Chapter 11
Samuel wanted to leave, but he stopped himself.
Instead, he headed to the church hall. As the butler watched him head in, he sighed in relief.
Piano music started. Samuel stood on the stage while waiting for Yelena to walk down the aisle so that they could exchange vows.
She was smiling brightly while in her wedding dress.
For some reason, he suddenly wanted to see how Joy would look in a wedding dress.
She was always mischievous and would not wear a traditional white wedding dress. Instead, she would wear a red
room.
She would not walk over as slowly as Yelena would, either. Instead, she would stride over to him.
Nor would she smile as bashfully as Yelena was. Instead, she would smile brightly and hold onto his arm affectionately.
Perhaps he was too immersed in his thoughts, so much so that when the priest asked him whether he was willing to take Yelena as his wife, he said, “Yes, I’m willing to take Joy as my wife.”
He still had the microphone in hand, so the speaker spread his voice through the entire hall.
The guests were first surprised before they started talking among themselves.
Was Joy not the Foster family’s adopted daughter?
Why did Samuel say her name?
The faces of Samuel’s parents and Yelena’s parents froze.
Martha and Francis instinctively looked at him. They became even more anxious. How could Samuel make a blunder during such a crucial moment?
Yelena’s parents pulled long faces and wanted an explanation from Martha and Francis.
When Yelena heard Samuel say Joy’s name instead, her face turned white. Her fist clenched around her dress.
With a quivering voice, she asked, “Samuel, what did you just say?”
She instinctively wanted to hold his hand. They were one step away from becoming married.
Why would he say Joy’s name?!
