When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 706

“Cheers to the newlyweds,” Merritt toasted, lifting his glass towards me. I barely had a chance to respond when another familiar voice chimed in, “Sister, best wishes on your new journey.” Before I could turn to Merritt, Nelly’s voice reached me, “Mrs. Ford, congratulations on your wedding!”

Nelly and Gregory were old acquaintances, so her presence wasn’t a surprise.

Christine and Merritt were thick as thieves lately, too preoccupied to bother with Dailey.

Thankfully, they weren’t about to start a brawl at our wedding.

Still, catching glimpses of Dailey’s stoic face did stir some concern within me.

Yet, with everyone gathered, I raised my glass in a polite gesture, “Thank you.”

Nelly sipped her drink, offering me a slight smile, “Hang tight, I’ll go rescue Greg for you. We can’t have your wedding night delayed, especially with Dai just getting over his cold. It’s killing two birds with one stone.” Her last words seemed to carry the most weight, though I didn’t delve further, simply replying, “Thanks for the help.”

“It’s no trouble at all.”

left, my gaze shifted towards Christine, who was busy feeding Merritt,

…

the reception drew near, and Gregory’s friends

around me from behind, his breath warm against my ear causing me to squirm away slightly. “I’ve had

plea sounded

seat before joining my mom and his mother in seeing

it was just me, Gregory, Dailey, Christine, Nelly,

back to the Ford

“Thanks, everyone, for all your hard work making our wedding special. Let’s all catch our breath and meet for dinner

should

can give

me drive Chris; I’ve not had a

I looked to Christine

and waved off my offer, “Don’t worry about

Catching Dailey’s visibly upset

I sensed