The atmosphere immediately grows tense.
Noticing the angry glare on Aaron's face, Katrina quickly tugs his hand to draw his attention. ""Aaron, I'm fine. Mrs. Brook just came to say hello. I skipped breakfast this morning, so I just feel a little lightheaded.""
Claire blinks in surprise at the unexpected help from Katrina. She breathes a sigh of relief and smiles at Aaron. ""Yes, I just came over to say hello. I still value her as Marcellus's ex-girlfriend.""
Despite knowing that Katrina is lying, he decides to let it go for now in favor of taking care of Katrina. He flags a waiter, who approaches with the plate of desserts he prepared beforehand. Handing it to Katrina, he says in a gentle voice, ""I've got something for you. Have something before dinner.""
While seeing the plate of desserts, Katrina's face lights up with a smile. ""Thank you, Aaron!""
""Mr. Wilson, help yourselves. I'll go attend to the other guests,"" Claire says, hurrying to leave.
Because of Aaron's company, Katrina no longer feels upset by Claire's hostile welcome. But she becomes sad when she sees the dull look on Marcellus' face as he stands next to Irene during the wedding ceremony. She felt pity for him. ""It's like he's just completing a task, he doesn't look happy at all. He looks so exhausted!""
Katrina suddenly remembers what Farrah told her.
""Marcellus doesn't love Miss Harrison."" ""He got drunk after our break-up and had a one-night stand with her. Now that she's pregnant, he's only marrying her out of responsibility. He still values his dignity and doesn't want to upset this woman,"" Katrina thought in silence.
""Everyone wishes them happiness, but Marcellus is doing this against his will. Won't their marriage suffer because of this?""
Sensing Katrina's guilt as she stares at the couple with a sad look, Aaron leans against her and hisses in a low tone, ""Katrina, I'm sitting right next to you! How could you look at another man like that? Do you want to break them up?""
The words snap Katrina out of her daze. She looks around self-consciously and breathes a sigh of relief upon confirming that no one noticed her.
She turns to Aaron and says indignantly, ""No!"" I don't want to break them up! I broke up with Marcellus for a reason!
""I just... I wonder if I handled the break-up the wrong way. If I had been gentler, maybe Marcellus wouldn't have made a mistake and rushed into a shotgun wedding like this.""
Knowing the truth behind Marcellus marrying Irene, Aaron understands Katrina's thoughts. With a frown, he thinks, What does his mistake have to do with her? Why is this silly woman feeling responsible for all this?
He gnaws at Katrina's earlobe in rebuke and says, ""Do you actually think they got together because of you? Do you actually think no one meddled to make this happen?""
Katrina blinks incomprehension. That's right, Mrs. Brook had always wanted them to get together. Even when I was still with Marcellus, sh