He leaned back, raised his hands, and said, "Ariana."

In an instant, Sadie got it. Indeed, Zayden knew a thing or two about events from half a decade ago!

Her heart danced a nervous jig, unconsciously squeezing her hands like a vice. But she maintained her facade of ignorance and asked, “What's the connection between Ariana and my union with Holden?"

However, Zayden's grin remained, his eyes fixed on her with an intelligent glint as he uttered slowly, "Your enchanting love story with Holden has become a fireside tale in the entire Fredrick clan.

After an odyssey of years fraught with twists and turns, they all claim that my cousin has at last chosen to wed the woman who held his heart five years ago."