Chapter 68

• "He'll be here, I promise," he replied, seeing my nervousness. "Seriously."
• I nodded, trusting him, and began to check everything. When the photographer and her assistant arrived, I gave them the remaining instructions while the guests started to take their seats in the chairs, giving me the occasional furtive glance that I ignored. Among them, I saw Christian enter dressed in white pants, a white shirt, and a gray jacket. He smiled at me and approached, forcing Ethan to take a few steps back and retreat slowly, as he usually did when I was already accompanied.
• "I thought you wouldn't make it," I murmured, covering the microphone to greet him.