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

moment and I think today

to be so happy! Now then, are you

"Very ready!"

to call Theodore to walk you

"Theodore?"

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

garden, where everything was prepared for

John, who also had grown into a striking young face. And let's not forget little Isabelle, almost six now,

were

were

as any of Maximus's children; Maurice, now an attractive teen of nearly sixteen; and

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 the

If he didn't step up, the family name would be lost because of his

they sent 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 to

was the best place to grow old. After a lifetime of

Also present was

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