Elliot came to see me several more times.
But every time, he saw Nathan and me together.
Once he knew there was no longer any possibility, he could only leave quietly, defeated.
I took Nathan to meet my parents.
At first, they had wanted to force me to win Elliot back. But once they saw me bring home the Cole heir, they were overjoyed.
They never mentioned Elliot again.
After all, the Cole family was far more powerful than Elliot.
They were a true old-money family.
Nathan and I got married at the end of the year and held a grand wedding.
It was far grander than the wedding I had held with Elliot years ago.
At the end of the ceremony, I thought I saw Elliot in the crowd.
I heard that he and Claire had fallen out completely.
Their fight was ugly, and Claire took most of his compa
