"Ha, looks like you won't have a moment to spare for me at the party today, huh?"

"Keep busy then. It won't be long before we see each other again!"

With that, Karen hung up the phone without giving Dorothy a chance to interject.

Something felt off today. Everyone seemed to be acting strangely.

She put her phone away and looked at herself in the mirror.

To anyone just meeting her, Dorothy appeared youthful, but only she knew how much she had changed along her journey.

From the timid and sensitive assistant who panicked at the slightest issue, to the founder of Trust-E Investments, standing tall in her achievements. The road had been long and anything but easy. Without Everett, she might never have learned the true meaning of trust.

She touched her cheek and a smile formed on her lips.

The past was behind her, and dwelling on it served no purpose. It was time to look forward, to move on with Everett by her side.

"Ms. Sanchez, your dress is ready for you!"

Her secretary knocked and peeked in.

her

thought much of it, knowing Everett understood her preference for simplicity over flamboyance in dresses. If he had chosen it, it would surely be an

secretary, along with two others, brought the dress out of the box, she was utterly

This...

not a wedding

and lifted the

saw the embroidery at the front.

dress was the very

designed and

Everett had

mind fl

deep voice softly

the first day we became

you have me in your

not

guests or family, ended with his bitter

to fall from

can't cry

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