CHAPTER 116: ON ONE KNEE

MICHAEL

"Calm down, please," Aaron has been reminding me to calm down since Natasha and I arrived at the venue.

The whole place is air-conditioned, but I can feel my sweat rolling on my skin.

I need to take a deep breath.

"You'll understand how I feel if you were in my place," I retorted, pulling the collar of my shirt.

I feel like choking.

My wife, Natasha, I know that we're already married on paper, but I'm going to make it official tonight.

I'm going to ask her for her hand.

I have Olga and Pierce's blessing, as well as Quintus who's currently chatting with Pierce at the bar while my mother and Olga take time gossiping in one corner with Laura and her husband.

And my wife, she just excused herself to the washroom.

"How long has she been in the washroom?" I asked Aaron. He turned his head in the direction she went and shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know, probably around five minutes or so? I think it's women's usual routine. They take their time in the bathroom for hours and spend