Chapter 1269 The Turmoil of a Proposal (XI)

• “You go first. I want to hear it from you—what kind of wedding is it?” Kate Penrose insisted. “You’re always doing themed stories and micro-films anyway, right? You’ll have to brief me ahead of time no matter what. So what’s the difference if you tell me now?”
• So Chadwick Fullner took his time and spun the rose-bride idea like a story for her. The waiting from their youth, a glance and a smile caught on a rose petal; then their separate paths as adults; and in the end, beneath the rosebush, the rose-like girl, after all the storms she’d weathered, finally circling back to where it began—meeting her very first Doraemon.
• When he finished, Kate stayed quiet. Only when Chad called her name twice did he realize: she was crying. Maybe the theme moved her. Maybe it was something else. After a long while, Kate said, “I should thank you, Chad. You won’t be with me, but you’re giving me a wedding—and the most dreamy kind, the kind every girl would love.”