The old man let go of the girl’s hand and took the red booklet from Tom. When she saw the bold letters on the marriage certificate, she was shocked! At that moment, Agnes happily handed the freshly taken photos to her grandmother. The grandmother took them and flipped through each one, too happy to speak. She was overjoyed!
After looking at the last photo, the old woman raised her eyes to look at the young couple. Her eyes were full of surprise and her wrinkled face had a particularly bright smile. “You’re married?”
Tom put his arm around Agnes’s shoulder, and they both smiled at the old woman and nodded.
Grandma was incredibly happy! Although her eyes were filled with disbelief, she held the booklet in her hands, and with the official seal on it, she believed it!
The old woman happily admired the photos in her hand again. “These are so beautiful. Even Grandma feels so happy, it reminds me of when I got my marriage certificate.”
“Grandma, I’m sorry, there’s something I need to confess,” Tom said while the old woman was still happy. “Before, to avoid being with Lisa and to rush back to the lab to complete this project, I faked an engagement with Agnes.”
“I’m sorry, Grandma,” the kind-hearted girl also spoke up. “On the day of the engagement, I hired fake parents to deceive you all.”
The old woman wasn’t surprised at all after hearing this. Seeing the young couple’s sincere apologies, she smiled and said, “What’s there to be sorry about? Does the process matter? Grandma only cares about the result!”
Tom and Agnes exchanged glances, a bit surprised by Grandma’s reaction. She wasn’t angry about such a big matter?
“Grandma, aren’t you shocked?” Agnes couldn’t help but ask softly.
The old woman smiled at her. “The time for shock has long passed. Grandma knew about this a long time ago.”
What? She knew already?
The old woman turned and walked towards the sofa. She really wasn’t angry at all now. “When Tom was still in the lab, Jane called him that night, and I overheard it by accident.”
Although Grandma had known for a while, luckily she wasn’t angry or pursuing it.
The young couple finally felt relieved.
“These photos are really good; Grandma likes them more and more.” The old woman felt their sweetness too. After looking at the photos again, she looked up at them and asked with a smile, “So when do you plan to get married?”
“Grandma, because of the previous engagement, Agnes’s parents didn’t participate, so we need to have another engagement ceremony,” Tom replied.
“Yes, we must!” The old woman agreed wholeheartedly. “We are from the groom’s side; we can’t lose etiquette. Also, this matter should be honestly explained to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell with a sincere apology.”
Tom nodded; he understood what needed to be done.
The old woman looked at the photos again with a bright smile on her face. “Bubu looks so beautiful today. Congratulations on getting your certificate! I wish you happiness!” It had been a long time since she had been this happy.
“Bubu, come here.” Grandma put down the marriage certificate and photos and waved at the girl with a smile.
Agnes walked over and placed her hand in Grandma’s, sitting down next to her.
“This ring is for you.” The old woman took off her expensive wedding ring that she had worn for most of her life and tried to put it on the girl’s finger.
“Grandma!” The girl pulled her hand back in fright. “This is too precious; I can’t accept it!”