Chapter 36

Alex glanced up at the chandeliers and the ornate ceiling above her as she sipped her red wine. The wedding reception, being held in one of the main halls at the McCartney’s Hotel, of which Jayden proudly told her he owned half the shares, was truly beautiful and elegant. She couldn’t believe she was there, attending one of the biggest weddings in New York, sitting in a five-star hotel, and enjoying a high-class meal. She was stoked and thoroughly enjoying herself.

She glanced at the man beside her, the man who made it all possible for her.

Jayden leaned to her and whispered, “Aren’t you going to go up?”

Alex was confused. “Why?”

“Don’t you want the bouquet?”

“Is Kelly going to throw it now?”

Jayden nodded. “Go on.”

“I don’t think—”

She was interrupted by Stephanie, who was pulling her by the arm to her feet and then dragging her toward the area near the stage. “This is exciting.”

“Yeah,” Alex responded, trying to keep up with Stephanie’s fast pace.

They begged their way through the g