The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1159

Walter was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

"What did you say just now?"

"I said, cancel the wedding!"

Deborah was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. Thus, Walter knew that something bad happened when he saw her confused and anxious gaze.

After all, Walter knew Deborah, and he was well aware of how much Deborah was looking forward to this wedding. Therefore, she would only say something like this because there was a problem she couldn't solve.

Thus, Walter started thinking about the possible reasons as to why Deborah was acting this way.

"I've found them!"

Suddenly, he found her shoes, so he lifted them happily.

The crowd burst into cheers instantly when they saw this.

On the other hand, the makeup artist saw that Walter didn't delay the wedding. Furthermore, Deborah didn't manage to say much to him when she had lowered her head. Therefore, after thinking back about how Walter had found the shoes quickly, the makeup artist was relieved as she knew that Deborah didn't have time to do anything else.

Meanwhile, Deborah was a bundle of nerves right now!

Perhaps did Walter not hear what she had said?

She had asked him to cancel the wedding! What was the deal with this man? How could he still lift these shoes so happily?

Deborah squeezed her fists tightly at this thought.

After Walter found the shoes, he got down on one knee and began to put on the shoes for Deborah.

When he got down on one knee, he said affectionately out of the blue, "My dear, are you willing to put on the shoes and marry me? From now on, we will go through thick and thin together, and you'll be the most precious person to me from now on! I know that I am not perfect, but I will try my best to be the perfect husband for you. I will pamper you so that you feel like a princess, and I'll make sure that you'll never be sad. In the future, you will never regret marrying me. So, may I take you in my arms now?"

His words and actions were really unexpected, so everyone in the hall was stunned.

Suddenly, Deborah felt upset after hearing what he had said.

This was the marriage vow she had waited for since forever, and this was also the romantic proclamation that she had wanted from him. If nothing had happened to her father, she would have accepted his promises easily. But, how could she answer him now?

Once she left the house with Walter, she knew that they could no longer be as romantic as they used to be.

At this thought, Deborah suddenly couldn't hold back her emotions, and tears started falling down her cheeks.

"I don't want..."

Deborah was about to say that she wasn't willing to marry Walter, but the makeup artist stepped forward and stopped her.

"Oh, no! The bride is so excited that her makeup is ruined! Mr. Song, let me fix it for her first."

The makeup artist was about to step forward as she spoke, but Walter stopped her.

"Can't you see that I'm proposing to my bride? She is shedding tears of happiness, so why are you interrupting us? Get lost!"

Walter looked upset and even a bit murderous as he scolded the makeup artist.

Walter had been acting like a playboy and flirting around with different women all this while. However, he was once a soldier that had taken multiple lives on the battlefield. Therefore, the murderous aura he emitted filled the room, and it was as if the temperature inside the room had dropped drastically as well.

On the other hand, the makeup artist felt as if his murderous aura was choking her, and she could barely breathe right now!

After all, she had always looked down on Walter. She felt that Nathaniel had always been protecting him because he was Mango's cousin. To put it bluntly, he was simply a dandy, but she knew that she had made a mistake by thinking this way now.

Walter was like a hunter bidding for time. He would normally appear to be calm and harmless, but she couldn't fight back against him now because he was currently exuding such a murderous aura! "Mr. Song, I just want to do fix the bride's makeup!"

The makeup artist said meekly.

"I love everything about my wife no matter how she looks like! Get out of here!"

Everyone was surprised to see how Walter disrespected the makeup artists, but he didn't care about what others thought. Instead, he turned to look at Deborah and said fondly, "Sweetie pie, come with me. I'll bring you home now."

After saying that, he put the shoes directly on her feet and scooped her into his arms.

"I'm heading home with my wife! Let's go, my comrades!"

Walter shouted at the top of his lungs like the sailors at sea, and his best man and a few bachelors followed suit.

"Let's go! They're getting married!"

After all, all of them left together as they held up Deborah in their arms.

Meanwhile, Deborah grabbed onto Walter's collar as she had mixed feelings. She was relieved as she had married the right person, but now she was in a dilemma.

"Walter, Bernard's men kidnapped my father and threatened me by asking me to kill Mano during the wedding. Otherwise, they would kill my father instead! I don't want to make you my enemy, so please... just cancel our wedding. Urgh! I don't want a wedding anymore! Boohoo!"

Deborah sobbed in a low voice as she laid on Walter's shoulder.

Meanwhile, people were cheering around them, so none of them heard their conversation. They only saw that Deborah's eyes were brimming with tears, so they thought that the bride was crying out of joy. Hence, the atmosphere around them was still bright and lively because of the wedding.

Walter stiffened for a moment before he said with a smile, "You are the bride today. Everyone in Ocean City has their eyes on you, and some girls even envy you for marrying me. Therefore, my wife deserves to be in the limelight. It's okay, don't cry, or you'll look ugly! No matter what happens today, I'm here for you. So, today, you're marrying me for sure!"

"But what about Mango..."

"Leave her to Nathaniel. The makeup artist works for Bernard, right?"

