CHAPTER 35
The wedding ceremony dragged by slowly but soon enough it was done. The reception proved to be just as exquisite. People all around Juliet chatted wildly and even grumpy Mr. Powers seemed to be smiling a lot while talking to her father. Mrs. Power was having fun too judging by the radiance in her smile as she chatted with the bride. Byron had stepped out for almost an hour now and she had lost count of how many times she had checked the entrance, waiting for his return.
“Are you even listening to me Juliet?” Right, she had forgotten all about poor James sitting beside her, blabbering away something about some party.
“Of course, I’m listening James,” she lied through her teeth.
“So is that a yes?” his eyebrow was quirked. There was no mischief in his eyes which meant
