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.”

gaze shifted towards Christine, who was busy feeding Merritt, completely ignoring Nelly’s

…

the end of the reception drew near, and

breath warm against my ear causing me to squirm away slightly. “I’ve had too much to drink; I’m all over the place,” he murmured, nuzzling into my neck. “Can we go

sounded

everyone well-fed and merry, I supported Gregory to a seat before joining my mom

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

arranged for his mother and Adah back to the Ford and Ferguson. estates. Lucius took charge of

tension, I spoke up, “Thanks, everyone, for all your hard work making our wedding special. Let’s all catch our breath and

late; you should all get

to Christine, I offered, “I can give you a lift on my

intervened, “Let me drive Chris; I’ve

moment, I looked to Christine for

lightly sipped her drink throughout the evening, glanced at Merritt and waved off

Catching Dailey’s visibly upset

I sensed