A year later, Julian and I held another wedding ceremony.The first time had been far too rushed.No guests, no press, and even my father had to watch me sign the paperwork over video.This time, Julian chose Long Island for the ceremony.When I got up that morning, my father was already waiting outside my door.He was in a black tuxedo, and his eyes went red when he saw me."If your mother were still here, she'd have given anything to be here today."My hands stilled on my veil, and then I took his arm."Then you'll have to see it for her."A lot of people came to that wedding.Nearly all the board members from the Cross Group and the Bennett Group were there.The same people who, a year earlier, had been guessing when Julian would be pushed out of the Cross family now greeted him politely as Mr. Cross.And I was no longer the girl the Bennett family had brought home seemingly out of nowhere, the one hardly anyone could place.My father had formally stepped down as chairman.Every imp
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