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Chapter 68 Release

Author: Olivia GW
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(Ethan)

I stood in Montgomery Mansion’s ballroom, watching doves flutter in their ornate cages. Lila’s mother had gotten her wish—twenty pure white birds ready to be released at the reception.

“The doves are staying in those cages until the actual wedding day,” Alexander said firmly to the handler. “My security team will monitor them.”

The security team, dressed in matching navy suits Alexander had insisted on, nodded in unison.

“Look how pretty!” James exclaimed, pressing his face against a cage. “Can I help release them?”

“Of course,” I told him. “You’re the ring bearer for both couples, remember?”

“The most important job,” Cara added, adjusting his bow tie.

The wedding planner rushed past, barking orders into her headset. “No, the flowers need to be arranged by height! And where are the ice sculptures?”

“You’d think we were hosting a royal wedding,” Nick muttered beside Lila.

“Mother does love a spectacle,” said Lila as she bounced Fleur gently.

She brought her daughter everywhere,
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