chapter 83

Three years later.

"I can't believe you're getting married," I said to Jennifer, standing behind the makeup artist, fulfilling my maid-of-honor duties.

"I know, right? Who would’ve thought?" Jennifer smiled. No one ever imagined she'd be the first among us to get married. She was always the flirt, the one who loved to explore.

"Honestly, I always thought Emily would be the first to get married," Rose said as she walked into the room, holding Jennifer's bridal veil. After Rose's mother and Jennifer's father divorced, they were left with nothing. Rose lost all the privileges that came with being a Coleman, leaving her broke and desperate. She’d walked into my store one day for an interview, and I almost didn’t give it to her. But after talking to her, I realized she had the experience and deserved the position.

So I hired her, and as she started working for me, I saw that the only reason she had been difficult in the past was because of the Coleman name. We became friends, and I convin