Dumped Today Married Tomorrow: My Overnight Wedding to a Tycoon novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Yuria’s eyes lit up with delight. “Thank you so much, sister in law!

Jayden stood nearby with his usual cool demeanor, just nodding briefly in acknowledgment.

For the uncles. Anastasia had brought premium whiskey and cigars.

Grandfather Rhodes watched the scene with satisfaction. “Alright, enough standing around. Let’s eat,”

At the dinner table, everything looked harmonious on the surface, but there were definitely undercurrents

Miranda seemed to casually comment, “Anastasia, I heard you were raised by your grandmother? You’re so lucky to have married into the Rhodes family.”

Before Anastasia could respond, Cassian smoothly interjected, “Aunt Miranda, you’re being too modest. Anastasia is kind, intelligent, graduated from Columbia, and incredibly talented. I’m the lucky one who gets to call her my wife.”

Miranda looked a bit embarrassed and gave an awkward laugh.

“You two better get busy making some babies soon–give the Rhodes family some heirs,” Michelle said with a smile.

Anastasia blushed and looked down shyly.

God, rich family politics are exhausting.

Gilbert, sensing the tension, changed the subject. “Cassian, I heard there’s a new project at the company. How’s it progressing?”

Cassian looked up with a slight smirk. “Uncle Gilbert, you’re quite well–informed. But project details should probably wait for the board meeting after

New Year’s.”

Gilbert’s face stiffened momentarily before he recovered.

Damn it. Gilbert had been hoping to use the new project as leverage to get transferred back to headquarters.

Being stuck running satellite offices was getting him nowhere–no real power, no real money.

He’d always been overshadowed by his nephew, and it was eating at him.

This Christmas visit was his chance to work on the old man, see if he could angle his way back into the main operation.

After dinner, everyone retired to their rooms.

Tonight everyone would stay at the estate–it was tradition to spend Christmas together as a family.

So they’d all remain here until after New Year’s before returning to their own homes.

The Rhodes estate was massive–sprawling gardens, multiple wings, dozens of rooms. Everyone had their own guest suite.

After the family dinner, people scattered to their own activities.

Christmas Eve was always pretty much the same everywhere–twinkling lights, festive decorations, everyone celebrating the holidays.

This year felt completely different for Anastasia.

In previous years, she’d spent Christmas quietly with her grandmother while Jasper went to the Hale family gatherings.

He’d never brought her along–too many judgmental relatives who’d make snide comments that he couldn’t stand.

So all those years, Anastasia’s Christmas Eves had been simple affairs–dinner with Elisabeth and watching holiday movies.

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But this year she was married, anondhug it with Cassiart

Cassian took her hand as they strolled through the estate’s winter gardens, decorated with thousands of tövinkling ligist

The second and third branches had also gone to their rooms.

In their suite. Thomas was giving Miranda a serious look. “You need to watch what you say, especially around Anastasia. Didiri you see how more dive Cassian was of her?“.

Miranda roiled her eyes dismissively. “She’s just some nobody. Why are you so worked up? Cassian’s probably just infatuated–irll wear off

What’s so special about her anyway? Wasn’t Cassian with that Sonia girl before? What happened there?

Thomas frowned, lowering his voice in warning. “You don’t get it! Grandfather clearly approves of her you saw that at dinner. Plus

He paused, his eyes gleaming with calculation. “Cassian controls the company now. We can’t afford to piss him off.”

Miranda snorted, carelessly tossing her earrings onto the vanity. “I just can’t stand how she acts like she already owns this place. So fake and prissy

“Enough!” Thomas slammed his hand on the table. “You think this is still the old days? You know what Cassian’s capable of–remember what happened to Gilbert’s people in finance? Even Grandfather couldn’t save them.”

That incident made Miranda’s face pale. Last year, Gilbert’s plant in the finance department had been publicly fired by Cassian over some accounting irregularities, and even the old man hadn’t been able to intervene.

“So… what do you think we should do?” Miranda’s bravado deflated.