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..."

today... it's starting to show. When are you

was waiting for the right moment and I think today

so happy!

"Very ready!"

Time to call Theodore to walk you down

"Theodore?"

all of this too. So who better than him to give you away? Come

that beautiful garden, where everything was prepared for an intimate ceremony, several families

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

were the

were

altar; Diana, with nearly five-year-old Vincent—just as restless as any of Maximus's children;

to be acknowledged this young man clearly inherited his mother's and father's beauty. Though it pained Maximus to admit it, Paul was preparing to take the reins of

step up, the family name would be lost because of his

their well-wishes and blessings to the family. Peter and Maximus still traveled occasionally to the Emirates—sometimes with family, sometimes alone—but they remained attentive

both agreed it was the best place to grow old. After a lifetime of work, they now had the luxury

Also present was

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