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.

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

a crowd, what could

you mess with her bridesmaid, she

just go get her.

and went off to

when the bridesmaid approached and greeted them,

a warm

you to head up to the attic on the third floor of the castle. She

a bit, Estelle nodded, “I’ll head

the

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

ground floor was swarming with guests, the second was reserved for the bridal party’s rest and dress change, quieter, but upon reaching the third floor, it was almost silent save

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

walked further in, admiring the view from the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the estate’s vast

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