Hired a Gigolo, Got a Billionaire

Chapter 392 Madeline's POV The morning of my wedding day began with Olivia waking me up, carrying a breakfast tray that smelled like fres' rench bread and ripe fruit. For a brief, half-asleep moment, I managed to pretend it was just a normal Saturday and my cousin had decided to spoil me. But reality rushed back the second I saw the wedding dress hanging in the closet, wrapped in protective plastic like a silent promise of what was coming. "Good morning, bride," Olivia said, her smile caught somewhere between happiness and worry. "Good morning," I replied, trying to sound enthusiastic.

Moments later, Gwen appeared in the doorway, followed by Zoey. Both were wearing silk robes and carrying toiletry bags that looked like they'd come straight out of a high-end spa. "Pampering day!" Gwen announced dramatically. "I've planned everything-massage, sauna, hot tub, and then we'll do hair and makeup." "You don't need to go to all this trouble," I protested weakly. "Oh, yes you do," Zoey said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Everyone deserves to feel special on their wedding day." The word wedding landed in the room like a stone dropped into still water.

I tried not to think about how, just three months earlier, I'd been going through something similar with Olivia and Vivian. I tried not to remember the genuine excitement I'd felt back then-the anticipation of marrying for love, to someone I'd known for years. What followed those preparations had been anything but beautiful. I forced a smile and climbed out of bed. "Okay. Let's get started." The next few hours passed in a comfortable blur of care and conversation. The mansion's spa was stunning- equipped with everything imaginable and more.

reminded myself that this wedding wasn't about love-not the way I'd once believed it would be with Dominic, before I learned who he really was. This was practical. A solution. Protection. I repeated that to myself like a mantra, but with every shared laugh, every gentle gesture, it became harder to keep my heart

interruption arrived. A 1/3 +25 Bonus woman entered the spa area, her very pregnant belly immediately drawing my attention. Zoey practically jumped up from the bench. 11 "Annie!"

heard we're in the same boat she said lightly. "Actually, I'm just getting started.

arriving soon from Italy, along with Joseph-the famous nonno. When someone in the family had something to celebrate, everyone showed up for them, crossing oceans and time zones without hesitation. Very different from my family, of course. My parents barely knew where I was. They didn't know about the baby, the wedding-nothing. I only had Olivia there with me. But Olivia was more than enough. She always had been. "How are you feeling?" Annabelle asked when we had a moment alone in the hot tub. "About the wedding,