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 anything happens, how would I explain it

impatient, insisted, “It’s broad daylight, we’re in a crowd, what could possibly happen? I just

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

Lance urged, “Please, just go get her. I’ll be waiting in the castle’s

went off to

Estelle when the bridesmaid approached

turned with a warm voice,

She wants you to head up to the attic on

bit, Estelle nodded,

a smile, the bridesmaid

herself from Sophia and made her way through the bustling garden and guests,

floor was swarming with guests, the second was reserved for the bridal party’s rest and dress change, quieter,

spacious, with majestic marble columns and walls adorned with portraits of the renowned. The sunlight streaming in added a touch of elegance to

view from the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the estate’s vast lawns, tulip-filled gardens, and a distant fountain. It was a serene haven amidst the

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