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.”

logic, I

“What’s the plan?”

could propose to

…

found their spots, the flash of cameras was blinding when Bella

initially denied any relationship with Summer Taylor, your curiosity

I’d like

Pearl’s past misdeeds and how Summer deceived her, preventing her from

gown for the occasion, willingly playing the supporting role to her daughter. Her heartfelt delivery moved many in the audience to

among the crowd of journalists, a masked woman’s

…

Gregory had stepped out to

me, Christine teased, “What’s with the

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

“Proposing? He did?!”

“Not exactly.”

under my breath, “He always mentions it

doesn’t seem the

analyzing, “You mean so much to him, so proposing has

a company

the proposal to be unique, just for

others’

I had touched a

Christine’s expression dimmed

me feel guilty. “Dailey’s hurt. He probably wanted you to visit. I didn’t tell you because after last time, I didn’t

been to

light, “Not because I knew he was injured. I was there on other business and heard,

scorn crossed

his et art by his

very cozy. Must be his

to appear unaffected, I could sense her hurt and offered a comforting

fault; I’ve been

playing