The Girl In His Dreams 02

Mulling over what to do, Ross gathers his courage to enter the elevator and sprints down the hallway when he arrives at the twentieth floor of the hotel. His mother bombards him with endless text messages, urging him to hasten.

The dinner took place in an exclusive hall at one of the country's top luxury hotels. Upon approaching the main door, an attendant greeted him and opened the giant door for him. While walking inside, Ross scanned the entire place and found over sixty guests, which surprised him.

He thought fewer than twenty people would attend the dinner gathering, which would be held in a restaurant's private room. However, to his surprise, his and Shenna's families participated at the exclusive banquet.

"There you are!"

His mother, Kiera, noticed him frozen at the door. Thus, she intentionally cried out.

"Hey, Ross! Finally, you've arrived."

"Bro, what's up?"

Everyone watched him as he strode toward the main table. He hates to make such an entrance like this. However, he was too late already; thus, he could only nod apologetically at everyone greeting him.

The hall is vast for such an exclusive occasion when its capacity is three hundred people.

Despite the limited number of people present, the hall was decorated lavishly, and he knew right away that his mom had instructed the organizer to use a romantic wedding theme to remind him to make up his mind soon.

The hall bears a resemblance to a private wedding reception. The tables were positioned near the dance floor, with one elongated table set apart and positioned on the stage. The place where his and Shenna's parents sat, accompanied by the family elders.

"We've been waiting for you for ages. Don't you know that?"

Marco Varga made that comment among the people sitting at the presidential table, and Ross couldn't tell whether he was joking or angry. All he understood was that his grandfather sounded sarcastic because this patriarch had a solemn temperament, even when making jokes.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa," Ross could only apologize, plastering an awkward smile on his face.

"Nah, don't worry, Ross, we've just arrived too. This damn traffic is getting worse each day." Julio Villegas chimed in. He is his grandfather's private doctor and Shenna's uncle.

Ross turned his head in the direction where the middle-aged man spoke up. He looked at him and nodded, grateful for giving him a face before everyone's curious gaze.

"I learned that an old skyway collapsed, resulting in a massive disaster. They reported there would be dead bodies, as terrible as it looks," he explained in a heartbeat.

"That's too bad! I'll check my messages; might the hospital need me!" Julio, indeed, had just arrived, and his ass hadn't warmed his chair yet. However, he doesn't want to neglect his duties as vice director of a private hospital run by their family.

"Hi… Sorry if I am late." Ross sat beside Shenna and placed a light kiss on her cheek. After that, he apologized sincerely.

"It's alright. Everyone understood." She smiled, and Ross's male cousins had their hearts skip a beat after they saw her two dimples appear on both sides of her mouth.

Immediately, Shenna filled his plate with his favorite dishes. Ross admits it is one thing he likes about his girlfriend. She is absolutely a sweet woman, and he could marry her thoughtfulness. But deep inside, he knew that was not enough to settle down when he had uncertainties.

Feeling the envy gazes from his male cousins, Ross digs his plate and fills his empty stomach, ignoring the silly faces of everyone he shared at the table.

He can sense that everyone has high expectations that he will propose soon, perhaps tonight. In fact, they have wild guesses that he is late to the dinner party and assume that this romantic reception was actually prepared for a grand surprise proposal for Shenna.

However, he appeared reticent on the matter. What is he waiting for? His unwillingness to settle down just yet intrigued them.

They actually presume that it's only a matter of time before they tie the knot after he and Sheena traveled alone recently, so they thought their relationship had already progressed to the next stage, which involved physical intimacy.

Unbeknownst to them, Ross has been swayed by his constant dream about Shenna's gorgeous mother.

That's right!

Laura Villegas was a vigorous 45-year-old lady who still looked like she was in her late thirties. Hence, she appears just like Shenna's older sister.

Laura gave birth to Shenna when she was twenty, and her aging journey seemed too slow.

It is why he believes that, like Shenna, any man would die to be her lover!

Recalling the scenes in his dreams, a chill ran down his spine, overthinking what future awaits him when he marries Sheena. It means he will have to meet Laura constantly.

By then, would he fall for his mother-in-law?

Ross had been lost in thought. Hence, he missed noticing that Laura scrutinized him.

"Are you okay, Ross?" Her voice, coupled with her local and Korean accents, was soft and sweet when it reached Ross's ears.

His heart rate raced. He coughed vigorously after he suddenly choked. Thankfully, his girlfriend was mindful. Sheena promptly handed him a glass of water and rubbed him on the back.

He gulped down the entire content and thanked Sheena upon putting down the glass on the table.

"Are you alright? Did the fish filet not clean properly, and there's a bone left in the meat?" Sheena bombarded him with questions while showing concern on her face that the fish bones might prick him.

"Do not worry. I'm totally fine, thanks…" Ross smiled. Her thoughtfulness had indeed warmed his heart, which was why he couldn't reject a wonderful woman like her.

She's incredible and perfect; he would have both with her intelligence and physical appearance. She is a perfect ten, and he would have already bedded her if only he were sure of his feelings and willing to bear responsibility for his presumptuous action.

However, the girl in his dream is like a tattoo on his mind.

"Are you alright? Is your throat still bothering you?"

"Ah, not anymore. I have the best doctor on my side." Ross held Shenna's hand and kissed the back of her palm. He listened to her giggles, then watched her as she poured him a glass of champagne. He was eager to accept it and emptied the content.

"Wow. The traffic truly starves you, eh?" Shenna commented as he emptied his glass of white wine in one gulp. "You want salmon?"

"Yes, please," he smiled sweetly, concealing the guilt in his heart. He was actually recalling the scenes in his dreams, which caused his throat to dry and, at the same time, he felt his body burn. He did his best to ignore Mrs. Laura, who keenly observed him.

Since he started having those weird dreams, he has overthought; now, he wonders if Laura's gaze on him contains lust. Nevertheless, he has no courage to make eye contact with the lady. Thus, his attention remained on Shenna, acting like they were the only people in this room.

"Thanks…" He savors every bite of the delicious food she serves him and doesn't leave a single morsel on his plate.

"What took you so long, Yonah Isabelle?"

Ross was already on his third plate when he heard Mrs. Laura scolding someone. She mentioned the name of her youngest, and his chest was eaten up with curiosity.

However, as he avoids looking at his unofficial mother-in-law's face, he does his best to shut down his curiosity.

"Sorry, Mama… My old classmates called me, and we'd video chat for a while," Yonah replied with her soft voice.

"That was like thirty minutes, birthday girl."

Ross heard Shenna tease this girl.

At that moment, munching some dessert, Ross looked up, and, to his surprise, he was choked again.

His eyes widened, and he knew he looked like an idiot with his current expression.

The young lady seated beside Laura was a spitting image of her.

To be exact, she was the younger version of the middle-aged lady.

The girl in his dreams is his sister-in-law!