Fortunately, Natalie held on to the sofa just in time to stabilize herself, preventing unnecessary embarrassment.
“What are you doing? Why did you suddenly stop?” Natalie glared at Shane’s back.
However, he did not reply to her and simply stared in front with a dark expression.
Noticing that something was wrong, she stepped out from behind him and followed his gaze.
As soon as she saw the sight in front of her, her mouth fell wide open in shock. “This… This…”
The living room was decorated with various ribbons and balloons, and there were even colorful Christmas lights hanging all over the place.
Just moments ago, when Shane had turned on the lights, the Christmas lights also lit up. The various colors flashed on and off, looking dazzling.
Aside from those, the thing which made Natalie the most speechless was the banner hanging above the stairs, which read: Wishing Sir and Madam a happy marriage!
“So this was the surprise Mrs. Wilson was talking about,” she said dumbfoundedly.
Wincing, Shane forced out a word. “Tacky!”
She smiled and replied, “The decoration doesn’t really match the villa and does look a little tacky, but Mrs. Wilson had good intentions after all.”
He did not respond to her words and simply stood in silence.
Naturally, he knew it was out of good intention. Otherwise, he would have taken them down long ago.
Natalie began walking around the living room while checking out the various decorations. As she walked, she said, “Could it be that the entire villa’s been decorated?”
Hearing her words, Shane felt his head throbbing as he walked upstairs.
Realizing that he was probably going to check on whether the rooms upstairs had been decorated, she hurriedly followed after him.
Although she had already prepared herself mentally, Natalie could not help but sucked in a deep breath once she saw the room.
The sheets were patterned with heart shapes, and there were rose petals sprinkled all over the bed. What on earth is that gigantic heart decor doing on the wall? This is seriously too old-fashioned!
This is definitely Mrs. Wilson’s doing all right. It seems like her sense of aesthetics had stayed in the last century.
Unable to hold back her smile, Natalie looked over at Shane.
His expression was terrible. It was evident that he was also put off by Mrs. Wilson’s preferences.
“Stay calm, Shane. Mrs. Wilson’s trying to be nice. Let’s just accept it.” Afraid that he would tear the decorations down, she hurriedly grabbed onto his hand.
He pressed his lips together and replied, “Let’s go down first.”
She hummed in reply, taking his arm in hers as they walked down the stairs.
Once below, they went into the dining room.
Although it had also been decorated, it was clearly nicer-looking than their room was. On the table stood a vase filled with roses, some candles, and two plates. Each plate had a cover on top, and a knife and fork had been laid by its side. In addition, there was a glass of wine beside it.
It was the candlelit dinner that Mrs. Wilson had prepared for both of them.
Natalie fiddled with the roses and smiled. “For once, Mrs. Wilson’s preferences are acceptable.”
Although Shane snorted, he did not say anything about the decorations. Just then, he noticed a note under the wine glass and picked it up.
“What does it say?” she asked, looking over.
He simply handed the note to her in response.
It read: Sir, Madam, do you like the surprise I prepared?
Natalie could not help but break into a slight smile as she read the note.
In reality, she was cringing inwardly. I’m not so sure about liking it, but I am very surprised.
Rubbing her temples, she continued reading the note: Today’s your wedding night, so Ms. Lawrence and I have brought the two kids over to the apartment. You can have the villa all to yourselves. I wish you happiness! Love, Mrs. Wilson.
The older woman had even drawn a smiley face at the end of the note.
Natalie put the note down. “So this is why Mom didn’t let us go pick the kids up.”
Shane pulled the chair out for her and said, “I guess this is good in a way. We’ll be able to enjoy some time alone tonight.”
Hearing his words, Natalie blushed and quickly sat down.
He then pulled out the opposite chair and sat down before removing the covers on their plates.
Underneath it, there was a delicious-looking piece of steak on each plate.
