Chapter 1170

"Thank you, Aria! I know you helped with all this. I still don't know how you managed it, but you did and it's been such a wonderful surprise."

"That's what my son wanted to give you. We all pitched in-though there might be one little thing we didn't account for..."

"What's that?"

"Don't you feel the dress is a bit tight?" Aria asked, placing a hand on Celeste's stomach.

"Oh!" Celeste blushed instantly.

"It's a surprise! I hadn't even realized... I thought maybe I was starting menopause..."

"I've heard that stage can actually bring more pregnancies..."

"You're not wrong," Celeste said, sharing a laugh with her mother-in-law.

"How far along are you?" Aria asked, intrigued.

"Almost four months, but it's barely showing..."

to show. When are you

waiting for the right moment and I think today

be so happy! Now then, are you

"Very ready!"

Theodore to walk you

"Theodore?"

he helped with all of this too. So who

was prepared for an intimate ceremony, several families had already

Bartz family: Alden, Serenity, and Ethan-now a handsome young boy dressed elegantly-stood with his inseparable friend John, who also had grown into a striking young face. And let's not forget little Isabelle, almost six now, the spitting image of

were

were

escorted his brother to the altar; Diana, with nearly five-year-old Vincent—just as restless as any of Maximus's children; Maurice, now an attractive teen of nearly sixteen; and

to be acknowledged this young man clearly inherited his mother's and father's beauty. Though it pained

doing it for money, but for honor. If he didn't step up,

well-wishes and blessings to the family. Peter and Maximus still traveled occasionally to the Emirates—sometimes

both agreed it was the best place to grow old. After a lifetime

Also present was

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