Chapter 150 - Purple Peony

Dinner in Susan's mansion.

Caroline and Mike arrived in Susan's mansion to discuss everything about the civil wedding.

Susan hugged her shy daughter-in-law. "How are you, Caroline?"

"I'm fine, Mother," Caroline replied with a smiling face.

"Good, let's have dinner first before we discuss the details of the wedding," Susan said and walked towards the dining room located near the kitchen.

Mike and Caroline followed from behind.

"Take your seat children so that we can start eating our meals. Let's just enjoy our food without interruption and leave the discussion later." Susan smiled while she gestured towards the seats.

The trio began consuming their meals in comfortable silence.

Forty-five minutes later.

They finished eating.

"Let's retire to the living room and discuss the civil wedding event," Susan said rising to her feet.

The couple followed Susan to the living room excitedly.

They sat on a comfy sofa.

Susan picked up a folder from the center table. "Guys, I invited all my close friends in my circle to the wedding. They don't need to attend the wedding ceremony, instead, I instructed them to go directly to the Monte Carlo Hotel during the wedding reception. Are you okay with the arrangement, daughter?"

"No problem with me, Mother," Caroline smiled.

Susan looked at her son. "How about you, son? Do you have any objection?" she asked.

Mike shook his head. "I'll agree to everything you plan for the wedding, Mother."

"Good!" Susan said. She took a photo from the folder and handed it to her daughter-in-law. "And here is your wedding gown, Caroline, I chose it myself," she proudly said.

Caroline inspected the wedding gown design. It's an elegant short white wedding dress. But she already sent ten wedding gown designs for Catherine to choose from. Hmm...what to do? Her brows furrowed.

"What's wrong, Caroline?" Susan asked after seeing her daughter-in-law's reaction. "You don't like the design? We can choose another one..."

"Ah, it's lovely, Mother. But I have already chosen a wedding gown for the ceremony..." Caroline said.

Susan smiled. "No problem dear. You can wear the gown that you had chosen in front of the judge. Then this gown that I have chosen for you, you can wear it during the reception. Are you okay with my suggestion?"

Caroline nodded her head in agreement.

"Problem solved!" Mike interjected.

Both Caroline and Susan smiled.

"Now that we're done with the wedding gown. Let's choose the wedding reception theme, specifically the decoration of the venue. I chose the reception to be inside the venue, we could have chosen a cool outdoor reception but since it's a rainy season, I opted for the indoor reception. This way even if the rain falls and there's a typhoon coming, the happy occasion won't be ruined by the unpredictable weather," Susan explained.

She looked at the couple. "Do you agree with me guys?"

The couple nodded their heads in agreement.

Susan continues the discussion...

"Alright, let's proceed to the decoration of the venue. Do you want a magical fairy tale wedding theme? Or romantic all white like snow-covered venue... purple and pink theme...or classic garden wedding theme. To give you guys an idea of what I'm talking about," Susan picked up three photos and handed it to her daughter-in-law. "You can choose the theme you like best in these photos," she said.

Caroline and Mike looked at the first photo.

The venue was transformed into a beautiful garden with flowers blooming everywhere, there are tables and chairs, colorful floral decorations in the ceilings, benches under the shade of the tree.

They perused the next photo.

It's a glamorous purple and pink dominated theme. The flowers used in the decorations consist of two colors only, purple and pink.

And the last photo was a magnificent fairy tale themed wedding. The venue was covered with white flowers hanging on the ceiling, chairs and tables were also adorned with white floral flowers and a touch of pink and green leaves. As for the snow theme, the venue was dotted with silver and white glitters sprinkled on the top of the flowers and branches of fake trees.

Caroline smiled broadly and her eyes sparkled. "I like the fairy tale wedding theme!" she gushes in delight. She looks at Mike. "How about you?" she asked him.

"I also like it, sweetie," he replied while grinning, loving the sparkle of delight flashing in her eyes. He looked at her mother. "How about you, Mom? What do you think is best?"

Susan smiled. "I like all the themes in the photos, guys. So if you chose any of them then no problem with me," she answered.

"Alright, next..." Mike said excitedly.

"I have a menu here for the wedding reception. It's a buffet-style and served until midnight. I have chosen three sets of the menu, now all you have to do is chose the one you like best. Our wedding discussion is almost done," Susan stated.

"Alright, let see the menu..." Mike said.

Caroline and Mike compared the different sets of menus. The dishes look colorful, mouthwatering, and appetizing.

