The Bride He Took For Granted novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3

“The person stepped out of the storybook, but her soul is still trapped inside it.”

Was he saying the White family’s daughter was lifeless?

Mrs. Nash stopped smiling and glared at Harold.

“You really don’t know how to talk.”

“No wonder you’ll never get a wife.”

Landon and Elise approached with champagne glasses in

hand.

Since they were seeking cooperation, the young Mr. Carter deliberately lowered his usual arrogance.

He introduced himself first and handed Harold a

business card.

Elise nodded politely and offered a courteous smile.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw slender fingers push Landon’s business card back toward him.

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a personal level, I don’t know Mr. Carter. We have 57 nothing to discuss.”

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“On a professional level, please register at Firefly Glow’s front desk and make an appointment.”

“Before that, prepare your company’s background information, proposal letter, your personal résumé, and your major achievements.”

“The front desk will pass everything to my executive secretary for review before it reaches me.”

“If you don’t receive a call from my secretary within a week, you’ve been rejected.”

“That is the proper business process.”

Both Elise and Landon were stunned.

Elise thought to herself, Why does meeting him seem harder than meeting a king?

Landon let out a laugh.

The sound came through his nose, filled with pride and disdain.

Harold slightly raised his chin. 3/14

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face, then moved away without warmth.

Mrs. Nash’s attention remained entirely on Elise.

How could this girl be so beautiful?

Sharon had been a beauty when she was young.

And the daughter she gave birth to was an absolute

stunner.

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Her skin was clear and luminous.

Her demeanor was elegant and graceful.

She would bring honor wherever she went.

Mrs. Nash genuinely liked Elise.

As young people would put it, she was a fan of Elise’s face.

Just as the atmosphere became awkward, two sharp female voices suddenly rang out from the tasting area.

‘Ah! I’m so sorry!”

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Joan, dressed in a server’s uniform, had just been splashed in the face with red wine by an arrogant woman.

Instinctively, Elise looked at Landon.

Landon had already thrown down his champagne glass and rushed toward Joan.

Fury radiated from him.

The moment he saw Joan swallowing her humiliation, he said nothing.

He grabbed a snake-shaped wine decanter, lifted it high, and smashed it violently at the feet of the woman in the red evening gown.

Elise’s eyes widened.

She knew Landon’s impulsive nature.

He was like a lit fuse, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

But because of Victor’s strict discipline, he rarely got into physical confrontations.

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Today was the first time she had ever seen him hurt someone without saying a word.

Because of Joan.

It was impossible for Elise not to feel angry.

But in a situation like this, she had to think of the bigger

picture.

She could not join Landon in causing a scene.

When Mrs. Nash saw Elise heading toward the tasting area, she immediately dragged Harold along.

“Come on. Let’s take a look.”

When Elise reached Landon, she first exchanged a brief glance with Joan.

The loose strands of hair on Joan’s forehead and her

eyelashes were soaked.

Wine droplets slid down her pale cheeks.

She looked heartbreakingly fragile.

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Suppressing her emotions, Elise spoke quietly to Landon.

“Are you protecting her without even considering the occasion anymore?”

“Even being reckless should have limits.”

Landon had been holding in frustration after Harold’s rejection.

Joan’s situation had simply become an outlet for his

anger.

After Elise’s reminder, some of his sense of restraint

returned.

His relationship with Joan could not be exposed.

It would damage his father’s reputation.

Thinking of this, he loosened his tightly clenched fists.

But the woman he had injured, Mrs. Hale, had a fiery

temper.

She didn’t care who had hurt her.

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The surrounding crowd practically stopped breathing.

At the critical moment, Elise reached out and grabbed Landon’s arm, trying to pull him toward her.

A force suddenly knocked her hand aside.

“Mr. Carter, be careful!”

Joan rushed forward.

Turning around, she wrapped her arms tightly around

Landon.

The decanter shattered against Joan’s back.

After a sharp scream, blood immediately seeped through her clothing.

Her body went limp in Landon’s arms.

“Joan!”

Landon was utterly shocked.

He immediately picked her up. 8/14

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The gasps around him.

The eyes of the crowd.

His father’s reputation.

He no longer cared about any of it.

Joan kept insisting she didn’t like him.

Yet at this moment, she had thrown herself in front of danger without hesitation.

This love felt even deeper than Elise’s.

“Landon.”

Elise’s voice remained calm and steady.

“You can have someone take her to the hospital.”

“You can’t leave like this.”

“It hurts…”

“It hurts so much.”

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were enduring unbearable pain.

Landon’s heart ached for her.

When his gaze shifted to Elise, the lines of his face immediately tightened.

“She’s injured. Can’t you see that?”

“Do you think everyone is like you?”

“A puppet that only cares about appearances, with no

soul and no emotions.”

With one swing of his arm, Landon shoved Elise aside.

Broken glass sliced through her high heel.

And at the same time, it sliced through the heart she had struggled so hard to keep calm.

Yes.

She cared about appearances.

Fourteen years of strict upbringing had taught her exactly

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“What is going on?”

“Isn’t Mr. Carter supposed to be marrying the White family’s daughter?”

“It’s obvious. Mr. Carter has another woman.”

“Oh my, looks like there’ll be a new Mrs. Carter soon.”

Listening to the mocking comments around her, Elise’s gaze remained calm and undisturbed.

As long as she was Leonard White and Sharon’s daughter, she could not lose her composure in public.

The smile returned to her face.

She nodded apologetically to the brand executives.

“What happened today was an accident. I’m truly sorry.”