The Billionaire's Second Endeavour

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say goodbye now, there wouldn’t be an appropriate time left, I reminded mysel

expected—all sofas and cushions, shifted to one side of the

d’ve been hoards of people helping her with her dress. But here she was, standing in front of the

ng to her slender body, skimming down and f

gged at her lips as I stepped in, smiling as brightly as I c

ark in her eyes that I haven't seen befor

, I can't ruin my makeup." I rubbed the corners o

doing this... I'm d

brows. “Don’t tell me you’re gonna m

face and added, “Are you kidding me?

ey want in life. And being the walking mess that I was, I’d always admir

oved him since the moment you met him,” I said wit

been two years. Ti

d to give each other with longing and all that bullshit, used to make me want to puke... It was

expressions, sadness taking over her brown eye

call me and congratulate me. Once.” Her voice choked and she cleared her throat. “I tried

to make her feel better and I felt awfully angry at myself because of that. “I don't k

hinks I am happy without him. How do

'll come aroun

ike he's dead"—Aubrey grunted, then shook her head—"I just want him to know that there's still ti

bs. Don't let it ruin yo

ever worked in front of me but she tried to mask her

usband while I'll be here in my PJs every weekend, binge-watching F

t's not entirely a ba

ive way to comfort yo

f telling you tha

ly entitlements like boyfriend-girlfriend—soon to be twenty-nine. I

ed a

e was not in her casual outfits at the moment. "You do need a man. Sho

am fine. I can’t deal with men like Jordan, which is what your choic

husband," Aubrey draw

anted to laugh but sighed instead. “Now that you’re married, I’m

to see y

minisce about the olden days with Aubrey, sitting in a cafe l

h the door with a mild knock.

door, acknowled

egant peach-coloured gown dragging behind her as she walked and her gold

" Aubrey spoke, cl

led out a vintage hairpin with a few

"This has been in the Sykes' family through generations. This was given to me

led, "It's

ssy clasped the hairpin in Aubrey's lustrous brown hair, over

making both me and Aubrey turn. I watched as a familiar figure walked in, his hands inside the pocket of

ssed in a black tuxedo. His black and white hair is combed to the side

heart and mended it all the same. I observed the beautiful moment, slowly stepping

I said, walking out of the roo

Uncle Bill walking her down the aisle. He wanted to as it seemed from his voi

pre-wedding gift A

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I

the collar of my white shirt pinned and the expensive Hackett tuxedo properly

ll figure beside me with dirty blonde hai

en our motto although there'd been tim

e? I am about

king leash is what yo

e, his eyes twinkling. But the only thing that bugge

iscuity had been our nature, though it had died down since w

a feeling that dawned on me on the thoughts of my past mistakes. Love is cruel,

s lost. It was my determination that had shown me the path to where I was currently. Someone had onc

to do this?" My voice w

so damn sure about anything my entire life, Vi." His answer was confident, leaving me with no doubts. I smiled as h

hy this topic always knocked the air out of my lungs. I was okay with being a se

ke you, pal. Me? I have tested mine. Even the fucking universe ha

ordan would too but

uld be better f

nal torture against me. "Jordy, it’s your wedding. Let's not talk about my life and for

age, greeting the other two of the other best men. We all to

in me, when my eyes landed on a woman, hovering toward the ais

out her that reminded me of someone I’d known in the past. I keenly watche

ned toward him and asked, "Who's that

eeing me nod, he answered, “That

curious, devilishly alluring eyes, I recalled—green with flecks of gold.

who lived up to the name she h