The Protector III

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Her face fell, the moment she saw the necklace onscreen.

I wish it belonged to me...

I'll be the prettiest bride on Earth if I wore that to my wedding!

"Whatever. I won't be the one who is getting that necklace," she uttered, sighing dejectedly.

Before breaktime, Lauren gave Levi a call to remind him about the wedding.

"Don't worry, I won't forget about it!" he assured her. "I've even gotten a gift for you!"

"Gift?" Lauren scoffed. What gift can you even afford?

"You'll see tomorrow!" Levi proclaimed with a grin.

The next day...

The wedding of Lauren and Lee Jung-jin was in full swing, and Bayfront Manor was filled with excited guests.

Luxury car after luxury car pulled up in front of the entrance as hordes of guests alighted from them, carrying mountains of gifts in their arms.

"The Yalemans of North Hampton wishes the bride and groom all the best for their future endeavors!"

"We are the Jeffersons of North Hampton..."

"Greetings! I am Dylan Hunt, CEO of Skyward Group..."

...

To the Fletchers' surprise, none of their own contacts showed up at the wedding.

"Hahaha! It looks like we're finally getting noticed by the nobility!" Jenson announced, with a wide grin.

"Glenn Rogers, master of the Rogers family!"

"Eric Robinson, master of the Robinson family!"

"Wallace Henderson, master of the Henderson family!"

...

The Fletchers stared in shock, as more guests arrived at the manor.

All of them were the masters of the most prominent families of North Hampton!

They represented the cream of the crop in North Hampton.

In particular, the Fletchers rejoiced, when Glenn Rogers had appeared at the entrance of the manor.

Glenn was the richest man in North Hampton, and the Fletchers had not expected him to show up at Lauren and Lee Jung-jin's wedding.

"Haha! Since when did we become so popular?" Jenson queried, his breath quickening.

The Fletchers looked on, with their hearts thumping against their chests.

Isaac grinned. "Calm down, everyone! I'm sure that they're here because of Triple Group!"

"That's right! I bet Triple Group had invited them!"

Everyone relaxed upon hearing Isaac's words.

As time went on, more prominent figures of North Hampton joined the party, making the grin on Lauren's face grow wider.

I would never have guessed that my wedding would be such an important occasion to these North Hampton tycoons!

"Do you see that, Levi Garrison?" Lauren muttered to herself gleefully. "This is how my wedding looks like! Even people like Winston Gonzales and Glenn Rogers are here. You will never be good enough for me!"

She searched the crowd for him, but unfortunately, it was to no avail.

However, the Garrison family had already arrived.

"Hahaha! Look who's here? The once-glorious Garrison family!" Isaac sneered.

The crowd turned around to face the Garrisons.

"Why are they so shameless? Weren't they the ones who had voided the marriage agreement between Levi Garrison and Lauren Fletcher?"

"Oh, how the tables have turned! How embarrassing!"

"I wouldn't have dared to come if I had been one of them!"

...

Joseph pretended not to hear the various insults hurled their way.

"Congratulations, Ms. Fletcher! I hope that you have no regrets about this," Joseph uttered, with a smile.

"What do you mean 'no regrets about this'? Are you trying to say that she'll regret not marrying Levi? How ridiculous!" the crowd scoffed.

"Don't worry. I won't regret this," Lauren affirmed with a grin, before changing the subject. "By the way, where is Levi?"