Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1576: I'll be with you every step of the way.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Anteca...

Nina and Finn sat in a private dining room at the restaurant. Earlier that day, they had visited a temple to ask for the most auspicious wedding date based on their star alignments. Nina wanted a mix of tradition and modern flair for the ceremony so that's exactly what they were planning.

Afterward, they checked out a few venues they had been eyeing.

Who would've thought wedding planning could be this exhausting? Even so, their bodies may have been tired, but their hearts were full.

"That's all," Finn said to the server with a smile as he finalized their order.

The server nodded politely. "Please let me know if you need anything else." "Thank you," both Nina and Finn replied, watching as the server left the room. Once the door slid shut, Nina turned to Finn with a thoughtful look. "Finn, I've been thinking about the venues... Do you think we should keep looking?"

"Didn't you like the ones we saw?"

"I did. They were great, actually. But something tells me we haven't found the one yet."

Finn smiled in understanding. "We've still got time before the wedding. Why don't we let everyone know what date we're aiming for? Maybe someone will have suggestions."

"That's not a bad idea," Nina agreed with a grin. "I should message Mom and Aunt Jessa-they asked for updates."

"Mhm." Finn watched as Nina dug through her bag and pulled out her phone to send the messages.

Since losing her job, Nina had plenty of time to explore what she liked. And with Finn also on a long break-occasionally taking calls, visiting his company, or bringing home small tasks-he often drove her around when she needed.

Lately, Nina had been spending a lot of time with Allison, Aunt Jessa, and Finn.

part of some "welcoming rite," though Finn knew Jessa was just taking advantage of having another set of hands. He also secretly helped Allison with management-something he offered to do, not something

that was on

from Penny earlier that morning, right

she tapped away at her screen, Finn took a quiet breath and

hummed, still looking at her

"Penny called this morning."

looked

She didn't say much, only that she had a

piqued her curiosity- Penny wasn't the type to hold back unless something was serious enough

okay?" Nina asked cautiously. "Or did something

sounded fine... but I told her I wanted you to

would I need to be involved? If it's business-related, I don't mind listening if you want me to. But if this is about me being some kind of unworthy, like what your

reaching across the table and taking her hand. His gaze was gentle, steady. "Specifically... about the woman who gave birth

his mouth, Nina froze. Her breath caught, her eyes slowly widening

don't

dark anymore,"

his voice

vel

"Part of me thinks it's

is bliss, right? But... it doesn't feel right to keep you

Penny's call, she would've kept Nina out of the loop. Not out of malice, but convenience. She hated explanations,

Finn was different.

of himself, he might've done the

knew she deserved the truth, no matter how

his face, lips pressed together. "What about