Chapter 141

"Alright, I'm heading up," Christina said, nodding before heading straight to her room.

Once she was gone, William turned to Gabrielle with a stern look. "Keep Walter in line. I don't want a repeat of this mess."

Gabrielle looked puzzled at first.

It wasn't until she saw Walter trudging back, looking utterly defeated, and remembered that Christina had returned with William, that she pieced it together.

Her anger flared up instantly. She grabbed Walter by the arm, dragged him into the bedroom, slammed the door shut, and started yelling, "Walter, you really are something else. I felt sorry for you, so I came to your room after dinner to kill a mosquito. I turned the whole room upside down and couldn't find it. Now I realize the mosquito wasn't in the room; it was in your heart!"

She jabbed her finger hard into Walter's chest.

Even that didn't seem to vent her anger enough. "How many times do I have to tell you? My mouth is dry from talking, but you just won't listen. You insist on getting tangled up with Christina."

"Mom-"

Walter barely got a word in before she cut him off sharply.

"Don't call me Mom. I don't have a son who can't get his act together. Of all the people you could like, you choose Christina. She's doing great with William, they're about to get married. Why do you have to ruin everything?" Gabrielle had previously thought about driving Christina away.

Now she didn't want that anymore.

Christina marrying William was fine. If she married anyone else, Gabrielle feared Walter would go to any lengths to win her back.

Walter's voice was hoarse, "I didn't ruin anything. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the power."

Christina didn't trust him at all now.

The only person she trusted was that liar, William.

"William just came to warn me. He doesn't want anything like this happening again. I don't know what he was talking about, but if he said it, it can't be good. Just let me have some peace, okay?" Gabrielle was so angry she was speaking without thinking.

"Or do you want to push me to become a nun?"

At her age, with her child about to get married, becoming a nun would make her a laughingstock.

The entire Cavendish family would be shamed.

Nicholas would never allow that to happen. The whole family would be in turmoil.

Walter couldn't bear to see Gabrielle do something like that. "Mom, if I push you to that point, what kind of person would I be?"

"If you keep being stubborn and insist on getting tangled up with Christina, you're pushing me to my death. I've said all I can. Think it over. You're not a child anymore; you know what you're doing." Gabrielle was so angry she even mentioned death.

Walter was at a loss.

On one side was his mother, on the other was Christina. It felt like two ropes pulling him in opposite directions.

The pain was excruciating.

Meanwhile, in Christina's room...

She had been there for a while when William came in with a plate of fruit, all peeled and cut. "My online meeting isn't over yet. I'll join you in a bit. Have some fruit first."

"You didn't pause the meeting just to bring me this, did you?" Christina asked, surprised. "What did the others say?"

William chuckled at her reaction. "Today's meeting is long. We were on a break."

"Oh, got it. Go finish your meeting. I won't disturb you. I'll be quiet as a mouse," Christina said, putting on her headphones.

She sat on the bed, eating fruit and watching a show. The scene was so peaceful.

William felt a deep sense of happiness.

He would always treat Christina well and cherish these moments.

During the meeting, his voice softened, becoming much gentler than before.

The participants noticed that William was unusually easygoing today. Even if something wasn't perfect, he just gave a few simple instructions to complete the work, without any criticism.

They didn't know why, but they all hoped William would always be like this.

After the meeting, William immediately put down his phone and went to Christina's side.

"You finished quickly. I barely watched an episode," Christina said, taking off her headphones.

They were so close, they could see only each other in their eyes.

William suddenly wanted to see her in a wedding dress. "Christina, if you don't have any plans these days, let's go pick out a wedding dress and rings."

"Getting married is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It's the most important. Even if I had other plans, I'd put the wedding first," Christina said seriously.

Besides, she had never worn a wedding dress before, only seen models in videos.

They were so beautiful.

"Let's go tomorrow then. We'll try on dresses first. Pick your favorite brand, and we'll go there. We'll choose the rings the day after. I don't want to tire you out," William said, worried about her health.

Christina agreed, "But for something this important, I need to discuss it with my parents and get their opinions."

She put on her slippers and got out of bed, then turned to ask, "Should we ask Nicholas too?"

"Nicholas won't care about such small things. It's your opinion that matters. This is our wedding. Your preferences are the most important," William said, tucking a stray hair behind her ear and kissing her forehead.

He wanted to make Christina happy more than pleasing the family.

He wanted her to have the final say in all the wedding details. As long as she was happy, that was all that mattered.

Christina felt a warm rush in her heart. William was so good to her.

But what about what Walter had said...

Maybe he just couldn't stand seeing them so happy and wanted to ruin it.

Never mind, she thought. She'd focus on picking out the wedding dress first.

She went to find Elisa and told her that she and William were going to pick out a wedding dress tomorrow. Elisa was thrilled. "I'll go with you."