Chapter 16 Newlyweds , Yet He Can't See His Wife The following days were the weekend . Clara's inheritance certification still hadn't gone through . But she did hear that Julian and Bianca hadn't held their wedding . ཅ་ ཥཾ་ ཅ་ ཇ་ ཥཾ ཤྲུ་ ཇ་ That multimillion - dollar grand wedding had gone straight down the drain . Clara was momentarily surprised when she heard it . Then she quickly understood . Julian loved Bianca so deeply - he must want to give her an even grander , one - of - a - kind wedding that belonged to them alone . After all , how could he possibly let Bianca suffer even the slightest grievance , by marrying her with a wedding that had originally belonged to someone else ? Monday morning . Clara received a message from Ethan . Ethan : [ The team has a family gathering this weekend . Will you come ? ] Clara called him directly . He picked up quickly . The background was noisy , as though many people were around . " Mr. Vaughn , I saw your message . " " Mm . " His voice was steady as always . " The thing is , I'll be quite busy this week . If it's not an event where I absolutely have to attend , I'd rather decline this time . There s a pause on the other end . " Got it . " Ethan's tone betrayed no emotion . " Then focus on your work . " " All right . " The call ended . 4458 Clara set her phone down , the corners of her lips lifting slightly . Dealing with smart people was always refreshing . At the same time , in the breakfast hall of the Southport Fire Station . A group of firefighters who had just finished their morning drills were chattering around their usually stoic captain . " Captain , the weekend gathering - your wife's definitely coming , right ? " " You've got to introduce her properly ! We're dying of curiosity here ! " " Captain , was that your wife calling just now ? What did she say ? Did she agree ? " 11:58 C My Husband Left Me to Burn ? I Married a Billionaire Firefightest Chapter 16 Newlyweds , Yet He Can't See His Wife They had just noticed that morning , while signing in , that their golden bachelor captain's marital status had changed from " single " to " married . " Their eyes had nearly popped out of their heads . A flash marriage last week ! The news was more explosive than a third - alarm fire ! The team had one family event every month , and this one was set for the coming weekend . So everyone was itching with excitement , egging the captain on to bring the new wife along . Ethan lifted his gaze and swept it over them . The cafeteria instantly went quiet . Every pair of eyes stared expectantly at him even the lady serving food perked up her ears . " Well , Captain ? Is she coming ? " Chris Yates couldn't resist asking again . Expression unchanged , Ethan picked up a bun , took a bite , and only then said blandly , " She said she's busy this week . She won't come . " " What ? " A ripple of disappointed sighs swept through the cafeteria . One of the young men who had been the loudest before scratched his head , chuckling sheepishly . " Ha , told you so . Don't pressure the captain - his wife's probably really busy ! " " Yeah , yeah . Captain , don't overthink it ! It's a good thing . Shows she's career - driven ! " Seeing their captain's face calm as usual , the men gradually relaxed . Still , some felt a pang of pity for him Newly married and already unable to see his wife - this marriage of his didn't seem much different from being single . But none of them dared to say that in front of Ethan . Clara was indeed busy that week . Right after she hung up with Ethan , she got a call from her lawyer . " Miss Smith , your inheritance certification has been stalled by Starry Group . " Clara frowned . " Reason ? " " The Starry legal department claims you haven't created tangible economic results for the company in the past six months . They've classified you as voluntarily resigned by HR , which disqualifies you from full inheritance . " Clara almost laughed out of anger . Over the past half year , she had stepped back from her role as director of the technology department to prepare for her wedding and finish her thesis , keeping only a nominal deputy title . And yet , the department's most profitable projects right now were the ones she had led and completed six months Now , because of so - called " no recent results , " all her contributions were to be wiped clean ? Suppressing her fury , Clara drove to Starry Group headquarters . The moment she stepped out of the elevator , she froze . At the office door , Clara saw her father standing with Bianca . ago . 11:58 Clara strode forward , her voice icy . " What are you doing ? Who gave you permission to move my things out of my office ? " ( 0 ) 110