The Villainess Needs a Hug (Ivy Windsor) novel Chapter 990

With a complex look in her eyes, Katrina glanced around the room. Under everyone's expectant gaze, she had no choice but to answer, "Julian... is really great too."

"So, does that mean you have feelings for Julian as well?" Willa asked immediately.

Katrina fell silent for a moment before giving a slow, gentle nod.

Looking right at her, Julian adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, maintaining his perfect gentlemanly demeanor. "Katrina, I promise to always treat you well."

With that single vow laid down, Katrina knew there was absolutely no turning back.

After Cassandra and her son finally left, Katrina turned to her mother and asked, "Mom, do you really want me to marry Julian?"

Willa looked at her daughter, completely reading her mind, and countered, "Then who do you want to marry? Naylor is great. He treats you incredibly well, comes from a phenomenal background, is incredibly generous, and is wildly successful in his career. But the problem is, he refuses to marry you."

Those words felt like a salt-dipped whip lashing fiercely against Katrina's skin, making her heart violently clench in pain.

Ever since Naylor had wired that million-dollar settlement, he had completely vanished, never coming to look for her again.

Every time Katrina went home, she found herself subconsciously glancing downstairs, desperately hoping to spot his familiar car parked in the corner with him sitting inside.

However, every single time, she was met with empty disappointment.

Naylor had fully accepted the reality of their breakup and had cleanly erased himself from her life.

Seeing her daughter stay silent, Willa let out a helpless sigh and offered some gentle advice. "Katrina, let me tell you this from my own bitter experience: it doesn't matter how amazing a man acts before you're married; once the ring is on, they're all exactly the same. Do you honestly think your father was a complete monster from the very beginning? No. Back when he was chasing me, he was just as devoted to me as Naylor is to you now. At the time, I truly believed I was the luckiest woman alive, entirely convinced I would never suffer a single day of heartbreak. But look how that turned out..."

Speaking of the past and her ex-husband, a flash of deep resentment and agonizing pain crossed Willa's face.

Knowing her daughter was feeling the exact same kind of pain right now, she couldn't stop herself from giving a bit more advice. "It's honestly for the best that you and Naylor ended things this way. It locks in that perfect, flawless image of him in your mind, ensuring that the memory of your relationship remains a beautiful one forever. If you had actually married him, things would likely have turned disastrously ugly down the road, and all those beautiful memories would have been completely destroyed."

Deep down, Katrina refused to believe Naylor was that kind of man, so she quickly cut in, "Mom, please don't say anything else. I'll follow your arrangements."

Willa's expression softened slightly. Looking at her daughter, she asked, "Then you should sit down with Julian and figure out how you want to handle the wedding, like whether you want to take professional wedding photos. I already asked Mrs. Sterling what she thinks. She feels that since they've lived abroad for so many years and lost touch with most of their relatives back home, suddenly sending out massive stacks of invitations would seem incredibly awkward. So, she's hoping to just host a simple, intimate family dinner rather than throwing a massive, extravagant spectacle."

"Yeah, I feel exactly the same way," Katrina replied quietly.

Since she wasn't marrying for love, what was the point of a grand, lavish wedding anyway?

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