{"id":12524,"date":"2026-01-22T13:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-658\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:55:55","slug":"married-at-first-sight-chapter-658","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/married-at-first-sight-chapter-658\/","title":{"rendered":"Married at First Sight Chapter 658"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n<div>Chapter 658<\/div>\n<div>Josh immediately sat upright.<\/div>\n<div>\u201cCome in,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div>The door opened, and a bodyguard entered, holding an invitation.<\/div>\n<div>Josh assumed it was an invitation for Julian to a banquet. To his surprise, the bodyguard approached him directly and handed over the invitation. \u201cMr. Bucham, this is an invitation from Mr. Stone. The Stones are hosting a banquet tomorrow night and would like you to attend.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMe?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Josh received the invitation with skepticism and asked, \u201cThe Stones are holding a banquet, and Clive had someone deliver it personally? Plus, it\u2019s tomorrow night? Why such short notice?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Most families announce their banquets a few days in advance, with some even giving guests up to ten days\u2019 notice to prepare.<\/div>\n<div>Was this a last-minute decision by the Stone family?<\/div>\n<div>Josh recalled how Audrey had recognized her two nieces and speculated about the banquet\u2019s true purpose.<\/div>\n<div>\u2018She must want to introduce her two nieces to the elites of Wiltspoon.\u2019<\/div>\n<div>\u201cHehe, what does Zachary think about this?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMr. Stone also has a message for you.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhat is it?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMs. Sox is among the invitees.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Josh\u2019s eyes sparkled.<\/div>\n<div>He grinned and asked the bodyguard, \u201cHas the messenger from the Stone family left?\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cNo, he is still outside waiting for your response.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Without even opening the invitation, Josh instructed the bodyguard, \u201cTell him I\u2019ll be there on time tomorrow night.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cYes, sir.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>The bodyguard respectfully exited.<\/div>\n<div>Josh placed the invitation on his desk. \u201cI suppose I won\u2019t be able to tease Clive the next time I see him.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cMs. Sox has no ties to Clive. Those words should come from Zachary instead.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Julian organized his work and put<\/p>\n<p>He put the phone down, leaned back, and said with a faint smile, \u201cNow, do you understand why I don\u2019t want to get married?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s simply because you haven\u2019t met the right person yet. Look, Zachary was just as stubborn before, but he\u2019s completely changed now. He gets upset if Serenity ignores him, and he argues with her for days before she even has a chance to explain herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElisa and Jasmine have a good relationship, so it\u2019s natural for the Stone family to invite Jasmine to the banquet. They extended the invitation to me out of consideration for her. Since they\u2019ve offered me this opportunity, I can\u2019t just let it slip away, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The York and Stone families have never seen eye to eye. In the past, Josh helped Zachary set numerous traps for the Stone Group and schemed against Clive to steal their business.<\/p>\n<p>At the Stone Group, just mentioning Zachary\u2019s and Josh\u2019s names made the employees seethe with anger.<\/p>\n<p>If Josh didn\u2019t have the strong backing of Zachary York, he would have been thrown into a burlap sack long ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat goes around, comes around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian spoke as he stood up. \u201cI\u2019m heading out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are you going this time?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wouldn\u2019t enjoy following me anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julian rarely spent time at home, yet no one knew what he was doing outside.<\/p>\n<p>Remembering the invitation, Josh got up and followed Julian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to buy some things for Drake to take back to his sister this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Josh felt he needed to start with his future brother-in-law. Not only did he need to build a good relationship with Drake, but he also couldn\u2019t neglect Jasmine. Having Drake frequently bring gifts to his sister would improve the Sox family\u2019s opinion of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"text-chapter-toolbar\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"><i class=\"icon ion-md-settings\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 658 Josh immediately sat upright. \u201cCome in,\u201d he said. The door opened, and a bodyguard entered, holding an invitation. 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