Walter smiled lightly with eyes full of affection. Now, his entire attention was on Deborah.

When Deborah saw her own image in the reflection of his eyes, she suddenly felt like crying again, but this time, she wanted to do so because she felt grateful.

Walter said that he would leave this problem to Nathaniel, which meant that both Walter and Nathaniel were already prepared for this.

When Deborah thought of this, she was finally relieved.

On the other hand, Walter was nervous, even though he had put on a relaxed expression on his face.

He knew Deborah's feelings for him, and he had also decided to spend the rest of his life with her. He was even aware that Deborah wouldn't hurt Mango just because someone else was threatening her. However, he had never imagined that the other party would actually threaten her with Zaddeus' life.

Well, if they had to choose between their own father and Mango, any woman would pick their father over her. Hence, if Deborah made such a choice, Walter couldn't blame her as well, but he would still resent her for doing so.

However, Deborah did not make a choice.

After all, she couldn't do so because Mango and her father were equally important to her. This meant that Deborah had really thought of Walter's family members as her own.

How could he not fall for such a woman? Obviously, he had to protect her!

After today, he was completely willing to risk his life to protect her.

From now on, Deborah would be the apple of his eye, and the woman he would never let go of for the rest of his life.

At the thought of this, Walter's smile grew brighter.

According to the customs of Ocean City, when the groom carried the bride home, he had to bid goodbye to the family of the bride.

However, Deborah was anxious because she didn't know whether her father would turn up. How was he doing? Did Nancy manage to wake him up?

On the other hand, many guests were already waiting to watch the show.

After that, Walter carried Deborah into the living room as he said with a smile, "Where's my father-in-law? I'm going to bring my wife and kowtow to him. This is to express my gratitude to him for raising her. Mr. Grey, please show yourself. Please accept my bow as well."

Then, only did everyone realise that that Zaddeus was not here.

"Huh? Where's Mr. Grey? Isn't this his daughter's wedding? Why is he missing?"

Someone spoke, and the people around him immediately start to search for Zaddeus.

The makeup artist was slightly anxious, but there were a lot of people at the wedding, so she couldn't act rashly.

On the other hand, Deborah was worried as well. She wondered if her father would show up safe

and sound.

Just when nobody could find him, Nancy showed up with a smile.

"My apologies. Our head of the family is so happy today that his blood pressure went up for a while, and he fainted just now. I've asked the family doctor to check his body, so he'll be here soon. I'm really sorry for taking up all of your time."

Once everyone heard Nancy's explanation, they felt relieved.

Everyone knew that Zaddeus became a widower at the age of thirty. However, he refused to remarry for Deborah's sake. Now that his only daughter was getting married, every parent could understand the mixed feelings that he had.

After all, they knew that he felt both happy and upset. This was because Deborah would be the daughter-in-law of the Song family starting from today, and she was not just Zaddeus' daughter anymore. Therefore, perhaps Zaddeus' blood pressure had gone up because of this.

Everyone had taken the explanation for granted, but Deborah knew that it was not the truth. However, she couldn't and wouldn't dare to say it out loud.

Meanwhile, Zaddeus walked into the room just right when everyone was expecting him to do so.

Tears flowed from Deborah's eyes immediately when she saw her father.

"Daddy!"

She leapt from Walter's arms and pounced on Zaddeus directly before hugging him tightly.

"Daddy..."

Deborah was trembling all over when she called.

Everyone thought that she was reluctant to leave her father during the wedding, but only she knew that she felt extremely guilty at this moment.

After all, she wasn't a good daughter at all!

She didn't know whether her father was alright now, but he still showed up for her wedding.

Alas! How could she repay her father's love for her?

When Zaddeus saw Deborah, he started tearing up. Then, he patted Deborah on the back heavily and said, "My child, you're all grown up now, and you're going to get married soon. I'm happy for you, yet I'm reluctant to let you go. Fortunately, you have married the man you love. Walter is a responsible man, so I'm relieved. Don't cry, alright? Today is your big day, so you should go into the wedding car looking like the prettiest bride ever! You know, I'll always have your back no matter what happens. So, I'll make sure to always be there for you! I will always wait for you at home and protect you from danger. When you live with your husband, you don't have to bear with him if you feel upset. Come back and let me know. Even if I can't defeat your husband, I'll make sure that he'll pay for his actions, alright?"

Well, nobody knew how to reply to Zaddeus' words right now.

Was he trying to intimidate the groom?

However, Deborah knew that there was a hidden meaning in Zaddeus' words. He was actually telling her not to worry about his health because everything would be fine.

Meanwhile, Walter also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Then he stepped forward and said, "Dad, don't worry. I'll make that Deborah will never be upset. Although I know that well have our own conflicts as husband and wife, I'll always let her win our fights because I'm her husband. Besides, if no one quarrels with her, she won't be able to argue with me, right?"

"Walter Song, this is emotional abuse!"

Deborah retorted immediately upon hearing his words. For a moment, everyone was laughing except for one person. Her eyes were gloomy, and no one knew what she was thinking about.