<h4>Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Then I’ll just wait for him</h4>


    In the halo, he slightly raised the corners of his lips, his smile elegant and gentle, slowly slipping the ring onto Rosie’s finger, and leaned down to give her a soft kiss on the cheek.


    Apuse rang out again...


    Rosie’s face lit up with a happy and sweet smile...


    --


    From the moment Scarlett Yates saw Henry Dales, she seemed to be frozen in ce, her body unmoving, maintaining the same posture, unusually silent.


    Not even... not even blinking an eye.


    This odd behavior made Ste more worried.


    As Scarlett’s close friend, she naturally understood how much the Dales-Wood family engagement would hurt Scarlett.


    No matter who the woman beside Henry was, she couldn’t help but wonder why it had to be Rosie, considering how much Scarlett had suffered because of her.


    Ste watched tears stubbornly held back at the corners of Scarlett’s eyes, wondering suddenly if Henry Dales was being somewhat cruel.


    He shouldn’t have let Scarlett attend this birthday party.


    Doing so might certainly make Scarlett give up, but the impact and hurt it would cause her are immeasurable.


    "Scarlett..." Ste grasped her hand, filled with heartache, "Let’s leave."


    Scarlett shook her head dazedly, "No, I haven’t given Senior Brother Dales his birthday present yet."


    Ste lifted her head to see Henry Dales surrounded by a crowd and frowned, "Senior Brother Dales doesn’t have time for us now."


    Scarlett bit down on her lip, her gaze stubbornly fixed ahead, "Then I’ll wait until he does."


    Ste knew her temperament well.


    Once she’s decided to do something, nothing could change her mind.


    Ste was silent for a few seconds, sighed softly, and could only stand alongside her, "Alright, I’ll wait with you."


    Scarlett turned her head, her reddened eyes softened, and a bittersweet smile appeared on her lips, "Thank you, Ste."


    At this moment, everyone was busy congratting the newlyweds; no one noticed them standing in the corner, nor did anyone see the darkness and pain in one girl’s eyes.


    Except for one person...


    At the empty long table, only Matthew Saxon sat alone, quite out of cepared to the throng of people upfront.


    His long legs were casually crossed, his bodypletely rxed in the chair, yet his demeanor was elegant andzy.


    His yful gaze lingered at a certain point for a few seconds, as if discovering something immensely intriguing, his lips curled with interest.


    He had indeed guessed it right.


    The girl named Yates actually had feelings for Henry Dales.


    Acting all disoriented and deeply hurt at someone else’s engagement party, for whom was this performance intended?


    He knew she was not simple; a woman who could ask for two hundred million outright could not be without ambitions.


    Yet she was far toocking in self-awareness.


    No matter how bad things were with the Dales family, they could never ept a woman with no background.


    --


    Scarlett didn’t know how long she’d waited.


    In her memory, it seemed as long as a century.


    Keeping the same posture for too long made every part of her body feel stiff.


    When Rosie walked arm in arm with Henry Dales toward her, she could still manage a strained smile from her rigid lips, "Senior Brother Dales, happy birthday."


    Her voice was dry and hoarse, her lips seemingly deprived of moisture, numerousyers of lipstick leading to faint cracks.


    Henry Dales smiled slightly, just as he did with everyone else, warmly and politely saying, "Thank you."