Unexpectedly Sweet Flash Marriage

Chapter 11 Keeping up with Trends, a Flash Wedding

Chapter 11 Keeping up with Trends, a Flash Wedding

Lilly, who shared an office with Adeline, keenly sensed that something was off and walked over with a smile to defuse the situation.

"Alright, Melissa, you've been talking so much without giving Adeline a chance to speak. Let's all have some wedding candies first, and then let Adeline share with everyone in detail."

Lilly, Melissa, and Adeline were teachers who joined the school at the same time, and they had a good relationship.

Adeline gave her a grateful look.

Lilly lightly chuckled and held her hand, "Congratulations to you, but that's not what we were talking about just now."

Adeline was utterly confused.

Lilly explained with a smile, "We were talking about the district's public lesson competition. You got first place. Now all that's left is the online voting. And you, as an excellent teacher in the district, will definitely secure the position."

Adeline looked at Lilly in astonishment. She believed she had decent abilities, but getting the highest overall score was somewhat unexpected.

Soon, she remembered something and shyly lowered her head.

It turned out that she had misunderstood everyone just now.

Lilly knew she had realized it a bit late and nudged her, "Come on, quickly share the proposal process with us."

"Psh, that guy, Logan... Seriously, how romantic can he be?" Melissa said nonchalantly while chewing on chocolate.

"It's not him." Hearing the mention of Logan, Adeline's heart sank and ached. But she tried to downplay it as she explained, "It was someone... arranged by my family. We saw that it was fitting, so we kept up with trends by having a flash wedding."

As her voice trailed off, the entire office fell silent.

Everyone knew that Adeline had been engaged to a man for three years, who was a prominent figure from the renowned Riley family in Prodiff.

How did she suddenly change her partner?

Could the new one be as good as Logan?

Could anyone else be as wealthy and influential as Logan?

The people present were all astute individuals who knew very well the intricacies of the upper-class families, and their faces showed varying degrees of embarrassment.

"Oh, a flash wedding sounds great," someone broke the silence.

"Yeah, it's someone introduced by the elders, so they must know everything about him."

"If they can afford that ring, they're definitely not ordinary."

"That's for sure! I wonder who's lucky enough to marry our Ms. Burton, such a beauty," a male colleague teased.

Among the teachers, Adeline stood out with her stunning looks. When she first arrived, many unmarried male colleagues were curious about her. This male colleague was one of them.

However, later on, everyone learned that she had a fiancé, the son of one of the four major families in Prodiff, the Riley family. That dashed any thoughts they had.

Adeline smiled lightly and replied, "He's just an ordinary person. The ring isn't valuable either."

Ring~~

A pleasant electronic bell rang, indicating that most of the people present had classes to attend. They were forced to pause their conversation. Then, they pick up their textbooks, and leave.

The entire office was suddenly left with only Adeline and Melissa, relieving Adeline of some awkwardness.

Seeing that there was no one around, Melissa hurriedly pulled Adeline to the balcony and straightforwardly asked, "What's going on? How did you end up marrying someone else?"

With a sigh of helplessness, Adeline explained the whole story.

Melissa got so angry that she rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight.

"What's wrong with your family? And Logan's mother, she's so disgusting! She used to boss you around, making you do this and that, buying things one moment and picking up people the next! I thought she treated you like a daughter-in-law! How could she hide such intentions?"

As Melissa mentioned the various ways Logan's mother used to boss her around, Adeline expression suddenly turned dark. Her resentment towards Logan's mother grew even stronger.

During her three-year relationship with Logan, his mother made her do a lot of things.

Sometimes, she had to personally queue up for limited edition handbags as ID card needed to be verified before making purchase, and Logan's mother would make her go.

There were times when she had to wait in line for several hours, which affected her lesson preparation, and she complained to Logan.

However, Logan would say that his mother treated her like family, and family members shouldn't fuss over such things.

At that time, Adeline believed what Logan had said and decided not to complain to Logan anymore.

But now that she thought about it, Victoria seemed to be treating her like a fool!

Seeing that Adeline didn't look too good, Melissa gently patted her back and said with concern, "Why didn't you come to me after what happened yesterday? My brother and I would have definitely helped you!"

Then, Melissa sighed, realizing that it was already done and she could only comfort her.

"Anyway, it's all over... Logan's mother isn't someone to be trifled with. If you really married Logan, it doesn't necessarily mean you'd have a good life. You know, it's a blessing wearing a mask."

Upon hearing this, Adeline couldn't help but burst into laughter and corrected her, "That phrase should be, 'it's a blessing in disguise'."

"Okay, okay, you, the award-winning language teacher, are amazing. I'm just a sports teacher, I can't win over you. Anyway, the meaning is pretty much the same." Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

"You know, if I were your language teacher, you'd definitely drive me crazy," Adeline gave Melissa a stern look.

Melissa stared back at her for a moment but eventually consoled her, "You've always wanted to leave that family. Now that you're out of their reach, they can no longer threaten you or force you to do things you don't want to do. As your sister, I hope this is a good start for you."

Melissa held onto her hand and urged, "If Uncle Curtis treats you badly, remember to tell me. I've learned boxing, and I can protect you!"

"Alright," Adeline chuckled. "He's treating me well so far."

As the words fell, Adeline's phone rang.

When she answered, she heard the voice of the dean, Sophia.

"Ms. Burton, please come to my office."

"Okay."

Just as Adeline hung up the phone, Melissa excitedly urged her, "Go quickly! It must be about your award. This is such great news!

Our school has never had a rookie teacher win an award in the district within just a year of working!

Previously, all the awards went to experienced teachers. This is a way for us new teachers to make a name for ourselves! And if you secure first place in the district this time, you can compete at the city level!"

Excitedly pushing Adeline off the balcony, Melissa thought she saw a glimpse of a shadow disappear.

Seeing her pause, Adeline asked, "What's wrong?"

Melissa furrowed her brow, feeling slightly strange inside. However, she didn't elaborate, "I thought I saw someone... I must have been mistaken. Go on, hurry."

Adeline nodded, a rare sense of joy appearing on her face as she walked towards the dean's office.

Before they could exchange pleasantries, Sophia's face turned cold, and she straightforwardly spoke.

"One of the parents in your class has anonymously reported you."

"Reported me?" Adeline was instantly stunned. The previous smile wiped off her face.

As much as she had been looking forward to something, she was now equally shocked.

"Yeah, have a seat. I wanted to talk to you about this," said Sophia, handing a piece of paper from the printer to Adeline.

Adeline took the printed paper and looked down, her expression turning solemn.