Chapter 319 The Love Given, Too Much

Chapter 319 The Love Given, Too Much

The next day was Candice's birthday.

The party wasn't held at an outside venue, but at the Mortimer Mansion.

Half a month ago, the Mortimer family had already sent out countless invitations.

By evening, luxury cars of all kinds had gathered.

Not only from Silverlight City, but wealthy and influential families from across the country had all received invitations from the Mortimer family and come to attend.

This showed just how much the Mortimer family valued their only daughter.

When guests arrived, Ainsley and Gabriel even pushed aside all other matters to personally greet them.

That day, Ulysses specially took time off from his film crew to return home for Candice's birthday party, helping to receive guests downstairs.

Candice herself was in a room upstairs.

With her were Qiana and Sabrina.

The three were talking about tonight's party.

Candice had already changed into her gown, her makeup and styling so exquisite she looked like an elf princess from a fairy tale.

Qiana and Sabrina had also changed into their respective gowns. Both were stunningly beautiful, and in their gorgeous dresses, standing together with Candice, they were absolutely breathtaking.

"Candy, are you nervous?"

Qiana asked Candice with a smile.

Tonight's party was more grand than any previous year, with several times more guests than before.

Sabrina also said with a smile, "I still remember the year Candy first came back, her birthday party was very simple. Later when she went abroad to study, it didn't seem very grand either. It was only last year and the year before that the Mortimer family made it more elaborate, but tonight is the most grand of all."

Candice laughed along, nodding in agreement. "It is a bit grand, but my parents and brothers are all here, so nothing will go wrong. I'm not nervous."

Her last statement made Qiana and Sabrina laugh.

"And you say you're not nervous?"

If she really wasn't nervous, she wouldn't need to emphasize it.

However, neither of them teased Candice about it.

Because in such a grand occasion, if it were them, they probably wouldn't be any more relaxed than Candice.

Qiana patted Candice's shoulder reassuringly. "Don't worry, you've got us too."

Sabrina chimed in, "That's right, you have nothing to worry about. Tonight you're the star, the young lady of the Mortimer family. People will be falling over themselves to please you. Anyone you don't want to deal with, just ignore them."

"Okay." Candice smiled, gradually feeling more relaxed.

As they were talking, the nanny taking care of Yasmin and Elijah brought the two little ones in.

The nanny said with a smile, "Ms. Elikin, the banquet has started. You can take Yasmin and Elijah downstairs now."

Candice looked over at the sound and saw the two little ones, also dressed up exquisitely.

Elijah wore a white custom-made suit ordered by Gabriel. His little face, so similar to Brandon's, looked elegant and noble to the extreme.

Yasmin also wore a cute pink princess dress with a small crystal crown on her head. Her sweet little face looked even calmer than Candice's.

Candice smiled and stood up, reaching out her hands to the two little ones. "Let's go!"

The two little ones took her hands, and then Candice led them, along with her two best friends, down to the banquet.

At that moment, both the first floor and the courtyard outside the mansion were part of the party venue.

Guests chatted warmly.

However, the moment Candice came downstairs holding the two children's hands, she still attracted countless eyes.

Many young talents at the party fixed their gazes on Candice.

When they saw her, everyone's eyes showed nothing but amazement.

Others looking at Candice also showed respect and courtesy.

No one dared to look down on this young lady of the Mortimer family.

Although she was recognized halfway through her life, she was genuinely the true daughter of the Mortimer family, and she was clearly very cherished by them.

Just as they thought, Finnegan and Ulysses walked together to the staircase to wait for her, reaching out their hands to her.

These two stood like guardian gods, their love for their only sister visible to all the guests.

Candice smiled and extended her hands to them, then was led down the stairs.

She took their arms, like a princess held in the palm of everyone's hand.

Some socialites and young ladies nearby were jealous watching this.

So what if she came back halfway through?

Having three such outstanding brothers, being showered with endless love, everyone wanted to say, how could someone's fate be this good!

