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“Of course I’ll be okay. I’m perfectly capable of taking an elevator to the fifth floor, I promise.” I chuckle.

“If you’d prefer, I can come back up and collect you from the room. Just message me,” he says, his brows furrowing.

“Go,” I say, laughing. “Your mother will be waiting, not to mention Enzo. I’ll be fine, I promise.”

He rolls his eyes. I know he is unsure why Enzo couldn’t accompany their mother on his own. But then that might have a little something to do with me.

“If you change your mind…” he says.

“I won’t, I promise.” I turn in my seat, laughing. “Callie is going to call me when she and David arrive. I’ll wait until they get here and head down then. I won’t be alone.”

“Well, if for some reason⁠—”

I get up from the dressing table and make my way across the room.

“Stop worrying, I’m a big girl. This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve got this. Now go.”

He drops a kiss on my lips before stepping away.

“Oh, Mr Bianchi,” I say, making him turn to face me. “You look incredibly hot in your suit.”

He growls. “Not helping,” he says with a harrumph. “I need to go, but after the past couple of hours, I would happily blow off this charity event and hole up here in our hotel room.”

I grin and wave him away.

“See you downstairs.”

He snatches another quick kiss before exiting the room.

Five, four, three, two, one… knock.

I throw open the door.

“I thought he was never going to leave,” Callie says, throwing her arms around me. “How are you feeling?”

“Sick to my stomach, and this time it’s not Button causing it.”

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Yes. He’s told the board. It’s now time for me to tell the world he’s mine and I’m his.”

“God, I love that,” she says, her eyes glistening. “Damn it, Harper, you’re going to ruin my makeup. Alex deserves so much happiness, and you’ve given him that. In all the time I’ve known him, he’s never looked so alive as he does with you.”

“It goes both ways.”

She grins. “Let’s do this. Enzo will stall Alex if necessary, but hopefully it won’t come to that.”

CHAPTER 81

ALEX

“Enzo, what the hell is taking you so long?”

I huff, trying hard not to run my hand through my hair.

I’ve messaged Harper to tell her my brother is an idiot who is running late. She’s told me not to freak out and that everything will be fine. But I know what I’ve asked of her, and I don’t want anything to go wrong. Not tonight. The first night I’ve convinced her to be seen with me in public.

“If you don’t hurry up, we’re going without you,” I snap, my patience fraying.