Chapter 134 - Absolutely, Positively 8: A Wedding & A Resemblance (2/2)
”Oh,” Mrs. So sobbed and her husband patted her shoulder just as the newly wedded couple kissed.
Knowing their whole story from their son, she had been worried and shocked that such thing could happen, and yet if it hadn't, they wouldn't have their cute grandson. Now that the two were married, she was so deliriously happy and relieved that finally, his son was able to claim his family. All that's left to do was for Alvin to tell Jena the truth and she hoped that it would go well. Based on her intuition and the obvious affection her daughter-in-law showed these past few weeks, she knew Jena loved Alvin too.
”Here,” Jena's eldest sister handed Mrs. So a box of tissue. She too looked like she had shed some tears and the older lady was grateful for the offer. ”Everything will be alright,” she continued kindly. ”What's important is that Sam finally has his real father with him,” she added which shocked the older woman.
”You know about it?” the old lady whispered cautiously and Jena's older sister nodded as she smiled.
”It's pretty obvious. I don't know why my sister still denies it though,” she added thoughtfully and Mrs. So touched her arm as she whispered.
”Actually, your sister really doesn't know,” Mrs. So said making the elder Wang shocked. ”Come here, I will tell you,” the older woman said as she guided Jena's sister from the garden to somewhere private.
On the other side of the garden during the reception, the newly wedded couple stood side by side.
”Are you hungry?”
The two of them had been walking around, stopping from one table to another since their wedding ceremony a couple of hours ago.
For Jena, those two hours felt like eons. Her mind whirled with new faces and tons of names to memorize. Since they couldn't very well ignore their guests, she was forced to circulate and would continue to do so until they reached the last table.
She couldn't understand. She thought there would only be three hundred or so guests but the throng felt like thousands in numbers. She was hungry, thirsty, and her feet hurt that it was hard to walk properly.
”Yeah. My feet hurt too,” she whispered with a pout and she mentally kicked herself for acting like a whiny wife just two hours after the wedding.
Alvin didn't seem to mind, though. He found his wife's complaining cute.
”Wait here, I'll get you some drinks,” the dedicated groom said as he left her to get some refreshments.
Jena watched her husband and admired his broad back as he made his way to the buffet table. She smiled as he got sidetracked and cornered by well-wishers and chuckled at his attempt at escaping them.
Alvin was about to reach the table when Sam caught him and asked to be lifted. It seemed Jena's baby boy already had enough of the party and was demanding his share of time with his new father.
Alvin glanced at her apologetically and Jena answered him with a grin. The man and child truly looked good together. Sam clearly adored Alvin and Jena most certainly adored her new husband too. She had no regrets on marrying him. She was in the midst of staring at them when a voice sounded nearby.
”Hi!”
Jena turned to her left, a shy smile plastered on her face at the group of strangers standing there.
”Hi,” she greeted back, her eyes inquiring, waiting for the strangers to introduce themselves.
”We're Alvin's friends from college,” one of the strangers said as he extended his hand for her to shake. ”Sorry we're late. But that meanie husband of yours told us about your wedding only last night,” he continued with an easy smile though his tone was that of scandalized and the others joined him in complaining against Alvin in a teasing way.
Jena decided then and there that she liked her husband's friends. They were all funny. Each one of them introduced himself and herself to her and Jena tried her best to memorize their names as she had a feeling she would be meeting them often now that she's married to Alvin.