CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 548: POLITE BUT AWKWARD

Moreover, because of their good looks, they’re very photogenic, and the pictures come out looking great without any need for heavy retouching. They’re both beautiful and maintain the original essence.

I’m sure photographers love this the most.

He couldn’t stop photographing them and later even had Julian Hawthorne and Paige Sterling do some difficult poses, having Paige sit on Julian’s shoulders.

Paige said, "I’m heavy."

It seemed like she was doubting Julian’s strength, but Julian said nothing and directly lifted Paige onto his shoulders.

He showed no sign of strain, as if Paige sitting on his shoulders wasn’t heavy at all.

But Paige keenly noticed Mr. Hawthorne’s breathing had become heavier.

Hmm, claiming she wasn’t heavy, yet the body speaks the truth.

Mr. Hawthorne truly is eternally stubborn.

After taking a few shots, the photographer said to Paige, "Miss Sterling, lower your head. Mr. Hawthorne, raise your head and pose as if you’re about to kiss..."

This was even more challenging, and Paige felt they could forget about it.

But Mr. Hawthorne clearly wasn’t willing to give up, lifting his head.

Paige had no choice but to lower hers, whispering in Julian’s ear, "Mr. Hawthorne, your legs are starting to shake, can you hold on?"

Julian said, "...Mrs. Hawthorne, you’re being dangerous."

Paige squinted and smiled.

Then the photographer finally finished and couldn’t help but walk over to show Paige the photos, praising the two of them repeatedly.

Paige looked at them, and indeed, they were beautiful.

She hadn’t paid much attention earlier, but now through the photos, she noticed how gentle Julian’s gaze was when he looked at her.

Paige couldn’t help but smile at Julian, "Mr. Hawthorne, the photographer did a really nice job."

Julian tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "That’s because we look good."

Paige, "..."

During the break, Paige and Julian nestled together talking, while Sonny Chambers bustled around with an aggrieved expression, his eyes glaring at Julian as if they might pop out.

At this moment, Helen Hale and Harrison Sheridan were also at this hotel for a wedding photoshoot and happened to see Paige and Julian.

Helen had always known about Harrison’s affairs.

But she didn’t mind; she had no room to mind anymore.

Harrison was her best option at the moment, so she could only marry him.

Besides, Harrison was attractive and seemed to be quite devoted to her now, right?

But seeing Julian again, she realized that compared to him, Harrison was far less than she thought.

Even standing together, Harrison was reduced to a mere background by Julian’s presence.

Especially standing next to Julian, Paige in her custom wedding dress looked so dazzling and happy, highlighting her own misfortune even more.

Her good mood disappeared entirely, and she stared at the two, feeling this encounter must have been a deliberate humiliation planned by Paige to overshadow her.

In her eyes, Paige’s smile was a provocation, and she was filled with anger and wanted to rip that smiling face off Paige.

How dare she smile? What right did she have?

The man by her side was snatched away from her, and all the glory Paige now enjoyed was taken from her.

Why did she have the right to be so happy?

Helen felt the blood in her body boiling and reversing, Harrison noticed and pulled her, "Let’s go over there."

But Helen acted as if she hadn’t heard him, her gaze still fixedly on them.

The woman smiling so happily next to Julian should have been her.

The wedding dress Paige wore should have been hers, and the jewelry Paige wore should have been hers.

Everything Paige had today should have been hers.

Paige was hateful, and Julian was too, abandoning the excellent and beautiful her for such a vicious and selfish woman like Paige.

Paige and Julian completely ignored Helen’s gaze and continued their conversation.

Seeing Paige looking a bit tired, even yawning, Julian said, "Why don’t you go rest for a while?"

Paige nodded, "Then I’ll go."

Only then did Julian shift his gaze to Helen and Harrison.

Helen’s eyes filled with hope, Julian saw her, he knew she was going to marry Harrison, would he be unwilling to let her go?

But Julian quickly shifted his gaze away, focusing on the staff, "Didn’t I say to clear the venue? Why are there still people here?"

The staff replied, "It’s our oversight in work, I’ll handle it right away, please forgive us, Mr. Hawthorne."

The staff then informed the manager, who realized there had indeed been a mistake by an employee, overlooking the fact that Julian had booked the venue for today, so the booking from the Sheridan Family had been accepted as well.

The manager had no choice but to personally approach Harrison, hoping he could leave and offering appropriate compensation.

Today’s Sheridan Family wasn’t what it used to be, Harrison couldn’t act arrogantly in front of Julian and Paige.

Even though it was humiliating and infuriating, he had to accept the outcome.

But Helen couldn’t accept it; she refused to leave.

Why should she move aside for Paige? Wouldn’t that admit she was inferior to Paige? She couldn’t bear such a shame.

So the situation stalemated until Helen saw Paige coming out of the dressing room again.

Paige had rested for a while, changed into another wedding dress and different jewelry, appearing in a whole new style.

Helen’s face involuntarily twisted; for her wedding with Harrison, she only had one wedding dress prepared. Even though it was custom-made, it was a regular custom, given the Sheridan Family’s current situation, they couldn’t afford her extravagance, and they wouldn’t allow her to be extravagant.

And Paige? Having so many wedding dresses, changing at will, thinking of it all should have been hers, Helen felt even more unwilling.

She gritted her teeth and walked toward Paige.

"Miss Sterling, what a coincidence, our wedding dates are close, and now we even meet at the same place on the same day for our wedding photoshoot, anyone would think Miss Sterling did it on purpose to bump into me."

Having said that, without waiting for Paige to respond, she continued, "Just joking, Miss Sterling, don’t mind me. It seems it’s our fate, I’m quite happy, and you must be as well, right?"

She spoke warmly, but one could hear the gritted teeth in her voice.

Pretending to be familiar when they clearly weren’t.

Pretending to like when she clearly didn’t, Paige didn’t understand the point of Helen forcing herself this way.

Paige merely nodded politely without saying a word.

Helen’s gaze lingered complexly on Julian for a moment.

"I’ve had many misunderstandings with Miss Sterling in the past, but that’s all behind us now. People should look forward, I hope Miss Sterling can also let go of the past like I have. If possible, I’d like to be friends with Miss Sterling; I wonder if Miss Sterling would mind having me as a friend?"

Helen had said everything, what more could Paige say?

She could only maintain a polite but not awkward smile as she faced Helen.