Marrying the Man in the Dark

Ariana’s face flushed. “Don’t be ridiculous! These are my friend’s family. They were kind enough to give me a ride home, so I invited them to the wedding. It’s not what you think!”

The woman in red just laughed. “Sneaky, sneaky! Who offers a casual friend a ride home and then gets invited to a family wedding? They’ve never even met the bride! All this fancy treatment for a random friend? Doesn’t add up, does it? Don’t insult my intelligence. Who brings a random person home? Let alone to a family thing like a wedding?”

Just then, Damien was in the car, hung up on Jacob, and stepped out.

Shawbury wasn’t exactly known for luxury cars or glamorous people. So, when Damien walked out in his khakis and sweater, looking like a million bucks, everyone stopped and stared.

The woman in red who’d been grilling Ariana practically had her jaw on the floor. After a stunned silence, she squeezed Ariana’s hand way too hard.

Dressed in a vibrant red dress, the woman’s eyes lingered covetously on Damien as she leaned in to whisper to Ariana. “Age ain’t nothing but a number, honey! Look at him… I can practically smell the money bags! Come on, spill the beans. How’d you snag him? Check out the car, the clothes, the whole package! This guy has gotta be at least a department manager, right?”

wind of her covetous tone, couldn’t suppress a smirk. “Oh, you have no idea you’re selling him short.”

woman in the red dress instinctively turned towards

then did she notice another woman standing behind Ariana. Her eyes widened in surprise,

know me?” Cherise was surprised that this stranger knew her name.

lips. “I used to pick on you back then… I mean, we even sat in front of each other! I’m Stella Page. Hey,

“Yeah, yeah, of course I remember,”

with us back in high school! Remember graduation? Considering how deeply they were in love, everyone assumed the gorgeous Savannah would marry the class heartthrob.

ruefully shook her head, “But who knew the prettiest girl in our class

out of her nostalgic rant and turned back to Ariana, still holding her hand. “Speaking