Chapter 15 She's Busy

The next few days fell over a weekend, and Rosalie's inheritance paperwork still didn't go through. Word spread, though, that Lucian and Camelia hadn't held a wedding after all. That multimillion-dollar spectacle they had planned went straight down the drain. For a moment, the news surprised Rosalie. Then, it clicked. Lucian loved Camelia deeply. He was probably saving himself for a bigger, grander ceremony just for the two of them. He would never give her a wedding that was meant for someone else. Early Monday morning, a text buzzed in from Julian. "There's a family social at the fire station this weekend. Want to come?" Rosalie called him instead of typing back. Julian picked up at once. There was a lot of noise in the background, like a room full of people. "Mr. Yarwood, I saw your message," she said. "Okay." His voice was as steady as ever. "I'm slammed this week. If it isn't mandatory, I'll pass for now." Silence held for a few seconds. "Got it," Julian said, unreadabl