Chapter 515

The wedding was set in a European castle—pretty cinematic, really. Isabella Goodwin and the rest of the close-knit crew had flown in a week earlier to help with the prep. On the guest list, Veronica Wren only had Lydia Ashford attending from her side of the family, which made things a bit awkward when it came to the whole 'who walks the bride down the aisle' thing. Tradition says it’s usually the dad, or if he’s not around, then maybe an uncle or brother—any male relative, really. Veronica figured, "Let’s just skip that part. I’ll walk out with Martin Palmer directly." But Lily Garland immediately shut that down. "No way. This is your wedding. Gotta have some ceremony, otherwise it just looks like you're too eager." Everyone else just about rolled their eyes in unison. Isabella cracked open a sunflower seed, coughed pointedly, and jabbed, "Of all people, you don’t get to say that. Did you already forget how you practically chased Caleb Summers down with a proposal?"Back when Caleb Summ