Epilogue

“I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND,” Heather stated with real sorrow. “I imply, Charlotte. You don’t perceive it both, do you?”

Charlotte had a tough time suppressing her smile as she studied Poppy, who stood within the circle of her husband’s arms throughout the room.

“She’s usually the cutest factor, however each time she’s with my brother, she begins smiling the way in which she is now…”

Poppy’s smile did look relatively creepy, Charlotte thought ruefully. However who cared? Valerian was at present gazing at his spouse like she was probably the most stunning woman on this planet. That was all that mattered.

Heather excused herself to see different visitors, and Charlotte felt very very like a fairy godmother when her gaze returned to Valerian and his spouse, whose birthday they have been all celebrating.

To say that the previous yr had been difficult for the Rossfields can be an understatement. However the couple had fortunately weathered the storm, and greater than that, the restoration of Risto’s monarchy additionally allowed Valerian to reclaim his billionaire standing in a snap.

One other inflow of visitors streamed in, and Charlotte’s temper additionally modified in a snap. It was none apart from Valerian’s shut buddy Rowland, and he was the final individual she needed to see proper now. She had taken him as a consumer exactly due to his friendship with Poppy’s husband. However she had realized afterward these two males couldn’t be any extra completely different.

Valerian had all the time completed his finest to do proper by Poppy.

Rowland, although…

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VALERIAN HAD THE BEST shock in retailer for his spouse after her party. However when he requested her to take a guess—

“You need me to go bungee-jumping with you?” Poppy requested excitedly.

“Hell no. I imply, fuck no. I imply no.” He mentally apologized to God. Cleansing up his vocabulary had confirmed to be tougher than he anticipated it to be, however gradual progress was the important thing.

“Oh, then—”

“I’m going to cease you proper there and let you know that it has nothing to do with excessive sports activities.”

His spouse’s face fell, and Valerian puzzled if this was God’s manner of displaying His humorousness.

In spite of everything these years of risking his neck and probably not caring about the way it made Heather or his family members concern for his life, it was Valerian’s flip to have a dose of his personal medication. Poppy, because it turned out, had all the time needed to present those self same actions a strive. It was a part of her bucket listing, and as a lot as he cherished and needed to present her the entire world—

Valerian gave his spouse an implacable look when he noticed her open her mouth. “No.”

“However—”

“Look out your window, love.”

Poppy knew Valerian was solely making an attempt to distract her, however she dutifully appeared out her window all the identical.

OH MY GOODNESS.

Valerian helped his spouse out of the automobile. He didn’t converse a phrase till his newly bought jet was proper in entrance of them. “I made a promise over a yr in the past…” He pulled his spouse into his arms. “Thanks for ready all this time.”

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