Christopher continued showing enthusiasm in inviting the woman.
Joanna thought to herself. 'It is his big day. It'd be rude of me to kill his joy.'
Hence, she decided to agree. "Alright then!"
At the same time, she turned to look at the lovely desserts lined on delicate tin trays. She gulped as she thought. 'Goodbye, my delicious desserts. I'll come back to you for sure! I promise!'
Ace noticed this, making the corner of his thin lips curve slightly.
"Wait." Ace turned to Ethan, who was starting up the car.
"What's up, Ace? Don't tell me you're not close with your ex-wife now, of all people?"
"I'm just a little hungry. Let me get something to eat." The man responded coldly and strode towards the dessert section in the garden.
After a short moment, Ace brought a tray full of different desserts. There were milkshakes, cream puffs, mousse cakes, strawberry pudding, and more.
Christopher and Ethan looked utterly shocked, their eyes widening and their mouths agape.
Ethan teased the man with a sly grin. "Hey Ace, don't you hate desserts? When did your tastes change, huh? You took so many desserts!"
Ace shot Ethan a dirty glare, ordering. "Focus on driving."
After that, he acted aloof while speaking to Joanna, who was sitting next to him. "Take some if you want any."
Joanna was practically drooling at the sight of the tray of desserts already, nodding profusely. "Thanks, Mr. Moran! Don't mind if I do!"
After that, she took one of the puffs and bit down on it gleefully. The soft and crispy texture on the outside, with sweet greek yogurt wrapped inside, the flavors were just bursting in her mouth!
The woman actually intended to eat politely at first, but the desserts were just so delicious that she didn't care about her image any longer. She started scarfing down everything on the tray, with cream all over her mouth.
All three dashing men in the car were absolutely stunned, especially Ethan. He had always viewed Joanna as a gentle, elegant woman. Despite her beauty, he found her rather boring in the past.
However, ever since she got a divorce from Ace, all her actions made him see her in a completely new light.
"I didn't think you were a foodie! Looks like we have another thing in common, apart from gaming!" Ethan couldn't help but giggle, slowly warming up to Joanna.
As a foodie himself, he knew that foodies were usually simple-minded, so they wouldn't be much of a bad person in the first place.
Ace expressed disdain. "How is that something in common? Any young person would love gaming and food!"
Ethan somehow didn't notice Ace's jealousy and started debating with him instead. "That's not right, though! You don't like gaming, and you're not a foodie, Ace! Does that mean you're an old man now?"
Ace's expression darkened as he took a cream puff and handed it to Christopher. "Shove it in his mouth. He's being too noisy."
Joanna was still fixated on the desserts, acting as if this had nothing to do with her. She mumbled to herself. "Dang, this cream puff is so good! I must take some for Nancy when we return to the church!"
Now that she was pregnant, her appetite as a foodie only grew. Every time she had desserts, it was as if she could hear the little ones in her womb cheering with joy.
Suddenly, Ace blurted out. "Are those better than my lips?"
Hearing this, the entire car was quickly engulfed by an awkward atmosphere.
The cream puff in Joanna's hand fell, as her face was painted in a layer of red. She wondered, 'Is this guy okay? What the hell is he even saying?!'
Ace, however, looked calm and serious as he gazed upon her. "You said the same thing when you were biting on my lips last night, you know?"
Ethan let out a dry cough, reminding them. "Oh my god, Ace, in broad daylight?! Joanna in that wild side of yours, will you?!"
Christopher smiled softly and added. "Could it be that you two have been pretty 'wild' with each other last night?"
Ace shrugged nonchalantly. "She's the one who was being 'wild.' I'm the victim here."
"Ace Moran!!" Joanna yelled, feeling so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into thin air right this minute.
She wanted to deny it, but she couldn't, especially with the solid evidence the man had on her.
'If this guy were to expose that dashcam footage out of spite, I'll be doomed!'
"Ah, whatever! I'll just keep quiet! I'm not going to fuss over such a small thing with this punk!"
Deep in her thoughts, Joanna decided to close her eyes, leaning towards the window as she tried to take a nap…
It was likely due to residual fatigue from last night that she fell into a deep sleep. As her mind was being conquered by drowsiness, she felt her body being shifted by a large hand, and her head landed
on someone's shoulder.
It was warm and gave her a sense of security.
Ace, on the other hand, looked towards the sleeping woman in his arms, his eyes filled with an endless amount of affection, an emotion that he hadn't even realized he felt towards her.
There was still a little bit of white cream left on Joanna's mouth. Without her aggressiveness, while she was awake, he found her cuter when she looked relaxed.
His heart was starting to melt, as he took a handkerchief out of his suit, wiping the cream around her mouth. His loving behavior was similar to an enthusiast taking care of his precious jewels.
"Tsk tsk!" Ethan seemed amused as he looked into the rearview mirror. "I still had my doubts the last time, Ace. But this time? I believe you've fallen deep!"
Ace had also noticed how overly considerate he was to Joanna and immediately pulled the handkerchief away. "Don't spew such nonsense. I'm just a clean freak," he replied coldly.
"Clean freak?" Ethan continued teasing the man. "My mouth has cream on it too! So why aren't you wiping it off, huh?"
Ace had nothing to retort, so he just handed Christopher another cream puff. "Shut him up!"
Christopher smiled gently. He stole a glance at the two in the backseat, leaning against each other, and his eyes seemed to glint with envy.
"Ace, I can tell that Miss Pierce is special to you. It's not embarrassing to feel this way, so you don't have to deny it, you know?"
"In fact, I envy you a lot… Do you realize how lucky you have to be to find someone you care about in this big big world, and for them to care about you just as much?"
This would sound normal coming from anyone else, but it was odd coming from Christopher, who was the groom.
Ace frowned and whispered, "What's wrong?"
However, the groom merely shook his head. "Nothing. I'm just thinking out loud. I just know it's difficult, but also a blessing, to be able to marry for love. And I think everyone should cherish that love as soon as they meet that special person…"
Ethan started teasing him as well. "Hey, Chris, why would you even envy someone else's relationship? You and Cecy are the perfect example of marrying for love!"
Hearing this, Christopher merely answered him with a sad smile.
Soon enough, the four of them arrived at the hotel the bride was staying at.
Although Christopher's family were very powerful within the city, they preferred keeping a low profile, especially regarding their private lives. Hence, the wedding wasn't all too grand.
Their wedding was the same as anyone else's. However, they did organize a series of games to show the groom's devotion to the bride.
Since Christopher was from a family of intelligent scholars, these games were set to be related to different types of knowledge as well. There were a total of 18 challenges the groom and his groomsmen would have to go through before reaching the bride's room.