Chapter 1392

When Maryanne woke up the next morning, Hayden was nowhere to be seen. But he'd left a note for her, saying he'd headed to the company for something and telling her not to wander anywhere else. He would also return with the ring this afternoon to let her try it on. Of every other thing he could've done—like texting her or waking her up to tell her—he chose to leave a handwritten note for her instead. She sat there, stunned for a very long time. The empty feeling her dream left her suddenly vanished, and her heart swelled with emotion. After the Devereux family had fallen from grace, Maryanne's friend circle had gotten smaller, not that she'd had many friends to begin with. So, she wanted Lily to be her bridesmaid and even customized a gown for her. "Do you want to think this through again?" Lily asked, not agreeing with her right away. "They say if you get a married woman to be your bridesmaid, it might jinx the bride." Maryanne, however, excitedly ushered her to the fitting roo