NovelFameElodie glanced sideways at Esmeralda, catching the dreamy, hopeful look in her friend's eyes. For all her usual
bravado, Esmeralda wore her heart plainly tonight.
Thinking of Fleming Mercer, Elodie could only hug Esmeralda lightly and murmur, "Next month, we'll finally have
our wedding celebration. Once we wrap up work, we'll head htogether. And hey, your big day isn't far off
either."
For a split second, Esmeralda's smile faltered, but she quickly brushed it off with a carefree wave. "Right now,
your wedding's the main event! Mine can wait."
She didn't want Elodie to know the real reason Jarrod was safe-it was because she'd made a deal with Fleming,
trading away her own engagement. Esmeralda knew that admitting this would only make Elodie feel guilty and
burdened, and she refused to let that happen.
She'd simply wait until they were home, then find an opportunity to quietly announce she and Fleming "just
weren't right for each other."
Still... since that decision, she hadn't seen Fleming again, nor had they spoken about breaking off the
engagement. Maybe he was avoiding her, worried she might change her mind. And although she sometimes ran
into Adrian, he always looked as though he wanted to say something but held back, his mood clouded.
Esmeralda never pressed Adrian to explain. If Fleming himself wouldn't csee her, why bother chasing
answers from someone else? Especially when the engagement was all but over.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the weeks that followed, Elodie and Esmeralda threw themselves into work. This international project was a
massive undertaking, and VistaLink Technologies' involvement had been mandated by the top brass, so every
last detail had to be meticulously handled.
Two weeks later, the wedding dress arrived, finished just in time. Elodie pored over blueprints while watching a
video Jarrod had sent her. The dress was understated yet exquisite-not heavy or fussy, but light as air, with hand-
sewn Australian pearls sparkling across the fabric. It looked even more elegant than an evening gown, perfect for
the occasion.
Elodie found no fault with any of the arrangements. To avoid delaying the wedding, she pushed herself to get as
much work done as possible-though it was far from easy.
Thankfully, Jarrod called her on video every day, always making sure she saw little Nadia. Sometimes he'd tease,
"By the tyou chome, Nadia's going to prefer me. Don't be jealous!"
Elodie was, in fact, a little jealous. It only made her more determined to finish work and fly has soon as she
could.
But with a project this big, nothing was ever simple. No matter how efficient Elodie tried to be, deadlines stayed
tight. A last-minute project test meant another week's delay-throwing all her careful planning off track.
It wasn't until the night before the wedding that she finally boarded a flight hwith Esmeralda and the rest of
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coat; Eldermere was colder now, especially at night.
Elodie yawned. "Is Nadia asleep?"
Her first thought was always of her daughter.
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