Chloe Fairchild: [Sigh... The Patterson family situation is probably a big mess this time. It's too much to explain right now. Let's video chat when you have time.]
[Okay, you should stay with him then.] That's all she replied in the end, adding a hug emoji.
Putting down her phone, the walk-in closet instantly fell silent.
Chloe Fairchild rarely sounded so vague and somber. 'Looks like the Pattersons are in some serious trouble this time.'
She absentmindedly picked up the soft cashmere sweater, haphazardly folded it a couple of times, and stuffed it into her suitcase.
Her original curiosity and faint anticipation for the Port Calico wedding were now completely shattered by this news.
***
「The next day.」
On the flight to Port Calico, the atmosphere was buzzing with excitement.
Kian Miller, Leo Lennox, and Hugo Summers were all there. The group huddled together, their conversation circling around one topic: guessing the identity of Henry Kingston's mysterious new bride.
