Chapter 17

Cody had reserved the entire hotel for the wedding. A red carpet stretched from the entrance all the way to the stage, flanked on both sides by walls of red roses. Guests milled about in elegant formal wear, chatting in groups, all wearing smiles. Yvette wore a white mermaid dress, and her makeup was immaculate. Her hands were clenched tightly around the hem of her dress. Standing at the entrance of the banquet hall, she kept a smile plastered on her face as she greeted guests. She had waited for this day for so long, so naturally, she was nervous. "Yvette, congrats!" A woman in a pink dress approached her. It was Yvette's high school classmate, Jessica Anderson. "I can't believe you're getting married so soon! Mr. Larson must really adore you. This whole thing is so extravagant." Yvette gave Jessica a quick once-over and returned a polite smile. She hadn't planned on inviting her old classmates, but she wanted them to see how seriously the Larson family took her. "By the way,