Chapter 140
Chapter 140 Mrs Gunn
“Hurry! Find my ID and call the courthouse–I’m getting married!”
Baron was so excited that even his words slipped into roughness.
Shauna froze, thinking she had misheard. “Mr. Gunn, who’s getting married?”
“Me! Your Mr. Gunn is getting married! Now go!” He spun her toward the door and gave her a shove.
Still dazed, Shauna scrambled off to make the calls.
Yvonne, alarmed by all the shouting, came running, half expecting some crisis in the organization–only to see Baron practically dancing with glee. For a moment she wondered if her eyes were deceiving her. Was this really the same man who could stare down chaos with an expression carved from stone?
But when she realized what he meant, her heart leapt. He was marrying Natalie?
“Then I’m the bridesmaid!” she declared.
“Approved.” Baron’s grin stretched wide.
“I’ll help Natalie find something beautiful to wear!” Yvonne darted off before he could reply.
That jolted Baron’s memory. He hadn’t prepared clothes for her yet. “Someone! Get the newest season’s dresses in her size. No–get them in Mrs. Gunn’s size.”
The words sent a thrill straight through him. Mrs. Gunn. He could have listened to that name on a loop forever.
Orders flew, and preparations spun into motion.
Natalie, meanwhile, was still reeling from the idea of marrying so suddenly when Yvonne burst in, brimming with excitement.
“Natalie, you’re marrying my brother, aren’t you? I’m your bridesmaid!”
“We’ll be the flower children!” Sean and Susie chimed in, racing up.
Natalie’s face went scarlet. “How do you all know already?”
“My brother wants to announce it to the whole world,” Yvonne laughed.
Warmth spread through Natalie’s chest, though bittersweet. She thought of how deeply she had once loved Jensen, how she had given everything for him–yet never heard a word of marriage from his lips.
And now Baron, after such a short time together, wanted nothing more than to claim her openly and forever.
For the first time, she admitted to herself that even without the children, she would still fall for
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“Mommy, can Sean and I be the flower children?” Susie asked, eyes bright.
“Yes,” Natalie answered gently.
“Then will Daddy propose to you too?” Susie tilted her head. On television, the groom always knelt on one knee, ring in hand.
Natalie hesitated. Baron was in such a rush to register, she doubted there would be a grand proposal. His world wasn’t one where such things could be displayed. A faint pang of regret tugged at her. But she ruffled her daughter’s hair with a smile. “I don’t know, sweetheart. Let’s wait and see.”
“Then don’t say yes too fast,” Susie insisted. “Make Daddy ask a hundred times. I heard that a daughter’s worth a hundred proposals before she marries.”
Baron had just stepped into the room and nearly tripped flat on his face. “Susie, thank you very much!”
What kind of daughter plotted against her own father like this?
Natalie broke into laughter, Yvonne laughed until she cried, and Sean just shook his head at his sister, wondering if she was truly that naïve or just playing a deeper game.
The atmosphere was light and joyful.
Shauna’s efficiency proved itself once again. Before Baron could get impatient, she returned with news. “Mr. Gunn, you can take your wife to register now.”
The way
she called Natalie Mrs. Gunn made Baron’s heart sing.
“Well done. Go to Finance later and collect five million–a wedding gift.”
Shauna’s eyes shone with delight. “Thank you, Mr. Gunn!”
Soon Natalie, dressed by Yvonne in a crimson dress, was seated beside Baron in the car on the
way to the courthouse.
The children had begged to go along, but Baron had firmly refused. He was registering his marriage—what kind of man brought two little tagalongs to something so important?
Natalie still thought the whole thing hasty, but sitting next to Baron, she felt safe. And beneath the nerves, there was a small, undeniable sweetness in her chest.