Chapter 23

Vanessa was in the middle of trying on wedding gowns when her phone buzzed. She was too busy adjusting her gown to check her phone, so she called out, "Charles, check my messages for me." Charles, who was leaning against the wall on the side, was dressed in a black tuxedo that made him look even taller. "Sure," he replied as he picked up her phone and typed in her password to unlock it. His eyes dimmed briefly when he saw Maya's text, but he proceeded to read it out. "Nessa, Keanu and Seamus say they want to attend your wedding. Do you want to let them?" Eyes darkening, Charles asked somewhat jealously, "Well, Nessa? Do you want to let them attend our wedding?" He walked over to Vanessa and shooed off the store attendant to take over her job and adjust the skirt of Vanessa's gown himself. Then, he enveloped her with his broad figure. There was something sensuous about the way his clearly defined fingers drifted over her gown. As Vanessa stared at the solemn look on Charles' face,