He tried his best not to disturb Elodie.

By the time he'd perfected the final version, it was nearly four in the morning.

Jarrod stared at the computer screen for a moment, then checked the date again. Next month, on the eighteenth, it would be exactly one month since Nadia had been "born"-her first month, a good omen. If he hurried, they could hold the wedding on the same day.

He looked up, gazing at the figure asleep with her back to him across the room. After a brief pause, he turned his attention back to the computer, his expression calm as he worked.

He converted the finished invitation design into a digital version, drafted a concise but elegant message, and sent it directly to Ivan at TerraGreen Solutions.

Only then did he finally head to bed, slipping in beside Elodie and gently pulling her into his arms, a silent smile curving his lips.

The news that they were planning a wedding was met with nothing but enthusiastic approval from his grandmother-she was practically overjoyed.

She immediately threw herself into contacting bridal designers and wedding planners.

charge. The older woman handed off the entire task without hesitation. "You take care of it for

handed the responsibility

many pointless formalities. The venue should be unique, preferably open-air, with plenty of freedom for the guests. We can invite the media, but only after carefully screening

lips together, at a loss

demands is a bit much?" she finally asked. Did he really see her

seemed to remember something else. "And when you've narrowed down the planning team, run them by me I have some


throbbed. After all these years of marriage, she still

of Jarrod's requirements was clearly for Elodie's sake—so she wouldn't get worn out. He was terrified she might be exhausted, yet insisted

everything, all

and decided not to say anything more. She

what Jarrod was arranging. Her own work was piling up, and there was still the matter of the Watts investigation, As a key witness, she would need to give a statement about the events abroad-her testimony alone was enough to kill

he told her, "If Eldrion Global or Eaton Aldridge reach

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