ava. She could see her friends smiling as they rubbed her shoulders.


    "Ava"


    Everyone turned and saw the bride and grooming this way.


    "Mom."


    Ava went to Ang and hugged her. Harper was standing beside Ang. He


    smiled and ced his hand on Ava''s head.


    Nova could not believe her ears.


    ''She is Gamma Harper''s wife''s daughter! That means she has be the Gamma''s daughter!''


    Stephen walked to them and hugged his father. Ava broke the hug from her mother and let Stephen hug Ang.


    Harper hugged Ava. When they broke the hug, Ava said,


    ."Congrattions, Uncle."


    "Dad," Harper said, asking her to address him from now on


    Ava''s eyes widened as she


    tried to control her emotions.


    She nodded her head and mumbled,


    "D-Dad."