When Love Breaks by Jack

The anticipation was thick in the air, almost palpable.

The day of the gala had dawned surprisingly bright and clear, a stark contrast to the dreary, rain-soaked days that had preceded it. Vista Town’s elite and a smattering of celebrities usually glimpsed only on screen graced the event, making the hotel’s entrance a parade of luxury cars and eager reporters.

Catching sight of the cameras, I couldn’t help but express my amazement, “My mom really went all out with this.”

Beside me, Gregory nonchalantly agreed, “Yeah, the scale of this thing is kind of stressing me out.”

I thought he shared my sentiment until he added, “Makes me think I’ll have to go even bigger for our wedding.”

I was speechless.

I sneaked in through the back door into the green room.

Bella’s eyes lit up when she saw me. “My daughter looks stunning.”

Despite my excitement, nerves tingled through me.

Feeling the sweat in my palms, she guided me to sit down on a couch. “Take a breather. Ivy will come fetch you when it’s your turn.”

I nodded.

Before leaving, Bella turned to Gregory, saying, “Try to calm her down a bit, will you? She’s still pregnant, and even at three months, we can’t have her getting too stressed.” “Of course, Bella.”

Gregory settled next to me after Bella left.

He asked, “Want me to say anything in particular?”

“I don’t even know…”

“Okay.”

Suddenly, he knelt in front of me, “I’ve been trying to comfort you all morning with no luck. It’s hard to control physiological responses.”

“But, I might have a slightly unconventional solution.”

question his logic, I went along with it, believing

“What’s the plan?”

could propose

…

reporters found their spots, the

When I initially denied any relationship with

I’d like to

Pearl’s past misdeeds and how Summer deceived her,

She chose a subdued gown for the occasion,

journalists, a masked woman’s eyes gleamed with

…

Gregory had stepped

teased, “What’s

eyes. “It’s nothing. He just brought up proposing out of

“Proposing? He did?!”

“Not exactly.”

mentions it in passing,

doesn’t seem the

analyzing, “You mean so much to him, so

not like running a company with a

wants the proposal to be unique,

nodded, “You’re good at analyzing others’ relationships. When it comes to your

realized too late I

Christine’s expression dimmed

to visit. I didn’t tell you because after last time,

already been to the

I knew he was injured. I was there

hint of scorn crossed her

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could sense her hurt and offered a

my fault; I’ve

Dailey was playing