Candice didn't know what everyone was thinking. She just followed her two brothers to her parents and grandparents.

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma." She greeted them obediently.

The elders all looked at her with great affection.

"Our Candy is so beautiful!"

"Of course, she's our princess!"

Hearing Ainsley's praise, Gabriel's tone was full of pride.

Candice smiled with pursed lips. Before long, Gabriel walked forward and went on stage to give a speech.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my daughter's birthday party. As you all know, she spent the past twenty years living away from home and suffered quite a bit. Now that she's returned to the Mortimer family, we wish we could give her the very best of everything. In the first few years after her return, we protected her too well. Now it's time to bring her out and let everyone meet her."

The guests present had more or less heard about what happened in Silverlight City recently, and understood that the Mortimer family bringing Candice out was telling everyone to open their eyes and not easily offend her in the future.

Then Gabriel continued, "Besides this, I'd like to announce another piece of good news.

Tonight, besides being my daughter's birthday, we're also acknowledging our grandson. That's right, this little guy!"

Gabriel called Elijah to his side and announced to everyone, "He and my granddaughter Yasmin are twins born from the same mother. His name is Elijah. He's been living elsewhere before, so we haven't had a chance to introduce him. He is the eldest grandson of the Mortimer family's main branch."

As Gabriel's last words fell, the expressions of the guests present became somewhat complicated.

Because Gabriel's words undoubtedly placed Elijah in a very important position.

Logically speaking, Candice was just a daughter.

The eldest grandson of the Mortimer family should by all rights be a child born to Caspian.

No matter what, it shouldn't be Candice's child's turn.

Not to mention, this was a child whose biological father was unknown.

However, this news was announced directly by Gabriel himself.

By saying Elijah was his eldest grandson, he was essentially telling everyone that this child was the future direct heir of the Mortimer family!

With this status established, how could anyone present not take it seriously?

Only at this moment did everyone realize just how outrageously the Mortimer family doted on Candice.

And the three sons of the Mortimer family had no objections whatsoever!

After all the shocked guests came to their senses, they looked at Candice with even more respect!

If before some people didn't take Candice seriously,

Then after Gabriel's speech, no one dared to underestimate Candice and her child anymore.

Because one word from Candice could carry more weight than words from her three brothers.

After several dozen seconds of silence, the venue suddenly erupted in loud applause.

Everyone used their actions to support Gabriel's decision.

Candice also felt the change in how people around her looked at her.

She actually hadn't expected Gabriel to introduce them so grandly.

She instinctively looked at Ainsley and her brothers on either side.

All three patted her hand, completely unconcerned about Gabriel's decision.

It was precisely their attitude that made Candice's heart swell.

How could she not understand that this was her parents and brothers announcing it this way publicly to give her enough confidence?

The love they gave her was truly too much.

On stage, after Gabriel finished his speech, he came down holding Elijah and returned to his family's side.

As tonight's star, Candice stayed with her parents and brothers.

The guests, realizing Candice's status, came over one after another to chat and congratulate. Candice naturally had to deal with the guests alongside her parents and brothers.

These people came forward with flattery and praise.

Candice smiled and dealt with them, but her mind kept worrying about one thing.

Taking advantage of a break after a new wave of guests left, she finally found a chance to ask them, "Why hasn't Caspian arrived yet? He should have landed by now, shouldn't he?"

Ulysses knew what she was worried about. He said, "We checked - it seems the flight was delayed. The phone didn't go through, so he's probably still on the plane!"

After hearing this, Candice nodded and didn't worry about it anymore.

At this moment, several people from the Talbot family also came over.

"Candy, happy birthday!"

Kieran even took out his personally prepared birthday gift to give to Candice. His face showed a slight blush, but his tone was very serious as he said, "Candice, this is a gift I specially picked out. I hope you'll like it."

"Thank you!" Candice smiled and accepted the gift.

Ulysses and Finnegan beside her stared at Kieran with sharp eyes.

It made Kieran's scalp tingle a bit.