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?”

covetous tone, couldn’t suppress a smirk. “Oh, you have no idea you’re selling

The woman in the red dress instinctively

widened in surprise, and she

surprised that this stranger knew her name.

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

along. “Yeah, yeah, of course I remember,”

in her own world. “The couple getting married today- Savannah and Steve were classmates with us back in high school! Remember graduation? Considering how deeply they were in love, everyone assumed

prettiest girl in our class would

her nostalgic rant and turned back to Ariana, still holding her hand. “Speaking of money, how loaded is this