Page 80 of The Brides Brother

According to the doctor, in a couple of hours, but you have to take it extremely easy for the next couple of days.

“Of course,” she said. “For Aurora's sake, if not for anything else. Your father was just watching me too closely last night and this morning.”

This made me extremely sad and unhappy, and she could immediately tell, as my expression turned cold.

“If you had waited and hadn’t spoken out, you would be dead by now. You understand this, right?”

At my words, she stared at me, and then she sighed.

“Yes, I do. I'm just trying to not be a bother.”

“You're our mom,” I told her.

“Really?” She smiled again and stroked my cheek.

“I'll help out with the wedding planning as much as I can. I heard a lot of her preferences back at the beginning.”

I picked up my phone once again and called Scott back, but at the last moment, I ended the call altogether and called Evelyn instead.

It took a little while since she was clearly distracted, but eventually, she answered.

“Hey,” she greeted, her eyes a bit wide in surprise.

She seemed a bit confused as she peered at me, almost like the elderly, and it made me smile.

“I heard you're looking for the dress Aurora wanted in the beginning?”

“Yes,” she replied, startled. And then she turned sideways to look at Scott. “Yes, I am. I think we'll find it soon, though. I didn’t really remember it, but the attendant here seems to. I'm just hoping it hasn’t been sold yet.”

“My mom can help you,” I said. “She was there on the day, right? I'll hand her the phone.”

“What?” she asked, but before she could ask any further questions, I handed the phone over to my mom.

She couldn’t quite hold it because she still felt too weak, so I held it at just the right angle, watching as Evelyn greeted her sweetly. She smiled in response, and then they proceeded on, coordinating the dresses.

I watched my mom's face through the process as she spoke to her, and then eventually, they found the dress. It took another half an hour, and by then, I was gearing up to tell them to give up.

“She's pregnant, though,” my mom said. “Will it fit her anymore? She's grown a bit more from earlier.”

I shut my eyes at this, not wanting to imagine what I didn’t want to, and pretty soon, my mom nudged me back to the present.

“We’re done; next is flowers and decoration.”

“Yes, right,” I said and turned the phone back to look at Evelyn.

She couldn’t quite meet my eyes, and I wondered if this was how she had been with my mom as well. So shy.

“Things seem to be going well,” I said, and she made a face.

“I don’t know; there's still so much to do, and we need to prepare the location as well. I just hope we’ll be able to make it by nighttime.”

“We can have the wedding late,” I told her. “So don't be unnecessarily stressed and don't be in a rush. Let me know if you need any extra hands or contacts. There are a lot of staff in my company that can handle this stuff easily; you’ll be able to work with them.”

“Okay,” she replied, and then she stared at me, her eyes glistening. My heart skipped several beats. She was so beautiful that it hurt, however, I was well aware of my mother's presence close by, so I didn't linger.

“Alright, keep me updated,” I said, and the call came to an end.

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