Chapter 8 - The Wedding Dress Nobody Was Supposed to SeeA year later, Bennett & Thread was thriving.
Clare opened a second location.
Her designs were featured in a national fashion magazine.
Her mother recovered.
Roman became one of the city's most respected developers.
He stayed away from the North Harbor underworld.
He turned his father's legacy into something legitimate.
But he had one secret.
He was designing his proposal.
He asked Clare's closest friends for help.
They immediately betrayed him.
Clare found the ring.
She pretended not to know.
Roman proposed anyway.
On the rooftop of his building.
No cameras.
No press.
Just Chicago lights.
He told her:
“I spent my life believing power meant controlling everything.”
He knelt.
“Then you walked into my shop.”
Clare laughed through tears.
“You mean I walked into yours.”
“Yes.”
He smiled.
“And ruined my entire strategy.”
She said yes.
The wedding became a small ceremony.
Clare designed her own dress.
Roman cried when he saw her.
His friends teased him.
He didn't care.
At the reception, Daniel appeared.
Clare hugged him.
Roman watched.
Clare returned.
“You're jealous.”
“Yes.”
She smiled.
“At least you're honest.”
“I've always been honest with you.”
May you like
She kissed him.
“That's why I chose you.”
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