Snare of Love
Chapter 655: Shook Hands and Reconciled

Theresa still wanted to refuse her, but Dolores held her hand.

Armand didn't appear during the wedding ceremony at all. It must be because of the wounds on his face so he didn't want to show up in Theresa's presence. However, he couldn't hide any longer during the banquet, could he?

He should eat at least.

Dolores still wanted Theresa to know how much Armand loved her.

She could tell that Armand was pretty upset.

Theresa pressed her lips in silence. Actually, she also found it weird. According to the relationship between Armand and Matthew, Armand shouldn't avoid attending the wedding. However, she couldn't replace him in the hall at all.

Now, Dolores deliberately asked her to follow her. Theresa wondered what Dolores wanted to do.

Did it have anything to do with Armand?

However, Theresa didn't want to mention this man, so she didn't ask.

Dolores patted her on the hand, "Come on. Follow me."

Theresa lowered her head and hummed.

Right then, a waitress came over to knock on the door and inform them that the banquet had started, asking Dolores to get ready and go there later.

Theresa said OK and closed the door.

When the banquet was half done, the door of the lounge was pushed open. Matthew walked in.

Dolores looked at him and asked, "Why did you come back?"

He said he wanted to introduce Dolores to the directors of the overseas branches.

Wrapping around Dolores's waist, he helped her to stand up from the sofa and asked, "Are you tired?"

Dolores nodded.

Probably it was because the baby had grown up, she always felt weak.

"Let's meet those directors. Then I'll send you back for a nap," said Matthew. They couldn't avoid the socialization today, and he also wanted to introduce Dolores formally into his business circle. Theresa followed them both to the banquet.

Matthew introduced Dolores to his friends and employees first. Besides Boyce and Armand, there were a lot of talents in his company, who were all his capable employees.

"You've been hiding it so well. Look how old your kids are!" someone complained about Matthew when he walked to one table with Dolores.

Besides them, other guests were quite surprised as well. They never expected that Matthew had two children and they were so old now. They said he had been hiding them too secretly.

Of course, guests kept making toasts with them. Matthew would drink on Dolores's behalf. Since she was pregnant, others didn't complain as a pregnant woman couldn't drink, which was supposed to be common sense.

Matthew didn't stay long here. After exchanging a few words, he went to another table where Kenneth was, who was his business partner as well as a friend. Kenneth's brother-in-law, Camden Vinson, was also at the table.

Holding a glass of wine, Camden stood up and said with a smile, "No wonder you have hidden them. Mrs. Nelson is so pretty. If I were you, I would hide her as well."

"Congratulations!" Kenneth also raised his glass. Matthew clinked with them.

"Let's have dinner alone some other day." Kenneth knew that Matthew needed to socialize with a lot of people today, so he didn't hold up him for so long.

Matthew said, "Of course. I'll arrange it."

Some guests came over to send their blessings. They were all from the upper class, so the new couple had to talk to them.

"Mrs. Nelson, are you interested to join our community?" asked Mrs. Wilson. The community was held for the wives from the rich families to gather, such as playing Mahjong, gossiping, making friends, and enlarging the network. With good connections, their husbands' businesses would become better.

Since their husbands tried their best to make money and maintain their happy life, the wives should try hard to help their husbands in businesses.

Dolores politely refused, "I'm sorry but I need to take care of my children. I might not have much time."

Although Mrs. Wilson didn't tell her what they were doing in the community, Dolores knew what their gatherings would be like.

Obviously, right now, Matthew didn't need her to do anything for his business. If she joined the community, it might bring him trouble. Besides, she wasn't interested at all.

Mrs. Wilson wanted to convince her a lot. After all, Dolores married Matthew. If they became good friends, she was sure that her husband would get more cooperation.

"You should have a nanny at home, don't you? You don't need to do anything. You are taken care of so well, I don't think Mr. Nelson has the heart to ask you to do anything."

Dolores was mentally strong, but she was slim after being pregnant. Her skin was fair. She looked pretty young. So her image was a fragile woman. That was why Mrs. Wilson remarked that Dolores was taken care of well.

Matthew wanted to help her refuse, but Dolores held his hand. She believed that she could deal with such a matter. Looking at Mrs. Wilson, she said, "I'm quite traditional. I believe my responsibility is staying at home accompanying my husband and educating my children so that my husband will be worry-free. In this case, he can fully concentrate on his career. Don't you think so?"

Dolores obviously turned her down, but Mrs. Wilson still wanted to speak. Her husband stopped her. Mr. Wilson said, "My wife is a troublemaker. Please don't mind it, Mr. Nelson." Matthew didn't answer. He knew what the couple was thinking. Fortunately, Dolores was smart. She directly refused them.

Mrs. Wilson wasn't convinced at all. She thought that Dolores's excuse was so lame - they were in the modern era now. 'Staying home, accompanying my husband and educating my children? So ridiculous!' she thought to herself.

"I'm still young. Please forgive me if I've offended you," said Dolores. She could tell that Mrs. Wilson looked quite annoyed because of her refusal, but she pretended that she hadn't seen it.

"Of course. Of course," Mr. Wilson answered Dolores on his wife's behalf.

After exchanging a few words, Dolores took Matthew's arm and walked away. She whispered to ask him, "Where is Armand?"

She wanted to let Theresa see Armand, but the latter didn't sit together with Boyce and Abbott at the same table.

"I don't know either. He must be hiding in a corner," said Matthew. There were too many guests in the hall now. It was difficult to replace Armand in the crowd.

"Call him. It's our happiest day today. I'll be so unhappy if he doesn't show up.”

Matthew looked back and glanced at Theresa. He could tell what Dolores planned to do.

She was thinking about others at her own wedding. What a worried woman!

Matthew clung to Dolores's ear and told her a plan with the volume that only she could hear.

After listening to him, Dolores agreed. Through meeting each other, they couldn't untie the knots in their hearts. Only after Armand got to know Theresa's health condition would the problem be resolved.

She looked back at Theresa, "Theresa, you must be hungry. Please go ahead to eat. You can wait for me in the lounge after the meal. I want to have a private conversation with you." Theresa nodded, "Okay."

Then she walked to the table where Boyce was sitting at.

In the end, the new couple went to the table where the Harris family and Jayden were sitting at. Oscar and Jessica were also there. The table was full of elders, who were involved in the love and grudges in the past.

After everything was clear, the knots in their hearts had been untied. They also decided to forget about the grudges before. For the happiness of the later generations, they shook hands and reconciled with each other.

Seeing Dolores, Jeffery was too excited to speak. He had a lot of words to tell her, but after meeting her in person, he didn't know how to start.

Finally, he seriously made an apology for what he had done, "I'm sorry."

"It's alright. Let the bygones be bygones. Let's not mention them any longer. From now on, we're family." When she spoke, Dolores didn't cry again although her throat dried out. "Excuse me, Dolores."

Noah walked to her with a girl. All people at the scene knew her.00