Chapter 326 - A Rushed Wedding (10)

19 April, LY Studio, City K

Once Abigail was finished getting changed, Lexi escorted her back to her office where Steven was waiting while carrying the tiara box, hiding that from Steven.

As they entered, Lexi said "Here is your bride Steven. Before you ask, the wedding dress is being adjusted, but it will take about two hours and I will send it to your family's villa and the suit with the matching tie. As to Abigail's new wardrobe where do you want me to send it?"

"My apartment. We will head back there tonight." Lexi nodded, but that was not going to change what she did, because if she knew their friends and her siblings, because he had not said a thing, they would be determined to get him drunk.

"Will do. However, you better get moving as you have a lot to accomplish today, and little time to do it. Promise me before you leave, head across the street to the café and have something to eat as you will otherwise not eat until quite late tonight."

"Yes, Mama Bear," came Steven's quick response causing Lexi to laugh.

"And as asked I will start making phone calls. Just let me know if there is anyone that you have not indicated you want me to call to get there."

Abigail, quietly responded "We will."

Taking Lexi's hint, Steven stood up, taking the offered tie from Lexi before taking Abigail's hand to escort her from Lexi's studio. As they exited, he turned and said "Are you alright? Lexi can be a bit too much to take, at times."

"Steven, stop worrying. She was good to me, and I have some appreciation for what designers do, watching her and her team debate some things with respect to this dress and the dress for tonight. Plus, she is organising some new clothes for me…"

"That you need. Collecting what you have at home will be a challenge."

"At the moment, that is the least of my worries. As we headed to the jewellers, I messaged my dad to collect the things I absolutely need. Everything else can wait until I have the appropriate opportunity to collect it."

Steven escorted Abigail inside the shop Lexi directed them to, and they both quickly grabbed lunch, deciding on a Western style salad roll and a fruit juice sitting down to quickly eat, with Abigail being extra careful to ensure nothing dropped on the dress. Once they were finished, they headed back to Steven's car for the fifteen-minute drive to the Gu Group headquarters.

As they pulled away, Steven said "Abigail, I am going to ask you this again, and do not take it that I am going back on my word. Are you certain this is what you want? If you have any doubts we need to stop now, because if we go forward this marriage will end in divorce, not an annulment when we separate in a couple of years' time."

"You keep asking me that question, and my answer is the same. I do not want to back out and I get that, so stop asking me."

As Steven and Abigail were driving off Matthew arrived outside Lexi's studio, and observed the two of them before entering. He was quickly shown into Lexi's office and as the door shut behind him, he said "I just saw Steven and Abigail leaving. What is going on?"

"Steven was just organising some clothes for Abigail. With everything that is going on it is obvious that she cannot go home, and just a couple of outfits is not right for an eighteen-year-old."

Spotting the tiara box, Matthew moved, and opened it carefully lifting it out. Sarcastically Matthew said "Right just a few clothes. I know a tiara box when I spot one. And if memory serves me right this is the Gu Family Tiara. I remember my mother and your mother talking about it, as unlike the tiara's they both used when they married this one is special. What was it…"

Matthew paused for a few seconds trying to think about what he heard as a child. "That is right, it is only ever brought out for use each time a child in the Gu family marries, for either the daughter or the daughter-in-law. Steven and Abigail are marrying. Lexi you should have told me, as I will have to deal with one annoyed subordinate and his angry wife when this gets out."

"Talk about jumping to conclusions Matthew…"

"Tell me that that is not the Gu Family Tiara, then I will apologise to you."

Matthew observed Lexi drop her shoulders, and he knew that he figured out the situation. "Fine, you have it right, but I need your help to get everyone to the Gu Family villa tonight where everything will be explained. You help me do that and I will tell you want is going on."

"Including Monica?"

"Particularly Monica, but you might want reinforcements with that."

"Now you have me worried."

"Nothing to be worried about, so come on let us make a few phone calls."

Twenty minutes later Matthew looked at Lexi who was finishing up the last of the calls they knew were required. "I have fulfilled my end of the bargain, so you need to tell me specifically what is going on. No lies Lexi."

"Lying would get me nowhere as the truth will almost fully come out. The only thing is do not shoot the messenger."

"I would not do that."

"Fine. You know about the Gu family Trust."

"That legendary thing. It worked to maintain the assets despite the acrimonious divorce."

"Monica and Abigail's parents set up something similar when Monica left to follow her heart to ensure that eventually everything went to the children when they died but because she had married someone her parents disapproved of at the time she gets nothing while they are alive. But there was the ability for changes to be made…"

"And someone is acting because they are annoyed that their youngest is standing up to them. That could be seen."

"Changes have to wait until the next business day to take effect, but certain provisions cannot be changed if one child has…"

Lexi could see a light switch on "Steven would be suitable and therefore if they are married before the change comes into effect it cannot be changed. This will be an interesting night then."

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