“Of course it’s true!” Julian held up his hand, swearing as if sealing a vow. “Really, Tessa. After everything that happened today, I realized that I care about you even more. I can’t imagine being without you.“I want a life with you. I’m not joking.”Sitting in the driver’s seat, Tessa looked at how serious he was, and in the end, she was moved.“Alright. I hear you. I’ll talk to my mother when I get home,” she said sincerely.And she meant it.Even though she’d argued with Aurora, and she deeply resented Grace’s favoritism, when it came to something as important as marriage, Tessa still wanted her mother’s blessing. She wanted this union witnessed and acknowledged, not just by her, but by both families.Marriage wasn’t just between two people. It was a merging of lives, families, names.And in matters like that, Tessa remained traditional at heart.Julian felt a flicker of frustration.He’d hoped for a firm yes, but seeing that he had at least softened her stance, he took it as a
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