Epilogue (Part 2)

“Congratulations, my wife.” Stephen’s voice warmed my heart as he kissed my forehead.

“Thank you,” I whispered.

My mother, father, and Liam also came over.

“We are so proud of you, dear,” Mom said, her eyes glistening.

“We always will be,” Dad added, giving me a pat on the back.

“Well, you’re supposed to inherit the Sarmiento Hotel and Restaurant Group of Companies. But it looks like the responsibility will really be passed to me,” Liam teased.

I bit my lower lip and playfully pinched his cheek. “Don’t worry. I know you can manage. Besides, I will still help you out like I originally planned.”

After saying our goodbyes to our other classmates and professors, we also left. But I was surprised when, upon exiting, someone suddenly called out to Stephen, and he quickly excused himself from me.

“Where are you going? I thought we were going to celebrate?” We had already discussed the night before that we would dine at one of my family’s owned restaurants to celebrate our graduation.

He gave