Matthew’s tone was murmuring, ambiguous.
"Although the Bennett Family is in Brocade City, their influence should not be underestimated. Even the major families in Kyoto need to be wary. Will the lady’s marriage into the Bennett Family affect us in any way?"
Matthew slowly raised his head. His face hidden in the darkness gradually showed emotion.
The usual harmless smile on his face was now so faint that it was almost invisible, his eyes dark as the night, making it impossible to fathom what emotions lay deep within.
"Young Master Louis might be the person from back then, his identity..."
"Surviving was his lucky break. If he’s smart, he should not oppose me again."
Matthew chuckled, a mix of disdainful confidence and arrogance.
"Second Master is right. I was overthinking. And what about the lady’s marriage?"
Matthew focused intensely on the beads in his hand, without any intention of answering...
...
Early the next morning, Bella Green and Mason Bennett arrived at the civil affairs bureau.
As Mason had said, last night’s incident did not cause any impact.
There were no reports online, and no news from the production crew either.
Bella smiled as she approached the open doors of the civil affairs bureau, ready to go in.
But Mason was a step ahead and held her back.
Turning back, Bella looked at him in confusion, wrinkled her nose, and feigned anger.
"Are you regretting it?"
Seeing her pouting little face, Mason smiled helplessly, picked up a mask and glasses for Bella to wear.
Bella was taken aback: "Didn’t I say before that exposing our relationship doesn’t matter? You’re not someone who can’t be seen."
Mason curled his lips into a smile and rubbed her little head: "I don’t want to affect your career, be good."
After speaking, before Bella could respond, he led her out of the car.
Bella felt something was off but wasn’t able to voice it as she was pulled into the civil affairs bureau.
Mason wasn’t unwilling to let the world know Bella was now his bride.
But right now, he couldn’t...
Though the media didn’t expose last night’s events, he knew it couldn’t be hidden from those who sought it.
But the matter of getting the marriage certificate was well concealed by Mason, and no one would know.
Especially those in Kyoto...
Even though she was married once in a past life, this was Bella’s first time officially handling a marriage certificate at the civil affairs bureau.
The process wasn’t complicated, it was all completed in less than ten minutes.
Holding the marriage certificate, Bella still felt a bit surreal.
It wasn’t until she sat in the car that she reacted, looked at Mason, and shook the red booklet in her hand.
"We... are married?"
Being Mrs. Bennett wasn’t new to her, yet inexplicably, it felt somewhat dreamlike.
"Silly girl." Mason was amused by her dazed expression.
He raised his hand to hold hers, clasping the two red booklets together, and lowered his head to kiss her fingertips.
The excitement and joy he felt inside were even stronger than Bella’s.
"Yes, we’re married, Mrs. Bennett. This time you can’t escape."
Bella’s face instantly turned red, but even more than that, it was joy.
With the certificate signed, there was no turning back.
No one could separate them anymore.
...
In Kyoto, Louis Lawrence rarely donned a formal suit, sitting in his office, looking at the documents on hand.
Beside him, a man wearing a formal suit in a sloppy manner sat at the edge of the desk, looking at those documents, frowning in frustration.
"Boss, it’s really hard to get used to seeing you in the office, looking at documents as the CEO."