Caroline's eyes grow like saucers upon seeing the price tag of each set of menus...

Holy cow!...100k...200k...and 300k pesos for just 100 attendees?

If she's the one to decide she will just serve each guest a cup of noodles, she felt amused by her inside joke.

"I have chosen the Set C Menu, how about you, sweetie?" Mike asked for her opinion.

The Set C~ Royal Menu was the one with the 300k price tag. Caroline has no objection, they are the ones who will pay for everything so she shouldn't complain at all. She nodded her head in agreement. "You're the Boss, whatever you choose, it's a yes for me," she said and smiled.

Done with the food, Susan picked up another photo and handed it to the couple.

"Alright, we have chosen the Set C Menu. Now last but not least, we will have to choose the wedding cake. I personally like four tiers cake, I hope you won't object to it, guys. We have a Purple Peony Wedding Cake, Buttercream, Chocolate-Hazelnut, Rose, and Gold Fondant Cake wedding cake to choose from," she enumerated.

Caroline accepted the photos of the cake and made a comparison of them all. Among the four choices, it's the Purple Peony Wedding Cake that catches her attention the most. "Mother, I like this purple one, with the exact design," she said very much pleased with her choices. She looked at her boyfriend for confirmation. "Do you also like it?" she asked.

Mikes nods his head. "Yeah, I like it, it has a beautifully elegant design," he commented.

Caroline handed back the photo to her future mother-in-law.

"Alright, we are finished guys. I'll let you know if something comes up. Don't worry about the planning of the wedding, I'm in charge of everything," Susan declared.

"Thank you, Mom!" Mike said feeling grateful for her mother's support and enthusiasm for his upcoming wedding to his girlfriend.

"Thank you so much, Mother," Caroline said feeling thankful for her mother-in-law's acceptance of her.

"It's my pleasure guys, I'm also having fun with the wedding planning, Susan responded. She stood up. "Now that we're done with the discussion, I'm going now to my bedroom to rest," she said with a bright smile radiating on her face.

"Okay, Mom. Goodnight, I will bring back Caroline to her house in a short while," he said.

Susan nods her head and climbs the stairs towards the second floor of her mansion.

Mike and Caroline were left in the living room, staring at each other.

"Shall we go now?" she asked him.

Mike smiled. "Where?"

"Home?" she answered.

"It's too early yet. How about if we go to my place in Blue Bell?" he said winking at her.

"Why?" she pinches his side.

"I'm craving intimacy with my sweetie," he whispered huskily into her ears.

"Ahh, I see... you want some romantic hot romping tonight, eh?" she looked at him seductively.

"Yeah...shall we? Or we can go upstairs to my room and do it here instead? It's for you to decide," he said, smirking.

Caroline shook her head. "Nah, not here. We can't do it here while your mother is sleeping in her bedroom. It's kind of not proper, she might hear our loud m.o.a.ning and grunting. That would be embarrassing," she said.

Mike chuckled. "Alright, let's go to my place in Blue Bell so that we can have privacy there all night long," he said grinning.

He rose to his feet and extended his hand to his girlfriend.

Caroline accepted his hand and they walked towards the door.

They exited the house, boarded Mike's car, and left the mansion.

On the highway.

"Let's drop by in a restaurant to take out food to bring home with us, just in case we will get hungry later. What do you like to eat?"

He winked passionately at her.

"I want cheeseburgers and fried chicken!" Caroline raves.

"Alright, let's have a take out order on the fast-food drive-thru along the highway," he said.

A few minutes later.

Mike parked his car and ordered one bucket of Fried Chicken and four pieces of Triple Mustard Bacon Cheeseburger and 1.5 liters of soda.

He paid the order.

The saleslady handed him his order.

Mike handed the bag containing the food to his girlfriend.

Caroline took a peek inside the bag, salivating at the cheeseburger.

"Happy?" he asked.

Caroline responded with a nod and a bright smile.

"You can start eating now so that you can have energy later, 'coz after we arrive at my place. I will start attacking you," he grinned and place his right hand on her leg and caresses her sensitive skin.

"Stop! I'm eating!" she slapped his hand playfully, erupting into a fit of a giggle.

Mike withdraws his hand.

Caroline grinned, she took one cheeseburger into her mouth and began eating. Ah, she loves it when the cheese was melting in her mouth and the bacon was tasty, it complemented well with the rich taste of the cheese.

Mike focused his attention to his driving, glancing at his girlfriend's face from time to time, his eyes were flashing with a different kind of hunger.