Chapter 1006

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As Valerie, Marcus, Serenity, and Laura traveled to the church, they all smiled, but each was lost in their own thoughts.

Marcus glanced at the rearview mirror and saw his little gir–his Serene–the same one who used to take out her mother’s wedding dress and put it on, saying it was beautiful…

A lump formed in his throat. He couldn’t wrap his head around how that six- or seven–year–old girl was now a

grown woman.

Laura, as soon as she got into the car, carefully adjusted Serenity’s dress, making sure the veil and train were perfect. As the car moved along the road, she stared out the window, lost in memories of how deeply in love she had been–or maybe still was with her daughter’s father.

She couldn’t help but wonder how things would have been if Adrian had reacted differently to her pregnancy. He would probably be the one waiting for her at the church, holding little Adele in his arms. They would have had a dream wedding, and their life would have been perfect.

But fate had different plans for her. One thing was certain over the past year, she had been forced to grow up.

She couldn’t help but envy her sister, though not out of malice. A part of her wished she could have been in her place, even just once.

The only thing Laura knew for sure was that she had to work hard, improve, and fight–for herself and for little Adele.

had said before, her daughter was and always would be her priority. The dreams of solitude, the

just for her daughter, but for her siblings and her father. That thought brought back the conversation she had with

[One day earlier]

sharing laughter and jokes as they tried to have a

Three new seats had been added: one for Lucius, one for Amanda, and

We’re going to eat

came

taking his hand. “Grandpa, sit next to me. Hey… after dinner, will you tell me another one of your

for long, Maurice had quickly grown attached to him. There was

up too late. You have to wake up early tomorrow, remember? Serenity said you’ll be

Grandpa…” the boy murmured, full of

where everyone

study with Diana, and Lucius is probably sneaking around with Amanda,” Paul

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Chapter 1006

I’m sure they’re just busy,” Laura

that wasn’t true,” he

a seat. Let’s eat,” Laura

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