Chapter 41. Wish Came True II

"You look absolutely stunning, Seraphina," Papa exclaimed as I descended the stairs. I thanked him quietly. Cassian appeared to be engrossed in his phone, pretending he hadn't just been admiring me moments ago. I was still taken aback by his compliment of calling me 'gorgeous. He glanced at his watch and said, "Shall we leave?" Mumma chimed in, "I told you so," and I understood her point. Both men looked at us with puzzled expressions, but Mumma chose to ignore them. "Come back soon," she said, giving me a tight hug. Papa hugged me as well and gave me his blessings.

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We were on our way to our destination, and I couldn't help but think about being surrounded by unfamiliar faces and not fitting in. "Listen, at the party, you need to act as my personal assistant and not as my wife," Cassian declared. I knew exactly why he was insisting on this. He didn't want our relationship to be revealed to the outs