Chapter 5

Everett's POV

The string quartet was already playing in the grand ballroom.

Everett stood at the end of the white floral arch, checking his watch. In ten minutes, Marlowe would walk down the aisle.

Suddenly, his phone vibrated in his breast pocket. It was the housekeeper he had assigned to stay with Tessa.

"Sir," the housekeeper sounded panicked. "Mrs. Wescott is not at home. She missed her in-home physical therapy session, and the rehab center cannot reach her either."

Everett frowned.

His first thought was that Tessa was just upset about his frequent absences and had gone out for some…