chapter 48

Jade

I stared at myself in the mirror. This didn't seem real. I was actually getting married to the man I was madly in love with. If I was honest, I fell in love with Michael the first moment I saw him at the fashion show. Making love to him later sealed the deal, and from that moment on, he was a part of my soul.

Sage was putting the finishing touches on my hair when Michael's grandfather came in.

"Will you excuse us a moment, Sage?" he asked.

"Of course, sir," she said, casting a worried look toward me.

She was well aware of our less than amicable relationship that had existed in the past. However, I was confident that Mr. Fletcher and I had moved past that point.

After Sage closed the door softly behind her, the old man sat on the bed and sighed.

"I know that I wasn't always kind to you, and I haven't always treated you the way you deserved to be treated," he began.

He took a deep breath, and I waited. I knew that it wouldn't be easy for him to express his thoughts.

"When