"Ella, I didn't expect you to be so young, yet so traditional. Nowadays, there are plenty of college students who have babies and become moms. You're surely not missing out on the social news, are you?" Herick Jefferson chuckled heartily, his chubby face full of wrinkles.
"Don't hesitate anymore, Louis, hurry up and take her to the Civil Affairs Bureau." Amber Sherwood urged him by the side.
"Candy, candy, candy..." Amnesiac Sally Jefferson kept repeating these words that seemed to delight in another's misfortune.
They all talked at once, igniting and heating the discussion, turning Ella's mind into a jumbled mess. She felt like she was out of body, being ushered into the car by Louis.
Inside the car, her heartbeat quickened with every passing second. Was she really about to get a marriage certificate with Louis?
Since she was young, the one she had always liked was Arthur Lindsey!
Louis could be her big brother, a very good friend, but never a lover, let alone a husband...