"They have to get married before Aileen's belly gets bigger and everyone else finds out about this pregnancy," Diego said in a deep, calm voice. He seemed completely unfazed by the dramatic scene before him.
Maybe because Aileen is not part of the Tatum family, therefore he doesn't have the obligation to look after her like he does on Hailee. Even though Aileen has been raised in the Tatum family since she was just five years old, Diego doesn't feel the closeness or compassion he naturally felt toward Aileen whatsoever.
"You are going to be responsible by marrying Aileen, right?" Diego turned his attention to Theodore, who was still hugging Aileen's body. The girl was sobbing relentlessly.
Theodore, who usually looked neat and dignified, this time looked so disheveled and looked like someone who had just experienced the most difficult time in his life.
Theodore did not give a direct answer, and remained still, staring at his mother and father, ashamed of what he had done.
This was the worst scenario Theodore could have imagined when he thought of breaking the news of Aileen's pregnancy to them, even though he had actually told Aileen to abort the baby.
But, now that things were like this, there was nothing more he could do but agree with Diego's words.
Mr. Gevano was speechless when he found that his son was guilty and had also confessed the baby in Aileen's womb.
Marriage was nothing that he could avoid when the situation was already like this and since this was the Tatum family they were facing, threats and bribes of money or wealth would not succeed in making them forget this incident.
D*mn! Why the situation became very complicated like this?!
Mr. Gevano did want the Tatum family's company and had agreed to the relationship between Theodore and Aileen, but on condition; which of course was related to him eyeing for Tatum Jewelry company.
It was just that, after seeing Hailee and Tordoff's marriage, and after considering all the possibilities that could occur, it was highly likely that Ramon Tordoff would not miss the opportunity to take control of his wife's company.
Even though the company was currently in decline, in good hands, of course it could still be competitive. After all, Ramon is a businessman, he just have to see a gap and will not miss that opportunity.
And now, just as he was thinking about taking his words back, Aileen was pregnant and, like it or not, they both had to get married.
This is such a big loss!
"I am going to marry Aileen," said Theodore under Diego's glare. And the words were like a final verdict for Mr. and Mrs. Gevano.
Meanwhile, Aileen immediately hugged Theodore tightly and buried her face in the man's chest, sobbing again and whispering, "Thank you, Theo ... thank you." her voice slightly trembling when she said that.
But what the people there didn't know was the fact that Aileen was smiling triumphantly in her heart, and so was George. The problem was settled with their marriage.
On the other hand, Diego felt nothing about this decision. He just thought, since Aileen would be entering Gevano family soon, it meant that he didn't need to think about the adopted daughter of his late sister- in- law.
And because Hailee was already happy with Ramon Tordoff, that meant the only person he needed to worry about was her own child; Zia, who until now was not in a relationship with any man.
Indeed Diego had forbidden Zia to have a special relationship with other men and had always been too strict in taking care of his daughter, but that didn't mean that now Diego felt happy because Zia obeyed his words by not approaching any man, on the contrary, he felt restless.
His daughter was no longer a teenager and it is time for Zia to catch up with Hailee, and Diego must find the right man for his only daughter.
Meanwhile, Zia, who was paying attention to this dramatic incident before her, didn't show any expression at all. She did not show sympathy for Aileen nor did she feel sorry for Theodore, whose expression seemed like a man whose wife had just died.
Yes, Theodore's appearance was terrifying for someone of his status and had just attended an important wedding.
Instead of wedding, he looked like someone, who just attended a funeral.
The only things on Zia's mind were; she wanted to immediately contact Hailee about this news, it is just that it was past midnight and Zia didn't want to disturb her cousin's first night.
In fact, Zia was quite curious about where Ramon actually took Hailee because even her cousin didn't know, let alone the reporters who swarmed like moths around the light bulb.
Nobody knew where they went ...
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Hailee awoke to the sounds of bird's chirping greeting her ears and the warm sunlight shining on her face through the wind- blown curtains.
"Hm?"Hailee blinked tiredly and wriggled on top of her bed feeling her head so light that she felt like she was still in dreamland.
The fatigue Hailee felt all over her body reminded her of last night's party. A party attended by hundreds of important people. The wedding between herself and Ramon...
Only after Hailee realized that last thing, did she remember what had happened after the party.
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