Chapter 446 The Wedding and the Road Ahead

Sierra’s heart softened. There were so many things she wanted to say to Johnathan.

This wasn’t a formal wedding. Very few guests were invited–only people they both knew well.

The whole ceremony was casual and unconventional. As Johnathan had put it, they weren’t doing this for anyone else.

The ceremony ended quickly, and then came the blessings from their guests.

Wayne said only one thing: “Live well, the both of you.”

Chase had a thousand things he wanted to say, but in the end, he just told Johnathan, “Go see your mother when you get back.”

For once, Johnathan didn’t get upset. He simply nodded.

The old man’s health wasn’t good. Just attending the wedding had already taken a lot out of him. Chase and the old man left early.

Once they were gone, the atmosphere instantly became more lively. Most of the guests were young, and things got rowdy fast.

Mateo was the loudest of them all. He looked at Sierra and said, “Sierra, you guys finally tied the knot. If this had dragged on any longer, we would’ve died of exhaustion. Do you know how hard it was to find a place that met all his standards? It had to have great scenery and deep meaning. Do you know how much trouble it took to buy this castle? I almost talked my mouth dry. And the flowers, the balloons–we did all of it ourselves!”

Even though he was grumbling, his eyes were filled with happiness.

They’d thought Johnathan would stay single for life, and yet he ended up being the first of them to get married.

Next to him, Draven couldn’t help chiming in:

“It’s not even the season for blue flowers, but this guy went all out and made the impossible happen.”

They’d gone through a lot to pull this off–and Sierra’s senior classmates had helped, too.

Thinking of that, Draven glanced at Autumn, who was chatting excitedly with Sierra, completely ignoring him.

At that moment, Autumn was whispering to Sierra, “Do you know why Professor Yaeger chose this location?”

Before Sierra could respond, she answered her own question:

“Because divorce isn’t allowed here. I don’t know how he did it, but he got a marriage license here.”

The certificate wasn’t legally valid back home, but it held deep meaning. Besides, the two of them would definitely register the marriage again once they were back.

Sierra was surprised. She really hadn’t known that.

“That priest is impossible to book. Word is, all the couples he’s blessed are still madly in love.”

All the little details made it clear–this wasn’t some spur-of-the-moment decision. Johnathan had really put his heart into it.

Sierra hadn’t known any of this. All she knew was that Johnathan had been busy lately. She had no idea he’d been doing all this behind the scenes.

He really hadn’t let her worry about a single thing from start to finish.

Everyone there was someone she knew. There was no need for formalities. Or more accurately, Johnathan refused to let Sierra get tired. After a single drink, he told everyone to enjoy themselves–then whisked Sierra away.

As she was changing out of her wedding dress, Sierra looked surprised.

“We’re not staying here?”

Johnathan looked just as surprised. “You want to stay here?”

Sierra instinctively shook her head. It was just… they had spent so much to buy the castle. Not even spending one night felt like a waste.

Johnathan saw what she was thinking and chuckled. “It’s not a waste. Besides, they’re staying too.”

As he spoke, he led Sierra to the car.

Everything was already packed inside–their luggage, some snacks. It was a high-performance off-road vehicle.

Sierra looked at Johnathan, confused. He turned to her and smiled.

“For the next month, you’re all mine. Starting now–our journey begins.”

Johnathan kept his word. Over the next month, he drove Sierra across multiple countries.

She saw things she’d never imagined she’d see in her lifetime: glaciers, auroras, deserts, mountains, glass-like oceans.

She tried things she’d never tried before: skydiving, surfing, desert hiking, mountain climbing, scuba diving, bungee jumping….

That month, she was truly happy.

Out there, no one knew who she or Johnathan was. They had fun like regular people.

And it was only then that Sierra realized–this was what it meant to truly relax.

For as long as she could remember, she had never relaxed.

As a child, she worked hard just to avoid getting hit and to fill her stomach. After entering the Xander family, she tried her best to be obedient and capable–constantly trying to please everyone. In prison, she fought with everything she had just to survive.

Later, for her grandmother’s sake, she tried to earn more money. Then she pushed herself to be better, so she could be worthy of Johnathan.

She had been like a perpetual-motion machine, never stopping.