He straightened a centerpiece before sitting down, then waved the photographer back because one of the table candles had gone out.
Everything was exactly where Liam wanted it.
Except Mom.
Then William suddenly took the microphone.
“Before we continue, there’s someone missing.”
Liam immediately stood.
“William. Not now.”
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William ignored him.Pregnancy & Maternity
“I was told Ashley’s grandmother was too sick to attend.”
My stomach tightened.
That was a lie.
Then the ballroom doors opened.
A woman in her 50s walked in, pushing an empty wheelchair.
For one horrible second, I thought something had happened to Mom.
Liam’s champagne glass slipped from his hand.
Ashley stared at the woman.
Then her face changed.
“Olive?”
Her chair scraped backward as she stood.Family
I looked between them.
“Who is she?”
“Our wedding coordinator,” Ashley said.
She turned toward her father.
“The one you told me quit.”
Olive’s eyes stayed on Liam.
“I didn’t quit. Your father fired me.”
Liam’s face tightened.
“Olive, this isn’t the time.”
“Then when was the time, Liam?”
The room went silent.
I still had no idea who she was.Weddings
