Chapter 1156

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She had never dared to believe that the fantasies locked away in her head would actually bleed into reality. She was terrified this was all just a beautiful illusion.

Hearing the quiet sob in her voice, Ronald reached out and pinched her cheek with gentle affection. “What’s going through that little head of yours, hm?”

“I’ve always wanted this,” Stella whispered. “I’ve wanted it for so long.”

She had wanted it, but she had never dared to believe she could have it.

Ronald pulled her into his arms, and right there, beneath the dazzling canopy of crystal stars and the gaze of the entire world, he kissed the girl who had always held his heart. His beautiful little bride.

As he held her close, he couldn’t help but feel that this was a dream for him, too. He had cherished her since she was a teenager. He didn’t even know when the panic had started the quiet, gnawing fear that if she married another man, that man wouldn’t know how to take care of her.

She was delicate. She hated pain, she cried easily, and she startled at the slightest thing. The thought of letting someone else have her, of letting her suffer even a little bit, had been unbearable. He simply couldn’t let her go.

Stella sniffled softly. “So this really isn’t a dream?”

“Of course it isn’t. This is real, and it’s never going to change. Understand?”

Hearing the quiet, unshakable certainty in his voice, Stella finally let all her fears go. “It’s your fault. You made this place look like a fairytale. You made it feel too good to be true.”

The venue was just too grand, too perfect. It was so flawless it felt like something pulled straight from a fantasy.

The crystal chandeliers gleamed overhead. And with this one magnificent ceremony, countless high-society women felt their hearts break. The looks directed at Stella were a tangled mix of blessings, envy, jealousy, and even bitter resentment.

But no matter how they looked at her, from this day forward, Stella was his wife. She was the most untouchable, irreplaceable woman in Ferrowland.

…

The entire ceremony went off without a hitch.

Idris truly proyed why he was Ronald’s most trusted right-hand man; under his watchful eye,

everything flowed flawlessly. Apmet

minor hiccups were dealt with quietly and ruthlessly before anyone even noticed. sŵnovels

After the reception, Hull led Susanna out of the venue and drove her straight up to

the peak of a nearby mountain.

In the car, Susanna was still

replaying the ceremony in her head.

“Star is so lucky. She really is. Honestly, the only real hardship she ever went through was those few

hours when she got abandoned by that nanny.”

After that, Ronald had found her, and she instantly became the treasured princess of the Quinn family.

Hull chuckled at that. “You don’t think those three years in Portis City count as suffering?”

“Okay, yeah, that counts,” Susanna conceded.

Compared to the Quinns, the Larkin

family had definitely put Stella

through hell. The Larkins were a

mess, anyway-doting on their

adopted daughter while throwing

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wolves? The Quinns cherished their adopted child too, but they also

fiercely loved their own flesh and blood.

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“But she’s still incredibly lucky. In her entire life, she’s only really suffered for three years.”

The rest of her childhood had been spent under the Quinns’ impenetrable protection. And for the rest of her life, she would be Ronald’s most prized treasure.

“Why did you bring me up here?” she asked as the car rolled to a stop.

The evening breeze was crisp and cool. Stepping out, Susanna realized they were at the summit, surrounded by perfect silence, with the sparkling skyline of Ferrowland’s capital stretching out beneath them.

Hull draped his jacket over her shoulders. “Mr. Quinn arranged a massive fireworks display for the wedding tonight. This is the absolute best spot to watch it from.”

A fireworks show dedicated to Stella. Knowing Ronald, it was bound to be a world-

class spectacle, the kind of thing you only saw once in a lifetime. They couldn’t miss

it.

Just then, another car pulled up to the summit. Finley and Tegan stepped out.

Seeing them, Susanna and Hull just stared.

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