Manley was dressed to the nines in his best man’s attire—a crisp white shirt under a sleek black vest, his eyes shimmering like stars as he gazed intently at her without blinking.

The girl stood with her back to the light, donned in a flowy bridesmaid dress that accentuated her slim waist and her skin as pale as snow. Her makeup was on point, her eyes sparkled with life, and her lips were a blossoming red. She was flawlessly beautiful.

He had never seen her like this and couldn’t help but stride towards her.

Estelle blinked in surprise, “Manley, what are you doing here?”

Without a word, Manley wrapped his arms around her, his voice slightly hoarse with emotion, “Surprise or not, happy or not?”

Estelle’s lips curled into a smile, “When did you get back?”

Manley grinned mischievously, “Magdalen is getting hitched; of course, I had to come back. She wanted to surprise you, so she told me to stay out of sight until now!”

Realization dawned on Estelle; Magdalen had mentioned a surprise last night. It was Manley!

She tried to wriggle free, frowning, “Stand still!”

head on her shoulder. “I missed you so much, I’ve

from his nightly escapades?” Estelle scoffed, pushing him away, “Keep this up, and I’ll ship you back to Australia right

black earring in Manley’s ear twinkled as he squinted his charming

okay with

long as I find a decent girlfriend, he’ll let me stay,” Manley chuckled, “Easy! I’ll just take

already married. You should find yourself a girlfriend instead of wasting your energy

off!” Manley’s eyes danced with delight, “Just thinking about you

at a loss with

gaze shifted to the man Manley had

chill crossed Manley’s features as he strode over and delivered a brutal kick to the man’s groin, “Scum! Stare at

out a pitiful scream and

eyes turned icy, “You had

planned to surprise you during the ceremony, but when I

the bridesmaid named Gabrielle, Estelle nodded slowly, “I

are you here alone?” Manley

down, “He’s got urgent business, might not make it back

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