Maggie flashed a dazzling smile, “Thank the stars for that fateful afternoon when I was sixteen, the day I met you!”

She also felt grateful for the fourteen points she’d scored on that day’s quiz.

Morrison wrapped his arms around her, “I’m just as grateful!”

The Langston and the Sampson families were tying the knot, and the guest list read like a ‘Who’s Who’ of J City’s elite. Anyone with a name or a fortune had made their appearance.

Lance arrived with his father, who soon got caught up in conversation with some business associates. Seizing the chance to split, Lance wandered off to mingle with folks he knew.

Strolling through the garden, his eyes landed on Estelle and he was utterly transfixed, a look of enraptured admiration in his gaze.

He quickly pulled aside a bridesmaid he was acquainted with and whispered, “Do you know Estelle?”

With a friendly smile, she replied, “She’s a friend of Maggie’s.”

“Could you introduce us?” Lance’s eyes gleamed with a hint of mischief.

aware of Lance’s reputation, “I don’t know. She’s Maggie’s friend. If

“It’s broad daylight, we’re in a crowd,

and if you mess with her bridesmaid, she won’t let you off the hook!” she warned with a

urged, “Please, just go get her.

agreed and went off

pictures with Estelle when the bridesmaid approached and greeted them,

with a warm voice,

the attic on the third floor of the castle. She seems to need you

a bit, Estelle nodded, “I’ll

the bridesmaid watched her

her way through the bustling garden and

and dress change, quieter, but upon reaching the third floor, it was almost

with majestic marble columns and walls adorned with portraits of the renowned. The sunlight streaming

the estate’s vast lawns, tulip-filled gardens, and a distant fountain. It was a serene haven

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