Chapter 312 Loving Someone Like Tending to Flowers
Jack gave a nod, totally on board.
Zaire was floored. After a long pause, he finally blurted out, "You for real?"
Seb shot back, "Who treats marriage like a joke? Of course, I'm serious."
Zaire stammered, "Those points I mentioned earlier, I was just winging it."
Zaire thought, 'Who goes this nuts over a wedding?'
Seb raised an eyebrow. "Really? Then it seems Mr. Jose's random ideas are way better than his usual ones."
Zaire said, "You can buy a helicopter and a yacht, but blowing cash on a castle is just dumb. I got one ready-made; you can use it for free. Heck, you can even move in if you want."
Seb shook his head. "We're only getting hitched once; I don't want to shortchange Bella."
Zaire nodded. "True that. You've already taken over the Landon and Anderson families. Now, with just a flick of your wrist, the whole business world of Lakina is shaking. You've got the dough, not caring about the cost."
As he spoke, Zaire felt something was off. Suddenly, he realized, "Seb, what do you mean by saying getting married in my castle would shortchange Bella? My castle is a dream spot for many girls, and the entrance fee is sky-high. How would it shortchange your wife?"
Seb calmly looked at Zaire. "You said it yourself; it's a dream spot for many girls. Who knows how many women you've taken there over the years to fool around?"
Zaire clenched his fists, fuming with indignation.
Zaire said, "I used to think you were just annoying, now I feel like you deserve a good smack."
Seb, expressionless, looked down to soothe Sweetie, "Zaire's face is kinda ugly; let's not look."
As he spoke, Seb used his hand to cover Sweetie's eyes.
Zaire was speechless.
Jack's lips curled into a slight smile, feeling much more balanced inside. Now, in Seb's eyes, apart from Isabella and Sweetie, nothing else seemed to matter.
"Nina, this is a bracelet I got for you." Isabella pulled out a fancy box from her bag.
"Why blow money on this?" Nina remarked, though she couldn't hide her smile. She immediately started to take off the bracelet on her wrist to try on the one Isabella bought.
Isabella picked up Nina's bracelet and felt it was way better than the one she bought.
Isabella asked, "Nina, when did you get this bracelet? I've never seen it before."
Nina smiled and said, "Richard gave it to me."
Before Isabella could speak, Kelsey jumped in, "Bella, you don't know because you were in Emerald Isle City recently. Richard didn't just give Nina a bracelet; he gave her a whole jewelry company! It's in the new commercial district Zaire planned, spans multiple floors, and is currently getting a makeover."
Isabella was stunned. "A jewelry company?"
Kelsey, finding it awkward to talk from a distance, sat down next to her. "Yeah, because Richard accidentally saw Nina's design sketches and knew she loved jewelry design, he bought the shop for her. Nina's gonna be the owner of a jewelry company. Isn't that wild?"
"Wild." Isabella felt both surprised and delighted. "I always knew Nina was good at cooking, but I've never seen you draw design sketches before."
"I used to draw," Nina admitted, feeling a bit shy with everyone watching. "I did it in secret, and Charlie caught me a few times. He always said my drawings were ugly and that I didn't get jewelry design. Every time he found out, he'd toss my sketches in the trash. So, I just stopped. But selling small accessories for so long, I saw a ton of designs, and they stuck with me."
"He's just trying to mess with your head," Kelsey said, clearly pissed on Nina's behalf. "Even without formal training, your stuff is already awesome. If you had studied, you'd be a rockstar! Charlie's just a useless jerk who doesn't want you to outshine him."
Isabella nodded in strong agreement.
Nina was like a hidden gem, unfortunately picked up by Charlie. Instead of polishing her, Charlie did everything to keep her down, making Nina lose all her confidence so he could feel superior.
But now, Nina had Richard. Richard would carefully wipe away the dust, letting her shine with her true brilliance.
After a trip to Emerald Isle City, Isabella realized that Nina had become her best self.
Isabella thought, 'Love and indifference really do look different.'
Isabella said, "Love is like tending flowers. I used to have my doubts about Richard, but now I see, with him, Nina is really thriving."
Nina smiled and looked down. "He does treat me very well."
Then, Nina pulled out her phone and showed Isabella info about the jewelry company.
"Nina and Isabella Jewelry." As soon as Isabella saw the name, she got it.
Nina said, "Bella, this is my first time starting a company, and I'm not super confident. I was thinking, if you're free, could you come and help me? With you around, I won't be scared. I've reserved fifty percent of the shares for you."
Over the years, Nina had almost gotten used to having Isabella around.
Just like when Nina first started working, she was too scared to go alone, and Isabella went with her.
In the beginning, it was also Isabella who toughened up to negotiate with customers.
As Nina said, as long as Isabella was there, she wasn't afraid of anything.
For Nina's decision, neither Richard nor the Jose family objected; they all showed strong support.
"Nina, I can help you. But I can't take the shares," Isabella said, "I have Seb now, and everything's great. I want to help you like before. You just move forward boldly, and I'll always have your back."
Kelsey quickly came over and hugged Nina's arm. "I want to help too, so Mom and Dad won't nag me all day, saying I'm not doing anything serious."
Nina chuckled, "Alright, with you guys around, I'll move forward boldly."
Kelsey and Isabella said together, "Alright."
Margaret wiped her tears nearby. At that moment, her phone rang. She glanced at Kelsey, Nina, and Isabella still on the sofa, then stepped out to the balcony to answer the call.
Margaret greeted, "Hello, Cheryl."
Cheryl said, "Margaret, I got what you wanted."
