Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary) novel Chapter 187

Jade Hotel “Are you not going to change into better ones?” Seeing that Maria didn‘t even make an effort to dress properly for the date, Bill pointed at her appearance and urged her to change her clothes Maria couldn‘t help but raise her eyebrows in protest. “All of my clothes are like this. I don‘t think you‘ll find anything that will satisfy you even if I wear them all.” Hearing this, Bill sighed and turned to Vivian. He had no choice but to ask for her help. “Vivian, can you please lend some of your dresses to Maria? She‘ll just borrow it for a day. Besides, you already have too many of them.” “What? No way!” Vivian instantly frowned as she strongly refused. She did have many beautiful dresses, and all of them were from famous brands. In fact, some of them were even haute couture. But there was no way that she would let Maria borrow those expensive dresses. The moment Maria wore it, Vivian would never want to touch it again. But upon realizing that her reaction was a bit over the top, Vivian immediately regained her composure.

She then forced a smile and said to Maria, “I‘m not being narrow–minded, okay? But my dresses are tailor–made for me. So, even if I let you borrow them, I don‘t think they will fit on you.” Being a popular actress that did a few online dramas now, Vivian was actually confident about her face and figure. But while she was speaking, Vivian looked at Maria subconsciously. After secretly comparing her overall looks with Maria‘s, she felt a little depressed. She didn‘t notice it earlier, but she was about one inch or two shorter than Maria. The pill that was even harder to swallow was when she realized that her figure was also inferior to Maria.

Luckily for Vivian, Maria was always cool and aloof. She didn‘t put much effort in her appearance and would just go with plain shirts and jeans. However, no matter how simple her clothes were, they weren‘t enough to hide her curvy figure. Therefore, if Maria started wearing fancy dresses, it would definitely stun everyone. Realizing this, Vivian suddenly felt like she didn‘t have that mature charm when compared to Maria.

Even she had to admit that her “sister” was easily prettier and hotter than she was. Consumed by this thought, Vivian couldn‘t help clenching her fists and gritting her teeth. A father would know his daughter better than anyone. Even without Vivian saying the real

reason why she didn’t want to lend her dress to Maria, Bill already had a clear hunch. At this time, he looked at his watch and found that it was almost the appointed time to meet Anthony

Therefore, he thought that they should be on their way. Bill dropped off the idea of Maria having to dress better for this occasion. Despite being plain, she was a really good–looking girl. He was confident that Anthony wouldn‘t have any complaints about her. With that, Bill let out a faint smile and said, “Forget it. You don‘t have to change your clothes. We‘ll be late if we don‘t go now.” Maria nodded and was also relieved. If Bill still forced her to wear one of Vivian‘s fancy dresses, she would have to find excuses to refuse. Of course, she found it to be such a drag.

Jade Hotel, the venue for their meeting, was a magnificent and pretty huge place. When they got there, Bill and Maria sat down in the cafe in the lobby. While drinking the coffee served to them, Bill started to feel a little nervous. This was just supposed to be a leisure area in the hotel, but Bill already had an illusion that he was in a palace. Initially, Bill didn‘t pay much attention to this date because he firmly believed that Anthony had lost his family‘s right of inheritance. Moreover, for someone who wouldn‘t be able to walk again, Bill thought that Anthony shouldn‘t be too picky with who his bride was going to be. With Maria‘s beauty, he should already be grateful to have her as his wife. But as they were waiting for Anthony‘s arrival, Bill was utterly shocked by the grandeur of Jade Hotel. He thought he had a clear grasp of the power of Wilson family, but he was sorely mistaken. Now, he clearly remembered that they were still considered a humble family compared to the Wilsons.

But of course, she didn’t have time to think about it. She was in the wrong restroom, and she had to get out of there as soon as possible. Moreover, the atmosphere had already started to get awkward. She couldn‘t help but

wonder what the man was thinking of her. I Without saying a word, Maria tried to walk out as if nothing happened. “Did you see everything?” The man called from behind Maria and asked an unexpected question. Hearing this, Maria couldn‘t help but stop in her tracks. She couldn‘t believe that this was what he was going to ask her. Oh, how embarrassed she was. What was this person thinking? Couldn‘t he just ignore her instead? Clearly, she didn‘t intend to go inside the men‘s room on purpose. However, feeling that the man wouldn‘t get off her back, she gritted her teeth and sneered coldly “Yes, I saw it. Are you going to hold me responsible just because I did?” After saying that, Maria went out of the comfort room without looking back. She used to be very composed, but now, her pace was somehow hurried. A moment after Maria left, the man smirked and sat back in his electric wheelchair. He took his time very well before he came out. At the same time, Maria didn‘t return to the cafe right away. Because she splashed water on her face, her collar had also got wet and she had to fix herself first. Otherwise, she wouldn‘t hear the end of it from Bill. Thus, she went to the ladies‘ room and made sure she looked decent enough before walking back to the cafe. “Oh, there she is.” Seeing that Maria was finally back, Bill pointed at her while letting out an unprecedented kind smile. “Maria, I‘m glad you‘re here already. Let me introduce this gentleman to you. This is… Wait. What‘s wrong with you?” Before Bill could finish introducing Anthony to her, he noticed that Maria was flummoxed, as if she just saw a ghost. Although Maria had only taken a glance at that man she ran into in the men‘s comfort room, she immediately recognized that he was the same guy who was sitting face to face with Bill right now. After all, she wouldn‘t be mistaken by something more obvious. This guy was sitting on the same electric wheelchair that she saw back there. “No… It‘s nothing.” Although Maria looked very stunned for a few seconds, her eyes immediately returned to being calm. Regaining her composure, she sat down as if the incident in the restroom didn‘t happen. Since the man across the table remained silent about it, Maria also didn’t say a thing. In fact, only Bill was the one talking all this time.

“Oh, okay. As I was saying, this is Mr. Anthony Wilson; and this is my daughter Maria. Mr. Wilson, I’m aware that the marriage between you and my daughter was decided by your grandfather. However, I‘m afraid he didn‘t know that I actually have two daughters. You must already know Vivian since she is an actress. On the other hand, Maria was raised in the town I come from, and she is actually my elder daughter. Because we were not able to talk about it at length, there might have been some misunderstandings. Instead of Maria, I think your grandpa believed that Vivian was going to be your fiancee. Even you must know the tradition. The elder daughter should be married first, so I hope you have no problem with that. Besides, Maria is an outstanding girl. I do believe that you won‘t have an issue with her. Ha–ha…” Bill let out a nervous chuckle but still kept on talking without stopping. On the other hand, Maria couldn‘t help but scoff subtly. The Wilson family was one of the richest and most powerful families in Sheffield. She wondered if Bill was really expecting that he could fool them. Although it seemed that he was the one dominating the conversation, in fact, he was in a passive position. No matter how hard he sold Maria, whether the engagement would go on or not was completely up to Anthony. Being deliberately toyed with by the Jenkins family, Maria assumed that Bill was only making Anthony angry. “It‘s fine.” At this time, Maria was instantly dragged back from her thoughts the moment she heard Anthony‘s voice. The handsome man in the wheelchair seemed to be very gentle, but Maria could detect a cunning smile on his face. “Miss Maria, right? You don‘t have to worry, Mr. Jenkins. I am in favor of this arrangement.”