The Billionaire Twins Need A New Mommy! novel Chapter 349

Chapter 349: Dream Girl

Finally, the day of Melissa’s long-awaited engagement arrived. Since she had stayed at the hotel near the venue the night before, she was certain everything would go perfectly.

"Melissa, dear, you look so beautiful!" Jasmine’s voice rang out, almost making Melissa flinch.

Seated in front of the mirror, surrounded by makeup artists, Melissa turned toward the voice. Her lips curved into a smile as soon as she saw her mother — all glammed up — walking gracefully toward her.

"Oh, my dear!" Jasmine covered her mouth in awe, reaching out to touch her daughter’s cheek. Her eyes softened with pure adoration. "You really are beautiful."

Melissa’s cheeks flushed a rosy pink as she pursed her lips. Well, she had hired the best makeup artists in Novera, so she felt especially radiant today.

"Thanks, Mom," she said softly. "Where’s Dad?"

"I’m here."

Both mother and daughter turned toward the voice, smiling when they saw Lawrence walking in. The traces of his exhaustion were still visible, but at least he no longer looked like the wreck he was the day before.

"How could I miss this?" Lawrence said as he stopped beside Jasmine, who lovingly held his arm. "And your mother is right — you look especially beautiful today, Melissa."

Her smile brightened at her father’s words. The parents urged the artists to continue, apologizing for interrupting, and stood nearby, quietly admiring their daughter.

"I can’t believe she’s going to get married soon," Jasmine murmured, her voice trembling slightly. "Just not long ago, she was so little."

Lawrence’s expression softened. He reached for her hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. When she looked up, he nodded once before turning his gaze back to Melissa.

It wasn’t a wedding yet, but to them, this moment felt no different. Their little girl was all grown up — and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t stop the emotion from welling in their eyes.

*****

Meanwhile, in another room...

"Huh?" Justin blinked in disbelief as he entered the nearly empty room, finding Derek lying on the bed, playing video games. "Uh... Derek, what’s going on here?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Derek didn’t even look up.

"Shouldn’t you be getting ready by now?" Justin pressed. "The party’s in a few hours."

"Meaning I still have plenty of time," Derek muttered, eyes glued to the screen. "Justin, stop pestering me."

Justin plopped down on the couch, watching him. "I’m just saying, guests will start arriving before the event. So, those ’few hours’ you think you have are actually, what, one hour? Maybe less?"

That got Derek’s attention. He paused his game and slowly looked over.

"Also," Justin added pointedly, "the chairman will be there tonight. So, seriously, don’t screw this up. You fought for this engagement, remember? He was against it for years until Lola finally annulled it."

He leaned forward, lowering his voice. "If you mess this up, the chairman’s not only going to scold you, he might actually cut you out of his will."

"Shit!"

Without hesitation, Derek dropped his controller and bolted to the bathroom. Justin sighed, shaking his head.

"Unbelievable," he muttered. "He’s getting less and less excited about this engagement every day."

Whether it was selfishness or second thoughts, Justin couldn’t tell. All he knew was that this wasn’t the reaction he expected from his cousin.

"The chairman is one thing," he mused, "but if his fiancée finds out he’s acting like this... that’s another disaster."

He slumped back against the couch. "At this rate, I should’ve bet with Caullen that this engagement’s going to end in divorce."

A beat passed, and his face soured.

"Actually, no — Caullen already bet on that."

*****

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