Chapter 0236

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"Yes," I said simply.

His sharp scoff startled me, and for a moment, I felt the sting of his reaction. But before I could say anything, he reached for my hand, his expression softening.

"You spent your whole life dreaming of that day, only for that bastard David to turn it into a miserable experience." His voice was low, threaded with barely restrained anger. "As if I needed more reasons to hate David Lake."

Just hearing the man's name was enough to leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I shook my head, forcing a smile. " Let's not talk about him tonight. I'm sure we'll have plenty to discuss on that topic by morning, considering-

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came to our wedding," Alexander interrupted, his tone amused. "And David is going to be

"So, for now, let's just focus

to blow these candles out

us, where most of the candles had already burned down to stubs.

the far end of the room.

end of the room and started blowing out the candles one by one. For a

of something electric we could turn off

flickering glow that still filled the space, I knew we'd made

room, extinguishing the little flames. When I glanced up, I saw Alexander already much closer to the center than I was. I quickened my pace, trying to catch up, but my voluminous

myself-or worse, my dress-on fire made me slow down immediately. I let out a quiet laugh at the absurdity of the thought and took my time, savoring the peaceful, flickering light that surrounded

leaned in, I heard Alexander's footsteps approaching from behind. Before I could stand and

threw me over his

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